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Letting Go..to Lean In (and Achieve More)
As a strong advocate for work-life balance, creating work boundaries and ensuring women have supportive work environments to help balance the challenges of parenthood, many of you may have wondered how I’ve been fairing during COVID-19 and my thoughts on the...
Supporting Small Shops While Balancing it all: Chatting with Cindy Wagman
Congratulations, you’ve managed another couple of weeks of social distancing, while, I’m sure, still struggling to find balance, have productive workdays, and spend time with your family. Today, I’m very excited to share my conversation with Cindy Wagman, President...
Networking, Working, and Family Life in the time of COVID with Paul Nazareth
You will have to excuse my lack of regularity in these posts, but I’m assuming all of you reading understand that some things must happen when you have time, not when your schedule dictates it. How are you doing in these last few weeks of social distancing, likely...
Compassion Fatigue — Let’s Talk About It.
I met Amanda Rocheleau at AFP Toronto Congress this past November, and I don’t think she realized how much our brief passing impacted me. Everything she spoke about in her panel discussion resonated with me. I truly believe she has a clear and important message that...
Balance, Faith-Based Fundraising, and Inspiring our Children
Chatting with Gillian Doucet Campbell, MA, CFRE, Director of Stewardship and Development with the Anglican Diocese of Niagara was such a treat, and I think you will really enjoy reading about balance from her perspective. I’ve had the good fortune of volunteering with...
Research vs. Real Talk: Women, Family Planning, and the Future of our Sector
Lately, I’ve been feeling a little bit blue about our sector: donations are down, there is a leadership crisis, turnover continues to be high, parental leave barriers and I’ve heard of many great fundraisers leaving or thinking about leaving our sector. What is going...
Heather Nelson on Balance, Podcasts, and so much more!
Thank you to all of those who have sent along great feedback (and podcast recommendations) from my last blog post. I’m so excited to share my next interview with you about balance, work-life blend and so much more. Heather Nelson, President and Lead Consultant at...
How Time Flies…What I’ve Figured Out So Far…
Five months. Five months of being an entrepreneur, it’s hard to believe how quickly this time has gone by. It’s also been over a month since my last blog post, so I’m feeling like this is a bit overdue. In five months, I’ve learned a world of knowledge, and have met...
Recruiting Those who “Get It” – Chatting with Deborah Legrove
Alright, I’m starting to feel like I’m getting the hang of this blog this…but would love to hear from you! Is there someone you would like me to feature? Do you have something you want to share about work-life balance (blend/integration)? Maryann’s post really got me...
Chatting with Maryann Kerr — Another perspective and some great book recommendations!
I hoped you enjoyed Megan’s post last week, it certainly made me think – maybe I should have called this company Blended Good, instead of Balanced Good. Too bad I’ve already ordered business cards. It’s so true though, especially as I’ve started navigating this new...
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