National Nonprofit Day Spotlight: Richmond Cycling Corps
As the nation celebrates National Nonprofit Day, Vertex11 would like to take this opportunity to recognize one of the nonprofit organizations we support—Richmond Cycling Corps. They’re on a mission to change the lives of Richmond youth living in the heart of the East End by constantly pivoting towards relevant outreach. Speaking with Richmond Cycling Corps Director of Development, Brad Kaplan points out that cycling isn’t mentioned in their mission statement.…
Summer Book Series Perspective #2: Switch By Chip And Dan Heath
We need to get out of the mindset that change is hard. Often that’s a mental block that keeps people from being successful. In Switch, there are so many examples of situations where people made change happen under unbelievable odds. It truly resets how you approach challenges. Even if you think change is impossible, take a moment to look around and seek out anyone that has achieved success in your organization. They accomplished that with the same challenges you’re facing. Learn how they did it and see if you can implement the same process to overcome your situation and enact change. That’s finding the bright spot.
Summer Book Series Perspective #1: Our Iceberg Is Melting By John Kotter
The first book in our series is Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter. Why did we choose this book? Aside from it being a very quick and digestible read, it gives a great overview for leading change in an organization. To touch briefly on the plot of the story, Kotter uses a classic business fable about a colony of penguins that live on a melting iceberg.