Creating a Strategic Philanthropic Plan
This new series is designed to help you create your Strategic Philanthropic Plan. In the months ahead, we’ll show you ways to maximize your impact now—and how to create a planned gift, also known as a legacy gift, that will continue to support the community after you’re gone. We’ll share tools, tactics, resources, giving opportunities, and stories about people who have had an amazing impact in our community. You’ll also learn about the advantages of partnering with The Cape Cod Foundation team. In case you miss an issue in the series, catch up through the links below.
Kristin O’Malley
President and CEO
komalley@capecodfoundation.org
508.790.3040, Ext. 115
Part 1: The Aristrocrat and the Phone Book
Luis Carlos de Noronha Cabral de Camara came from Portuguese nobility. His sizable estate included a 12-room apartment in central Lisbon, a house near the northern town of Guimaraes, a couple of healthy bank accounts, a luxury car, and two motorbikes. Luis was unmarried, childless, and had no living relatives. He was also a bit of a loner. So, when it came time to draw up his will, he chose 70 names from the Lisbon phone book at random. About twenty years later, his very surprised heirs learned of their inheritance, which amounted to several thousand euros each. Had the aristocrat not included them in his will, his fortune would have passed to the Portuguese state, which Luis had determined had “robbed him” enough during his lifetime.
We haven’t met anyone quite like Luis. In fact, his “random” approach, although charitable, is counterintuitive to Foundation work, so we probably never will. Our goal is to help people create and execute meaningful Strategic Philanthropic Plans that will have impact during their lifetimes and long after they’re gone. READ MORE
Part 2: Give While You Live
American philanthropist Percy Ross gave away $30 million during his lifetime—not bad for a kid grew up poor in Michigan copper country. He eventually went from bust to boom with plastic bags and paper boxes—and promptly vowed to give it all away. His motto: “He who gives while he lives also knows where it goes.” At first, Percy’s giving strategy was random. Eventually, he found structure by starting a column for the Register Tribune Syndicate called “Thanks a Million.” The advice and cash giveaway column ran in more than 800 newspapers from 1983-1999 and eventually inspired a companion radio show. Over the years, Percy funded all sorts of requests and rallied support for projects like the Marquette Michigan YMCA. He once said, “I’m having a ball, the time of my life.”
Let’s face it. Giving feels good. And it’s so rewarding to see the impact of your giving during your lifetime. ”While we can’t replicate the “Percy Method,” we can connect you more closely to the causes and the community you care about. Partnering with the Foundation will give you the structure, opportunities, and advantages you need to make your annual giving more impactful, meaningful—and downright enjoyable. READ MORE
Part 3: Creating a Legacy Gift
In 1962, a Finnish Man, Onni Nurmi, left his native village of Pukkila an astounding 760 shares in a small rubber and textile company. At the time, they were worth about $30,000—roughly $320,000 today. His instructions were: (1) Don’t sell the shares; and (2) spend the annual dividends on entertaining the residents in the village’s nursing home. Well, that company was Nokia, which would one day diversify into a multinational telecommunications and consumer electronics giant. From 1997-1998, the share’s worth inflated, and the Town Council was sitting on a goldmine. The residents of the small nursing home suddenly became some of the wealthiest seniors in Finland—and there was a long waiting list to get in!
The last column, “Give While You Live,” focused on making an impact now. In contrast, a Planned or Legacy Gift is designed to come into effect after your lifetime. It’s a thoughtful and intentional way to continue to support the causes and organizations you care about and has the potential to impact generations to come. READ MORE
Part 4: Creating a Legacy That Stands the Test of Time
In the last issue, Creating a Legacy Gift, we explored the advantages of establishing a future fund or making a bequest to the Foundation. Now, let’s focus on creating a bequest that stands the test of time.
In 1928, an anonymous donor, interested in the public welfare, made a half-million-pound bequest to the British government to help “clear the national debt.” Unfortunately, he was very specific. The government would only receive the funds once the entire national debt was cleared. Sadly, but not surprisingly, that hasn’t happened. Today, the original £500,000 bequest is worth over £40,000,000 (almost $54 million in USD currency!). The current debt is in the trillions, so the money is stuck in limbo, likely in perpetuity.
