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If You Want Success, Learn Conversation

Behind every success story, there's a crowd. Whether you define success professionally, personally, financially, or some other way, nobody does it alone. Behind most stories of epic failure, there's also a crowd. Rarely can the blame for a catastrophe truly be laid at the feet of one person. It's usually a combination of screw ups by different people. So [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:54:55+00:00 April 13th, 2016|Building Your Relationships|0 Comments

The Return of the Savvy (Scholarly?) Do Gooder

For the past five or six months, I stepped back from my work to have a baby and take some maternity leave. Now that I've passed the parental leave baton to my husband, I'm jumping back into the fray. As I anticipated back in June, the time away has proved invaluable. I'm not sure if [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:02+00:00 January 9th, 2014|Archived former categories, Blog, Understanding Your Issue|0 Comments

It’s Ok to Not Be the Expert Sometimes

The flip side to the phenomenon of people wanting outside experts to tell them how to pursue their goals is people who want to be in the role of 'expert' at all times. This is related to the fact that it's more comfortable to give than to receive. Showing vulnerability is tough. For some of [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:02+00:00 October 24th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Building Your Relationships, The Do Gooder at Work, WhatNot|0 Comments

The Expert Inside You

In going through the feedback forms from a recent event I co-hosted for do-gooders, I noticed that some people would like more 'experts' in the room. More 'successful' people. More keynote speakers; people with answers. I remember my own 'expert seeking' days. When I first decided to strike out as The Savvy Do Gooder, I [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:02+00:00 October 10th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, The Do Gooder at Work, The Source of All Good, WhatNot|1 Comment

Charity is Not the Antidote to Over-Consumption

Stuff. I've written about how it tends to pile up, how our society seems designed to get us to accumulate more and more, and how it can become a burden. For many of us, one solution to this is to 'purge'. We go through our closets and basements and cupboards and get rid of stuff [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:02+00:00 September 26th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Non-monetary Support, Picking Your Partner(s)/Path, Savvy Giving, The Do Gooder Lifestyle, Understanding Your Issue, WhatNot|0 Comments

We’re Not Starting from Zero: Southern Alberta Floods of 2013

Here in my province, there was epic flooding in the month of June, resulting in widespread damage and evacuations in many communities. The downtown area of one of our biggest cities was actually underwater for long periods. Many people were hit hard by these events, suffering extensive damage to their homes and possessions. The outpouring [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:03+00:00 August 1st, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Non-monetary Support, Picking Your Partner(s)/Path, Savvy Giving, The Do Gooder and The Government, WhatNot|0 Comments

How To be More Help Than Hindrance: Southern Alberta Floods of 2013

Here in my province, there was epic flooding in the month of June, resulting in widespread damage and evacuations in many communities. The downtown area of one of our biggest cities (Calgary) was actually underwater. Those of us living in Edmonton, less than 4 hours away, felt a personal connection to this. Most of us [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:03+00:00 July 25th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Non-monetary Support, Savvy Giving, Understanding Your Issue, WhatNot|0 Comments

How Soon is “Too Soon”?: Southern Alberta Floods of 2013

Here in my province, there was epic flooding in the month of June, resulting in widespread damage and evacuations in many communities. The downtown area of one of our biggest cities was actually underwater for long periods. Many reacted by expressing moral support and by giving money to aid in the relief efforts. Some, however, [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:03+00:00 July 18th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Charity Ideology, Non-monetary Support, Savvy Giving, The Do Gooder and The Government, Understanding Your Issue, WhatNot|0 Comments

Could a Break Make You a Better Do Gooder?

Variety is the spice of life, they say. A change is as good as a rest. But in the world of the do gooder, we can't lose focus! There's so much need in the world; so much opportunity! A change is as good as a rest, but a rest is nice, too... Or [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:03+00:00 June 13th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Donor Fatigue, The Do Gooder Lifestyle, The Source of All Good, WhatNot|4 Comments

Why I Don’t Have a Minute For the Man on the Street

On a recent trip to Seattle, I was amazed to find the downtown littered with fresh-faced young people holding binders and asking passerby for a minute to talk about one social issue or other. These, of course, are street fundraisers - paid by charities to raise money. I've seen the occasional one in other cities, [...]

By Nadine Riopel| 2017-08-10T21:55:03+00:00 May 30th, 2013|Archived former categories, Blog, Charitable Finances, Donor Fatigue, Savvy Giving, WhatNot|0 Comments