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Teamwork makes the dream work! It’s amazing how bringing in the right person at the right time can drive immediate and broad positive impact on an organization (and our community). 🙌🏻 Sarah Golman In talking with a community stakeholder this week, he shared his goal of creating lifelong employment opportunities for A+ talent in the Dallas Jewish nonprofit community. Nonprofit work is rooted in the “soft stuff” like heart, mission alignment, and compassion. Taking this role after a 15 year career in financial services, I thought I was already prepared for the “tough stuff” but I have never worked with a team so open to big change, focused on driving positive results for our stakeholders, and relentless about collaborating across the community to bring deep impact and support for those who need it most. Yes, it takes a big heart to bring your A+ game to this sector - but it requires grit, intellect, and determination, too. To attract and retain top talent, it demands investment. If you’re a donor or a board member of a nonprofit organization, consider endowing resources to fund the costliest roles in the agency you love. Similar to endowing a chair at a university, this creates operational flexibility and ensures that the organization can attract A+ talent no matter what’s going on in the market and environment around you. To my fellow nonprofit sector friends: how are you attracting and retaining A+ talent?? ⤵️

Great interview about advocacy and Ocean conservation: we know what we have to do.

Thanks for your support Nick Goodfellow. We are grateful to our entire Strategic Planning Committee, staff, members, and planning consultants! We look forward to implementing this with you. <3 #foodpolicy #strategicplanning #communityimpact #foodjustice

Well done

The best program preparing students not only for college but life after their higher education experience.

I recently visited a local food bank. It is a food bank that picks up produce at a local grocery store. They used to pickup meats near expiration too. They have freezers and as an under-supplied, overburdened food bank, the need is definitely present. In the last six months the same grocery store stopped discounting meats to 50% and started only discounting them to 30%. I know for a fact this has led to greater discard of expired meat. They no longer allow the food bank to pick up near expiration meats. People who wouldn’t be able to afford those foods in the first place, imaginary profits and losses that never existed are their “reasoning” for throwing food away instead. People in need are not the enemy. People in need aren’t hoarding their money greedily and eagerly waiting at the donation doors. The (potential) merger of Albertsons and Fred Meyer terrifies me. They’re already coordinating their sales to justify “see we’re competing with each other and will keep doing so if you let us merge” What all shoppers have realized? Their prices were heavily inflated since first word of this merger to allow “sales” that don’t lose them a penny. Grocery prices are already unattainable for many and only worsening.

As we observe National Make-A-Will Month, let us take this moment to act thoughtfully and prayerfully. Whether creating a will or updating your current plans, let us find hope in this opportunity. Read more from Garrett Owen in his latest article - https://lnkd.in/e_WkwxmA

Have built up a pretty large position in Spirit after JetBlue's failed takeover, so I guess at least an office worth of this is mine. As JetBlue deduced, company has plenty going for it - from a young all-Airbus fleet which it owns a good portion of (many other airlines lease their aircraft), to this new HQ (owned outright) which will save plenty on operating costs going forward (on-site corporate housing for crews on layovers and training), to big payments from JetBlue and RTX which will end up booked over the next few quarters. And nearly 3 times its market cap in liquidity, with liquidity rising over the year. Plus a track record of honing in on underserved markets. Debt levels are low relative to other airlines (refinance risk seems overemphasized by analysts, especially given some of the levers that could be pulled by management). Usual disclaimers of not investment advice/do your own due diligence/it's the airline business so it could all go south very quickly.

To be able to use wealth for good is a powerful tool.

As we near the end of the year, our mission to serve the most vulnerable members of our community shines brighter than ever before. Our successes would not be possible without the unwavering support we receive from all of you - our generous donors, valued partners and dedicated employees. 💚 Learn more in our year in review blog from CEO Derry Holland!