Lesson learned. Make your intentions clear, but don’t let stipulations hinder your intent or render your bequest impossible to fulfill. On the other hand, the world is always changing. Your bequest needs to respond to those changes. READ MORE
Part 5: Legacy Stories
Since 2010, The Cape Cod Foundation has received over $36 million in planned/legacy gifts. They have ranged from $1,000 to nearly $6.5 million and have supported all areas of community life. We’ve profiled a few of the generous donors who have made bequests to The Cape Cod Foundation in this series and featured others on our website. While each donor’s intentions were deeply personal, they all wanted to demonstrate their continued commitment to a community they loved and to help amplify change for generations to come. Together, these amazing change-agents form our Keel Society.
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Part 6: The Great Wealth Transfer
Over the next two decades, the United States will experience an unprecedented shift of demographics and finances that will likely impact every American. According to a report from Cerulli Associates, a leading provider of market intelligence and strategic recommendations for the asset and wealth management industry, the Baby Boomers are expected to transfer $84 trillion (yes, that’s a “t”) in homes, businesses, and investments to the next generation. This jaw-dropping amount—unprecedented in U.S. history— has led many journalists and financial experts to refer to this as the “Great Wealth Transfer.” READ MORE
FOUNDATION-ISM
JANUARY 2025
Yogi Berra was a one of the greatest catchers in baseball history. The guy was famous on the field and off. However, he earned some of that fame from his impromptu pithy comments, malapropisms, and seemingly unintentional witticisms, which became known as Yogi-isms. You’ve heard them: It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. It’s déjà vu all over again. You can observe a lot by watching. I really didn’t say everything I said. Always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t go to yours.
My favorite Yogi-ism: If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else. He totally got that right. Maybe this famous credo is a better Foundation-ism: “Plan your work and work your plan.” That’s how we’ve gotten from Point A to Point B for the past 35 years. And this year will be no different. READ MORE
COMPOUND GROWTH
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JANUARY 2024
According to The Motley Fool, a financial services company dedicated to making the world smarter, happier, and richer, your best friend in long-term investing is compound growth. For truly life-changing wealth, you need to find an emerging company, hold on to its top-performing stock for a long period of time, and let compounding interest work its magic. Take Nike A $10,000 investment in 1980 would be worth more than $20 million today. The same $10K investment in Home Depot a year later would now be worth a whopping $92.5 million. This may be hard to believe, but I can top that. Right around the same time these promising powerhouses went public, a small (but mighty) startup made its debut on the local scene. READ
FROM POCKETS TO BUCKETS
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
OCTOBER 2023
Not long ago, I wrote a column about POCKETS. Specifically, other people’s pockets. Knowing where other funders are investing their resources helps make our grantmaking more impactful. This column is about buckets. Our buckets. They represent the discretionary resources the Foundation has to invest in all aspects of community life, including housing, health and human services, youth development,education/scholarships, environmental preservation and conservation, workforce and career development, arts and culture, and animal protection and welfare.These buckets are part of our ongoing efforts to build permanent, flexible resources for the region now and in the years to come. What’s more, you can donate any amount to any of them at any time. And here’s why you should. READ
EVERY “ING”
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JUNE 2023
In 2018, The UPS Store® Inc. launched a fun and funny national advertising campaign to remind small business owners about their full suite of services. Research showed that, while most people knew UPS Store® locations offered packing and shipping, they didn’t know about the availability of copying, printing, faxing, scanning, notarizing, shredding, laminating, and other “ings” the company provides. Community Foundations are full of “ings”: building, convening, collaborating, supporting, granting, and strengthening. Other nonprofits, too. I was reminded of this at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s recent graduation ceremony for the Cape and Islands Cohort. In May, 24 local leaders graduated from this intensive, year-long professional development program with a certificate in Social Impact Management and Leadership. READ
THE SUPER-SIZED PIGGY BANK
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
