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One Subtle Step To Encourage Volunteer Leaders
“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” – Raymond Lindqui Do one subtle thing, and you’ll encourage more volunteer leaders in your organization. Let them lead. And that takes courage. There’s a real temptation, especially for the … Continue reading
Make Lunch Hour Meaningful
“Pick my left pocket of its silver dime, but spare the right – it holds my golden time! “ – Oliver Wendell Holmes Today I took the afternoon off so that I could teach Art Literacy at my daughter’s school. … Continue reading
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 339 – Giving Time For A Bamboo
“Actually, I’m an overnight success, but it took twenty years” – Monty Hall Bamboo can grow at a rate of two inches per hour. But the poor bamboo farmer has a problem. It may grow quickly, but bamboo takes a … Continue reading
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 334 – 9 Ways To Give Your Time Online
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow For the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re staying in a rental house in a tiny town on the Oregon coast. For me, the plan … Continue reading
Posted in In the world, Uncategorized
Tagged Giving Our Time, Online Volunteering, Oregon Coast, postaday2011, Volunteering
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 301 – The One Thing We Can Control, Our Attitude
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” – Brian Tracy I did something a little different tonight. I … Continue reading
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 294 – What Kind Of Thank You Do You Want To Receive?
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” — G.B. Stern I answered this thought-provoking challenge from sparked.com today. “Our donors do a lot for us and we want them to feel super special. Can you write the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Giving Our Time, Online Volunteering, postaday2011, Thank You, Time
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 287 – Five Ways To Find The Positive In The News
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. “ – George Orwell Take a look at these two headlines. They are reporting exactly the same story. In one there is optimism tinged with pessimism (“more than expected”) and the … Continue reading
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Tagged being positive, finding the positive, foxnews, hope, msnbc, online news, Online Volunteering, optimism, postaday2011
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 256 – A Simple Matter Of Programming
Salem Classical Fencing had an interesting scheduling problem which needed a little computer programming help. “It is just a simple matter of programming.” -ancient computer programming idiom Imagine you are scheduling a fencing tournament for a non-profit organization. Each competitor … Continue reading
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 248 – We Are All Librarians
Responded to a non-profit’s question about membership only to make me realize that there is another intangible thing besides time which we can give. Sparked.com once again provided me an opportunity to help out a non-profit. Today it was the Wilderness Education … Continue reading
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Tagged Connections, information, Online Volunteering, seth godin, sparked.com
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 215 – Your Perspective Counts
Volunteered some perspective on a brainstorming challenge on sparked.com for a non-profit trying to build credibility. Every single one of us has a unique perspective on the world. Although sometimes similar, we all view the world through our own personal prisms. … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged aging parents, credibility, Helping Out, Online Volunteering, perspective, prism
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