Governance haiku
Number 1 Anticipation seated at the table, board members ready. Number 2 Motions caught in time, actions out of inaction. The pace of board (bored)… Read More »Governance haiku
Remembering my father, who taught me well that generous matters.
Over the years, I’ve been blessed by stories of godly parents and grandparents who both talked the talk and walked the walk of generosity. This… Read More »Remembering my father, who taught me well that generous matters.
Generosity in quotes
“God is much bigger than anything we can imagine. God’s truth is more vast and complete than any knowledge our minds can hold. And yet,… Read More »Generosity in quotes
Hospitality, generosity, and toilet seats
Hospitality comes in many forms and generosity shows itself in unusual places, as guest poster Carla Sandburg illustrates in an article that she admits was… Read More »Hospitality, generosity, and toilet seats
A problem with short-term mission trips
“MDS ends historic 7-year recovery effort in New Orleans.” The headline grabbed my attention as I pulled the latest issue of Mennonite World Review from my… Read More »A problem with short-term mission trips
Generosity in quotes
“Perhaps this weekend you can find time to cook a meal not because you have to get food on the table but because you want… Read More »Generosity in quotes
Three steps beyond simply getting by
If you’re a nonprofit leader – board member, CEO, or senior staffer – who’s had it with year after year of scraping by, take heart.… Read More »Three steps beyond simply getting by
Advice for anxious board chairs (and members who are led by them)
With a board meeting staring me in the face, I feel a bout of performance anxiety coming on. Everything I’ve taught or written about board… Read More »Advice for anxious board chairs (and members who are led by them)
The adaptability to change, long life correlation
During the funeral service earlier this week for my 91 year-old mother-in-law, Jean Basinger Schumacher, her pastor identified adaptability to change as a unifying characteristic… Read More »The adaptability to change, long life correlation
Breaking for grief
I am taking a break from Generous Matters as my husband and I walk with his mother, Jean Helen Habeggar Basinger Schumacher, during her last… Read More »Breaking for grief