Guest post by Irv Katz, president and CEO of the National Human Services Assembly

I assume many Independent Sector members and readers of this blog have seen the Washington Post op-ed by Bridgespan’s Daniel Stid. Harking back to Eisenhower’s warning of a Military Industrial Complex, Stid suggests that human services in the U.S. now comprise a Social Services Industrial Complex, which is, by extension, comparable to the Military Industrial Complex. The metaphor is clever but the case is sketchy at best.

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Tsunamis offer little warning. Their power builds as they move from deep to shallow water – that’s why people on shore fail to seek safety before it’s too late. Read my blog to learn more about the tsunami that is rolling toward the nonprofit world and what you can do to avoid becoming a victim.

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