3 Important Lessons I Learned at my First Full-Time Nonprofit/Museum Job
At the end of May, I left my first full-time nonprofit job to spend the Summer with loved ones before starting graduate school in the Fall. I worked at Pacific Science Center in Seattle for almost two...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom: 41 Inspirational Quotations for Young Nonprofit Leaders
I adore inspirational quotations– and I’ll admit that I have a rather silly habit of keeping long lists of my favorites. After spending a considerable amount of time weeding through the bunch, I’m...
View Article5 Unexpected Ways in Which Grad School Loans Are Changing My Lifestyle
In August, I summoned my life savings, took out a Stafford loan on top of them, and headed back to school to pursue a master’s degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California....
View ArticleKeep The Ride Alive- A Tradition to Celebrate the Power of the Individual
Daisy Keeps the Ride Alive this year in Bloomfield Hills, MI. ‘We are called a nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the...
View Article5 Reasons to Always Be Thinking Like a Graduate Student
I’ll be honest: when I left my full-time gig at the Science Center in order to become a full-time graduate student last year, I was terrified by how this change would alter my own viewpoints and how I...
View ArticleCelebrating One Year of Know Your Own Bone
The original header when I started KYOB in 2009 I began this blog one year ago and it’s come a long, long way in the last twelve months! Throughout the last year, this has been a place for me to share...
View ArticleThe Organization May Have Zilch, But You Won’t
Nonprofit employees have the most honed leadership characteristics. Does that sound silly? I’ll admit I am biased– not because I am a nonprofiteer or graduate student in Public Administration but...
View ArticleSharing is Caring: 4 Reasons To Focus on Facebook Shares (Instead of Likes)
Forget the number of “likes” on your Facebook posts for a moment and look at “shares” instead. Shares are more indicative of an effective Facebook community and will result in greater ROI from your...
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