Working on a new project

Aiya! Long time no post! These days, I am on the road a lot, busy visiting different non-profit community service agencies as part of a research project. In all my meetings, I am constantly amazed by how much good work these organizations do with the little resources that they have. They are staffed by passionate individual who earn, in some cases, embarrasingly low salaries. They work with shoe-string budgets, crammped office spaces, and outdated equipment. But whenever they talk about the work that they do, their eyes light up and their passion comes through.

Part of the project I am doing involves trying to find ways to mobilize volunteers in the community to get involved in what these agencies do. It has been a great learning experience for me as well! Just this week I met with an organization that serves people living with AIDS and an opportunity opened up for me to get involved with them, helping to train their public speakers. A lot of the details still need to be worked out, but I can't wait!

My new website is being worked on, and hopefully will be ready to be announced in a couple of weeks. I have done most of the writing, and now we are working on the look and feel of it and some design issues.

Hope you are having a great summer, and stay tuned for the launch of the new site!