In case you missed it, the last 20 days have been all about marketing our one year anniversay and organizing the event itself.
Some wonderful soul told me about Volunteers of America, Catering for a Cause. How wonderful! I just visited the site and while we have not used their services yet, it is amazing what they are doing! Here's more:
Volunteers of America Oregon we are Catering for a Cause. Volunteers of America Oregon is a non-profit organization that offers specialty catering services. Our culinary team takes great pride in the quality of their work and has built a reputation of providing great tasting meals while delivering impeccable customer service. Proceeds support our social services programs that include: Children & Family Services, Rehabilitation Services and Senior Services. In addition, our central kitchen serves as a living laboratory for the residents of the Women’s Residential Center. The residents, during their rehabilitation program, are given a unique opportunity to learn food preparation skills, earn a food handlers card and experience the value of taking on responsibilities.
Check them out at http://www.voaor.org/. Now, this is what I'm talking about!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
They Get it!
Long story short I was having problems with the love of my life, my palm centro phone by Verizon. For whatever reason the program would not open on my desk top. After talking to my computer fix-it person I was feeling bold enough to go on line and upload an update. Yeah, bad idea, as it wiped out all of the data on my phone.
Panic is not the correct word for what swept through me.
This morning I called Verizon and talked to two different people who did the whole customer service thing, for real. One lady cheerfully ended our conversation with "thank you for being the most important part of Verizon."
My data was recovered, minus last week and this weeks calendar which is nothing compared to what the loss could have been.
Gotta give props to Verizon, my experience says that the brand they market is for real.
Panic is not the correct word for what swept through me.
This morning I called Verizon and talked to two different people who did the whole customer service thing, for real. One lady cheerfully ended our conversation with "thank you for being the most important part of Verizon."
My data was recovered, minus last week and this weeks calendar which is nothing compared to what the loss could have been.
Gotta give props to Verizon, my experience says that the brand they market is for real.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Guest Blogger: Linda Cohen
How can the death of a loved one create new opportunities? Surprisingly, it almost always does.
Two years ago, I began a project to help move through the grief I experienced after losing my father to lung cancer. My goal was to perform "1000 mitzvahs" or acts of kindness in my father's memory. My blog http://www.1000mitzvahs.org/ and the mitzvah project has been a transforming experience. I have learned so much on this journey and feel that my father's death was a gift in so many ways. Taking the time to slow down and comprehend the loss of a parent opened me up to this project. It has helped me realize how the simple actions in life do make a difference. I doubt I would have embarked on this transforming journey if it wasn't for the still small voice I heard encouraging me.
I am nearing my goal of 1000 mitzvahs very shortly. It has been an incredible chance to blog and actively seek opportunities to do acts of kindness. To celebrate, I am asking others to join me in my drop a pound campaign. Since my father was such a food lover, I had to make this final mitzvah food related. If you are so inspired donate to your local food bank, church or synagogue shelter or anywhere where your food donations or money would help others to have food on their table. As soon as I hit my 1000th mitzvah we will celebrate at a food bank so others can help me drop a pound (of food).
Linda Cohen
1000mitzvahs.org
Two years ago, I began a project to help move through the grief I experienced after losing my father to lung cancer. My goal was to perform "1000 mitzvahs" or acts of kindness in my father's memory. My blog http://www.1000mitzvahs.org/ and the mitzvah project has been a transforming experience. I have learned so much on this journey and feel that my father's death was a gift in so many ways. Taking the time to slow down and comprehend the loss of a parent opened me up to this project. It has helped me realize how the simple actions in life do make a difference. I doubt I would have embarked on this transforming journey if it wasn't for the still small voice I heard encouraging me.
I am nearing my goal of 1000 mitzvahs very shortly. It has been an incredible chance to blog and actively seek opportunities to do acts of kindness. To celebrate, I am asking others to join me in my drop a pound campaign. Since my father was such a food lover, I had to make this final mitzvah food related. If you are so inspired donate to your local food bank, church or synagogue shelter or anywhere where your food donations or money would help others to have food on their table. As soon as I hit my 1000th mitzvah we will celebrate at a food bank so others can help me drop a pound (of food).
Linda Cohen
1000mitzvahs.org
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
What to do?
Here I go again blogging about social media. Its like I can't help myself.
Recently, due to overload, I took a hiatus from facebook and to keep it real I posted an announcement so I would not be tempted. It was actually refreshing not having that distraction nagging at me. What is the purpose again? To keep up with people and friends? The same people you would not otherwise connect with regularly or at all except for the goodness of facebook?
A new site about web meetings is on the horizon. Wait, knowing me, the site is as old as dirt. You post a topic and agenda. Then people request to "attend." A comment was made about "good'ol human interaction" needing to be founded.
The jury is stil out on Linkedin. It's certainly maintained as a professional connection point. What I dont get though, when you log in, there is an auto list of "people you might know" but when you "click" to invite them, you are asked for their email.
Hey, maybe that's a good thing. If you know someone well enough to have their email on hand you should be linkedin with them.
Recently, due to overload, I took a hiatus from facebook and to keep it real I posted an announcement so I would not be tempted. It was actually refreshing not having that distraction nagging at me. What is the purpose again? To keep up with people and friends? The same people you would not otherwise connect with regularly or at all except for the goodness of facebook?
A new site about web meetings is on the horizon. Wait, knowing me, the site is as old as dirt. You post a topic and agenda. Then people request to "attend." A comment was made about "good'ol human interaction" needing to be founded.
The jury is stil out on Linkedin. It's certainly maintained as a professional connection point. What I dont get though, when you log in, there is an auto list of "people you might know" but when you "click" to invite them, you are asked for their email.
Hey, maybe that's a good thing. If you know someone well enough to have their email on hand you should be linkedin with them.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Celebration Month
Here I am wallowing in the very moment I've kind of been waiting for but was not sure what to expect. The one year of DonorsResource.org! I'm in the thick of planning, inviting, and working every angle known to man.
The wind is at our backs. United Way of Columbia Willamette is donating space to have the event and are going send out an announcement. TACS, NAO, Hands on Greater PDX and 211 are all on board as partner agencies.
I'm most pumped about seeing this collaboration happen. From day one my vision has been to be a consistent, reliable resource for nonprofits and work with larger organizations to support one another in what we each do best and serving the common need.
Yep, its time to celebrate!
The wind is at our backs. United Way of Columbia Willamette is donating space to have the event and are going send out an announcement. TACS, NAO, Hands on Greater PDX and 211 are all on board as partner agencies.
I'm most pumped about seeing this collaboration happen. From day one my vision has been to be a consistent, reliable resource for nonprofits and work with larger organizations to support one another in what we each do best and serving the common need.
Yep, its time to celebrate!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Truth in Simplicity
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everbody was asked to do it. But Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
**I signed on to blog about... can't remember because this posting caught my eye from wevegottimetohelp.com and found it totally worth "paying forward"
There was an important job to be done and Everbody was asked to do it. But Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
**I signed on to blog about... can't remember because this posting caught my eye from wevegottimetohelp.com and found it totally worth "paying forward"
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