by Grace Alfiero | Oct 16, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, News, Photography, Storytelling
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 factual and void of conspiracy theories. If there isn’t a conspiracy theory unveiled, then my mind quickly develops one. It seems...
by Grace Alfiero | Sep 9, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, Leadership, News, Program Management, Storytelling
This week I was on a Skype call with a colleague who lives oversees and we were discussing the challenges of building an effective international work team. Knee-deep into our chat, I stated “it’s almost like we have to build a crosswalk, and develop a safe...
by Grace Alfiero | May 29, 2018 | Advocacy, Career Mamma, feminism, Leadership, News, Storytelling
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 for, been born into or held any type of political office. We are the opposite of the Kennedys, the Bushes, the Carters, and the...
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...
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