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Humor: The Uncomfortable, Terrifying Site Visit
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • July 19, 2012• EmailPrintExecutive director Vu Le writes with verve and humor about that peculiar, nerve-wracking nonprofit ritual known as the foundation site visit:This week,...
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"Collective Impact" -- Resistance is Futile (Point of Vu)
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • September 28, 2012• EmailPrintWe're pleased to announce that Vu Le -- who wrote last issue's hilarious and popular article about foundation site visits -- has joined Blue...
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How to Schedule a Nonprofit Meeting: Point of Vu
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • December 4, 2012• EmailPrintOur humor columnist, Vu Le, comments on the joys of meeting scheduling. But first, a cartoon about meetings from Planet 501c3:As a field, we have a...
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Nonprofit Funding: Buying a Cake and Restricting it Too
Point of Vu• March 8, 2013• EmailPrintBlue Avocado's humor columnist Vu Le dreams about restricted funding for cakes:For the past few months one of our staff has an eye that's been twitching. "It's...
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Humor: Nonprofit Advice on Love, Marriage, and Other Stuff
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • August 10, 2013• EmailPrintVu Le, Blue Avocado humor columnist and executive director of Vietnamese Friendship Association, makes us smile:Executive directors are problem...
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The Sustainability Question: Why Is It So Annoying?
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • October 16, 2013• EmailPrintThis morning, I woke up early and realized I was face-to-face with my son Viet, who has been sleeping in the same bed with his mom and me. Looking at...
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Bring Unicorns Back to Our World: The Problem with Outcomes
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • December 12, 2013• EmailPrintHow many outcomes and logic models can fit on the head of a pin? Humor columnist Vu Le enlightens us:The concept of "outcomes" has been well-beaten...
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Cow Board Members Give of Their Time, Not Milk
Point of Vu• By John Suart • February 7, 2014• EmailPrintBlue Avocado humor columnist Vu Le is taking a brief vacation, so we're bringing you a guest humor column by John Suart of the Non-Profit Humour...
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"Classic" Nonprofit Jokes
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • April 13, 2014• EmailPrintOur humor columnist Vu Le is standing at the microphone:Last week, someone told me I should go into stand-up comedy. Figuring that stand-up probably...
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Downward-Facing Budget and Other Nonprofit Yoga Poses
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • June 9, 2014• EmailPrintDon't you love Vu Le, Blue Avocado's humor columnist? This time he turns to giving us health hints!We in nonprofits work a lot and oftentimes neglect...
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If You Give a Board Treasurer A Cookie . . .
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • September 6, 2014• EmailPrintBlue Avocado columnist Vu Le inspires us again with his ideas for nonprofit-themed children's books. We should all be writing some!Today, I want to...
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Mediocrity Starts with ME (humor)
Point of Vu• By Vu Le • December 6, 2014• EmailPrintAfter being in this sector for over a decade, I can say that nonprofit professionals are some of the most awesome people on earth. We are smart,...
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