Comments on: The scarcity mentality http://zenofnptech.org/2007/03/the-scarcity-me.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Bamboo Project Blog http://zenofnptech.org/2007/03/the-scarcity-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-126 The Bamboo Project Blog Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:35:14 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.com/?p=90#comment-126 <strong>More on Scarcity vs. Abundance Thinking</strong> In between a grant proposal and a website I'm working on for a client, I've been continuing to think about the issue of scarcity thinking in nonprofits that I started on yesterday as I read what others have to say More on Scarcity vs. Abundance Thinking

In between a grant proposal and a website I’m working on for a client, I’ve been continuing to think about the issue of scarcity thinking in nonprofits that I started on yesterday as I read what others have to say

]]> By: Michele http://zenofnptech.org/2007/03/the-scarcity-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-125 Michele Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:14:20 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.com/?p=90#comment-125 That's a pretty sad story, Michelle, and interesting that it was coming from a nonprofit that based on resources shouldn't have been thinking that way. What I'm trying to figure out is how to move out of scarcity thinking. This is actually something I struggle with on a personal level, so I can relate to it operating in organizations. But how to stop that kind of thinking on an organizational level is the question. What organizational things can be done to challenge it and change the thought patterns? That’s a pretty sad story, Michelle, and interesting that it was coming from a nonprofit that based on resources shouldn’t have been thinking that way.

What I’m trying to figure out is how to move out of scarcity thinking. This is actually something I struggle with on a personal level, so I can relate to it operating in organizations. But how to stop that kind of thinking on an organizational level is the question. What organizational things can be done to challenge it and change the thought patterns?

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