Al Toque

02/14/2018

Fort Collins ofrece interpretación y traducción para alcanzar mejor a nuestra comunidad. Visita la reunión el primero de marzo para opinar en los planes de mejorar la calle Mulberry: https://www.fcgov.com/bicycling/laurel-street.php

Fort Collins offers interpreting and translation in order to reach our community. Attend the meeting March 1st to form/share your opinion on the plans to improve Mulberry Street.

02/09/2017

!!Mil gracias a Gerardo! Thank you, Gerardo for sharing Sin Estribos with me. Their first video offers a taste of the agrarian culture in Uruguay. Even if folks do not understand all the lyrics, the sense is undeniable. Puts me the mood for drinking mate (MAH-tay) out of a gourd shared with friends.
https://www.facebook.com/sinestribospdu/videos/1795642900697586/

08/26/2014

Concise summary of a tremendous opportunity (including connections within Cuba - closed to us completely until recently, and still under very strict limitations)

Hey Simply Insiders!  Lifetree Adventures is a really cool international facet of Group Workcamps Foundation. They offer one-of-a-kind global mission ex

08/20/2014

This is a great time to consider a short term missions trip in 2015. Visit the Lifetree Adventure page after watching the 3-minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WEIXDIt-k

International mission trips from Lifetree Adventures make it easy for you to serve abroad. To date, Group Mission Trips has helped nearly 300,000 volunteers ...

08/11/2014

Volunteering? Forbes article from 2013 underscores measurable value to the volunteer (in addition to the beneficiary, agency and community) - http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/06/24/proof-that-volunteering-pays-off-for-job-hunters/

A new study confirms the connection between helping out and getting hired — but some unpaid positions are more beneficial than others.

05/16/2014

Encourage all voices to be heard; be careful not to discourage someone by refining it too quickly or too early. Leaders (and parents) have great influence and responsibility - power that cannot always be turned off momentarily for the sake of a "suggestions."

Marshall Goldsmith talks about the most important habits that leaders need to STOP. Subscribe to Marshall's YouTube Page for more videos Like him on Facebook...

02/14/2014

Treating humans as humans transcends all language groups and project teams. Ubuntu is a treasure. I just raced through the book by Stephen Lundin and Bob Nelson that illustrates a basic truth and common sense about how to live and work. This video conveys the idea that sprang from South Africa very effectively in 4-5 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8da_xE1Bw

A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork and collaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, our relationships with our coworker...

11/23/2013

Lifetree Adventures (associated with Group Publishing) offers tremendous opportunities to serve for one week in a variety of exciting locations!

Lifetree Adventures are week-long international youth mission trips to serve people in need in Haiti, Peru and Puerto Rico. From $599/person.

10/15/2013

Insightful Introduction to Restorative Justice in Colorado (15 min) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMyHaGo49Q - from September 2012.

09/25/2013

For recent/current/upcoming high-schoolers (and their parents)... take a look at this opportunity to be sponsored for study abroad (not in Spanish - but other interesting languages and cultures)!

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion...

07/02/2013

So happy to see the PMI Ethical Decision-Making Framework available in many languages - and to have contributed to the Spanish translation! (http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Ethics-Resources.aspx)

Confronted with an ethical dilemma? Not sure how to proceed with what seems to be an unethical request?Ethical dilemmas are rarely clear and easy to define, and solutions to individual situations can be challenging. Consider the following resources for guidance.