What does the moon, popcorn, and caterpillars have in common? Changing phases, of course! This post is all about getting better at change management. BONUS: my favorite lil dumpster fire meme makes a cameo appearance!
Learning to love (or at least… use) Lightning
Using Salesforce's LEX as a volunteer (before transitioning my work org) helped me get more comfortable with the look and feel. So - when is it ethical to "learn on the job" as a volunteer versus offering your tried-and-true expertise? All this, and more!
CATegories
Categories? Cats? Caturday? Come for the memes, stay for the spreadsheet fundamentals 🙂
Black Lives Matter at School! 3 ideas for teaching spreadsheet fundamentals
In this edition of Dear Spreadsheet Whisperer, I offer 3 creative ideas for how to introduce spreadsheet fundamentals in the classroom. *Signal Boost* Black Lives Matter at School week of action is Feb 4-8 this year!
Behind the Scenes with Amplify Study Groups
This post is about a labor of love. It's about administrative logistics, signup forms, and unglamorous data validation. It's behind the scenes, it's in the weeds, its everything most organizations WON'T tell you.
honoring dr. king
I believe that movement building and smart infrastructure go hand in hand. It's a travesty that in our efforts to re-tell stories about the civil rights movement, we don't share or even necessarily understand how the work actually got done. As we honor Dr. King, let's also honor the invisible labor that make movements thrive.
my people
My Rabbi asks for help sorting a spreadsheet, which pairs perfectly with my evolving plans to offer a Spreadsheet Chevruta program. Tune in for banter, reverence, tips, and .gifs!
do these data spark joy?
Inspired by Marie Kondo's new show about tidying your home, a post about keeping and deleting data in your spreadsheets and databases. With puns and gifs!
admin emoji
Frankly, I'm surprised that it's taken me this long to realize that I needed to blog with emojis, given that I use my Emoji keyboard in almost every text or slack message. But, here we are. Btw- WordPress (my blogging platform) isn't great in the emoji department, but I found a workaround. Bear with me. … Continue reading admin emoji
Year end fundraising! Now what?
It's 2019... do you know who your donors are? You have new data about your donors... and a LOT of it. But how do you take a list of hundreds or even thousands of donations and turn them into helpful statistics and meaningful insights? Here's my top tips for donation spreadsheets, served with a smile and side of puns and gifs.
