My Article to the Princeton Theology Review

I’m probably a few days off, but about a year ago from today, theologian Stan Grenz quietly passed away. Grenz was very influential on many young theologians (including myself) who were trying to make sense of theology in a postmodern context. He put into words what many of us felt. He provided categories, the very [...]

Vermont News

Catholic Church to close parishes, share clergymen: The Catholic Church is in the midst of a leadership crisis that may force it to reform or slip into obscurity.
“Vermont priest numbers have dropped from 274 in 1975 to 181 in 1985, 151 in 1995 to 81 today. That number is expected to decrease to [...]

Writely: Order Yours Today

You can guess pretty safely what the next big trend will be based on what Google is up to. Google recently purchased a company called Upstartle, the makers of a popular web-based, free word processing program known as Writely.
The concept of Writely is clever. Here’s the jist of it:

Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time: Pick [...]

Free is the Future

I am a firm believer that the way to make a mark in today’s culture is to collaborate on projects within a community and offer up your product free of charge. Instead of charging for your services or products, make them available for wider use. This will invite others to improve the product, recommend it [...]

Personal Coaches

Stuck in a rut or trying to innovate? Perhaps a personal coach is worth considering. The Rutland Herald reports:
“With so many of us overwhelmed in our jobs or relationships, the concept of having a personal coach has appeal. Once reserved for executives, personal coaches are trickling down to the average American worker struggling to build [...]

Oddities and Random Facts

When collecting information from your volunteers, it is important to have a category for notes or other areas of experience/interest of the volunteer. It may be helpful to know if someone has experience in security, schools, or administrative work. Needs may change and you may find yourself consulting these notes in order to find the [...]

Cliche Writing Exercise

Using the following three cliches throughout, take 15 minutes to write a short story.

“The game is up”
“Don’t eat your heart out”
“I need someone I can count on”

Here’s mine:

Team Players: More Than a Cliche

You can read all about team players in the latest business books and Dilbert cartoons. But behind all of the jargon and overused sports analogies, is a great deal of truth. In fact, I would venture to say that a co-worker who is a team player is the best kind to have around. An acquaintance [...]

Who You Are

The conversation at the latest Northshire Non-Profit Network meeting got me thinking about identity. Do we really grasp who/what our organizations are? Can we list the qualitities that make us unique and distinct? What can we do well that no one else can do?
Typically we find where we are hitting the wall, and then draw [...]

Cutting Corners

If you need some basic Office software, but don’t want to shell out $300+ on Microsoft Office, there are alternatives. I’m a big fan of Open Office and Page Plus (see Open Source), but there are plenty of other options to choose from.
CNET has provided a comparison of the various office software packages out there. [...]

Blog Software Review (part one)

After a year of messing around with blogs, I have had a chance to work with some of the programs out there. My inamirrordimly blog uses Nucleus, but I also have been working with Typepad and Wordpress. While a lot of people use typepad, it seems that Wordpress has been gaining some momentum. Andrew Jones [...]

Non-Profit Blog Tips

Green Media has compiled some links to tips on non-profit blogging. Read the article: here.
via: the Non-Profit Blog Exchange
Technorati Tags: blogging, non-profit

Announcing the Northshire Non-Profit Network Web Page

I just got to work today on the web site for the Northshire Non-Profit Network. It’s just a simple little page made with the free version of Word Press. My goal is to provide a simple page the every one can use and, if necessary, every one can edit. Myself and another volunteer from the [...]

Good Bye Blue Sky

It was too good to be true. The blue skies of February have left us and March has begun. I began to expect clear skies every day, but the gray clouds have moved in along with the month of March. The only plus at this point is these clouds means snow is coming later on [...]

Non-Profits Using Blogs

“Inside Bay Area” has an article on how non-profits are using blogs: Web logs helping nonprofits spread the word.
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Red Mt. and Mt. Equinox

As promised I have loaded a picture that I took this past Monday. February has been such a wonderfully clear month. It has made for some nice photography outings.