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Welcome to Planet501c3

Tales from The Nonprofit Galaxy

Art and Humor by Miriam Engleberg


Planet501c3 pokes fun at life in the nonprofit sector: 501(c)(3) is the IRS designation for nonprofit corportations. It is written and drawn by Miriam Engelberg, along with ideas and suggestions from CompassPoint staff and many others.  The two popular compilations of cartoons, They Came from Planet501c3 and Planet501c3: The Next Generation, are only available through CompassPoint's bookstore. Help support the Planet by buying either collection to give to your co-workers!

Number of cartoons: 78

Board Governance
Board Meeting Styles04/14/2001
Development & Fundraising
This Month on the Planet: If Goldilocks Joined a Board12/30/2005
At the Foundation01/28/2005
When Organizations Date12/06/2004
The Knitting Circle Finds Funding08/02/2004
Downturn Survivor03/15/2004
Donation Request Mad Libs02/23/2004
Nonprofit Moments in Art History11/14/2003
Tips for Fundraisers06/16/2003
April Fools...or is it?04/01/2003
Fairy Tales for Board Members02/28/2003
Views of the Grant Application Process06/24/2002
Movie Product Placement: Nonprofit Style04/19/2002
If Robin Hood Had Been a Development Director04/01/2002
Grant Proposal Guidelines: The Real Story01/04/2002
Nonprofit Urban Legends10/26/2001
Nonprofit Nightlife04/01/2001
More Donations from Hell03/05/2001
This Week on the Nonprofit Channel the Sequel06/26/2000
Administrative Man04/25/2000
This Week on the Nonprofit Channel03/31/2000
The First Annual Report02/18/2000
Captain Nonprofit01/31/2000
Development Directors Fantasy Hotline11/01/1999
Donations from Hell09/01/1999
Executive Leadership
Executive Director Coaching06/15/2004
The Country Mouse Attends a Training07/25/2002
Behind the Nonprofit02/18/2002
Nonprofit Poetry Readings02/19/2001
The Perfect Committee08/07/2000
Financial Management
Moneysaving Strategies for Nonprofits01/23/2004
Nonprofit Accountants at Home10/17/2003
What Staff Members Say...and What Accountants Hear01/25/2002
Human Resources
The Language of Nonprofits01/16/2006
Just A Receptionist10/25/2004
Nonprofit Smackdown12/15/2003
Corporate Fridays09/12/2003
Nonprofit Soap Operas08/18/2003
Planet 501c3 Takes a Holiday07/01/2003
If Volunteers Ruled the World02/07/2003
Personality Testing01/10/2003
Nonprofit Nightlife11/15/2002
Duplicated Clients10/24/2002
The Language of Nonprofits09/16/2002
NonProfit Action Figures12/10/2001
Meeting-Shortening Maneuvers10/08/2001
Choosing an Icebreaker08/24/2001
This Week on the Nonprofit Channel Part 312/11/2000
Pure Process Retreats09/18/2000
Office Theft Nonprofit Style08/28/2000
Management & Planning
Ernest Fitzgerald: Mission Statement Writer08/26/2004
Strategic Planning Magic Tricks...Revealed05/16/2003
How to Give a Talk10/04/2002
Nonprofit Antiques Roadshow05/30/2002
The Adventures of Big Vision Man02/09/2002
Goldilocks and The Three Conference Sessions07/16/2001
Real (Nonprofit) TV06/25/2001
At the Strategic Planners Planning Meeting06/01/2001
Choosing a Consultant01/26/2001
Previews from the Film Fest of-Nonprofit Horror10/30/2000
Advantages of the Nonprofit Space Crisis10/09/2000
At the Meeting Facilitation Olympics03/10/2000
House of Horrors10/01/1999
Planet 501c3
Meet The Cartoonist06/02/2000
Technology
An Accidental Techie is Born09/29/2004
Essential Techie Skills04/16/2004
Managing Email: Tips & Tricks12/13/2003
Unprofessional Editions of Software04/25/2003
Early Technological Purchases08/25/2002
Miriam’s Cartooning Techniques07/15/2002
Unbelievable...but True!05/11/2002
A Short History of Project Management08/06/2001
The Secret Life of Techies04/23/2001
2001 A Nonprofit Odyssey01/08/2001
MeetingSpeak Translation Systems07/17/2000
Time Management for Techies05/15/2000
New Products of the 21st Century01/10/2000
The Wonders of Technology12/15/1999
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