Making New Years' resolutions? Try out our 7 Changemaking Mindsets! This is a collaborative project with Emily Hicks-Rotella and Katie Blanchard. ❤
toward a trauma-informed database culture
Five Trauma-Informed Care principles applied to our work as database managers... and a whole lotta opinions about what that means for our sector. Please engage with your ideas in the comments!
beginner friendly
Inspired by Samin Nosrat, thinking about formats available to us for lists, spreadsheets, and more complex options - and when to pick the right one at the right time. Plus, gifs and memes!
A Sprinter’s Guide to West Philly
A treatise on where to eat in West Philly, and a lengthy summary of neighborhood history and dynamics, from a social justice perspective.
culture
You might be thinking... my org has a crummy data culture! We are crabby, confused, chaotic, critical, and resource-constrained! How do we get curious, collaborative, clear and celebratory? Read on for some tried and true strategies!
spreadsheet role up
Why social movement organizations need spreadsheet champions as one of many important roles to play! Plus, the first time I tried (and failed) to learn VLOOKUPs.
C/C/C/C RM
Imagining a database model that puts social justice campaigners in the center. Join me?
in memorial
When I really think about what we face, I feel outraged, exasperated and full of grief and rage. This year, I'm going to infuse my Memorial Day by remembering the people we've lost in the contemporary civil war for dignity, inclusion, and self-determination.
blood boiling metaphors, and some alternatives
Don't miss my upcoming webinar on Change-making Mindsets! Plus, read about some metaphors for "go live" that center queer, activist communities and our vision for justice, equity, and good technology.
it’s time to stop saying “lean organization”
Why it's time to "lean away" from the "lean organization" bandwagon. Fatphobia. Capitalism. Feminism. This post tackles it all! /endrant
