What I Learned in My First Year on a Nonprofit Board

What I Learned in My First Year on a Nonprofit Board

About one year ago, I nervously headed to my first Board meeting at Cameron Community Ministries. I had no idea what to expect. I’d met with the Executive Director and Board Chair in December and they were eager to have me. All I needed to do was fill out a form. They voted me in at the January meeting, and I was told to show up on a cold Monday night in February for my first meeting. Now that I’ve been on the Cameron Board for one year, I wanted to share a bit about my journey, advice I’ve gotten, what I’ve worked on, and what I’ve learned.

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Celebrating Gotcha Day

Celebrating Gotcha Day

Our doggy “Gotcha Day” is this week, and I can hardly believe it. In the world of animal lovers and rescuers, “Gotcha Day” is celebrated on the anniversary of the day you adopted your pet. Often with rescues, you don’t know their actual birthday, so the Gotcha Day becomes your big annual celebration for your beloved pet.

We adopted not one but two rescue dogs last year on June 29th. Did we intend to adopt two dogs in one go? We most certainly did not!

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6 Lessons from My First Month of Self-Employment

6 Lessons from My First Month of Self-Employment

Today I’m celebrating. Why? It marks the one month anniversary of me leaving my full-time job to pursue the great adventure of self-employment. No regrets so far! I’m trying not to let myself wear rose-colored glasses all the time; working for yourself can be lovely, but I know it won’t always be easy.

I’ve learned a lot in the first month (and I know there’s more to learn ahead!). To celebrate the one month milestone, I’m sharing a few of the lessons I’ve learned so far.

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