By Patricia Daly I began a countdown to retirement five years before that welcomed day arrived on June 30, 2011. I could not wait to be free of alarm clocks, office politics and the pervasive lack of time to have fun, travel and pursue personal interests....
By Patricia Daly When I retired in 2011, I wanted to fulfill a long-suppressed desire to nurture my spiritual development and love of writing that had been put on hold for decades. I joined a writing group of friends and began sharing spiritual stories with them. After...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Authors such as Ann Mei Chang, Beth Kanter, Jacqueline Novogratz, Amy Cuddy and Angela Duckworth are genuinely women of empowerment with a passion for changing the world. Any of their titles below would be an excellent addition to your personal...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. --African and Chinese Proverb It all started with a conversation about summer. My then 14-year-old son, Jeremiah, sat me down and...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS If you’ve set your sights on the top spot in your field in a nonprofit, we’ve got seven inspiring tips to bring your aspirations to life! 1. Identify your role models. Ask yourself, who are the individuals that inspire you? What traits...
By Elliott Potter Dawn Rochelle grew up in Onslow County in southeastern North Carolina, in the impact zone of a prominent military presence. The county's demographics are shaped by Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, a sprawling installation where young service members train on land, in the...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Compassion fatigue is caused by chronic stress and can result in physical exhaustion, anger, irritation, insomnia and impaired decision-making. Other-focused and empathic people feel that it is their part to do everything in their power to help and care for...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS As a nonprofit leader, you know the importance of team building and creating an environment of kindness in the workplace. But a few more tools and resources couldn't hurt, right? We've compiled a few book recommendations to help add to your skill...
Julia Delmerico is a shining example of community involvement (we’ve shared some of Julia’s impact with you before). So, of course, we were thrilled when she recently received some well-deserved recognition and was named “Big Sister of the Year” by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay (BBBS). We...
By Elliott Potter COVID-19 has claimed so many victims and caused so much damage that it almost seems uncaring to look beyond the troubling death toll and pointlessly frustrating to focus on just a single mucked-up aspect of daily life. We’re still coming to grips with the...