Conversations with Katie

Welcoming the Season of New Beginnings

And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. I have always loved these words from German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke. They aptly sum up the joy, excitement—and, indeed, the great sense of hope—that comes, sometimes inexplicably, with the annual act of flipping our […]

What Matters Most?

I have been thinking a lot lately about what matters. What mattered in the past? What matters now? What will matter in the future? We only need to look at the history of LeadingAge for an answer to my first question. Our association was created 60 years ago as a […]

Is Trust in Nonprofits Eroding?

As providers of aging services, you think a great deal about the financial currency—reimbursements, contributions, earned income—that helps your organizations fulfill their missions and stay afloat. We at LeadingAge think a great deal about that, too. A new report from Independent Sector urges us to expand our thinking. “Public trust […]

We’re All in This Together

Every provider of aging services finds itself facing financial, workforce, and strategic challenges in our post-COVID world. These challenges may differ in scale from one organization to another, but no organization is immune.  We are all in this together. And that gives us a lot to talk about and a […]