http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/techpres/non_profits Comments for "Non-Profits" en http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/33075/what_obama_s_victory_means_for_the_social_sector#comment-2787 <p>Congratulations are in order to Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America. Two years ago you have spoken to the nation about the need for hope, the need to dream, and the need to do things differently. Your message of change is not only one that should take hold of government itself, but it is also one that should serve as the cornerstone of your policy. You now have a mandate for real change, with the Congress and the national will to support it. Your endurance through the 22-month campaign is highly admirable. However, your journey has just begun. You have been chosen to become the decision maker for all Americans to resolve the major issues in our economy. First and foremost, the financial system and the faltering economy must be stabilized and we understand that you have proposed a number of different stimulus packages in recent weeks regarding this matter. Your plans to temporarily exempt seniors from having to make annual withdrawals from their IRAs and 401 (k)s after the age of 70 ½ and to temporarily exempt the unemployed from having to pay tax on their unemployment benefits will most likely have you score on both sides. Nevertheless, the biggest focus should be on keeping the bank bailout/credit repair that started on track, reduce real estate foreclosures and change the position of financial regulation. To sum up, you have all your objectives laid out for you, Mr. President-Elect.<br /> Read more on this topic: <a href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/" title="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/">http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change...</a></p> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:39:05 -0500 LisaP comment 2787 at http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/24598/pdf_welcomes_senior_editors_dave_witzel_and_allison_fine#comment-2010 <p>Thanks to you and Andrew, Micah! I've always enjoyed my PDF and TechPresident interactions and exchanges and am thrilled that we'll be working more closely together in the future. Now, about that company car . . .</p> <p>Allison</p> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:41:14 -0400 Allison Fine comment 2010 at http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/14824/a_change_org_is_gonna_come_to_your_non_profit_org#comment-1564 <p>9 out of 10 organizations are worthless and are not doing much to help real people. Change.org suffers from "save the world" syndrome. </p> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:15:24 -0500 Freedomfighter comment 1564 at http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com