Paper and Pencil

Enough with trying to make the calendar feature on my Palm Centro (that I still love) work with how I operate most efficiently.

Welcome home, my 8x12 At-a-glance calendar! Scheduling appointments has never been so easy! Okay that was totally cheesy, but there it is.

For whatever reason a paper calendar flows better than having to close and move windows to find and and use the desktop calendar, type in appointments, type in the time, if they repeat, code it business or personal...and...then regurlarly having to sync the desktop with my phone.

Call me old school. Please.

Web in The Name

What is it about the name of our organization DonorsResource.org that still comes out as "Donors Resource", "Donors" or my personal favorite "Donor's Resource's?"

The name of our organization is also the name of our website. The thought behind filing and using it this way accomplishes the obvious. As a part of our brand, DonorsResource.org is always used in its entirety, never two words or with apostrophe's.

Does it go against the grain? Is it so simple that it's complicated? Does it make sense? ...and the biggest question...Does it matter?

Energy, Priorities and Real Life

I had to re-force myself out of bed (the second time) this morning and to the gym this afternoon, food is not all that great these days, the rain today and moments like this when its completely quiet is a bit much.

My 46 year old brother dying on Mothers Day has been the most surreal experience. I understand that part of living is loosing people we love (but) and until it happens you just never really get it.

Last week was making all of the arrangments and preparing for the service ~people, cards and flowers. Now what? The urge to work or do much of anything is not exactly readily at hand.

I also know that in time...yes, time...until then, priorities don't carry as much weight and this is real life.

Left Over Cake

It never ceases to amaze me how much time goes by between my actual posts. So called bright ideas and things I want to share are abundant, but never seem to get here. What's up with that?

The one year celebration of DonorsResource.org came and left. The party itself was really quite cool. We had no idea of how many people to plan for and at the same time it was like we knew because everything was just right.

What stands out in my mind is the pure amount of people who took time from their day to not only attend, but lend energy and excitement.

We made so much noise about year one...here we go into year two and the bar has been set.

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!

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"

A year in review

'08 was amazing as I knew it would be. The press we received was enough to count the past year as groundbreaking . A conglomerate of people far and wide offering kuddos and support. The tables turned with calls and requests being received instead of always initiated.

Months ago we were somewhere around 2500 items that had been posted and claimed in the virtual warehouse and over 180 nonprofits are currently registered. Not bad, since we just launched in April.

Pending registrations from 32 nonprofits ranging from Arizona to Florida, Pakistan and Mexico awaiting access DonorsResource.org.

The rubber is really going to meet the road in '09 and I'm safely buckled in for the ride.