a nonprofit conference

Friday my boss asked three of us to attend this conference on advocacy hosted by the United Neighborhood Houses. It turned out fine although I didn't really expect much out of that conference. A city councilman (I have mixed reactions, too complicated to explain just now, maybe another time when I meet another politician so I can conclude something altogether), three journalists, and three experts on the budget process from different institutions spoke. i think the biggest thing I learned today and should have realized earlier is how nonprofits are the true human organizations. It's solely made of people who believe what they do would make a difference in others' lives for the good so that they were willing to do many annoying and tiring things (for example, harass politicians in Albany in the hopes of getting money for their programs) with little paid. Nonprofits are truly made by the people and for the people. No matter who they were, are, or will be, one thing is certain: they are good, generous people--because if they see themselves as their priority in life, then they wouldn't be in a nonprofit. People like my mom and dad would never understand why anyone with a decent degree would want to work for nonprofits. However, I don't think nonprofit is where I will, or would like to, end up eventually.