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Post-it Power
I’m the kind of person who needs to get her thoughts down on paper as fast as possible. Otherwise, they tend to float out of my skull like tiny balloons. My work spaces are always littered with scraps...
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Birdies for Education
Months before I got my new job (and months before I had any inkling I’d be joining the Des Moines “I Have a Dream” Foundation), I made a confession to my now boss. We were at a brainstorming meeting...
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Thoughts on launching
Here are a few thoughts I wrote up about the nature of launching a project for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) of Des Moines blog . We had an amazing turnout (100 people – lots of new...
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A preview for February 1st: Share the Mic!
I’ll admit it – for about a decade before I started working at a youth/education oriented nonprofit, I was pretty clued out of the school-aged scene. College and working at a magazine targeted to...
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Thank you, Sheryl Sandberg
I picked up my copy of “Lean In” from the Drake Human Resources department on Friday, fully committed to reading the introduction in preparation for a staff book club, but feeling like I might not have...
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Pass the syrup
If you’re craving pancakes*, get your Saturday morning fix at the all-you-can-eat Des Moines “I Have a Dream” Foundation pancake breakfast! There’s also a raffle with some awesome sweet prizes (facial,...
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Creative coworking space on 35th
Joe and I took a stroll down 35th Street the other night to check out the open house at “Flock,” a new coworking space for designers. I hope they do well! There’s a sitting area with couches when you...
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