Learning, learning, learning! One of the more pleasant and unexpected results of the global pandemic is that many conferences and workshops have been forced to offer creative online programming. This has created a more accessible environment for learning and training. It has allowed us to drop into one or two sessions during a busy workday and removed financial barriers created by travel and distance. While it’s not the same as being in-person, many of the conferences and workshops have been extremely successful.

If you’re a baseball fan (which I’m not), you probably know that Spring Training is officially underway, even though it looks and feels a lot like winter outside.

In the Office of Advancement, we’re getting ready for our own version of Spring Training, although unlike in the baseball world, ours will actually take place in the spring.

Talk about a changing landscape!  At no point in our recent memory has the dial been moved so dramatically on the consideration and adoption of new technology.  The way we conduct business has changed forever.  One year ago, we needed to react and adapt under intense pressure as we strove for business continuity.  Perhaps now, with one year under our belt, we seek to preserve what has worked well, but also consider the application of new technologies as we contemplate our changing business model and the way we will work post-pandemic.