Lessons of Grace Found at Mel Trotter Ministries.

If you’re reading this post you may be aware that one of the “hats I wear” is Board Chair at Mel Trotter Ministries (“MTM”). Yesterday I was at MTM for a “Meet the Mission Luncheon” – our board and staff extend regular invitations to business/community leaders, churches, and anyone interested in learning about what we doContinue reading “Lessons of Grace Found at Mel Trotter Ministries.”

B-Corporations and the Rise of Social Entrepreneurship

  A few months back I sat on a panel to discuss Non-Profit Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship. You can check out the video here. I was asked to provide some comments on B Corps – or Benefit Corporations. To cover some basics – B-Corps have a dual purpose – To create profit and “create aContinue reading “B-Corporations and the Rise of Social Entrepreneurship”

Work to be Done: Removing Employment Barriers

Today I read several articles that left me impressed with the work that needs to be done to help those crippled with employment barriers. From the ABA Journal Post-conviction consequences make it difficult for ex-offenders to find jobs – here via @ABAJournal The ABAJournal notes that: “The U.S. economy loses up to $65 billion in output each yearContinue reading “Work to be Done: Removing Employment Barriers”