by Christy Kirk | Oct 3, 2017 | Influence Building
Social media becomes a source of both information and support during difficult times such as Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and right now during the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas. Facebook’s check-in option allows people to quickly notify family and friends that they...
by Whitney Heins | Sep 26, 2017 | Influence Building
When I was in college, I worked as a production assistant on a highly-rated political news program on MSNBC. The host was one of the first to popularize the shouting matches endemic in the media today. And my time there introduced me to the importance of generosity in...
by Elizabeth Johnson | Sep 22, 2017 | Influence Building
Every once in a while, we like to introduce various team members and let you get to know the people behind the screen a little better. (See previous team member interviews here.) Today’s is a fun one for me, since Carrie was the first person I met from the...
by Margy Kerr-Jerrett | Sep 19, 2017 | Influence Building
Is it better to give a thousand dollars to one person, or one dollar to a thousand people? I still haven’t quite decided what my answer is. One the one hand, a thousand dollars has the potential to make a much greater impact on someone’s life than a single dollar. I...
by Becky Robinson | Sep 12, 2017 | Influence Building
Of all our core values, generosity is the one I most enjoy incorporating into work and life. Giving is fun. When I give, I can immediately notice the benefit I am bringing to the person receiving the gift. More than that, what I receive in return is often far more...
by Whitney Heins | Aug 15, 2017 | Influence Building
When I was pregnant with my first, I heard the same saying over and over again. “You have no idea how much you can love something until you have a child.” It seemed like such a cliché. I tried not to roll my eyes—mostly because this was usually used as some kind of...