Last week was pretty eventful for me. I had the opportunity to attend the invite-only Save Service Leadership Strategy Session in Washington, D.C. For those of you that haven’t heard about the Save Service campaign, it’s a grassroots effort to save AmeriCorps-funded programs across the U.S. Why should anyone care about saving service? American policymakers are [...]
LinkedIn has added a new feature to its already impressive repertoire. The new “Volunteer Experience & Causes” feature allows users to showcase their volunteer experience to would-be employers. Why add this feature? LinkedIn recently compiled a survey of nearly 2,000 professionals in the U.S. and found that 89 percent of the survey participants had volunteer [...]
As the east coast braces for the impact of hurricane Irene, I’d like to ask ALL of you to do me a favor: If you’re on the east coast… If you know someone who may be living alone/doesn’t have family, invite them over to your place. While hurricanes can be a scary time for everyone, [...]
FACT: I’m a self-proclaimed “big kid.” During the summer months of my childhood, it was not uncommon to find me outdoors. I enjoyed camping with friends, riding my bike around the neighborhood with friends and catching fireflies. CONFESSION: I’m guilty of firefly genocide. I’m not even sure WHY I wanted to catch them. The outcome [...]
As I was perusing my Feedly reader this morning, I saw something quite awesome. For those of you that know me, it doesn’t take a lot to get my attention, but this was like, revolutionary! It not only got my attention, it SUSTAINED it… for like, 2.3 minutes. That’s practically forever in my world. Anyway… So, [...]
OMG! In case you haven’t noticed yet, Google+ added a new feature while you were pretending to work at work — Google+ Games! If all the hullabaloo about Google+ making Facebook its red-headed stepchild hasn’t annoyed you enough, Google+ kicked it up a notch by adding a suite of games to include: Zynga Poker Collapse! [...]
Who knew keeping a personal blog could increase productivity? According to a blog post by Forbes.com blogger Susan Adams, keeping an e-diary about work and personal experiences has proven to increase productivity and personal relationships in the workplace! Adams shares the results of a study in which an associate professor from New York University’s School [...]