The Blogger Neighborhood is Back with Some Perspective (from the Pipeline)

After some delay, the blogger neighborhood is back. To kick it off, let's welcome Rosetta Thurman, author of Perspectives from the Pipepile.

I first began following Rosetta about a year ago. One scan through
her blog's homepage, and you will say, "She. is. impressive." That's
what I did. And so did Avi Kaplan,
a Harvard student who emailed me to nominate Rosetta for the Blogger
Neighborhood. If you have someone you want to nominate, contact me at socialbutterfly4change@gmail.com.

Enjoy reading below and discover why Rosetta is definitely on her way.

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Blog Name: Perspectives From the Pipeline, observations on the nonprofit sector from the next generation

Blog Topics: nonprofits and leadership

About the Author: Rosetta Thurman is an emerging nonprofit
leader of color sharing career advice, management resources and fresh
ideas to inspire others to lead. Rosetta is a
writer/consultant/fundraiser and has been quoted in articles about the
nonprofit sector in the Washington Post, Nonprofit Quarterly, and the
Chronicle of Philanthropy. Rosetta is also an Adjunct Professor
teaching nonprofit management and leadership at Trinity University in
DC.

If you could live on any street, what would that street be named and why?
Renaissance Boulevard. I think we are in a time of great opportunity
for young people to renew our responsibility to our communities. It's a
very rich time in our history where we have the chance to lend all of
our talent & skills to a movement, any movement that will create
change.

Who would be your dream real-life neighbor? Nikki Giovanni, my favorite poet. I think I would be inspired every day just by living next door to a literary genius.

What first prompted you to blog? I felt that my generation's
voice was being ignored in the nonprofit sector, as if our opinions
didn't matter in discussions about the future of this sector that we
will inherit. At first, I started Perspectives From the Pipeline as a
learning experience for me as a young nonprofit professional to
formulate my thoughts about the nonprofit sector.

As a member of the "next generation" of nonprofit leaders, I saw
many challenges for our sector as well as many new ideas for solving
them. Unfortunately, when people my age speak up, few people listen. I
write about nonprofit leadership and organizational issues to help
others think more critically about their careers & day to day work.
My goal is to bridge the gap between challenges and solutions within
the nonprofit sector, especially as they relate to the younger
workforce and nonprofit leaders of color.

If you customized your own license plate, what would it say and why? OnMyWay. Because my favorite quote from poet Carl Sandburg illustrates how I live my life. "I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way."

What would you gift to a new neighbor as the perfect welcoming gift? A three-layer red velvet cake.

If you were planning the next block party, what entertainment would you plan? A big concert with Jill Scott and Kanye West. A Soul Train line. All-you-can-eat crabs. And a Taboo marathon.

What's your favorite blog post and why?

Of mine: because we don't talk enough about the values that brought us to nonprofit work, Real Talk: Why I Work in the Nonprofit Sector. And from Seth Godin, Because we all need inspiration to make the leap to greatness.

What's one lesson you've learned from blogging? I found that
blogging gave me a way to speak to the issues I care about and
influence others in the process. On the internet, you can have such a
huge reach, and impact on people who may not have given you a second
thought otherwise. I learned that people want to hear the truth, and
they will support social media and online community if it's real and
authentic.

Past Blogger Neighbors Include:

• Osocio @ Osocio, nominated by SocialButterfly
• Beth Kanter @ Beth’s Blog, nominated by SocialButterfly
• Beth Dunn @ Small Dots, nominated by Beth Kanter
• Len Edgerly @ LenEdgerly.com, nominated by Beth Dunn
• Stacey Monk @ Epic Change, nominated by the Twitter-verse
• Jason Dick @ A Small Change, nominated by Stacey Monk
• Roger Carr @ Everyday Giving, nominated by Jason Dick
• Andre Blackman @ Pulse & Signal, nominated by SocialButterfly
• Laura Stockman @ 25 Days to Make a Difference, nominated by Roger Carr
• Karama Neal @ So What Can I Do?, nominated by the Carnival of Change
• Julie Zauzmer @ 52 Ways to Change the World, nominated by Karama Neal
• Vanessa Mason @ Subject to Change, nominated by SocialButterfly
• Stephanie Gulley @ HeyStephanie.com, nominated by Vanessa Mason
• Aaron Ferster @ EPA’s Greenversations, nominated by SocialButterfly
• Julia Barry @ New Moon Media, nominated by the YPulse Conference
• Rosetta Thurman @ Perspectives from the Pipeline, nominated by Avi Kaplan

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This continuous weekly series highlights different blogs and their
respective bloggers in the blogosphere neighborhood. Following the
great Mr. Rogers, who tells us to ‘Get to know your neighbor,’
this series introduces us to our blogger neighbors, making for a more
unified, collaborative voice for the social sector. Like to nominate
someone or be featured yourself? Contact me @ socialbutterfly4change@gmail.com.