I’ve had fun doing this blog over the years but have found myself less enthused recently about identifying topics that jump out at me. I blame the pandemic (why not?). It’s time to move on and officially say goodbye! As we charge ahead into a new year, I find myself excited about refocusing my professional …
Nonprofit and Group Fitness: Two Passions Coming Together to Make a Change
When I worked at an organization serving youth experiencing homelessness, my days and weeks were unpredictable. I never really knew what my schedule was going to look like. Twelve or fourteen hour days were the norm and weeks where I was on-call I often spent overnights and parts of my weekends at the residential facility …
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I ventured into unfamiliar territory this week when I created a very informal LinkedIn poll. My curiosity came directly from my work with nonprofit organizations who are struggling to hire at all levels and in all departments. Some include their salary ranges on job postings, and some do not. My poll asked this very question …
Salary Transparency: Where are nonprofits in this trend? Read More »
In recent weeks, conversations over coffee, in group chats and on social media platforms have steered towards work woes and it had me wondering if the employee-focused environment we saw during peak pandemic has ended. Has the self-care pendulum swung back the other way? I was hired by a half dozen organizations in 2021 to …
I’m not big on resolutions, I tend to think they set us up for failure. I do like to use the end of the year though to reflect on what happened over the past 12 months and think about what I’d like the next 12 months to look like. This year, similar to last, I’m …
I’ve spent a lot of time providing professional development workshops (virtually, mostly) to a variety of groups and organizations this past year. Some of these groups have clear training goals and workshop topics in mind, while others are driven by the feeling that they should provide these opportunities for their staff members (or are mandated …
This past year has allowed us time (or if not more time, maybe just the ability to recognize an opportunity) to step back and reflect on so much, especially our relationship to our professional selves and work environment. For many, our experiences with work have been flipped upside down. At this point, some folks are …
I have a confession to make. I really love systems. And procedures. Throw in some good protocol to get me really excited. Because these things are important not just to me, but to the nonprofit organizations I work with, I spend a lot of time creating manuals and policies for clients to support their mission …
Are policies and procedures really that necessary? Read More »
I’m the kind of person that thrives on productivity. I love to be busy. I have excellent time management skills. I’ll even go out on a limb to say that procrastination isn’t something I generally struggle with. Enter 2020. Though I’ve been able to mostly maintain the same productivity level, a few things have definitely …