by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 11, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
Wow, what a conversation we had recently at the Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) webinar, co-hosted with my colleagues at the Department of Nonprofit Efficiency. It’s clear that the arts and culture sector, like much of the nonprofit world, is navigating some...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 4, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
BBC News reporter Kate Adie at home in Kew, 1980. When I was in high school, we were lucky enough to have a BBC journalist come and speak. Her name was Kate Adie, and she talked to us all for about 45 minutes, one lunch hour. We had an ambitious religious studies...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 27, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
The Trump administration sent Harvard a letter full of illegal demands in April. We all know Harvard for moving slow. But the big H responded fast to this b.s.: “No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 21, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I hate doing LinkedIn Live videos. Absolutely hate doing them. But I do them, because they work! Honestly, you’ve got to give them some thought. I can tell you that ever since I started doing them, I’ve seen my incoming inquiries for media relations and PR work rocket...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 14, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
My wife Logan had a piece published in the New York Times this weekend, and I couldn’t be more delighted for her. We met in 2008 when we were working at the same newspaper in Portland, Oregon. We only knew each other on a casual basis but you can read the...
