Motivational Mondays

Good morning team!

“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.” -Cesar Chavez

Happy Monday! Laura; Durham, NC

Free Ice Cream day!

Hi Team,
It's Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day today. From noon-8pm at participating locations, you can get one free scoop of ice cream! Check here to see if there's a way for you to take part in your city. http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/feature/free-cone-day/

Enjoy!
Laura

Project Management Training

Hi team,
Earlier this week, I had the chance to participate in a VISTA Leader webinar training on Project Management. Even though this training was given via webex, the facilitator made it very interesting and interactive. Here are some of the highlights:

• Project Management can be thought of as process facilitation -- You need to ask the right questions from the right people to help the process run smoothly and accomplish your task
• The facilitator talked about 3 key stages of a project process: 1) Need Identification, approach and selection; 2) Planning and Implementation; 3) Process monitoring, Improvement and Evaluation.
• During each stage you want to be talking with and asking questions of yourself, your supervisor, the beneficiaries of the project, and people/groups collaborating with you.
• Clearly defining and communicating your strategy will help the collaborators and beneficiaries take ownership and accountability for the success -- a key for sustainability!

If you have any questions, let me know!
Laura; Durham, NC

Motivational Tuesday

Good morning team,
I hope you all started your week off strong. Here's a quote for you to think about through the rest of the week:

A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. Chinese Proverb

Happy Tuesday!
Laura; Durham, NC

Motivational Mondays

Happy Monday Team!

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

Hope you're all having a great start to your week.
Laura; Durham, NC

Motivational Mondays

Good morning team,
It was great seeing most of you last week at training! I hope you all arrive at your offices today re-energized and motivated to complete the second half of your service.

Here's your weekly Monday quote: The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting out aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
- Michelangelo


--Laura; Durham, NC