Finding Our Ball in the Pool
Having just returned from the vacation, I was struck by how effortlessly my kids always seem to strike up a game of catch in the pool with any and...
[ read more ]Hats Off to My MIL
I just said goodbye to my husband’s mother after a week-long visit. A firiend and I were talking and they can’t believe how well we get along and how...
[ read more ]Build an On-Ramp
Nonprofits face a challenge when it comes to hiring. Most of the time, they can’t pay someone what that person could make in the for-profit world for possessing and...
[ read more ]Making Volunteering Work
I have heard it theorized that there are fewer volunteers today because of the sharp increase in dual-income households. This doesn’t take into account the increase in numbers of...
[ read more ]Mission Check
Through my volunteer and professional work, I am often in planning, board, strategy, event, and every other kind of meeting that you can imagine. It happens to the best...
[ read more ]Too often people are asked to lead a board without a guidebook or a mentor. Holding the Gavel lays out the job, what is expected and how to best contribute.
