Nelson Mandela and the founding of m/Oppenheim
In 1978 I became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement. I can’t remember why now. I probably joined my friend Dave Moy…
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Hotels: Solution to Homelessness… or part of the problem?
A recent article by Lynne Shallcross entitled “Homelessness: Thinking Longer-Term” describes how the City of San Francisco and the nonprofit…
Philippine relief: don’t give stuff, give MONEY
Super-Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) began destroying parts of the Philippines in early November and left many without homes or communities. Over 9.5…
Shutdown
Have you been following the circus? It’s been 1 year since Obamacare was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court, 3…
Private Funding to End Return Visits to Jail
PBS News Hour recently aired an interesting piece on a social impact bet Goldman Sachs placed on a New York City…
Terror Kicked out of Boston
This year, the 2013 Boston Marathon was used to stage a media event featuring death and injury of innocents. If…
Guns
Been watching the gun debates in Congress. Many of our clients work with people affected by gun violence. Roughly 9k…
Opposing Action
Want to stymie action? Try these tried and true techniques: FUD – spread enough Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, and paralysis…
Should Foundations Measure ROI on Philanthropic Investment?
Over the years, m/Oppenheim has managed a variety of executive searches for foundations and other organizations where assessment and evaluation…
Marketing Nonprofits
Whether nonprofits need to market themselves is an interesting debate within the nonprofit community. Some say they do, while others…