November is the 11th month and we just passed 11-11. I thought I’d play a bit with the numbers to begin this blog. The number One represents new beginnings. Double 1’s for 11 represent pillars or gateways. The number eleven represents Higher Consciousness or Master Teacher Mind. In this week of 11-11 we have a …
Curating content is defined as selecting, organizing, and presenting content, mostly for online use, either for searching or marketing, or actually any form of business or profession. How do you curate and communicate your content? How do you provide information smoothly and quickly? First you have to select it, then organize it and make it …
The spike in visibility of crises has most certainly resulted in changes to how organizations operate, and alongside that trend another is growing, albeit more quietly – that of training people to fill the variety of emergency and crisis management roles that are emerging. Check out this description of one such course, from a Kansas …
Most leaders know it’s important to work with their team to define goals, but the conversation shouldn’t stop there. You also need to agree on the mechanics of how the team will get the work done. Here are four things that must be clear to every team member. 1. Roles and Responsibilities. Every member needs …
Here’s a quick guide to getting the attention of the search engines and your target customer who is searching online.
A Guest Posting by Sue Smith An issue was raised in a listserve: “As someone more used to working with the clients, I have become more and more concerned about the exploitation of clients and ‘their stories’ as fundraising tools. I am constantly being asked to ‘provide a client or two’ who are willing to …
It seems the Transportation Security Administration or TSA does not train its agents in any of the soft training skills. Is “nice” a dirty word? It is a four letter word, but come on! I’m not being insensitive. I know the TSA has had a rough time of it, especially recently when they lost one …
My career started a long time ago. A combination of luck, timing, and a few connections helped get started in a career I didn’t even know I would like at the time. It turned out to be a career that I loved and stayed with for over a decade. Along the way, I had successes …
The most vulnerable point of access to your data isn’t a computer, but a human being Cyber security has been a hot topic as of late, but few are discussing the fact that humans are actually the weakest link in the information security chain. While hackers do employ some seriously powerful tools, it’s often just …
In a previous post, I introduced “A Four-Step Process for Effective Grantsmanship,” including: (1) prospecting for foundation funding, (2) cultivation, (3) grant proposal development, and (4) grant management and stewardship. (See Chapter Five in my ebook: Grants & Grantsmanship) So far, I’ve provided a lot of information on steps one through three, as well as …
