I'm very pleased to announce that Miriam has finally moved her blog out of the depths of MySpace and onto a real blogging platform. Now all of us adults can read it, too.

I am such a bitch about MySpace, but really, it's the devil's tool. You should stop using it. Right now.

Since she added me to her blogroll, I plan to reciprocate. But this also opens another can of worms that I've known for some time needed opening: I need to seriously update my main site. The services offered on my website no longer coincide with the range of services I provide to Tucson's non-profit and political communities.

To wit: I've made sort of a cottage industry out of interim development work. I'm currently Interim Development Director for Wingspan, southern Arizona's LGBT community center. It seems to be where there's the most need among Tucson non-profits right now, and I'll gladly do the work.

So keep your eyes peeled for an upgrade to m²powered.com over the next couple of months. And since my contract with Wingspan ends on July 31, please also keep your eyes peeled for new opportunities for me to support the non-profit sector.

Labels: career, jobs, Miriam, social networking, Wingspan

There are probably about two people who missed it and are out of town and haven't heard and also happen to care a whit, but Tucson's two domestic violence organizations have merged and unveiled the new organization identity on Thursday morning:


(clicking on the link brings you to the full size image and the home of one of the parent orgs)

I like this name and logo a lot. I think the research paid off - more than 600 stockholder surveys and 6 or 7 focus groups.

I spent the last eight or so months as Interim Development Director for one of the parent organizations, so I witnessed firsthand and participated in the merger process, which will continue for a while to come.

It feels good to see the nascent merged organization start off on the right foot. I wish them all the best.

Labels: anti-violence, change