The Nonprofit Sector’s Special Sauce
Over the last three months we completed our first two trainings of individuals from diverse backgrounds for placement on nonprofit boards of directors in their communities.
The TANGO Principles at Age Five
Jack celebrates his 5th anniversary with TANGO by recalling five principles for the philosophical underpinnings of the teaching system TANGO is building.
Welcome to the Nonprofit “C” Suite: Preparing Today’s Business Leaders for Nonprofit Board Service
As our readers and members know, TANGO is built on and around the proposition that businesses and nonprofits are equally important to their communities in general and should embrace each other culturally and economically,
Building Bridges Nonprofit Week 2021
With Building Bridges Nonprofit Week 2021 quickly approaching, Jack highlights his past articles leading up to our first TANGO nonprofit conference with the Building Bridges theme.
Why Nonprofit Newspapers are Held to Higher Ethical Standards than their For-profit Counterparts
Jack Horak discusses how it is required that nonprofit newspapers’ content be educational — cover both sides of issues so that readers can form their own judgments with respect to the issues of the day.
Can the Nonprofit Sector Save Journalism from Itself? – Part 2
How can nonprofit journalism stay true to their legal obligation to educate readers about both sides of the stories or issues they cover so that they can make up their own minds.
Can the Nonprofit Sector Save Journalism from Itself?
In this TANGO Trends article Jack presents the question, “Can the Nonprofit Sector Save Journalism from Itself?”
Capitalism: History’s Gift to Philanthropy
Jack Horak presents Capitalism: History’s Gift to Philanthropy at the NANOE’s Board of Governors’ Convention.
Capitalism: History’s Gift to Philanthropy
Jack discusses one of TANGO’s fundamental principles of supporting both the business sector (capitalism and free enterprise) and philanthropy (the nonprofit sector).
The Financial Intersection of COVID Expenses and the (inflated) Stock Market
What impact, if any, should unusual expenses arising from the Pandemic have on the spending policy? Is it prudent to tap the extraordinary market appreciation of the last 12 months?
The Pandemic at the Community Foundation level – How the Main Street Community Foundation weathered the Storm
Jack Horak talks with Susan Sadecki of the Main Street Community Foundation about the lessons they learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Discussion with Hartford Youth Scholars
Jack Horak interviews Anthony Byers and Roxanna Booth Miller of Hartford Youth Scholars and the success their nonprofit has seen in recent years.
TANGO’s Board Diversity Initiative
Jack Horak discusses the start of the TANGO Board Diversity Initiative and the programs TANGO has designed to help nonprofits address their diversity challenges.
Revisiting Nonprofit Metrics – TANGO Trends interview with Dr. Sam Coy
Jack Horak talks about Revisiting Nonprofit Metrics and the book, The Outcomes Movement in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector, with Dr. Sam Coy, Founder Coy Consulting Group, LLC a Massachusetts state certified minority/woman owned business enterprise.
Nonprofit Journalism – an Interview with CT Mirror Publisher Bruce Putterman
Jack Horak talks with CT Mirror publisher Bruce Putterman about the decline of for-profit newspaper journalism and how technology and societal changes have fueled the growth of nonprofit journalism over the last 15 years.
Operating a Nonprofit like a Business Enterprise – an interview with Raymond Gorman of Community Mental Health Affiliates
Jack Horak talks with Ray Gorman of Community Mental Health Affiliates about the success they have had adopting business principles and practices to their nonprofit.
Demythologizing the Nonprofit Sector – How to “Operate Like a Business” and Improve Mission Outcomes in the Process
Jack Horak talks with Jimmy LaRose, CEO of the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Executives (NANOE) about their shared belief about business practices being used in the nonprofit sector.
The Outcomes Movement in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
Jack Horak talks about The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook by The Stanford University Press focusing on the Outcomes Movement in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector chapter.
COVID-19 and the State of the Nonprofit Sector – An interview with Louis Fawcett
I had the pleasure of conducting a 15-minute Zoom interview with Louis Fawcett on the state of the nonprofit sector in the age of COVID.
COVID-19: The Profound Significance and Resilience of the Nonprofit Sector
I typically use the metaphor of a three-legged stool to explain the nonprofit sector to students and readers. I start by explaining that there are three sets of tasks generally necessary for any society to function.
Nonprofits should adopt these private-sector practices
On Oct. 14th Jack Horak discussed a new wave of thought called “stakeholder capitalism,” which injects some fundamentally new DNA into corporate America by requiring governing boards, for the first time, to consider social justice as they make their business decisions, even if doing so lessens shareholder profits.