Nancy Bacon

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

So Seattle Public Schools has company in the nepotism race to the bottom…

Haiku Thursday:

People need to eat
Government: not our problem
Yes, we are pro-life.

Immigrants work hard
Government: you must leave now
Yes, Love thy neighbor.

Times are tough, please help!
Government: no more handouts.
Yes, We are Christians!

This was an excellent listen. Thank you for sharing @mike-taylor.org !

Seattle showing up in huge numbers.

These are the community leaders we support through the Nonprofit Learning Center #nonprofitlearning nonprofitlearning.center

It is possible, Washington State….

I'm still catching up on SPS stuff, so I shall be lazy and echo @amazing1.bsky.social !!! I can't wait for @awongpublic.bsky.social to publish the rest in this analysis. (Please care for your health also Albert!)

“I was so busy keeping my job I forgot to DO my job.”

—Andrew Shepherd, “The American President”

Too many of our lawmakers are worrying too much about keeping their jobs and not nearly enough about DOING their jobs, if they worry about that at all.

It needs to stop.

National Law Day of Action

lawdayofaction.org

Time to look under the hood and find out why. Too many good people are not leading our schools.

Ah, governance. So much to be gained when done well. Or even at all.

Nicely done, Seattle!

Board Letter on New Superintendent March 28, 2025 Dear Board Members, To restore confidence in Seattle Public Schools, it is imperative that you hire a superintendent with a fresh, external perspective. This means: Selecting a superi...

Seattle parents— please consider signing this letter to the school board asking that no one currently in the District be hired as superintendent.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I'm brand new to Bluesky, still learning how it all works. I'm a fiber artist, usually working with upcycled fabric scraps. I've been stitching my feelings lately, and this is my latest embroidery project - Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection. It's inspired by the 1930's Sunbonnet Sue designs.

A Lonely Holdout Where Republicans Still Resist Trump: Utah (Gift Article) Bolstered by Mormon voters’ distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.

Hey Cascadia! Can we get a Governing Group going from the left side of the divide?

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

We are stronger together.

“Powerhouse Boards” would make a great Christmas present for the nonprofit board member in your life. Starts Jan 8! www.tickettailor.com/events/nonpr...?

Wow— yes! Wonderful to hear from you.

In my first BlueSky post, let me say that I can’t wait for more conversations about public sector governance!