Go Above And Beyond With Vyond

For most of us (nonprofits included), the thought of creating and editing a video, especially an animated video, is a daunting task that requires a ton of time and money. However, videos are a great tool to have in the promotional toolbox for fundraising, program advertising, and stakeholder engagement. They are fun, simple, and entertaining, resulting in a richer understanding of your program’s impact. Now that video generating tools are becoming more widespread, there are ...

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Breaking Up With Adobe

Breaking Up With Adobe

It’s not you, Adobe. It’s me. You see, I am a long time Adobe software user. I started using the institutional licenses in school at the University of Missouri, and Adobe Creative Suite 3 was one of the first pieces of “pro” software I ever purchased. After CS6, when Adobe moved to the Creative Cloud subscription plans, I was torn. On one hand, it was going to be expensive. On the other hand, I used ...

App Skills Every New Manager Should Have In Their Toolbox

App Skills Every New Manager Should Have In Their Toolbox

Since August of 2016, I have had the fantastic opportunity to be an American Council on Education Fellow, which has let me take a year off of teaching music composition at the State University of New York at Fredonia and learn as much as I can about leadership in higher education through a year-long residency at Baldwin Wallace University Much of my time this year has been spent working on projects at both my host ...