by Judi | Jan 3, 2017 | Advocacy
Well, 2016 is now water under the bridge! I just got off a group video call with American and Canadian participants, and nobody mentioned politics at all. This is probably a hopeful sign, and I choose to think of it that way. As they say, “Start as you mean to...
by Judi | May 24, 2015 | Advocacy, Capacity Development, Featured, Professional Development
Occasionally I bump into someone, a group or organization, who is looking to start up a new program that sounds eerily familiar – identical with programs I’ve known in the past. More specifically, things like Board Development and Volunteer Management...
by Judi | Oct 30, 2014 | Advocacy, Careers, Creativity, Cultural Economy
In a recent posting to Facebook, the father of a friend of mine had this to say (I have not included the name of the city to protect the innocent – and it’s a pretty common story anyway): I’m not easily disappointed, but as I study the platforms of...
by It's Me! | Apr 28, 2014 | Advocacy, Creativity, Economics
The word #Entreprendre is a French one. Entre = enter, prendre = take. So an entrepreneur is a “go getter” #ForumBr — Nnenna (@nnenna) April 25, 2014 Obviously I’ve been following events at the NETMundial conference in Brazil this week, and this...
by It's Me! | Oct 12, 2011 | Advocacy, Featured
I’ve been inundated with tweets, updates, e-campaigns and news clips that ‘take sides’ over the unfolding of OccupyWallStreet. A major complaint from those dismissing the actions of ‘The 99%’ is that the ‘#occupy’ crowds are leaderless and unfocussed....
