A few years ago I had the good fortune to work with some amazing folks in Japan. We took a train from the hustle & bustle of Tokyo to a...

At a meeting with a colleague the other day, I was asked an insightful question, “How did you manage the strong personalities that surely...

I like healthy competitions as much as the next person. Of course these days, competition takes on the form of an RFP (Request for...

This past Sunday, my daughter and I donned our thermal underwear, our pussy hats, (thanks Christy Hallas) and our warmest sweaters and...

Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor,...

Last weekend at the end of a two day video shoot, my tired tween spoke up and said, “I want my mom! I don’t want the producer, editor, or...

In a recent meeting with a board member of an international non-profit, I was asked a question that stopped me in my tracks. “Grace, have...

Two experiences from yesterday are the impetus for this blog post, demonstrating that we have further work to do as a society to create...

Aaron Burr Jr. had some free advice for Alexander Hamilton in the now all-too-famous musical “Hamilton” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda....

Disaster Recovery = Flexible Response + A Plan Of Action Pinellas County, Florida This month working with The Humane Society of Pinellas...

Spinning, spinning! Many of us have been dealing with an increasingly turbulent atmosphere that has presented as violent hurricanes, the...

I have a question…how often do you consider your risk threshold or the pull of your passion? Do you even consider these factors? Do you...

For weeks now I’ve been trying to craft a list of encouraging and life changing reasons for folks to consider and to commit to taking on...

I finally fired off an email reply to an organization. This is not my first inquiry. It’s not an unsolicited email. It is a response to...

During a casual weekend phone chat with my buddy, Artist and Art Gallery Owner Sarah Ellen Smith, we galloped into a topic that has been...

Last year, within three months of each other, my nephew and aunt died by suicide. For an undetermined period of time “my art” was on...

Every once in awhile, I get a lucky break! This December I was in the right space at the right downtime. A colleague of mine named...

So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me. . .of course I am working on mine,...

When I was a teenager, a few months shy of graduating from high school and going on to pursue my career dreams, I spent as much time as...

It’s been a ridiculously busy post-summer/autumn season! Tons of grant writing opportunities, too much travel, tons of new clients and...