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The importance of risk management for non-profits
I'm hanging out at the Volunteer BC conference yesterday and today and attending some great sessions all about non-profit and volunteer management. I'll write a few blog posts on the conference, and I thought I'd start with a recap of a session that John Kay from...
Some FAQs about my work
I often get asked questions about what I do and what my work looks like, so this post covers some of those questions and my responses. Feel free to ask me anything that I've missed in the comments, and I'll address those in a future post. Q: What are the core services...
An open heart is a giving heart
The following is a guest post written by Shauna Janz, a friend and connection here in Victoria, BC. Shauna is not only a lovely person, but has wise, wise words for us today about connecting with our community by connecting with ourselves. --- A few weeks ago Beth...
The spectrum of engagement
Years ago when my husband and I were preparing to marry - in a church - we sat down with the minister for a chat. We had never met him but he was the current minister in the church in Ontario where my parents married, and where my grandparents had spent a large part...
Thought/Consulting Volunteering
Have you heard of "thought" or "consulting" volunteering? Watch this 1 minute clip of me talking about the concept and then respond in the comments to one or more of the questions below. Let's start a conversation! Tell me, as a manager of volunteers: What further...
Striving for real
I've been reading a little bit of Seth Godin's blog lately and admiring both his thoughts and the brevity in which he expresses them. Often his posts are just two or three paragraphs long, yet they still pack a thoughtful punch. These posts, along with my recent...
Victoria supports women entrepreneurs
While on vacation in Maui in May this year I got into a conversation with another Canadian woman at the pool. She had recently moved back to Kelowna after living in the States for a while but mentioned to me - after hearing that I lived here - that she had really...
Developing an e-portfolio
Over the course of December 2012 to January 2013 I took a course in Professional Learning Portfolios from the Social Learning Centre with Jane Hart as the facilitator. Individuals from all over the world participated in the course, which was an experiential one...
Pauline Penner’s thoughts on networking
A while back I attended one of Carolyne Taylor's yoUnlimited conferences and went to a session that two local Victoria women, Pauline Penner and Anna Harvey, presented on networking. Anna and I had met before so our seeing each other at the conference was a...