Comments on: Non-Profit Transparency http://barryfalke.com/featured/non-profit-transparency/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:00:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Collier http://barryfalke.com/featured/non-profit-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-420 James Collier Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:48:00 +0000 http://barryfalke.com/?p=580#comment-420 Barry, you're so pessimistic - that's a great example of why I don't read :-) Barry, you’re so pessimistic – that’s a great example of why I don’t read :-)

]]> By: James Collier http://barryfalke.com/featured/non-profit-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-42 James Collier Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:14 +0000 http://barryfalke.com/?p=580#comment-42 Barry, you're so pessimistic - that's a great example of why I don't read :-) Barry, you're so pessimistic – that's a great example of why I don't read :-)

]]> By: barryfalke http://barryfalke.com/featured/non-profit-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-41 barryfalke Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:47:35 +0000 http://barryfalke.com/?p=580#comment-41 You know my friend, I think it was Emerson who said "Skepticism is slow suicide." You know my friend, I think it was Emerson who said “Skepticism is slow suicide.”

]]> By: jamescollier http://barryfalke.com/featured/non-profit-transparency/comment-page-1/#comment-40 jamescollier Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:19:01 +0000 http://barryfalke.com/?p=580#comment-40 That's too funny - I met George tonight, and he interviewed me regarding the Citizens Academy. He asked what my "agenda" might be for Fresno, and when I mentioned communication and transparency he lit up. What a great guy.<br><br>You know I agree with you here, but I'm affirming that. Transparency builds trust - at the very least, it allows for trust to exist, much more than closed doors and private conversations ever can. I hope that we learn that lesson from the Met, though as usual, I'm skeptical that we will. That's too funny – I met George tonight, and he interviewed me regarding the Citizens Academy. He asked what my “agenda” might be for Fresno, and when I mentioned communication and transparency he lit up. What a great guy.

You know I agree with you here, but I'm affirming that. Transparency builds trust – at the very least, it allows for trust to exist, much more than closed doors and private conversations ever can. I hope that we learn that lesson from the Met, though as usual, I'm skeptical that we will.

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