Monthly Archives: June 2021

Week 3 Fun!

This week, I had the opportunity to help run the Netcare Foundation’s Golf Fundraiser. It was an eye opening and exciting experience. In addition to the immense planning involved with fundraisers, I learned how many moving parts and pieces must … Continue reading

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Week 3

Monday After being so busy last week, this day was like a breath of fresh air! It was a prep day! On these days we just clean and put everything away that we used previously to prep for the upcoming … Continue reading

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A week at ECDI: Partnerships, visits, and gardening

Being an intern at ECDI brings different things every day. Right now, we are focusing our efforts in the Women’s Business Center to support businesses affected by COVID-19 and creating partnerships to better reach the Hispanic demographic. Last week I … Continue reading

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Week 3: A fall, social media launch and therapy dogs

As promised this week I spent more time at my desk. Yet, due to the nature of my fellowship, I would leave my desk routinely from 11-1pm to help prepare lunch with the week’s campers. Some of the recipes stayed … Continue reading

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Week 3: CMLF Board Engagement

This week, I had the opportunity to attend several Board of Trustee gatherings, including the second quarter virtual Board meeting. It was a chance to hear more about the broad scale fundraising initiatives that the Library team has been working … Continue reading

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Hope Hollow Week 3 – The Inevitable Setbacks

Heading into my third week of the Columbus Foundation Fellowship, I expected to primarily be working on Hope Hollow’s website. However, life, especially with technology, is full of setbacks.  For those who are unfamiliar with Hope Hollow, it is primarily … Continue reading

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Week 3 – Central Community House

The thrill (or terror) of sending an email blast to hundreds of Central Community House clients might be the biggest thing that sticks with me this week! As part of the development team at CCH, I am also helping out … Continue reading

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Week 3: Common Definitions and Meeting People Where They Are

As week three comes to an end, an important theme that has come up in the work I am doing at Zora’s House is the importance of meeting people where they are, and finding ways to actually act on this … Continue reading

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Week 3, أنا لا أتكلم

An undercurrent of greetings and chatter rippled through the group of twelve ladies before me. As they began to settle into the office with their new folders and notebooks, a few attempted to speak with me. Drawing on one semester … Continue reading

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Week 3: Storytelling + Branding = More than Just Money

This week’s Learning Session topic surrounding Marketing was incredibly relevant to my own conversations at City Year. One idea that reverberated throughout the week from Natalie Parcher’s presentation was how storytelling and catering to diverse (in age, but also lived … Continue reading

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