The Next Phase
We’ve survived the first weeks… Phase 1, the high intensity, quick decision-making time is ending. Phase 2 is harder, it’s the endurance phase. It’s like moving from acute to chronic, [...]
We’ve survived the first weeks… Phase 1, the high intensity, quick decision-making time is ending. Phase 2 is harder, it’s the endurance phase. It’s like moving from acute to chronic, [...]
Upswell is a convening organized by the national organization Independent Sector to bring together those working towards change in the social sector in the US. The following are a few [...]
One of the fun parts of being more ‘senior’ in one’s career is having the opportunity to share ‘lessons learned’ over the years. I had the opportunity to participate in [...]
If your organization is expanding its international reach, taking time for doing the due diligence to explore and understand new environments is crucial. First steps to take include clearly articulating [...]
I recently facilitated a session for social sector practitioners on global trends for organizations engaging internationally, and some ideas for how they could incorporate them into their operations or programs [...]
By Roopa Dhatt, Bonnie Koenig and Kelly Thompson A couple of years ago Bonnie wrote a series of posts on how our concept of networking has changed in a more [...]
This post has been co-authored by Bonnie Koenig and Alyssa Smaldino In 2011 the most recent UN’s State of the World Report noted that “People under 25 make up 43 [...]
Widen your horizons - The divisions between national and global have blurred. One result of this is that it is even easier to find information that can be helpful in [...]
When I first started working on the concept of international engagement in the 1990’s it was a relatively uncommon concept. There were local, national and international organizations and they were [...]
I have had a number of interactions recently that have me thinking about how the appreciation of and sensitivity to other cultures, the basis for effective partnerships, is a [...]