During our Week 5 session, we had two visitors who come from two different sides of the non-profit world, and that gave our students a delightful opportunity to compare and contrast. Sherry Dombrowski from Pawsitive Action Foundation and Eric Gray from Give Kids the World both faced a barrage of questions from 21 inquisitive philanthropists in training.
Sherry's organization is small, local, and constantly pushing to provide a lot of wonderful services to pets and their owners on a shoestring budget. Eric's organization, on the other hand, is large, well-supported, and has a national reach while being located just down the road in Kissimmee. Eric said Give Kids the World has one of the largest volunteer organizations in the country.
We took away some excellent understanding about how non-profits large and small operate, how they use volunteers, what stresses and strains they feel, and how they try to improve their communities.
One thing that came out in both cases is the passion with which these two pursue their respective missions. I love it when people discover where their hearts are, and then commit their time and resources to following their hearts.
I love how our students are learning to follow their hearts while at the same time using their heads to give intelligently. That's a powerful combination!
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