MARCH 2023
The Guinness World Record for the largest piggy bank belongs to Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, a banking institution in Germany. The super-sized, two-story, cherry red piggy is more than 26-feet long, 18 feet tall, and 18 feet wide. It’s made from fiberglass and reinforced plastic and weighs a hefty seven tons. Inside, there’s enough space for an exhibition about the history, development, and importance of—you guessed it—money. And, just to keep things fun, you can exit the exhibit via a slide. In Foundation work, it’s harder to speak to the “fun” side of raising money, but I can speak to the importance of building flexible resources for unmet needs. It’s one of our key strategies for strengthening the community. read
CONNECTING CAPE COD
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JANUARY 2022
We’re excited to release our latest report, Connecting Cape Cod, which details The Cape Cod Foundation’s strategies, our initiatives to build flexible resources, our partnerships and leadership role in the community, and our efforts to strengthen the nonprofit sector through grants and other valuable resources. READ
CHANGING HERSTORY
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
OCTOBER 2022
At our fifth virtual community forum, “Women and Girls Across Cape Cod,” we announced a new initiative: The Women and Girls Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation. It’s neither a simplistic or overly ambitious approach to a very complex problem. It’s a strategic and proven way to have an immediate and long-term impact on the lives of women and girls in our community. READ
POCKETS FOR CHANGE
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JUNE 2022
Gertrude Stein once said, “Money is always there, but the pockets change.” We agree about the pockets. Recently, The Cape Cod Foundation received a $1,362,895 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through its Department of Housing and Community Development to support food security and access across Cape Cod. That’s a new pocket. That’s not pocket change. And, quite frankly, since life for some of our most vulnerable populations has been dark as a pocket, this funding is a literal lifeline. READ
THE GROWTH SPURT
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JANUARY 2022
One hundred million is the natural number following 99,999,999 and preceding 100,000,001. It is the fourth power of 100 and the square of 10,000. It is also the approximate value of The Cape Cod Foundation’s assets. Take a moment to let that sink in. We’ve reached a $100 million milestone. The Foundation was established in 1989 with a single $10,000 scholarship fund. This is a growth spurt worth sharing. So is this number: $90 million. That’s the total amount we’ve invested back into the community over the past 33 years. That’s because while we’re building resources, we’re also deploying them. READ
THE GAPS
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
SEPTEMBER 2021
Life’s full of gaps. Historical gaps. Geographical gaps. Scientific gaps. Market gaps. Age gaps. Gender gaps. Even credibility gaps. In the summer of 1969, a store loaded with Levi’s and LP records popped up in Ingleside, San Francisco to fill another gap–in the teen market. That Gap, short for “generation gap,” became one of the largest specialty retailers in the United States. In community foundation work, we’re also focused on gaps. These are the not-so-good gaps: UNMET NEEDS. Our job is to bridge them, fill them, stop them. But first we need to identify them. And, there’s no handy Gap App for that. READ
THE BAND AID STORY
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
MAY 2021
New Brunswick, New Jersey,1920. Newlywed Josephine Dickson loved married life. She did not love housekeeping. While trying to get dinner on the table every night, she’d inevitably cut or burn her hand or fingers in the process. (I can totally relate, Josephine!) Back then, bandaging with cotton gauze and adhesive was a two-handed job. The accident-prone Josephine was consistently short one. After several weeks of kitchen mishaps, her husband, Earle, had an idea. He placed squares of cotton gauze at intervals along an adhesive strip and covered them with crinoline. Now, Josephine could easily cut the length she needed from the strip with one hand, wrap it over her latest wound, and still have a supply of bandages for the next day’s cooking disaster. It was a clever solution to an immediate problem. And, when Earle took the idea to his bosses at Johnson and Johnson, this clever idea evolved into the indispensable adhesive wonder we all know today: the band-aid. READ
SOMEDAY STARTS NOW
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
APRIL 2021
Some people just can’t take no for an answer. Bill Snow was one of them. John English, Don Foresman, Mary Morgan, Jim Rice, and Murray Rust weren’t any better at it. Many people told them Cape Cod didn’t need a community foundation and couldn’t sustain one. Someone even recommended they work with the bigger and better Boston Foundation. That didn’t go over well at all. So, the group said no to the naysayers and established The Community Foundation of Cape Cod, now known as The Cape Cod Foundation. READ
