Interviews…uuummm… / Optional activity

Unfortunately I still have not gotten any interviews, but I am setting up two. One person I knew before this class and another is through the help of my supportive and awesome success team. Some of the people I really wanted to interview I have been stalking and still no reply. Like one person who I would LOVE to interview…I found her on facebook, sent her a message, tried to add her as a friend, but she must have thought I was a crazy person. I also think that this assignment is particularly hard for me and for personalities like me who do not like to step on toes. What I mean is that I am not a pushy person, so when I send an email to a person it is hard for me to call the next day and not feel like I am being too pushy or needy. This is not an excuse, but it is really my personality. I feel like I am bothering someone if I push too hard for an interview. But I guess I need to get over that.
I did get an email back from someone who started a nonprofit, although the mission is different than mine, I am really excited due to her experience and willingness to help me. She sent me an email with great information! She sent me a link about funding a nonprofit, information on a conference about federal funding coming up, and a nonprofit start-up guide! Its amazing how one person can be such a resource and be willing to share it freely! It does make me feel better about this assignment. I was beginning to get a little pessimistic about the assignment because I was having so much trouble, but this one positive experience has made me more willing to keep going.

If anyone reading this knows of someone who has started a nonprofit or works with an organization that does fair trade I would greatly appreciate their information. Thank you.

Optional Activity:

This optional activity was actually unexpected. One of the activities that I loved as a child is spending quality time with my older sister Jessica. I would love to spend time with my sister, just the two of us, and talk and talk and talk…. I still appreciate that kind of time with people. This is the best way I feel I get to know people, spending one-on-one time just talking and talking and talking. I did this when I spent the night at a friend’s place. It was unexpected, but it always brings me back to when I was a little kid and could completely confide and connect with a safe and loving person. We actually ended up talking until 4:00 am! This activity is hard to classify, but this was one of the things I did as a child that I loved and I still cherish the memories. I think I could also be a counselor if the nonprofit creation does not work or maybe I could combine the two. Because when I was a child similar to the time I spent with my friend talking, I enjoy talking to people about what is going on in their lives, struggles, success, etc. for hours. The time I spent with my older and wiser sister as a child allowed me to appreciate the quality time spent in the presence of another’s conversation.