As a writer who often covers nonprofits, I couldn't resist responding!
And here's what followed:
J_Schiff @SeattleDonorBiz in fact I feel a top 10 list coming on... we should collaborate, could be hilarious! SeattleDonorBiz @J_Schiff Agreed. We need a Top 10 list of nonprofit jargon. Let's collaborate .. oops, I just said one right there. SeattleDonorBiz @J_Schiff Top nonprofit jargon: Pathways. Community. Passion. Sustainable.... Got any others? J_Schiff @SeattleDonorBiz nice! social justice, live/do/eat/think/sleep GOOD. Thinking of others.. will have to put this on my tumblr.. sarnquist @seattleDonorBiz @J_Schiff popular NP jargon: mission creep, silos, sustainability, theory of change, social enterprise, scalable solution J_Schiff @sarnquist those are great. I also hear "put on notice" a lot.
Feel free to leave additional suggestions in the comments.
Innovation, empowerment, equity ... "Smart" as an adjective
ReplyDeleteGood ones, Tom. "Smart" seems very now. Any words that strike as you as particular to Seattle?
ReplyDeletesmart and thoughtful
ReplyDeletebuckets are the new silos