by MaryBeth Hyland | Oct 10, 2016 | Experience, Leadership, Millennial
Cameron Pollock is the first full-time SparkVision employee and is joining us as the Director of Research. He came to us through the Baltimore Corps fellowship program and will be leading our “High Achieving Millennial Research Project” which is looking at...
by MaryBeth Hyland | Sep 28, 2016 | Culture, Engagement, Experience
10 Simple Ways to Find Inspiration in Everyday Life: Unlock Creativity with Daily Habits It’s easy to get into a routine where inspiration does not feel like it’s a part of your daily mix. I am certainly guilty of getting caught in the hamster wheel. It wasn’t until...
by MaryBeth Hyland | Sep 22, 2016 | Culture, Engagement, Experience
Being an entrepreneur is one of the sexiest things to be these days. People immediately associate you with characteristics like: innovative, driven and successful. All of these things are a nice image that I’m not trying to shake but that picture isn’t always so...
by MaryBeth Hyland | Sep 15, 2016 | Culture, Engagement, Experience, Leadership, Tribes
How to Effectively Connect the Dots: A 3-Step Guide for Nonprofits to Engage Donors and Stakeholders “Connecting the dots” can be one of the biggest challenges for nonprofits and their external stakeholders. Without a clear connection between the organization’s work...
by MaryBeth Hyland | Sep 7, 2016 | Culture, Engagement, Experience, Leadership, Tribes
How to Create a Powerful Breadcrumb Trail: Engaging Your Audience Step by Step Remember the story of Hanzel and Gretel and the Gingerbread house? As a kid, I had a very strong association with the crumb trail they had created to help them find their way back home. I’d...
by MaryBeth Hyland | Aug 31, 2016 | Culture, Experience, Leadership
How Saying ‘Yes’ to Myself Transformed My Life: A Journey of Self-Discovery, Creativity, and Balance Exactly one year ago, I left my highly visible job at a large nonprofit to do something completely outside of my comfort zone. I decided to invest in...
