Accountability Dashboards

Did your group spend some time doing some planning? Do you follow through and achieve success? These questions go through my head all the time. Whether I’m facilitating the planning or as a member of the planning group. There is excitement and visioning that takes place during planning, but when it comes to execution and […]
Recruit Engaged Board Members

Let’s face it the people you want to add to your board are probably pretty busy people. They are visible because they are front and center in their volunteer and professional pursuits. They are getting things done. So how do you get these people to be active members of your board. Here are a few […]
Slim Budget Marketing

I love a grass roots group or a small nonprofit. These groups are typically beaming with promise, excitement, and enthusiasm. What they lack is typically all the money they need to get where they want to go. Having walked in the shoes of a grass roots group on more than one occasion I wanted to […]
Solve Problems Create Products with Human Centered Design

Recently I had the privilege to work with Carrie Portis and Virginia Hamilton introducing Human Centered Design framework to a cohort of Community Colleges in California. The virtual workshop’s purpose introduced a frame work that focuses on the Human factor of problem solving or product creation. So many times we sit around a table. We […]
Tech Tips for Your Zoom Meetings

Tips to Create Meaningful, Engaging and Effective Meetings with Zoom Audio Call in with your phone and use your earbuds: Log into Zoom with your computer or tablet. In the bottom left corner find the microphone and ^. Select connect with phone audio. A pop up will provide you a phone number, room number, and […]
Grow Grand Island Arts Consensus Workshop on Purpose

With all that’s happening in the world right now sometimes it is important focus in on that one passion that gives you great purpose. Something that you normally would have been doing. That normal thing for the Grow Grand Island Arts committee was to come together using the Zoom platform and participate in a consensus […]
Waving Fees for Virtual Facilitation Until April 4th

Virtual Faciliation During this unprecedented situation that requires most organizations to refrain from meeting to stop the abhorrent spread of the Corona Virus I would like to offer organizations the opportunity to meet virtually using Zoom or Adobe Connect. I’m ToP (Technology of Participation) trained in virtual facilitation. I am waving fees for this service […]