Arts Integration Session at CCSA
Arts Integration | Creativity | Posted on January 21, 2017 at 6:05 pm by geneinletford
The CA Charter School Association conference concluded this week and it was an informative experience. I led the session on arts integration and wanted to leave some resources here for those who were unable to attend or wanted to watch the videos I played in the session! I started the session with the powerful connection of [...]
Easy Grants for the Busy Teacher
Blog | Grants | Posted on January 16, 2017 at 12:00 am by geneinletford
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards Grant Tips from the NACP Grant Expert! Grant writing is like the chicken and the egg dilemma. Do you start with a great project idea and no funding source, or begin by identifying a possible funding source to then develop a project to match? Why not do both? Brainstorm a list […]
My #BestSchoolDay with Stephen Colbert
Posted on January 12, 2017 at 8:29 pm by geneinletford
Thursday was a school day to rival all school days – at least to the teachers and students who are on Donorschoose.org. Thursday, March 10th, was the #BestSchoolDay initiated by Donorschoose where 50 famous people funded over 11,000 projects all over the nation equaling 14 million dollars! I was hoping Los Angeles would get flash funded […]
Walking A Red Carpet of Purpose
Posted on January 1, 2017 at 4:19 pm by geneinletford
And the Oscar goes to.... This familiar phrase, preceded by butterflies in the stomach and high anticipation, was heard many times on Hollywood’s most celebrated night. On Sunday, I had the privilege of representing Donorschoose.org and walking a different kind of red carpet – a red carpet of purpose - with PwC. Shayne and [...]
Asset Framing: Presenting Our Students In the Best Light
Creativity | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Personal Development | Posted on December 30, 2016 at 9:50 am by geneinletford
What is asset framing? Good question! Following a Donorschoose board meeting, I sat down with Trabian Shorters, a fellow board member, to discuss what asset framing is and why educators and community members need to be aware of this concept. Continue reading below but also watch the video above for the one on one interview! […]
Your Car is Your Identity – Or Is It?
Posted on December 12, 2016 at 4:25 pm by geneinletford
Funny story of how an experience with the valet showed me how much our level of ‘success’ is determined by our vehicle! *Still laughing off of this one!* Enjoy!
Where Were You On #GivingTuesday?
Blog | Financial Literacy | My Thoughts | Posted on November 27, 2016 at 6:01 pm by geneinletford
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and even though I planned to share this video on the actual day, I decided to beat the rush and send it out today to get others excited about helping others! Check out the video or read below (or do both!). Here are my top three charities for #GivingTuesday! Donorschoose.org […]
Linking Our Students In: My Challenge to the Founder of LinkedIn: Allen Blue
Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on November 19, 2016 at 12:50 pm by geneinletford
Refreshments. That’s all they really need to put on an invite to get me in the room. Putting Allen Blue, the co-founder on LinkedIn on the invite helped too, but it was really about those LinkedIn donuts that sold me. Little did I know that attending the CSUN Business School’s Speaker Series would provoke some […]
ID Theft: How to Keep Your ID and Your Money $afe
Debt Free Living | Financial Literacy | Posted on October 11, 2016 at 6:43 am by geneinletford
So it happened! Shayne and I got hit last month twice with ID theft. Someone took $400 from our business account electronically and then someone took a check from my wallet and wrote themselves $403 for ‘A Days Work’. I’m wondering what type of ‘work’ that is because I might be in the wrong profession! I have […]
Staying Connected To The Cause
Blog | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on July 19, 2016 at 3:52 pm by geneinletford
How does an elderly black woman change the entire city of Atlanta? Here’s how – with a glass of Kool-Aid and an open door. In the TED Talk by former Mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed, he shared his attempt to win the mayoral election by venturing out to knock on the doors of his […]
