Grace Anne Alfiero
Fearing Verdicts
In town to attend a national conference on guardianship and elder law, I was in San Francisco twenty-nine years ago when the Rodney King...
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Grace Anne Alfiero
Jul 3, 20203 min read
Leadership Choices, How I Might Have Done It
After college and before I met the man I am married to, I dated a narcissist. During a brutally lengthy five year, on-again, off-again...
Grace Anne Alfiero
May 11, 20204 min read
Lidia’s Legacy
In the early 1990s, I worked for a law office and provided geriatric care management for several of the firm’s clients. We offered family...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 10, 20203 min read
The “Help One Artist” Campaign
Most of us know at least one brilliant artist. A painter, sculptor, writer, actor or musician. Someone who perhaps has sacrificed a...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Apr 5, 20202 min read
Meadowlark Resilience
Just this week, nature peeked out big and signs of a seasonal change are everywhere. Viridescent laurel leaf buds spider out toward the...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Mar 15, 20193 min read
Ownership vs. Leadership
Just like no one truly owns a beautiful forest and no one truly owns a coral reef, nonprofit organizations were not set up to be owned by...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Nov 10, 20182 min read
Gratitude and Reverence
Lately, with all of the strong feelings and opinions being expressed in our society, I sometimes feel like perhaps we are losing sight of...
Lindsey Nickel
Oct 15, 20182 min read
Where Did Honesty Go?
Lately, I’ve been looking for truth in a lot of places, and coming up short. These days it is difficult to tell if a news story is...
Lindsey Nickel
Sep 9, 20183 min read
Creating A Crosswalk For Collaboration
This week I was on a Skype call with a colleague who lives oversees and we were discussing the challenges of building an effective...
Lindsey Nickel
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Photos from the Front Seat
Some people meditate or practice yoga to find balance, others like to go for long walks. Me? The most effective way for me to restore and...
Lindsey Nickel
May 29, 20182 min read
Power Family
I am pretty certain that my lineage does not include links to royalty or political power. I do not believe any of my ancestors have run...
Lindsey Nickel
Mar 24, 20182 min read
Ego Out!
At a meeting with a colleague the other day, I was asked an insightful question, “How did you manage the strong personalities that surely...
Lindsey Nickel
Feb 3, 20182 min read
If Only…
I like healthy competitions as much as the next person. Of course these days, competition takes on the form of an RFP (Request for...
Lindsey Nickel
Jan 24, 20183 min read
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...
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
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
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...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jul 21, 20162 min read
An Eye Opening Internship!
The past few weeks working at Arts In Action have been amazing! It has really been a hands on experience and I have been able to learn so...
Grace Anne Alfiero
Jul 7, 20162 min read
La Vita è Bella!
Hi! I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Beca Kubak and I am going to be a junior in college this fall! I study Economics and Marketing and...
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...
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