Author: Gayle Gross

I’m inspiring nonprofits to let people know how their activities played out. We often participate in a “thing” where a winner is going to be rewarded. We give our money but we never know who the winner is in the end. The next year the same thing rolls around and we ask about last year’s…

Have you ever noticed how people can zero in on a number when they are good at math? They go into a store and pay with cash by giving extra money so they get exactly what they want back. For example, they want a $10 bill back so they give $26 for a $16 item.…

Nonprofits fall in line when planning events. We can all learn from these groups because they are known to provide solid timelines for activities way ahead of schedule. This is commonplace for nonprofits because they rely heavily on volunteers. And, volunteers make the nonprofit world go-round. The phrase, fall in line, makes me think of…

I’m asking you to recognize our local hero, Cynthia Sipes, for the volunteer work she did in the community during Women’s History Month. She made it possible for 31 local women to be recognized in March and as far as I know, this was the second year she’s made this happen. Cynthia put out a…

Challenging times call for challenging measures. You have heard it said before, probably more than once. Maybe it was a parent or a friend who said those words to you. I’ll shift the response in the phrase to say challenging times can produce positive outcomes. There, now that sounds better and it brings a new…

Developing wealth is a work in progress. Even Jobs — Steve Jobs — had a number of career moves in his hand when it came time to grasp a meaningful life. You may remember him as the CEO of Apple, but what about Pixar and NeXT? Pixar produced animated films like Toy Story and Lightyear.…

There are ways to save personal time by using technology. This leads me to ask, where does a person’s saved time get stored so it can be used later? My phone is always asking me to buy storage space in the cloud and I wonder about saving my time there. Benjamin Franklin said lost time…

We just finished one of the busiest holiday seasons of 2022, and the highlights were too awesome to ignore. This column could mention a variety of fundraisers that took place, or art/craft shows, but instead the focus is more literal. These are the highlights with lights! The City of Woodland Park always does a fine…

There is a knock at the door and I look out the window. A man wearing a gray sweatshirt moves around impatiently. I open the door to discover he’s stomping his feet as well. The writing on his sweatshirt says BUDGET in bold text. I close the door to block him from view and then…