A recent report from the UN says that the US needs to re-examine its policies regarding protection of victims and punishment of perpetrators of domestic violence (http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/domestic-violence/dv-usa/1115-us-breaching-human-rights-of-domestic-violence-victims.html).

The report cited a women who obtained a restraining order protecting her from her husband. It seems the woman made seven calls in seven hours to the police when her estranged husband kidnapped her three chil...

On July 29th the www.indystar.com ran a story about domestic violence shelters so overcrowded that the shelters have started waiting lists (http://www.indystar.com/article/20110730/LOCAL18/107300333/Demand-forces-some-women-s-shelters-start-waiting-lists?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CCommunities%7Cp).

I can’t even imagine a woman calling for help and a safe place for her and her children and being told they will put her name on a waiting list. Deplorable!

According to the article “A ...

It seems it’s no longer “correct” to call rich people rich. We now have to call them what the right wing of our political system claims they are and that is “job creators”. To date many of us do not see what jobs the “job creators” have developed, but I can share one industry that these “job creators” have developed – prostitution!

That’s right prostitution and if you have not read the Huffington Post article about “sugar babies” then please read it http://www.huffi...

I have been reading Maurice Bretzfield’s blog “Shared Value Today” http://sharedvaluetoday.com/. His blog is a must read for non-profits and corporations who want to go beyond “charitable giving” and impact their bottom lines. Mr. Bretzfield’s recent post “Shared Value That Produces Corporate Profit” is on point and should be shared with your networks.

Shared Value That Produces Corporate Profit by Maurice Bretzfield (http://sharedvaluetoday.com/post/8256218043/shared-value-t...

The Woodlands Villager of Houston (http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/woodlands/news/article_6d5126b5-816e-5dba-92c8-523300255aec.html) posted an article about the financial struggles of the Montgomery County Women’s Center.

It seems the Montgomery County Women’s Center relies on federal grants and The United Way as its main funding sources – and those sources have reduced their funding by 50%.  According to Sarah Raleigh the executive director of Montgomery County Women’s Center “For...

Yesterday I talked about how the state of the economy is affecting non-profits. I also mentioned that there is “talk” about limiting the tax deductibility of charitable donations. Here is an article in yesterday’s “The Jewish Week” (http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/national/nonprofits_fear_tax_limit_charitable_deductions)that expands on this issue.

I don’t have a crystal ball – I don’t know where all this gloomy talk about deficits, double dip recession or cut-backs will en...

It’s been sometime since I blogged as I have relocated to NYC and it took me some time to get settled. 

In my last post I talked about the New Hampshire State funding cuts and in the short span of a month,  Minnesota has shutdown and the U.S. may default. WOW things have gotten really bad.

I don’t know if the U.S. will default. The atmosphere is so contentious in Washington D.C. so no matter what happens, I fear government grant levels will not be the same. We know that they are talki...

Many of you know that I said I would not be posting any blogs until my move is complete. However,   I saw this article today about New Hampshire State funding cuts which will force The New Hampshire Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Violence to cut services and had to post it http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2011/06/21/nh_domestic_violence_coalition_fears_loss_of_funds/.

I have said it before nonprofits need to find new streams of revenue or they may face cutti...