January 2018 - Seeds of Hope

Outcomes and paying it forward

In a recent meeting with a foundation that is considering making a grant to Seeds of Hope, the wonderfully personable and likeable foundation executive said, “What our board really wants to see is organizations killing it on outcomes.” This statement came to mind when I was touring Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School with the…

Get some joy – tour a school!

Now that the thrills and excitement of the Advent and holiday season have passed (God Bless the UPS and USPS drivers we wore out via our online shopping!), the NFL playoffs trudge on with the Broncos as bystanders, car windows need scraping because of outside temperatures and a sense of the mundane creeps back into…

Standing Among Patriots

It was certainly not as dramatic, perilous or historic, but I could not help but feel a little like I was alongside a band of brothers (and sisters) staring down the British Army in the movie “The Patriot” as I was standing among of all of our school principals at the monthly Office of Catholic…