This week marked my first visit to Chichen Itza - a fascinating place with a rich and mysterious history - and Cancun, where I attended the wedding of some good friends. Listen to IZ and Somewhere Over the Rainbow (a staple wedding song) while perusing these tweets of the week:
- Jeanne Bell: Our new national report on challenges to fundraising success. Big idea: you can't hire your way out of this: http://ow.ly/ggbQV
- Caroline Preston: Half of fundraisers in top job would like to quit - Chronicle of Philanthropy [Ed. citing the CompassPoint report referenced by Jeanne]
- Rick Cohen: My retrospective on the lessons of Sarbanes-Oxley for nonprofits on its 10th birthday http://bit.ly/S8EV4D
- CompassPoint: The election's impact on nonprofit world in California from Cal Nonprofits http://ow.ly/gU8Cl
- Stephanie Strom: Treasury IG finds that some $3.8B in possibly erroneous claims for noncash charitable gifts, costing taxpayers $1B http://1.usa.gov/W4hveT
- Gene: Overvaluing noncash donations to the tune of $250 million - Forbes
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Price of Board Inaction: $5.5-Million for One Charity http://ow.ly/gPgCO
- TCC Group: Gender performance and pay inequality in the #nonprofit sector. See the infographic. http://bit.ly/RYQ2gy
- Ellis Carter: CharityLawyer's most popular posts in 2012: http://bit.ly/VYyvWf
- Harvard Business Review: Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital http://s.hbr.org/XgN7gz
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: What’s the best way to make a difference? Here’s a list of things to keep in mind as you run your social enterprise. http://stnfd.biz/gQwhK
