Procon.org November 6, 2009

While making diner tonight I mentioned to my husband that i received the H1N1 vaccination today when I went for a check up. He told me I was going to become paralyzed.

It’s really hard to know all sides of major issues. Usually there is no right or wrong issue it’s a matter of circumstances and beliefs. With many cuts taking place there is not always enough money to cover all the issues all across the board and as in depth as we all would like.

Today I NPR heard a new website mentioned as a sponsor. Procon.org takes most major issues and breaks them down to the key points of each side.  Procon.org is a non profit website whose mission is to educate the public and allow them to make their own informed opinions.

The questions cover a whole host of topics including the legalization of marijuana, under God in the pledge, and the bailout to name a few. They also tackle spinoff questions such as should marijuana be used as medical treatment?

It’s an interesting site, check out.

NPO CEOs live the good life. September 29, 2009

Study: CEO Salaries At Nonprofits Up In 2008 : NPR.

I came across this article on NPR’s site today and thought the timing was impeccable seeing as we discussed this in class today.

Even though things are looking up, times are still a bit tough. Being the CEO at a non profit though seems to still pay off seeing as the salaries are up.

At first when I read this I was shocked to see the compensation they are receiving, but I continued reading on.

I was surprised to see that NPR’s CEO Ken Stern pulls in $1.3 million! Especially when I just received 2 letters in a week asking for more money and sat through their all day pledge drive.

But then I thought…

Raising money for charity is no easy task. Trust me on this, I volunteered to raise $4,000 for The Leukemia Lymphoma Society by this January and it has been quite the undertaking so far.

So as they say in the article if you can attract the heavy hitters who can successfully do the job why not offer them a lucrative compensation for your cause.

I immediately thought this is just like a team trying to get the best players and playing an arm and a leg, but if it means your team wins and does well then it’s worth it right?

So if Stern can keep NPR up, running, profitable and true to it’s mission then does he deserve it?