Robert Egger

It was cool to see Mark so excited about Robert Egger.  Everyone has something that triggers personal interest, and Robert Egger is proof that his edge is attracting people like Mark to consider being involved in nonprofit in the future.  (I have known Mark for years, so hearing this out of his mouth made me realize how big of an impact philanthropists can make).  We’re always waiting for the next eye-opening thing to happen, and it’s cool to see these new ideas surface in our current event topics.  I think that as long as these new innovative philanthropists come along at a steady pace, the future of philanthropy will continue to look sunny, even through a recession.  A recession may even make people more likely to volunteer because we’ll all (us poor students) will be suffering.  Anyway, I’m getting off topic, but I just think it’s really inspirational to see how each niche can be tapped into when it comes to philanthropy and fundraising.

Nonprofits in a recession

I wanted to post commenting on Rebecca’s presentation in class today about recessionary economy and nonprofits. I thought that some of the ideas she mentioned about how to keep people donating even when the price of gas is $4.00 were great to think about. It has been on my mind a lot as well, knowing that our economy is facing hard times in the U.S., and whether I will be able to find a job in the nonprofit sector in the years to come. If nobody has any interest or extra money to donate to nonprofit groups, then how would I be able to have a job?

Listening to Rebecca’s presentation made me feel a little bit better about the outlook of nonprofits in the years to come. It makes sense that in a recession nonprofits will need more donations and more volunteers than ever because more people will be in poverty and need assistance. I think if we can tap the people who aren’t hurting as much, and get them to give back even more then it will balance things out. Also, I agree with trying to show how even though everyone is hurting financially, some people are hurting much more so everyone should help out.