Just Start

By Sabrina Roblin When we hit transition points in life, especially big ones like retiring from a career,  it’s easy to get overwhelmed and stuck, trying to figure out what’s next. A number of different things can keep us from moving forward – we’re at a loss as...

How Has Giving Given Back to You?

By Katherine Olivetti Last month I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a film festival, “Movies and Meaning”. I had never attended this particular festival before and found the selection of films especially interesting.  We previewed a documentary that is...

Using a Paddle to Navigate Retirement

By Caroline Hall Up until the day I graduated from college, my life path was pretty linear. Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade….and so on, right through college. And yes, I had to choose where to go to college, but my mom had strong opinions  about...

Find Your Greatness

By Katherine Olivetti                 In a previous blog post I wrote about how important it is to find the right philanthropic activity—and by that I mean the one that suits you the best.  I want to elaborate on that...

Turning Up the Heat on Back-Burnered Dreams

By Michael MacNeill Who doesn’t have an idea about a practice or venture that is needed in the world but you’ve neglected it for lack of time and attention? Maybe it has required travel or resources, hands-on participation, or more opportunity to promote it to those...