Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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so far so good...
A week in, and I think I'm going strong. New office environment, new coworkers, new inside jokes and strange procedures that have to be explained, but all seems well. I take it as a good sign that my first week here my office checked out at 3 on a friday for a mandatory 4 hour happy hour, on the boss's tab, and an even better sign that on a random wednesday such as this, half the office has decided to spend the rest of the afternoon doing yoga in the breakroom.
I respect the mission, the board of directors seems to like me, and I've learned enough about the organization to feel confident enough to start approaching sponsors for large scale cash donations as early as this week. It's strange though, the learning curve hasn't been all that hard to manage. The need for operating capital is the same here as it is with any other non-profit, the supporting foundations are all the same, the proposals, packages, and events all seem cut from the same cloth as AFF, only now I'm more concerned with marathoners and financial institutions than I am with filmmakers and alcohol reps.
Still, I feel like I'm going to be able to bring a lot to the table, most of it derived from my uncanny ability to shamelessly ask for more money and find even more things to slap a logo on. My boss is counting on me, and everyone listens to my suggestions, which is pretty reaffirming.
On that same note, I heard from an old mentor today, as he responded to the generic "hey I've changed positions, please update your adddressbook" email I sent out this morning. He told me how proud he was of me, and even asked me to serve on a non-profit board back in Waco. It's no big thing, but it meant a lot.
Also on the affirmation tip, I got my first paycheck yesterday, and I somehow managed to make more in my first 5 days than I did in an entire bi-monthly check from AFF...
I'm going to go ahead and call that a win.
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The Reminder
By Feist
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