For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with restoring and renovating properties. The older and more rundown, the better. My current house is the fifth property I have basically taken apart and put back together.

We all thought things would be back to normal by now but, instead, our numbers are increasing daily. Keeping anxiety at bay is important to ensure productivity, especially when most of us are working remotely.

Last week Staci Barfield and I participated in a webinar from Nonprofit HR about race and diversity practices in nonprofits.I am starting to realize that there are many inequities that I never see or think about because they don’t apply to

About a year ago, I was interviewed on a podcast where the interviewer very graciously commended the church community I lead for its diversity. I wasn’t surprised by the observation. In fact, I typically anticipate people making this point.

I suspect a lot will be different this summer. Even the weather in the Triangle this week has not been typical.When I entered the nonprofit sector in 1993, summer was considered a downtime—a slower pace.

As my grandmother would say, “These are trying times.”Nearly every person I have engaged with recently acknowledges that their emotions have been all over the place in the last few months.

Not long ago all of us were being asked to do our civic duty and help each other by staying home and keeping our distance from one another.

As a board, search committee, or executive director you have put so much time and effort into hiring a new employee – now what? You’ve hired a consulting firm, like Armstrong McGuire, to conduct a search for a new employee.

Our younger son, Carson, graduates high school this Sunday—sort of.He will put on his cap and gown. We will drive to the school. He will jump out of the car and onto a makeshift stage.