Each year, YNPN asks a local chapter to host the National Leaders Conference, which is an opportunity for chapter leaders around the country to learn from one another. As the YNPN network grows, we have more and more opportunities to showcase local chapters and the innovations happening in the local nonprofit sector in regions around the country. We’ve asked this year’s host YNPN Grand Rapids to reflect on their experience this year as host to [ continue reading ]
...Next Wednesday marks the 71st anniversary of the Dandi March. On April 6th, 1930, Mohandas K. Gandhi completed a 24-day, 250-mile journey from Sabarmati to Dandi, India, raised a fistful of salty mud into the air and pronounced, “With this I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire.” The Salt March is remembered as an act of great civil disobedience – which it definitely was – but I’d like to argue that the Salt March was [ continue reading ]
...YNPN leaders from around the country are gathering today here in Grand Rapids, Michigan to share ideas, connect with other chapters, and engage one another in dialogue about the future of our sector. The conference theme selected this year ‘Evolve‘ will highlight individual, organizational, and sector-wide evolution and innovation. Workshops will include flash presentations with speakers discussing how they’ve created change within and through their organizations, as well as sessions focusing on sharing best practices [ continue reading ]
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