Failure?

April 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Adrian Arnett-Smith

Adrian Arnett-Smith is a senior at Ball State University, a member of the Leadership Board, and a Big Brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware County. Often when we read about criminals in the paper or see them on TV, we think that a failure of parenting or mentoring may be to blame.  In many instances this may be true, but there are times when that's not the case at all. My Little is a good kid at heart, but due to the crowd he was hanging with and their activities, he ended up … [Read more...]

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Battle of the Bands Benefit to Support BBBS of Delaware County

October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Battle of the Bands @ Center Stage | The Leadership Board

Muncie, Indiana. On October 25, November 1, and November 8 at 8:00 p.m., the Battle of the Bands benefit with take place at Center Stage in downtown Muncie to help raise support and awareness of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware County. The Leadership Board partnered with BBBS to help reach their goals of Big recruitment and funding. Recent efforts have committed 10 individuals to the interview process to become Bigs, and both organizations hope this event will continue to raise awareness of … [Read more...]

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The BIG Issue Event is Tonight!

April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Show up! "Eighty percent of success is showing up." - Woody Allen Big Brothers and Big Sisters numbers are declining. We’ve looked at the page-after-page of spreadsheets from BBBS programs across the country with negative numbers in the volunteer column. At first we were depressed. But then we realized the huge opportunity that was available. If we can close this gap in Muncie (which we are doing already) to where there is no child without a mentor, we could help others close it … [Read more...]

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What’s Stopping You?

January 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
What's Stopping You?

On Tuesday we kicked off our 2012 campaigns with an executive meeting to further define what success for the Leadership Board would be (more on that later), and one of the driving themes of this meeting is "what drives or keeps you going when the problem is so big?" … [Read more...]

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Little steps to a big result

October 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

It's so easy to forget where we're going or how we'll get there. There's a lot of community issues to tackle, and one in particular, Project 30, is not an easy task to take on especially when you're a new organization still trying to find your way. It's been four months since the Leadership Board has been formed, and we've already undergone several transformations. I thought I'd take some time to highlight some wins for us and look into the future. Small wins Two press releases in local … [Read more...]

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The evolution of ‘conventional wisdom’

September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A wise old man

A problem I have with "conventional wisdom" is that the world we live in is changing. Rapidly. Every single day. Online social communities, instant access to information and our growing personal networks are changing the way we live our lives and interact with each other. It's changing how we interact with our communities. Conventional wisdom can be described as ideas or explanations that are generally accepted as true by the public or experts in a field. The problem with conventional wisdom … [Read more...]

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A myth about change: Someone else will do it

September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Edmund Burke sign

Two weeks ago I enjoyed a day at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo with my wife, kids and parents. We actually went on one of the hottest days of the year before the weather decided to suddenly cool off. Pretty typical decision making on my part. This post, however, is not about walking around in 95+ degree weather. It's about a myth about change, and how we as a community can fight to destroy it. … [Read more...]

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Leadership Board Open House: Stop, collaborate and listen

September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ball State Volunteer Recruitment Fair

“Stop. Collaborate and listen.” – Vanilla Ice on leadership or possibly on producing a cheesy rap song with your friends. Stop, collaborate... Open House at Big Brothers & Big Sisters office 220 N. Walnut St. Muncie, IN 47305 September 22, 2011 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Have you ever seen the movie The Men Who Stare at Goats? George Clooney and a roomful of his fellow soldiers stare REALLY hard at goats and try to kill them with their minds. This event will be like that, except the … [Read more...]

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How to lead a successful collaboration session

September 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
August Think Tank 2011-1

Our August Think Tank was a huge success. No, we didn't solve all our problems nor did we finish Project 30. We didn't have huge numbers nor a packed house. We didn't even get great exposure online. So how was it a success? Everyone engaged. Everyone was hell-bent on collaboration, and it showed in so many wonderful ways. … [Read more...]

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Shop for a Cause by the Take Five Community Outreach

August 16, 2011 by 1 Comment
Macy's Shop for a Cause

Take Five Community Outreach, a Muncie non-profit organization, is partnering with Macy's for their Shop for a Cause event. Shop For A Cause gives you the opportunity to give back to your community and to help Take Five. Purchase a $5 Shopping Pass* for exclusive savings in every Macy’s store and online at macys.com on Saturday, August 27th, and we keep 100% of the proceeds. Plus, you can enter to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card. Take Five Community Outreach has a goal to sell 100 Shop for a … [Read more...]

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