Be Empowered to Transform the World with: Angela Burgess

As an American
public I want to a pose an intriguing question for you to consider. How much do
you really know about the function of Non-profits and the value they add to
society?  The first comprehensive
poll published by the Associated Press and The Indiana University Lilly
Family Foundation philanthropy to measure public attitudes on
foundations and nonprofits offers signs that charitable organizations are more
trusted than other institutions, such as businesses, governments, and the news
media. But it shows many warning signs for nonprofits, given how little
Americans know about charities and the pessimism they have about the ability of
charities to make a positive difference in the world.

Two especially disturbing findings: 48% think that nonprofits are
on the wrong track, and only a third believe charities contribute a lot to
society.

Perhaps most surprising is that only 5% of Americans think they or
someone in their immediate family has been helped by a nonprofit, even though one in 11 work
for a charitable organization and a big share of people are served by colleges,
hospitals, cultural organizations, or religious congregations or participate in
advocacy drives by environmental, civil rights, and other nonprofits.

Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports
Over the past 15 years, nonprofit
employment has grown 33 percent, dwarfing the 9 percent job growth enjoyed by
the for-profit private sector over that time. Nonprofits have passed local
government to become the second-largest source of employment in the country,
behind the for-profit sector.

The top five states for nonprofit employment are all in the
Northeast, with Vermont leading a New England sweep of the podium, along with
Maine and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania and Rhode Island round out the top five.
(D.C., that inveterate outlier, would beat out every state for first place —
but it may not be fair to compare a dense urban core that is also the nation’s
capital with the sprawl of your average American state.)

Angela Burgess empowers others to transform the
world. She is the bestselling author of “Are You on the Right Bus? Navigating
Change on the Road to Success” and the President and CEO of Broad Oaks
Consulting. There she serves as a trusted advisor to nonprofit organizations on
strategic planning, revenue generation, and investment development. She
volunteers with foster children, participates in a prison ministry, and is on
the International Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Angela is
happily married and when she’s not trying to make the world a better place, she
enjoys working out, cooking (and eating), and travel. She joined me this
week to tell me more.

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