VERSION 32.0
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
JANUARY 2021
Windows 10. iPhone 11. Nest 3. Garmin 7. Google Chrome 87.0.4280.88.Cheers to software versioning. Each upgrade has a new name or number so we can tell whether its hot off the assembly line or woefully obsolete. And each new version has enough improvements, innovations, (and hype) to get us excited about the next big thing. It’s time to take after the techies. It’s a new year. It’s an important year. This is Version 32.0, based on thirty-two years of experience and our very latest thinking. This is our new iteration, our “next big thing.” I want you to be excited about what we have accomplished and what we can accomplish together with even more power,
more connections, more grantmaking, and more collaborating in 2021. For our community’s sake. READ
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
KRISTIN OMALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
“This Is the House That Jack Built” isn’t really about Jack or Jack’s house. The popular British nursery rhyme is a cumulative tale that shows how the two are indirectly linked to other things and other people:
The rooster that crowed in the morn
That woke the judge all shaven and shorn
That married the man all tattered and torn
That kissed the maiden all forlorn
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn
And so on and so on—until we inevitably get back to Jack. This year’s pandemic is like a cumulative tale. You can’t isolate one problem, fix it, and move on. Everything is too closely connected. Schools close. Children go home. Parents can’t work. They can’t pay the rent to—you guessed it—stay in the house that Jack built. READ
CLIFFS NOTES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
In 1958, a Nebraska bookworm borrowed $4,000 from the local bank to print a series of literature study guides. His name was Clifton Hillegass. To his surprise, his little black and yellow books quickly became the hottest resource for studious, time-crunched, and (sometimes) lazy students tasked with reading the literary giants. Within 10 years, this somewhat boring basement venture became a million-dollar business: Cliff’s Notes. Today, CliffsNotes™ is part of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt global learning company. And it’s probably worth billions….most huge works could benefit from a concise companion guide—even The Cape Cod Foundation. READ
THE DISRUPTORS
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Every year, CNBC releases a list of 50 private companies who are revolutionizing their industries, unseating corporate giants, and banking billions. These feisty, forward-thinking startups—like Airbnb, Peloton, Rent the Runway, and Door Dash—have seriously shaken things up. They’ve made it possible for us to vacation in private castles, live-stream boot camp workouts, rent $1200 Christian Siriano dresses for $150, and have steamy little cases of White Castle burgers delivered right to our front doors. They’re called the Disruptors. By making waves, these companies are making a difference. By changing the rules, they’re changing the way we think, the way we act, and the way we live. They’re creating a new frenzy of followers across every single industry. Including ours. READ
GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
I grew up playing Ghost in the Graveyard. Think of it as a giant game of tag with dozens of neighborhood kids. Keep in mind, this wasn’t a Halloween thing. It was a daily-never-get-tired-of thing. And, because the boundaries for the game crossed multiple blocks (Remember the good old days when kids could roam?), the moms had trouble keeping track of us. So, they developed a calling tree. When my mom was looking for me, she’d push-button her way down the phone list until she found a mom who knew where we had all drifted to tag me to come home. READ
THE MIX MASTER
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
I’m a Mixmaster. Have been since the ‘80s. And lately, my “Country-Boy-Road-Warrior” mix is the only thing blasting through the car speakers: Life is a Highway, Every Mile a Memory, Red Dirt Road and Dirt Road Anthem. I know every skip, crackle, and pause on this well-used mix, because after a quick daily touch-down at the office, Willy and I are inevitably On the Road Again. And, by the time October rolls around every year, I’m feeling a lot like a Johnny Cash song: I’ve Been Everywhere. While Foundation work hasn’t taken me to Fond du Lac, Little Rock, or any of the other 91 places fired off in rapid succession in this name-dropping ditty, it has taken me all over the Cape for Road Warrior Recon, reconnaissance missions with the movers and shakers in the region. READ
THE OPPORTUNISTS
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist,
–The Opportunist
While you were busy arguing about the glass of water, I drank it.
