Posts Tagged: Rose Frech

Voices from the Third Sector

Do We Get What We Pay For in the Social Services?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Rose Frech | No comments

What is the result of paying our helping professionals so little, and does it impact their ability to help?

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Voices from the Third Sector

What About Income Inequality at Organizations Trying to End Income Inequality?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Rose Frech | 1 comment

The CEO of a major organization is earning 20 times the income of his line staff, many of whom must rely on public assistance to just get by. Such a scenario would not a big surprise in the corporate world, right? But what if in this scenario the organization in question had as its central mission lifting people out of poverty and empowering families?

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Policy Research

Can Technology Fix the Social Services?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Rose Frech | No comments

Tin Can Smartphone Nonprofit Communications

While the human services community must be diligent in capturing the benefits of new technology, decision-makers must be thoughtful about the unique nature of the work and the impact of integration of new systems.

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Voices from the Third Sector

When Small Meets Big in the Nonprofit Sector: No David and Goliath Ending

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Rose Frech | 1 comment

In the classic biblical story of David and Goliath, young David, against all odds, conquers Goliath, a massive, astoundingly armored giant, who mercilessly taunted the Israelites. Improbably, the story goes, small overcomes big. Unfortunately, when small meets large in the nonprofit world, the outcome is usually more predictable (though typically less violent). In this […]

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