Sunday, November 30, 2014

Small milestones, historic achievements on the path to ending hunger

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          When New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie last week signed a breakfast-after-the-bell bill I got excited about such...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

A Reminder This Thanksgiving That Charity is Not Enough

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NY Times contributing writer Tom Edsall has a new column worth reading this Thanksgiving morning, examining the recent mid-term election r...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Increasing civic participation as political participation shrinks

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Two recent articles reinforce a special dimension of Share Our Strength and so many other nonprofits.   The first is an analysis of the ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Why NY Mayor de Blasio should lead, not just wait and follow, the national movement for school breakfast after the bell

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           Yesterday’s NY Times editorial   ( http://tinyurl.com/lld5mzm ) urging NY Mayor de Blasio to fulfill his campaign promise an...

Nonprofits and Voter Apathy: Missing The Forest for The Trees

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            You have to wonder if some of us who think of ourselves as change agents sometimes miss the forest for the trees, like durin...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Poverty, Hunger and "Dark Money"

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           Predictions about which issues will shape the agenda of the new Congress have dominated the news since last Tuesday elections...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Letter From NASDAQ: The Importance of Investing in Our Kids

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Last Friday in NY, we rang the opening bell for trading on NASDAQ, as colorful, confetti-filled images were projected 10-20 stories hig...