Increasingly, our sector no longer slows down during the summer, even after the fast-paced whirlwind of Season when we too often move from one breakfast, lunch, and dinner event to the next.
This time of year beckons us to reconnect with our purpose, to plan with fresh perspectives and reflect on what our best days look like—and how we can create more of them.
For the Selby Foundation team, we experience our best days when we get to…
- Collaborate with a partner foundation to accomplish something bigger than what we could do on our own.
- Learn something new that helps us understand a community need and how we can help.
- Visit a nonprofit to see their impact in action.
- Get to know an organization we haven’t worked with in the past.
- Hear from a Selby Scholar who wants to share a positive update…or who needs a lift and knows we can help.
- Participate in one of the many collaborative groups in our region–the Family Safety Alliance, Black Professionals in Philanthropy, Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida.
- Increase our support of grantees or Selby Scholars beyond the dollar.
- Lean into the values and intentions of our founders, Bill and Marie Selby.
Luckily for us, this is almost every day.
Year-round, we also work to discover new ways to make room for future success by taking care of ourselves. In May, we enjoyed time with our colleagues from our Regional Scholarship Providers Network after a busy season. Experiencing Qi Gong together with Tai Chi With Patti G, we were reminded of our own energy and how to nurture it.
What do your best days look like? The list you and your colleagues create together can be a powerful aid in planning impactful work.
-Susie Bowie, President & CEO