While opportunists usually get a bad rap; this one got the last laugh. And that got me thinking. There’s nothing wrong with seizing opportunities. Carpe diem, so they say. It’s what Foundation work is all about—in a more altruistic kind of way. Our mission is to bring resources to our community. Period. End of story. Well, not really. We just added a new chapter. READ
THE GRIT FACTOR
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
It was my Junior year of high school, the Brown Invitational cross-country meet. I was never the fastest runner–usually number 7 or 8–so I straddled the JV and Varsity team. This time, the coach put me in the JV race, counting on me to place. The pressure was on. In the first quarter mile loop of these races, hundreds of runners are jam-packed together. At the start, one of them stepped on the back of my sneaker—and off it went. I was out in front, where I wanted to be, had to be. If I stopped for my shoe, I would fall back in the pack. So, I just kept running without it. READ
ON TREND
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Most kids fall into whatever fashion trend comes along. As a child in the 80’s, I fell hard for my Madonna “Lucky Star” look: ripped sweatshirt, lacy fingerless gloves, an armful of jelly bracelets and a head full of hairspray. In middle school, I jumped permed-head first into pegged pants, rugby shirts and high-top Reeboks. And in high school, comfort was key: nothing but baggy flannel shirts, overalls, and a pair of Adidas slides. Today, I really couldn’t tell you if I’m fashion-forward or fashion-backward. Being “on-trend” isn’t high on my radar anymore. At least fashion-wise. Today, I follow philanthropic trends and can’t get enough of what businesses are doing. For good. READ
FRIDGE WORTHY
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
When I was in third grade, I had absolutely no idea how to spell scholarship, but I somehow managed to win one. Everyone in my class had to write an essay, “Why I Love My Mother.” I can’t remember what I wrote, but it was definitely fridge-worthy. Back then, I’d do anything to earn a spot on the harvest gold door of our trusted, old Whirlpool. It was the magnetized, centralized, optimized place for all kids’ achievements (and the weekly grocery list). READ
OUR ROARING TWENTIES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
When they were in their twenties, Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, Thomas Edison made the first phone call, and a young Dane named Bohr published a theory of the atom which rocked the physics world. When I was in my twenties, I started drinking coffee. I also learned that if you push hard enough, you really can get a sleeper sofa up the 5 narrow flights of stairs of a Beacon Hill apartment building. The coffee probably helped. READ
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
I’ve always loved the expression, “Where the rubber meets the road.” Until recently, I had no idea how or when that phrase originated. So, I did what all curious minds do. I googled it. Surprise. The idiom trail leads back to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and a TV commercial jingle from the mid-1960s. READ
SUPERHEROES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Things my six-year-old has taught me: 1) Every song has a danceable beat; 2) the “H” on the Montreal Canadians uniforms stands for Hockey not Habitants–that stumped us; 3) Not all super heroes have superpowers. I supposed I knew that one. Superman has super-human everything, and Batman without the suit is just Bruce Wayne.READ
SMART HOMES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Over the past 30 years, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod has built 127 homes throughout the Cape. By the end of this year, 430 people will live in a Habitat Home. Thirty-four more homes are under construction or on the drawing board. Find out why we’re calling these “smart homes.”READ
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
In my last column, Beam me up, Scotty, I talked about the Foundation’s commitment to capacity-building. This isn’t just a passive buzz word. It’s an action verb. It’s a way to make our community stronger. Find out how we’ve supported Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod and hear how this organization is making a big impact in our community. READ
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Full disclosure. I’m not really a Trekkie or Trekker (whatever most Star Trek fans prefer to be called). But, I do admire Scotty (Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott), the chief engineer and “miracle worker” of the USS Enterprise. It’s purely professional. Let me explain. READ
THE HOUSE THAT BILL BUILT
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
The house that Bill built took seven years to complete and cost $63 million. It has six kitchens, 24 bathrooms, and garage space for 23 cars. The pool house is bigger than my entire house. So is the gym (probably because of the trampoline). And, the reception hall is the perfect place for a plated dinner if you keep the guest list to 150. READ
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
New Year. New Resolution. I’m swearing off buzz words. Sunsetting them. Sending them straight over the bleeding edge. No more drilling down, reaching out or circling back. No more pivoting, piggybacking or peeling back the layers of the onion. Our board is not the S.W.A.T. team, you are not stakeholders, and today’s agenda is not Mission Critical. READ
END-OF-THE-YEAR APPEAL (AND CONFESSION)
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
I’ve had a serious crush since the 1980s. His name is Pac-Man. That neon-yellow, dot-gobbling character stole my heart the minute I powered up my first Commodore 64 computer. Pac and I spent hours together in his video maze, devouring dots and evading four murderous monsters: Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Together, we relentlessly pursued those flashing Power Pellets. These power-ups made us temporarily invulnerable so we could swallow up the enemy, earn bonus points, and advance to the next level of play. What a guy! WHAT. A. CONCEPT! READ
WHAT’S YOUR GIVING STORY?
