Gap Year Travels: Chiang Mai, a Creative City
The air is crisp and fresh in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This isn't extraordinary in and of itself, but it is a delight to step off of the bus into the misty mountain-dwarfed town after three weeks in hot...
View ArticleThe Alternative Gap Year, In Review
Having just returned from the final part of my alternative gap year, I cannot help but be a bit nostalgic. Here is a review of the journey through my past blog posts.
View ArticleSix Blogging Young Nonprofit Professionals From NC to Check Out
I am delighted to have met a number of talented and passionate young nonprofit professionals in my home state of North Carolina. Even better, several of them maintain informative and insightful blogs...
View ArticleEconomics of Grace: Thoughts for Chronically Underpaid Do-Gooders and Artists
Some call my habit of attracting underpaid or unpaid positions and commitments masochism. But Phil Porter has great insight into the economics of do-gooding.
View ArticleContemporary Art Engages the Community at the Newly-Opened Contemporary Art...
On a recent visit to the new Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh, this arts enthusiast found an engaging and thoughtful art Museum experience.
View ArticleExpat: A “Frank & Nonlinear” Discussion Hosted by Durham’s Design Kompany
Durham's Design Kompany, a cutting-edge brand design firm, is hosting expat, the second roundtable discussion in a continuing series this Thursday June 23rd from 7pm to 9pm.
View ArticleArt and Social Change: The InterPlay Way
I had the very fortunate opportunity recently to participate in the NextGen Art and Social Change Residency with InterPlay. This is what I've learned about art and social change.
View ArticleThe Intersection of Social Media and Fundraising
Sure, your nonprofit organization has 5,489 "Likes" on Facebook and 1,710 followers on Twitter. How can you better engage them in giving?
View ArticleQuarterlife Goals Reworked: “Just Getting By” to Financial Freedom
The first in a series of posts exploring the reworking of my own quarterlife goals: acknowledging the value in attaining financial freedom -- not necessarily wealth -- for greater personal and...
View ArticleNCSU Center Stage Mixes it Up With Prophets of Funk for 40th Anniversary
Clad in platform shoes, a suede-fringe jacket and three-inch afro, the performer asks the 500+ audience in NCSU’s Stewart Theater to raise each hand in a peace sign as Sly & the Family Stone’s...
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