Archive for 2010

 Social Media is a powerful tool. As organizations make this shift, some are doing so without completely understanding the fundamental differences between old media and new media. One area where that is most apparent is exactly what Julie Leung points out in her post Top 5 Social Media Mistakes We (Continue reading…)

Every child begins life with the innocent belief that the world around them is meant to support their growth, learning, and, ultimately, their success. It is during high school or college when you realize most people are more interested in you following their rules and fitting their predefined molds than (Continue reading…)

Reclaim Your Life    I chose to leave my corporate career and make Soles4Souls my life’s work. Just because I made that decision doesn’t mean that is the only option you have available. Maybe you’re in your twenties, thirties, fifties, or whatever age and wondering what you can do. You (Continue reading…)

It’s easy to get caught up in the chaos of our organizations. As leaders, we live very close to our personal situation. So close that it might skew our ability to see things through the eyes of the donor.  I have an open door policy not because I don’t have (Continue reading…)

I read a great post recently from Dan Pink, There are two kinds of people in the world. I think his thoughts could easily translate into the nonprofit world, too. Here is my list for nonprofit leaders:  There are two kinds of leaders in the world…  Those who plan meetings…and (Continue reading…)

More people are thinking about giving and will give to charity in the month of December than any other time of the year. That’s good news if you’re heading into the final weeks of your fiscal year behind budget.  If you do find yourself in such a situation, here are (Continue reading…)

Let me first say that I do not own an iPhone. Just about everyone I meet tells me I need to make the switch. Honestly, my Blackberry gets the job done. So, I’m not one of those Apple-freaks who believe that anything Apple is perfect and everyone should have one. (Continue reading…)

Last night was a very special night for me. It was the book release party for Almost Isn’t Good Enough. Cole Haan has been and continues to be an important partner to Soles4Souls. They graciously agreed to host the event at their retail location in Green Hills Mall in Nashville. (Continue reading…)

 Anyone who knows me and is in any way familiar with Soles4Souls knows that we operate in a fast-paced, results-driven culture. But just because we have our eyes focused on “the prize” (making sure everyone on the planet has their own, personal pair of shoes) doesn’t mean that we can’t (Continue reading…)

I keep reading and rereading Seth Godin’s recent post, Unreasonable. At first, I couldn’t get past his use of the word unreasonable. It felt like the wrong word. To be honest, I couldn’t find a better one even though I pulled out my dictionary and thesaurus to help.  After reading (Continue reading…)