Lindsey Nickel
Why We March
This past Sunday, my daughter and I donned our thermal underwear, our pussy hats, (thanks Christy Hallas) and our warmest sweaters and...
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Lindsey Nickel
Jan 14, 20183 min read
Unintentional Bridge Burning
Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor,...
Lindsey Nickel
Jan 10, 20183 min read
Mompreneur and Mindfulness
Last weekend at the end of a two day video shoot, my tired tween spoke up and said, “I want my mom! I don’t want the producer, editor, or...
Lindsey Nickel
Jan 7, 20184 min read
Third World, My World?
In a recent meeting with a board member of an international non-profit, I was asked a question that stopped me in my tracks. “Grace, have...
Lindsey Nickel
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Until it Happens to You…
Two experiences from yesterday are the impetus for this blog post, demonstrating that we have further work to do as a society to create...
Lindsey Nickel
Oct 25, 20172 min read
Once a Sweeper, Always a Sweeper
Aaron Burr Jr. had some free advice for Alexander Hamilton in the now all-too-famous musical “Hamilton” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda....
Lindsey Nickel
Sep 8, 20172 min read
Manifesting the Turbulence Surrounding Us
Spinning, spinning! Many of us have been dealing with an increasingly turbulent atmosphere that has presented as violent hurricanes, the...
Lindsey Nickel
Jun 22, 20174 min read
Risky Passion and the Making of an Artistpreneur
I have a question…how often do you consider your risk threshold or the pull of your passion? Do you even consider these factors? Do you...
Lindsey Nickel
May 22, 20171 min read
WHY I DO IT!
For weeks now I’ve been trying to craft a list of encouraging and life changing reasons for folks to consider and to commit to taking on...
Lindsey Nickel
Mar 19, 20173 min read
Coping with Confidence Paralysis
I finally fired off an email reply to an organization. This is not my first inquiry. It’s not an unsolicited email. It is a response to...
Lindsey Nickel
Mar 5, 20172 min read
Commander in Tweets, Leading Through the Tangled Webs of Social Media
During a casual weekend phone chat with my buddy, Artist and Art Gallery Owner Sarah Ellen Smith, we galloped into a topic that has been...
Lindsey Nickel
Feb 21, 20173 min read
Chasing Creativity
Last year, within three months of each other, my nephew and aunt died by suicide. For an undetermined period of time “my art” was on...
Lindsey Nickel
Jan 13, 20172 min read
This Metabook is Mega Cool!
Every once in awhile, I get a lucky break! This December I was in the right space at the right downtime. A colleague of mine named...
Lindsey Nickel
Jan 5, 20171 min read
A Year of Yoga
So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me. . .of course I am working on mine,...
Lindsey Nickel
Dec 12, 20162 min read
I Don’t Want Alot for Christmas…
When I was a teenager, a few months shy of graduating from high school and going on to pursue my career dreams, I spent as much time as...
Lindsey Nickel
Oct 31, 20161 min read
Putting the “HAPPY” in Happy Halloween!
It’s been a ridiculously busy post-summer/autumn season! Tons of grant writing opportunities, too much travel, tons of new clients and...
Lindsey Nickel
Aug 28, 20162 min read
When Do-Gooding Ends Badly, How Do You Cope?
A very dear friend and work buddy of mine is going through a rough patch. A program that she worked hard to fund and develop was hijacked...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jun 6, 20162 min read
Creating Your Next Memory Escape!
A few months ago, my husband called me from his year-end work conference with the news – he was awarded a trip for two to Costa Rica for...
Grace Anne Alfiero
May 20, 20161 min read
When Grant Writing Equals Grant Winning!
As a non-profit consultant that makes a majority of my income from preparing grant proposals for clients, I am often asked what...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 9, 20163 min read
How NOT To Do It!
In the early 90’s, I landed an internship at a progressive non-profit agency in New York City that served as an incubator to musicians,...
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