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Give a hearing to 'The way we think about charity is dead wrong'
Dan's talk is fascinating. Some of his points seem debatable, and all of them are innovative. Yet, the idea that it takes money to make...


Planned Giving Within Reach For Every Nonprofit
A common misperception among non-profit leaders is that promoting planned giving is overly complex and that conversations with donors...


Re-assessing General Education
In mid-January, the Association of American Colleges and Universities released key findings from its commissioned survey of member Chief...


Articulating a Clear Mission
Whether a non-profit group's organizing purpose is focused more on people or pets, conventional wisdom indicates that a board's first...


Introducing Forster Consulting
I am pleased to introduce myself as founder and principal of Forster Consulting. Let me summarize our mission. Forster's mission is to...
Exploring Service Learning Outcomes
The 5th Annual Conference on Medicine & Religion is March 4-6, 2016 in Houston. This is an inter-faith, confessional conference exploring...