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My Super Secret Tips & Tricks for Non-Profit Work
After 25 years of working in the non-profit world I’ve come up with my own little bag of tips and tricks. In an ever-changing field you need to have your tried-and-true solutions to go to. These things aren’t new or different but it’s the way I’ve used them to find success in my work. Forewarning that there are quite a few sports references, it’s just the easiest way for me to explain these tips and tricks, I am definitely not an athlete. Don’t take no for an answer. Yeah, I already know what you’re saying but hear me out. Always lead with yes. I literally tell people, “I need you…
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How Innovation and Collaboration in Non-Profits Work
I’ve worked in non-profits a long time and for several non-profits with complicated missions and simple missions. But, in every instance there is always an opportunity to grow and manipulate what that mission and work looks like. I specialize in taking old, dusty, grandma non-profits to hot and sexy. I love to take on a project and insert innovation and collaboration and watch it flourish. Reinvention is what I do best, I am the one that gets the fire started, not stokes the coals. H2O – Helping to Overcome Homelessness One of the projects I’m most proud of was a Homeless Outreach Project I pulled together in Alexandria, LA. There…
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My Love Hate Relationship as a Non-Profit Executive Director
While I talk way to much about my side hustles, my main hustle is being a non-profit Executive Director. I’ve worked in the non-profit world for almost as long as I can remember. I grew up the kid of a non-profit addict and learned from the best. Instead of sleepovers, dance or cheer camp I was with my Mom. We went to libraries to do research, conferences, symposiums (how about knowing what a symposium was at 10 years old) and countless meetings. I learned by listening but most definitely not getting involved in grown folks conversation that also involved work. I kept my mouth shut! My Mom, My Hero Then…
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4 Reasons Why Everybody Needs a Side Hustle
This article contains affiliate links, it doesn’t cost you a dime but might help me make one! I firmly believe that everyone needs a side hustle. Why? Why not! Each one of us has so many powerful gifts, talents, dreams and insane ideas. Why not put that insanity to good use. Your side hustle doesn’t have to make a million dollars but it can definitely make you feel like a million dollars. That is truly what’s important. Find something that makes you feel good not just makes you a buck. You want to see that joy on someones face when they pick up the pair of earrings you made. The…
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2021 Word of the Year
I’ve been selecting a Word of the Year for almost ten years. I usually get that word on a bracelet that I can wear everyday as a reminder and to focus on that word. I honestly haven’t done that great of a job with it the past couple of years. This year I wanted to put some real thought into what that word was, what it means and how it would help guide me through my goals. What is a Word of the Year What is a Word of the Year? It’s one word that you pick to help guide you through any decisions you have to make, it can…
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Goals for 2021!
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure for more information. Wow! Can you believe it, we finally made it to 2021. Didn’t 2020 seem like the longest and most painful year ever? I’m looking forward to the grace that I hope this year brings to us and working on my goals for 2021! I wrote about goal setting in my last blog post and wanted to share with you the goals that I came up with for 2021. This is making me be extra vulnerable to share something that I usually keep private and close to me. But it’s time for me to open up and share some…
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Goal Making Time!
December, for me, means setting up my new planner (planner addict), deep cleaning my house and setting my goals for the new year. It’s goal making time! I’ve been setting goals for the past 12 years and it has truly made a difference in my productivity, my growth and being able to essentially give myself a report card of where I am and what I’ve gotten accomplished. My method of goal setting has evolved over the years through finding new resources and introducing new elements into my goal setting. For the past six years or so I’ve done a closing ceremony and said good-bye to each year, writing down the…
