by Grace Alfiero | Mar 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Leadership, leadership transition, News, non profit transition, Storytelling
At a meeting with a colleague the other day, I was asked an insightful question, “How did you manage the strong personalities that surely emerged during board meetings at your agency, especially when you were planning to resign?” My colleague was referring...
by Grace Alfiero | Feb 3, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Grant Writing, Leadership, News, Photography, Storytelling, Uncategorized
I like healthy competitions as much as the next person. Of course these days, competition takes on the form of an RFP (Request for Proposal) or a vote driven-crowd funding campaign to support programming for one of my non-profit clients. But back in the day, I was a...
by Grace Alfiero | Jan 24, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Leadership, News, Photography, Storytelling, Uncategorized
This past Sunday, my daughter and I donned our thermal underwear, our pussy hats, (thanks Christy Hallas) and our warmest sweaters and headed downtown to the 2nd Annual Women’s March. We weren’t trekking to a big city like Manhattan or Washington D.C., we...
by Grace Alfiero | Jan 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Grant Writing, Leadership, Photography, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor, grant funder, supervisor, colleague, direct report or a vendor? Have projects that you thought were on course, suddenly explode,...
by Tatiana Bacchus | Jan 11, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, digital story telling, feminism, Internship Wisdom
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 entrepreneur… I WANT MY MOM!” There was no need for clarification about what she was articulating. She had been patient,...
by Grace Alfiero | Jan 7, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Grant Writing, Internship Wisdom, Leadership
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 you ever lived in a third world country?” My initial response was defensive, and mumbly, and I was immediately ashamed as I...
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