# Vu Le — RSS Amplifier Everything Vu Le publishes, across 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [Good news roundup: All sorts of stuff to be hopeful and joyful about!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/good-news-roundup-all-sorts-of-stuff-to-be-hopeful-and-joyful-about/) _2026-06-30 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this is the last blog post before I take my summer break. I’ll be back on September 1 st with a tan and a new post. The last few months have been a whirlwind of depressing news. However, there are tons of amazing, inspiring, courageous things ## [Good news roundup: All sorts of stuff to be hopeful and joyful about!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/good-news-roundup-all-sorts-of-stuff-to-be-hopeful-and-joyful-about/) _2026-06-30 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this is the last blog post before I take my summer break. I’ll be back on September 1 st with a tan and a new post. The last few months have been a whirlwind of depressing news. However, there are tons of amazing, inspiring, courageous things ## [Funders and the Prodigal Son Effect](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/funders-and-the-prodigal-son-effect/) _2026-06-23 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this is the next-to-last blog post before I go on my yearly summer hiatus. I’ll be off all of July and August to spend time with my kids, who got me a mug that says “Not the worst dad” for Father’ ## [Funders and the Prodigal Son Effect](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/funders-and-the-prodigal-son-effect/) _2026-06-23 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this is the next-to-last blog post before I go on my yearly summer hiatus. I’ll be off all of July and August to spend time with my kids, who got me a mug that says “Not the worst dad” for Father’ ## [Trends, and why it's bad to always go with the flow](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/trends-and-why-its-bad-to-always-go-with-the-flow/) _2026-06-16 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re free this week on June 18 th from 11:30am to 1pm Pacific, here's a great webinar: “ What If our Trans siblings were fully included and protected in all spaces? A guide to substantive allyship for Trans rights and how ## [Trends, and why it's bad to always go with the flow](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/trends-and-why-its-bad-to-always-go-with-the-flow/) _2026-06-16 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re free this week on June 18 th  from 11:30am to 1pm Pacific, here's a great webinar: “ What If our Trans siblings were fully included and protected in all spaces? A guide to substantive allyship for Trans rights and how ## [AI is inevitable? Nah. These better, cooler things are the future!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/ai-is-inevitable-nah-these-better-cooler-things-are-the-future/) _2026-06-09 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re available this Friday, June 12 th , 1:30pm to 3pm Eastern, join me for “ Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership Without Losing Our Minds: A Joyfully Irreverent Conversation with Author Vu Le.” It’s FREE. Register here . The past few months, I’ve ## [AI is inevitable? Nah. These better, cooler things are the future!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/ai-is-inevitable-nah-these-better-cooler-things-are-the-future/) _2026-06-09 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re available this Friday, June 12 th , 1:30pm to 3pm Eastern, join me for “ Reimagining Nonprofit Leadership Without Losing Our Minds: A Joyfully Irreverent Conversation with Author Vu Le.” It’s FREE. Register here . The past few months, I’ve ## [Should funders give feedback to grant applicants who get rejected?](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/should-mo/) _2026-06-02 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, happy Pride month. Please put on your calendar to attend this webinar on June 18 th from 11:30am to 1pm Pacific: “ What If our Trans siblings were fully included and protected in all spaces? A guide to substantive allyship for Trans rights and how to do ## [Should funders give feedback to grant applicants who get rejected?](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/should-mo/) _2026-06-02 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, happy Pride month. Please put on your calendar to attend this webinar on June 18 th from 11:30am to 1pm Pacific: “ What If our Trans siblings were fully included and protected in all spaces? A guide to substantive allyship for Trans rights and how to do ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CSmx7UAd0wpb) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Fascism, and why we all need to support trans rights, no matter what issues we're working on](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/fascism-and-why-we-all-need-to-support-trans-rights-no-matter-what-issues-were-working-on/) _2026-05-26 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this week on May 28 th at 1pm to 2pm Pacific , I’ll be in conversation with some brilliant leaders (including Jan Masaoka and Al Cantor) about regulatory and tax reform of private foundations, such as with Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). It’s free. ## [Fascism, and why we all need to support trans rights, no matter what issues we're working on](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/fascism-and-why-we-all-need-to-support-trans-rights-no-matter-what-issues-were-working-on/) _2026-05-26 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, this week on  May 28 th  at 1pm to 2pm Pacific , I’ll be in conversation with some brilliant leaders (including Jan Masaoka and Al Cantor) about regulatory and tax reform of private foundations, such as with Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). It’s free. ## [Let’s talk about invitation-only grants. Actually, let's not.](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/lets-talk-about-invitation-only-grants/) _2026-05-19 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, I’ve been doing a lot of travel lately in promotion of my book, Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy . It’s been exhausting, but also fun, as I get to meet with really cool