Every nonprofit deserves a good ending. However, keeping Board members and others engaged through painful and draining discussions and logistics is difficult. I’ve had more than one Board member in the past tell me they just didn’t want a nonprofit to close on their watch– that it would feel like a personal failure, even if it was the most sustainable and strategic decision for the organization and the community.
In mid-February, my family and I visited Japan for nine days, traveling between Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. It was our first trip together to Asia, as well as my first time traveling internationally by air with a portable electric wheelchair. I was inspired to take the trip not just because of a shared love for…
Hardly anyone really intends to fail at access. At the very least, organizations that I know, don’t. They do what they think will work: new policies, statements, committees, and training. They try to address compliance and they throw good intentions behind their work. However, access– which often just feels like a basic building block towards…
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