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SpanishLast week marked the beginning of Spring, which came after switching our clocks yet again for Daylight Savings Time. I hope that we all realize that the days don’t change because of clocks – they change because of how our planet is in orbit in relation to the sun. Spring comes regardless of a clock. […]
Multiple Realities
As we move into spring, I am feeling burdened by the impact of local, state, and national decisions, especially when these decisions directly affect community members, neighbors, colleagues and family. Washington’s budget deficit is forcing cuts and layoffs, and those reductions cause communities to face reduced access to food, housing, transportation, health care and more. […]
Use Your Voice – Advocacy with Decision Makers
As a longtime nonprofit leader, each year conversations emerge about what kind of lobbying nonprofits can engage in. Anxiety about impacting one’s nonprofit status with the IRS has people refraining from anything that even feels close to lobbying, while other leaders understand that advocacy is not the same as lobbying. Even 501c3s – within defined […]
February 2025 (already!)
Although I’m still saying Happy New Year to most people I see, time is feeling more and more fluid lately. About two weeks ago we shared space with close to 250 people during the January 2025 Partner Convening. We started just two days after inauguration Day, and we anticipated the week might feel heavy and […]
Readying for a new year
We are a few weeks since the winter solstice, marking the time when, for our part of the planet, the sun is furthest south. In other words, the closer one is to the north pole, the shorter the hours of daylight. Now we are on the other side of the solstice, and we’re already feeling […]
