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WHY I DO IT!
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...

Lindsey Nickel
May 22, 20171 min read


Coping with Confidence Paralysis
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...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 19, 20173 min read


Commander in Tweets, Leading Through the Tangled Webs of Social Media
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...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 5, 20172 min read


Chasing Creativity
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...

Lindsey Nickel
Feb 21, 20173 min read


This Metabook is Mega Cool!
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...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 13, 20172 min read


A Year of Yoga
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,...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 5, 20171 min read


I Don’t Want Alot for Christmas…
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...

Lindsey Nickel
Dec 12, 20162 min read


Putting the “HAPPY” in Happy Halloween!
It’s been a ridiculously busy post-summer/autumn season! Tons of grant writing opportunities, too much travel, tons of new clients and...

Lindsey Nickel
Oct 31, 20161 min read


When Do-Gooding Ends Badly, How Do You Cope?
A very dear friend and work buddy of mine is going through a rough patch. A program that she worked hard to fund and develop was hijacked...

Lindsey Nickel
Aug 28, 20162 min read


An Eye Opening Internship!
The past few weeks working at Arts In Action have been amazing! It has really been a hands on experience and I have been able to learn so...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Jul 21, 20162 min read


La Vita è Bella!
Hi! I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Beca Kubak and I am going to be a junior in college this fall! I study Economics and Marketing and...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Jul 7, 20162 min read


Creating Your Next Memory Escape!
A few months ago, my husband called me from his year-end work conference with the news – he was awarded a trip for two to Costa Rica for...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Jun 6, 20162 min read


When Grant Writing Equals Grant Winning!
As a non-profit consultant that makes a majority of my income from preparing grant proposals for clients, I am often asked what...

Grace Anne Alfiero
May 20, 20161 min read


How NOT To Do It!
In the early 90’s, I landed an internship at a progressive non-profit agency in New York City that served as an incubator to musicians,...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 9, 20163 min read


Is Happiness Genetically Determined?
It’s hard for me not to be happy right now. I’m standing at the threshold of spring, surrounded by the sights and sounds of beautiful,...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 4, 20162 min read


Really… Have You Walked in My Bunny Slippers?
Being a parent is at once the most wonderful and stressful experience in many persons’ lives. The wonder and the worry that accompany the...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Mar 1, 20163 min read


Self-Determination is for Everyone!
How many of us live self-determined lives? How often do we take the time to map out our personal dreams and desires in a practical and...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Feb 18, 20163 min read


Selfie Satisfied!
Please enjoy this post below written by my buddy Erin Dalton. Recently, I decided to start a page on social media to encourage and...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Jan 28, 20162 min read


Moving Toward Meaning
In the last two blog-posts, guest author Erin Dalton shared her poignant thoughts about blending instead of balance, a welcomed...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 21, 20154 min read


Blending…The Holiday Edition!
Here is installment #2 of Erin Dalton’s take on blending vs. balance in our ridiculously busy lives! Happy Holidays from all of us at...

Grace Anne Alfiero
Dec 14, 20152 min read
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