people who remind me just how brilliant, creative, and badass our sector can ## [Let’s talk about invitation-only grants. Actually, let's not.](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/lets-talk-about-invitation-only-grants/) _2026-05-19 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, I’ve been doing a lot of travel lately in promotion of my book, Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy . It’s been exhausting, but also fun, as I get to meet with really cool people who remind me just how brilliant, creative, and badass our sector can ## [We need to have much more serious conversations about AI and the nonprofit/philanthropic sector](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/we-need-to-have-much-more-serious-conversations-about-ai-and-the-nonprofit-philanthropic-sector/) _2026-05-12 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, on May 28 th at 1pm to 2pm Pacific , I’ll be in conversation with some brilliant leaders (including Jan Masaoka and Al Cantor) about regulatory and tax reform of private foundations, such as with Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). It’s free. Register ## [We need to have much more serious conversations about AI and the nonprofit/philanthropic sector](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/we-need-to-have-much-more-serious-conversations-about-ai-and-the-nonprofit-philanthropic-sector/) _2026-05-12 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, on  May 28 th  at 1pm to 2pm Pacific , I’ll be in conversation with some brilliant leaders (including Jan Masaoka and Al Cantor) about regulatory and tax reform of private foundations, such as with Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). It’s free.  Register ## [Spaceholders, how are you taking care of yourself?](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/spaceholders-how-are-you-taking-care-of-yourself/) _2026-05-05 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, before we get into this week’s topic, if you’re available this Thursday May 7th at 11am Pacific , please join me in this FREE webinar where I’ll be discussing board governance with Dimple Abichandani , author of A New Era of Philanthropy, ## [Spaceholders, how are you taking care of yourself?](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/spaceholders-how-are-you-taking-care-of-yourself/) _2026-05-05 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, before we get into this week’s topic, if you’re available this Thursday  May 7th at 11am Pacific , please join me in this FREE webinar where I’ll be discussing board governance with  Dimple Abichandani , author of A New Era of Philanthropy, ## [The mysterious, secret lives of foundation board trustees](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/the-mysterious-secret-lives-of-foundation-board-trustees/) _2026-04-28 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re in Seattle next Monday, May 4th, 6pm to 8pm PT, please join me and fellow rabble rouser Glen Galaich, author of CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short , for a no-bullshit conversation about philanthropy. RSVP here so we know how much hummus to order. ## [The mysterious, secret lives of foundation board trustees](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/the-mysterious-secret-lives-of-foundation-board-trustees/) _2026-04-28 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, if you’re in Seattle next Monday, May 4th, 6pm to 8pm PT, please join me and fellow rabble rouser Glen Galaich, author of CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short , for a no-bullshit conversation about philanthropy. RSVP here so we know how much hummus to order. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J7dMV3zG7Xjc) _2026-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Let’s talk about the “master’s tools,” what they are, and what they are not](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/lets-talk-about-the-masters-tools-what-they-are-and-what-they-are-not/) _2026-04-21 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone. If you’re free on May 7th at 11am Pacific , please join me in this webinar where I’ll be discussing board governance with Dimple Abichandani , author of A New Era of Philanthropy, and Monika Kalra Varma, President and CEO of BoardSource . As our world faces ## [Liberal funders and donors, you need to invest in progressive leaders the way the right wing invests in conservative ones](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/liberal-funders-and-donors-you-need-to-invest-in-progressive-leaders-the-way-the-right-wing-invests-in-conservative-ones/) _2026-04-14 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, next week, on April 20 th at 11am Pacific time , please join me and Rusty Stahl of Fund the People , as we talk nonprofit staff, burnout, what’s needed right now in this political context, and what we need to learn from the right-wing movement about ## [We need more nonprofit leaders running for political office!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/we-need-m/) _2026-04-07 · Nonprofit AF_ A few weeks ago, I was at a gathering that included many high-wealth individuals. I talked to a man who told me his family was concerned about the environment, so they used a ton of money--millions!--to form an organization to do climate policy work. I asked how ## [Nonprofits, time to be less like a unicorn and more like a platypus](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/nonprofits-time-to-be-less-like-a-unicorn-and-more-like-a-platypus/) _2026-03-31 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, I spent all day frolicking under some cherry blossom trees while it was sunny in Seattle, and then going to a nursery to buy some cherry blossom trees, and then contacting the City to initiate the process to get the permit to plant them in front of my ## [Increasingly more organizations are compensating job candidates for interviews, yay!](https://www.nonprofitaf.com/increasingly-more-organizations-are-compensating-job-candidates-for-interviews-yay/) _2026-03-24 · Nonprofit AF_ Hi everyone, remember a few years ago when most organizations didn’t list salary numbers in job postings, often instead putting meaningless stuff like “competitive salary,” and many of us fought against it? Our rabble-rousing worked, and now, I’m surprised when I see any