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Back in April, I passed the Salesforce Administrator Certification exam on my first try. I am quite proud of my accomplishment, and I know that it’s an exam that some people struggle with. So, I want to share the secrets of my success. Read on for the longest life hack on the internet. TL;DR: Hire …
Spoilers ahead for the episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “…But to Connect,” which dropped on Dec. 30, 2021. For those of you that haven’t met me, I am a life-long Trekkie. Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted when I was 6 and I still remember anticipating it eagerly, since I was such a fan …
Like most of the internet, I love dogs. But, no, this is not a post about how we in the US randomly vilify dog breeds because we happen to associate them with Black people at the moment. This is a story about neighborhoods and dogs and patterns of fear. When we got our dog, my husband …
Recently, I decided that I was spending an absurd amount of time trying to keep track of which of my emails had gotten replies. I went into geek mode and started trying to find a way to get a notification when an email doesn’t get a reply in x amount of time. I tried various …
Every business and nonprofit wants to grow their audience. But, what if audience growth could do more than just increase sales or donations or attendance? Approaching audience development as a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiative can bring great benefits in terms of both audience development and organizational culture. Guiding Questions These questions are …
For a long time, diversity has been a standard to which businesses, organizations, and institutions aspire. The logic goes something like this: if the workforce, board of directors, or audience is demographically varied, then we are being “fair” or “socially responsible” or “effectively serving our community.” The buzz words vary, but the goal is essentially …