Thanksgiving Community November 27, 2006

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, I was given to think we at Mission Research have a lot to be thankful for.  It starts with you, our customers and friends, who believe that we are bringing a great and growing product to serve the nonprofit community...and doing it in a thoughtful, sustainable way.

I like to think that we, collectively, are a community engaged in a struggle to make this world a better place.  This is not, in my mind, an epic battle fraught with drama and high action.  For so many, it is a day-to-day slog through challenges that often appear so much bigger than we are.  Yet, they push forward, secure in the knowledge that they are making a difference...one life at a time.

When meeting our customers and prospective customers, I'm always impressed by the vast range of activities and missions represented.  Even with all those differences, we might easily agree that friend- and fundraisinga are critical to the success of our mission.  We might also agree that we need to be operating in ways that support economic and ecologic sustainablilty.

Part of my role at Mission Research is to foster Community.  We see one of the most important ways to support community is to design and build online services for our users and others.  We are working to create some new tools to help thoughtful folks pursue their missions in a sustainable way. 

We believe that nonprofits will benefit with sustainable practices...and hope to demonstrate that in the next few weeks.  In the meantime, let us know what you think is needed to build truly sustainable nonprofit enterprises.

Your input is always appreciated...