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
My children are five and seven. They already know I’m not a chef, an artist or an editor. Right now, I’m known for burnt pots, stick figure drawings and long, rambling life lessons. Some legacy, huh? In time, though, what I hope they’ll remember me for is teaching them the value of giving. READ
MY HOME TOWN
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Some people think you can’t go home again. I don’t. I grew up in Dennis. (Ok, I know. It’s a very short trip, but that’s not the point of the story.) See, whenever I hang out in my home town, I get those warm and fuzzy feelings of childhood. Although many things have definitely changed there over the years, my feelings haven’t. Going home still gives me goosebumps. READ
GIFT GIVERS ANONYMOUS
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
We’ve all had shocking self-revelations. Mine came in my early thirties when I finally had to concede: I am a lousy gift-giver. That long-delayed admission came one chilly Christmas Day when the presents I put under the tree received (yet again) an even chillier reception from my family members. When my mother said, “Really, honey, you shouldn’t have,” I finally heard it. Really. You. Shouldn’t. Have. Ever. Again. READ
THE BLUE JEANS BLUES
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT & CEO
I have a serious love/hate relationship with blue jeans. LOVE wearing them. HATE shopping for them. But, when I had worn my Lucky Brand dark-washed, gently-whiskered, 5-pocket, zipper-fly, boot-cut besties way beyond respectability, I had no choice but to hit the mall. No biggie. Dash in. Dash out. A new pair of these made-for-me blues was a quick credit-card swipe away. Right? Wrong. READ
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Recently, I had a surreal experience. It made me feel like I had walked out of my ordinary life and onto a television set. Not Game of Thrones or House of Cards. That might have been cool. No, I had landed on Sesame Street, PBS’s perky place for preschoolers. There was Bob (the affable music teacher who lives in an apartment above Hooper’s Store) and a handful of Muppets (no pun intended). READ
WHAT I LEARNED FROM PRINCESS POPPY
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
I’m reluctant to admit it–and half-hoping you won’t believe it. One of my mentors is a troll–not one of those provocative-posting cyber trolls who purposefully disrupts online discussion groups. My superhero is a spunky little pink-haired, pink-skinned do-gooder named Princess Poppy. What’s more this pink paragon (who’s cooler than a pack of peppermints) sings! READ
YOU CAN’T PLAY HOCKEY IN HIGH HEELS
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Last winter, I became a new mom: a hockey mom. Every week I raced out of the office to pick up my 4-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter for practice. To be honest, I looked totally out of place in full business attire and seriously hoped there would never be a parental duty requiring me to skitter across the ice in 3-inch high heels. READ
POWERING UP
KRISTIN O’MALLEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
I’m a runner. Not a fast runner. I like taking my time, going the distance. I run a few miles most mornings, step it up on the weekends and work in a half marathon every chance I get. Like most runners, I have a ritual. Breathe. Stretch. Repeat. I close my eyes, run the course in my mind, then release slowly, purposefully. READ
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