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London Take Two: Day 4 – May 26, 2017
Be warned: This blogpost – very much like this entire day – is a long one! I’m beginning this at 10pm London time (2pm Arizona time) while sitting at my Airbnb flat’s dining room table with the terrace door open behind me so I can feel the fresh air and hear the sounds of the Continue reading
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London Take Two: Day One (and One and a Half) – May 22-23, 2017
Earlier, as I dazedly walked through the crowded, bustling streets of London, rolling a small suitcase and double-checking my phone every five seconds to make sure I was getting where I needed to go, I found myself humming a line from the opening song from La La Land: “I could be brave or just insane… Continue reading
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Head vs. Heart: A Follow Up
I believe in transparency. I believe in truth and integrity. I believe our family – be they donors, volunteers, Facebook friends, or longtime followers – have the right to know what goes on within our gates and our ventures and our decisions and our lives. Before anyone starts worrying, let me just say quickly that Continue reading
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Preventing the Pipeline: Fundraising and Resource Development in Equine Rescue Nonprofits
Preventing the Pipeline: A Series. My graduate studies in nonprofit management and leadership at Arizona State University have led to some pretty enlightening research with regards to my niche within the nonprofit sector: the horse rescue and sanctuary community. As I explore the world of the horse rescue and sanctuary sector through the lens of nonprofit management, Continue reading
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My Job: What It Means To Be A Rancher
ALL THROUGHOUT COLLEGE, I was groomed to enter the 9-to-5 workforce the moment after I walked across the stage to grab my diploma. My peers and I were taught in a special class how to write the resume, nail the interview, impress the big boss. All the professionals were brought to clue us in to Continue reading
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I Can’t Make This Stuff Up
[Insert random kitty picture here.] I’ve wanted to write another blog post for a while. Tonight I forced myself to take a night off of school because I feel like my life has been really weird lately, and in order to cope with it I had to do what I do best: but my words Continue reading
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Head Over Heels
[tldr version is at the end of this blogpost] (I listened to this song today, hence the title of my blogpost. I think it’s appropriate here, honestly.) ~ Okay. So several months ago I wrote a rather depressing post about how life as a college graduate sucked. To recap, I complained wrote about how I couldn’t find a job, Continue reading
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New Places and Spaces
The other day I and several other volunteers over at Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary went with our friend to check out an absolutely gorgeous property just down the road. Our soon-to-be newest addition still lives there and we all wanted to check out his home. We weren’t disappointed. The place was 11 acres and had Continue reading
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A Lesson of Love
I’ve been around horses for seven years now, and they still teach me new things each and every day. A bit of background: I have been volunteering at my second home, Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary, for five years now, and since June I have been out there at least four or five times a week Continue reading
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