President & CEO of HOPE International
This week, we passed 40 days since the stay-at-home order went into effect for my hometown of Lancaster, PA. Many of us have been quarantined even longer, and I’m wondering, “Has it really been only 40 days?” Did you know that the Latin root of the word “quarantine” is “forty”? What’s with this number,...
Today’s post is co-written with my friend, Jena Lee Nardella. Jena is the co-founder of Blood:Water, a nonprofit that equips and partners with organizations in Africa to overcome the HIV/AIDS and water crises. After 12 years of leading Blood:Water, Jena wrote One Thousand Wells and now mentors other social entrepreneurs through a nonprofit accelerator...
Surrounded by Revolutionary War battlefields, I joined a dozen faith-based nonprofit leaders from across the country for a unique learning experience. Using the methodology of “peer member processing,” our two days together would focus on helping each other go to war on the most significant challenges we faced. In preparation for the experience, we...