The Real Honorees
Day two of my three part plan to do things in this blog I've never done (tomorrow's the good day, come back then):
This is a picture of me receiving an award recently. It was a "lifetime achievement award" bestowed upon me by an important organization in New Jersey called the Five Sectors Alliance for my "contribution and impact as a public servant of New Jersey." It was a great honor.
It was also a mistake.
I'm the guy with the name on the door around here and I'm the guy who goes on TV and gets to receive the acclaim. But I'm not the guy who makes Charity Navigator go.
These are the people who make this organization what it is: Tim Gamory, Sandra Miniutti, Mike Smith, Leonie Giles, Matt Viola, Andrew Heck, Emily Navarro, Kateri Snyder, Farhana Arastu, and Vince Bogucki. In recent years, they've been aided by Rebecca Lucia, Cindy Yi, Jeff Stevens, and Aziza Musa. They are the underpaid, overworked employees of Charity Navigator.
They're the ones who have served this organization, and the people who rely on us, with passion and purpose, and they never get the chance to wear a tux and have their pictures taken. They do, however, have my respect and admiration. I hope they have yours too.
This is a picture of me receiving an award recently. It was a "lifetime achievement award" bestowed upon me by an important organization in New Jersey called the Five Sectors Alliance for my "contribution and impact as a public servant of New Jersey." It was a great honor.
It was also a mistake.
I'm the guy with the name on the door around here and I'm the guy who goes on TV and gets to receive the acclaim. But I'm not the guy who makes Charity Navigator go.
These are the people who make this organization what it is: Tim Gamory, Sandra Miniutti, Mike Smith, Leonie Giles, Matt Viola, Andrew Heck, Emily Navarro, Kateri Snyder, Farhana Arastu, and Vince Bogucki. In recent years, they've been aided by Rebecca Lucia, Cindy Yi, Jeff Stevens, and Aziza Musa. They are the underpaid, overworked employees of Charity Navigator.
They're the ones who have served this organization, and the people who rely on us, with passion and purpose, and they never get the chance to wear a tux and have their pictures taken. They do, however, have my respect and admiration. I hope they have yours too.
Labels: Charity Navigator, Five Sectors Alliance
posted by Trent Stamp at 1:14 PM
5 Comments:
Good enough for me, Trent. I think all of us in charge should take a moment out each year to thank our staffs. You're lucky in that you get to do it in such a public forum. I suspect you're selling yourself short. Your staff is lucky to have you too.
Nicely said, Trent.
Happy Holidays.
I think it would have been nice if you had a group picture taken of your "underpaid, overworked" employees and had it posted along with your picture. It doesn't make up for being underpaid but it does show you reeally care about them.
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