By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable.New jobs bring with them some adjustments – to new roles, new responsibilities and new cultures. One of the many parts of the culture at The Community Roundtable I value greatly is the understanding that people are the heart and soul of everything we do. … [Read more...]
#thankitforward – On community, collaboration and creativity.
By Maggie Tunning, Learning and Culture Manager at The Community Roundtable. Thank you to Shannon for highlighting the #thankitforward series again this year! My three picks: TheCR Network members. Their experience and insight improves our research and programs. This year I especially … [Read more...]
#ThankItForward – On Building Community and Finding My Place
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable.Once again we are celebrating the concept of #thankitforward at TheCR this December (learn more here) and I wanted to be the first to share my picks. At the risk of veering off track, 2014 was an exciting year both personally and … [Read more...]
Thank It Forward 2014 – Looking Back and Giving Thanks in Your Community
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable.Last year we explored the idea of #thankitforward here on TheCR blog, and in TheCR Network and we loved the outcome so much we're back for year two. This is our official kick off to our second year of looking back and giving … [Read more...]
Being Supportive, Even When That Means Goodbye
By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable.I've been thinking a lot about the #thankitforward movement as I watched the rest of my team write up their lists and I'm going to be honest: I had a hard time. I'm fairly new (or, recently back?) to the community world and … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup – Let It Snow? Edition
By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community RoundtableThe weather people are predicting snow in Boston this weekend, which to me is a mixed blessing. I love the holidays, and growing up in New England a white December makes things a little more jolly. My commute is also from … [Read more...]
Making Friends Into Co-workers, & Vice Versa
By Jillian Bejtlich, Community Strategist at The Community RoundtableFirst and foremost, I'll be thanking Hillary (Boucher). See, back a couple of years ago she kept sending me messages letting me know about TheCR lunches in my area. Well, I finally went to one and met Jim. Then, I went to … [Read more...]
Thanking it Forward – Fostering an Attitude of Gratitude
By Rachel Happe, Co-founder of The Community RoundtableAt The Community Roundtable we like to celebrate Thanksgiving instead of other end of the year celebrations. It both fits our ethos of articulating our thanks and it better fosters a sense of community than any gift ever could. We've been … [Read more...]
Thank It Forward 2013
Building community -- no matter your end goal -- depends on gratitude and reciprocity. Since we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving later this week in the US our own team has been reflecting on the people who made a difference in our community work in 2013.In the spirit of reflection and gratitude we … [Read more...]
