Each year in September, the Board of Directors and program leadership staff meet to review the previous year’s activities of our programs at Lakeside Educational Network. It is a time of reflecting on our outcomes, our impact and our stories of many successes due to the amazing work of our...
250 Years of Heroic Non-Profit Leaders
We have just celebrated 250 years since the birth of our country. It has been filled with concerts, parties, fireworks, parades and so much more. It is such a special time for Americans and we certainly do have a lot to celebrate. Often as we look throughout our history we...
Our Wish for Prioritizing our Youth in 2026
One of the harsh realities for 2025 was the impact of funding cuts for children and youth programs, particularly for kids who have had significant life struggles. Funding for school programs, youth-oriented grants, training funding, mental health funding and other basic funding has either been eliminated or substantially reduced. The...
Lakeside’s Annual Board/Leadership Meeting – 2025
Each year in September all the Lakeside Directors who run our programs provide a summary report for the previous fiscal year to our Board of Directors. It is a significant part of our year where all of our leadership meet to reflect, assess and celebrate our results and impact for...
The Essential Need for Hope in Today’s Non-Profits
One of the leadership qualities that we teach to our leaders at Lakeside is the concept of hope. It is essential that non-profit leaders understand and are able to instill hope into their associates and staff. I believe that in my decades of leading a non-profit the inspiration of hope...
The Uncertainty of Non-Profits
We have read about some of the uncertainties in our federal government in layoffs, international tariffs and some of the consequences to our stock market and general economic unpredictability. The current instability has had a significant impact on investors, corporations and a number of governments in the world. However, they...
Lakeside Celebrates 65 Years of Inspirational Stories
Lakeside’s humble beginnings officially launched in 1960. Our Founder, Bill Freeland, had spent most of his philanthropic life helping youth and inner-city children from Philadelphia find recreational, spiritual and therapeutic programs through a supportive collaboration with over 40 churches in our region. That networking had been going on for 12...
Non-Profit Management – How the Economy Impacts Non-Profits
We have heard so much about inflation, job security, high prices of groceries and how poorly investments have been doing due to the content within the election campaigns. In fact, most political experts have been publishing the fact that the economy was one of the main issues in the presidential...
Why Should You Contextualize Your Leadership Style?
As Lakeside is celebrating our 65 years of working with youth and families, we have been reflecting on some of the legacies of our organization that have kept us focused on our mission and values. I was recently asked to speak to some of our most important leadership principles. One...
Non-Profit Leadership: The High Price of Cyber Safety
Non-profit organizations faced challenges during the pandemic, including health, safety, and financial issues. Now, they're dealing with increased safety concerns, cybersecurity threats, and resource allocation to ensure protection.