Posts Tagged ‘Blood:Water Staff’
Celebrating Fundamentals Together Pt. II: Taking a Look at Our Values
In October we had a wonderful staff retreat, where we got to reconnect as a team for the first time in a while. Here’s what we did to define our values as an organization and how we can each live them out in everything we do.
Read MoreIntroducing Liz Kelly, Our New Annual Giving Manager!
The most important thing to me is to equip and empower people. I want to help people, yes, but I don’t want them to depend on services provided. The fact that Blood:Water’s entire mission revolves around supporting and equipping local leaders to transform their communities is what connects most deeply with me. It’s not about us and what we achieve, it’s about the impact we can make when everyone gets stronger.
Read MoreJake’s Message to You
I am humbled and excited to return to an organization that has been very special to me since my first trip to Africa with Blood:Water several years ago.
Read MoreQ&A with Jake Smith, Our New Executive Director
Jake, welcome back to Blood:Water! We’re so glad you’re coming back. What have you been up to in the meantime?
Read MoreMeet Our Systems Assistant, Amanda!
Say “Hello!” to the newest member of our staff, Amanda Wojcinski! Well, she’s not exactly new. If you’re a little confused, it’s because you have actually met Amanda before. She became part of the Blood:Water family as an intern before accepting a full-time position as our systems assistant in May. We just can’t get…
Read MorePART I: The Desire for Superpowers
Ever since I was a small boy growing up in rural Massachusetts, I have had an ongoing list in my head of unlikely superheroes with their less-than-inspiring superpowers. It might have been provoked by endless hours of Saturday morning cartoons and the unshakeable suspicion that the Wonder Twins probably had some real sibling rivalry…
Read MoreRound Two: A Collaborative Learning Experience
For the second year in a row, I was excited to have the opportunity to attend The Collaborative conference in Boston, Mass. The Collaborative is a three-day experience that connects organizations in the social sector to share breakthrough solutions to the world’s toughest problems. There was one similarity, and ultimately difference, between…
Read MoreWill the Real Dan Haseltine Please Stand Up?
You’ve now met our entire staff, except for one very important member. You know him as the talented lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay. We know him as a co-founder of Blood:Water and an artist relations guru on the engagement team. But who knew that he has been kissed by Cyndi…
Read MoreShe’s Our Bachelor Bracket Master and Resident River Rat. Meet Lindsey.
As you know after meeting Aaron, Jake, Barak, Nadia, Katy, Erin, Kristin, Blake, and Audrey, all of our employees are unique, and Lindsey May, our accountant, is no exception. In fact, Lindsey can even make people see double–but more on that later. Lindsey grew up in Huntsville, Ala., and it is still the home of…
Read MoreClassy Collaborative: A Week Among Incredible Social Innovators
Two weeks ago today, I flew home to Nashville, Tenn., after attending the Collaborative conference in Boston, Mass. Blood:Water was nominated as a Classy Awards finalist for our programming in the integration of HIV/AIDS and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), and I was fortunate enough to represent our team along with our interim executive director,…
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