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Take Responsibility for What You Love
This month is my five-year blog anniversary. I just wanted to say thank you for reading and supporting my work, but then I ended up writing this post instead. Last year, I was featured in JET Magazine...
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Nine Minutes on Nonprofit Leadership with WGBY 57
Last month, I was in Springfield, Massachusetts to give the keynote speech at the 2012 Women in Philanthropy Conference. Not only were the organizers a fun, dynamic group of dedicated women working in...
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Lead with Intention: How to Practice Conscious Entry
Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop for the ASAE Women’s Executive Forum: 6 Ways to Rock Your Association Career. I love working with women, especially when we get to explore...
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Friday Reading: Uncomfortable Leadership, Worthless Law Degrees and a...
A few nights ago, I was in DC for a networking reception and dinner hosted by Independent Sector in celebration of their Initiative for Nonprofit Talent and Leadership. I got to see many old friends,...
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You Don’t Need a Master’s Degree to Lead
Back when I was studying for my master’s degree in organizational management (with a concentration in nonprofit management), I worked full-time as a program assistant for a organization that provided...
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How to Develop a Personal Mission Statement
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Preconference. (Don’t ask me why I always get caught in the most unflattering poses in photos at conferences. In...
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How to Overcome Nonprofit Workplace Mistakes with Maturity
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely...
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Are You on the Right Nonprofit Career Path?
“To have a firm persuasion in our work – to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for the world at exactly the same time – is one of the great triumphs of human existence.” – David...
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How to Take a Vacation Without Feeling Guilty About It
This blog post is coming to you from Athens, Greece! Today is the first day of a month-long trip to Europe that I’ve been planning for about a year now. Over the next four weeks, I’ll be visiting...
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Four Leadership Lessons I Learned from Spending One Month in Europe
cheesy photo in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy Last week, I returned to the U.S. after spending one month in Europe. I explored Greece, Italy and Spain on what was a dream trip for me. I’d...
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New Leadership for a New Nonprofit Sector: The Manifesto
Over the past few years, I’ve been traveling around the country working with various organizations as a speaker and trainer, sharing ideas about nonprofit leadership, diversity, career development and...
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Why Baby Boomers Need to Stop Referring to Millennials as Babies
Elijah the big boy My little cousin Elijah turned four years old last weekend. My family put together a Spiderman-themed birthday party, complete with pizza and a blue and red cake. At one point during...
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BoardSource and Points of Light Launch Board Member of the Month Award
Now THIS is a fantastic idea. One thing many nonprofits struggle with is recognizing the contributions of their most valuable volunteers – the board of directors. If you’ve been looking for a...
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What KitchenAid’s Tasteless Tweet Can Teach Us About Online Integrity
Last night, I was watching the first 2012 Presidential debate with millions of other Americans. I don’t really get too invested into politics because of how disingenuous most of it is. What could be...
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Why You Can No Longer Separate Your Personal Life from Your Professional Life...
Hands down, the most frequent question I get during my social media trainings and personal branding workshops is this one: How do I separate my personal life from my professional life on social media?...
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Young People Should Always Be Invited to Conversations About the Future of...
Speaking at ASU Lodestar Center on "Six Ways to Rock Your Nonprofit Career." Looks like I was pretty excited about it, too LOL A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being in Phoenix, Arizona to...
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We Can’t Afford Four More Years of Leadership by Proxy
Four years ago, I voted for Barack Obama. When he won, it sparked an incredible wave of optimism and pride in me and so many of my peers in the nonprofit field. But after just a couple years in, a lot...
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Start the Week With Good Intentions
“A good intention clothes itself with sudden power.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Even though I work from home, the beginning of the week always feels “busy.” As soon as I wake up on Mondays, I sense looming...
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Be Generous With Your Light
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton On Friday, I was scrolling Twitter when I noticed that almost all the people I follow were...
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Get My Free Personal Mission Statement Guide
As my gift to you, I am offering a FREE four-page printable guide, How to Develop a Personal Mission Statement for subscribers to The Lightbulb, my new and improved weekly leadership newsletter! (This...
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