Boat People SOS is Empowering the Vietnamese Community
J9 Leading Solutions has the opportunity to work with BPSOS, an impressive nonprofit organization that is working hard to continually empower and enable the Vietnamese community since the mass immigration after the Vietnam war. Janine McDonald will assist BPSOS with community outreach and strategic planning. By identifying the needs and matching resources the organization will […]
Vital Link is Connecting Students, Schools, and the Business World
An Orange County based nonprofit, Vital Link, will benefit from a Federal grant from the Strengthening Communities Fund made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Janine McDonald, in affiliation with the Volunteer Center of Orange County has been engaged by Vital Link for consulting services for organizational and leadership development. […]
Grandma’s House of Hope Reaches Out to Meet Dire Needs
Janine McDonald, has been engaged to provide executive coaching and strategic planning for Grandma’s House of Hope in affiliation with the Volunteer Center of Orange County.\n\nA Federal grant from the Strengthening Communities Fund made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will provide capacity building to local community and faith-based organizations through customized […]
Flex Your Muscle
In a recent keynote speech I asked a room full of over 100 people, how many of you worked out today? How many hands do you think went up? One! Only one person made it to the gym. Similarly, very few people actively exercise the right side of their brain. People get stuck in their […]
Forget about Time: Learn to Manage Disruptions
It’s Friday afternoon, on the 4th of July holiday weekend. I am running out of time to “ship” my blog. I am not answering the phone, watering the flowers or packing my bags for our weekend get away until it is done. Period. I have committed to at least one blog a week, I am […]
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
People crave feedback. They don’t receive enough of it. Often when they do receive it, they are unsure what to do with it. Ever see someone mutter with embarrassment when they are praised or given a compliment? It doesn’t have to be formal or take a lot of time. It just needs to […]
Be Indispensable
How would you like to learn how to identify hard-dollar initiatives that you can immediately implement to improve your organization’s bottom line? Then you must read Indispensable by Monday, by Larry Myler. This book helps the reader answer the question, “How can I add more value”? Being able to answer that question is […]
Orangewood Announces Capacity Building Sub-Award Grantees
On May 13, 2010, Orangewood Children’s Foundation, lead agency of the Orange County Capacity Building Program (OCCBP), announced the sub-award recipients of its competitive application process. The sub-awards are provided through a two-year Federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Strengthening Communities Fund. \n\nWhat is the Orange County Capacity Building Program?\n\nThe […]
Passion is the Fashion
J9 Leading Solutions congratulates the winners of the Orange County Business Journal Women in Business Awards. The five awards were presented to:\n \n Lulu Halfacre — Traditional Jewelers \n Linda White-Peters — Discovery Science Center \n Pamela Adams — Wells Fargo \n Lisa Locklear — Ingram Micro \n Julie Schoenbachler — Bascom Group […]
Be Present
A lot of people asked me what I did over the holiday weekend. I best answered that question by saying what I didn’t do. I did not sit in crazy traffic trying to get somewhere. I did not feel frantic because I needed to pack and get organized to go on a trip. I […]