Archive for the ‘Soles4Souls’ Category

Nonprofit leaders should be able to work with many different kinds of people. A lot of my staff at Soles4Souls is young. We have a mix of Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials. When you have that level of diversity, there are some important things to keep in mind about leading a (Continue reading…)

We understand you have a choice when donating your unwanted footwear. There are many places to send them and many ways to help those in need. At Soles4Souls, we work to make the biggest impact with each and every pair. Every 7 seconds someone received a new pair of shoes. (Continue reading…)

I am thrilled to congratulate Stephanie Taylor Smith on winning the Flippin Good Deeds Blogger Challenge! Stephanie utilized her blog Musings of a Silly Girl to urge her readers to clean out their closets and donate gently worn footwear to Soles4Souls. During the short, three month contest Stephanie collected over (Continue reading…)

Sometimes being the CEO of an organization is inspiring and rewarding, but sometimes you find yourself in the wrong headspace and it quickly becomes stressful and overwhelming.  Today started off as one of those days for me.  After getting word late last week that a very close friend of mine (Continue reading…)

Soles4Souls Rockstar Donor Claire Frances Baker is AWESOME. She began her shoe-collecting journey in February of  2010. She was still astounded at the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti and felt burdened for the people there. She knew that kids could not go to school without a pair of shoes (Continue reading…)

Soles4Souls has much to be thankful for. In 2011: We received the “Organizing Excellence in Community Service Award” from the National Association of Professional Organizers. We added a new 300,000 square foot distribution facility in Alabama. We started an outreach program to college students through our University RV Tour. We (Continue reading…)

Greg Oates is a popular blogger and writer about “sustainable travel for socially conscious individuals and corporations.” Basically, he has made a career out of Voluntourism. I was thrilled to find out his interest in Travel4Souls. When he asked Elizabeth Kirk for the interview, I strongly encouraged her to go (Continue reading…)

Vacations used to consist of going to the beach to relax and build sand castles. Not anymore. Voluntourism is quickly becoming one of the most popular vacation options available to individuals and even families. People have limited time, so they want everything they do to count. If there is one (Continue reading…)

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of giving the opening keynote presentation for Church Community Builder for the 2011 Connected Church Conference. I was very impressed by Steve Caton and his entire staff. It was a well-produced and well-designed event. Having organized complex events in the past, I (Continue reading…)

 Year-end giving is a big deal for every nonprofit organization. Just like retailers depend on holiday sales to make the bulk of their revenue each year, nonprofits need year-end giving to generate the funds needed to fully fund the work so they can make a lasting impact.  Here’s what I’ve (Continue reading…)