Forget a Career Plan, What’s Your Life’s Mission?

Let me start by saying that I understand that having a plan makes people feel more secure about their future and helps them decide what steps to take. Even when talking to people about my career choices, anything short of…

A Calendar of Spreading Joy-30 Acts of Kindness You Can Perform Each Day of the Month

Each month a friend of mine forwards me a calendar of acts of kindness we can perform each day.  Sometimes we forget about the little interactions we have with each other that often affect our attitudes.  This calendar brings a…

Oliver and Cafeteria Cooks

Lessons on Social Change from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

One of my favorite blogs “Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss” recently posted a review of the the first episode of the new show “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” The show focuses on Jamie, a popular chef from England who got…

Recap of #ynpchat: How Can Young Professionals Make More Money in this Field?

Yesterday Rosetta Thurman and I hosted our second Young Nonprofit Professionals twitter chat (#ynpchat).  For an hour we heard the perspectives from around the world on the following topic: “How can young professionals make more money in this field?” It…

April 7: Join Me for a Live Twitter Chat for Young Nonprofit Professionals

#ynpchat This Wednesday from 12-1pm EST join me and Rosetta Thurman on Twitter as we host another live discussion for young nonprofit professionals!  We both get asked similar questions from our peers about how to land a great nonprofit job…