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The organizations and people listed below have invested in Discovering My Purpose financially and/or through in-kind donations. We thank them for their generosity. |
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Higher Logic is an industry leader in cloud-based community platforms. Organizations worldwide use Higher Logic to bring like-minded customers and members together, by giving their community a home where they can interact, share ideas, answer questions, and stay connected. The community is where both people and organizations grow and succeed together.
How they help: Higher Logic provides the web and community platform that Discovering My Purpose rests upon.
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Keystone Solutions is a team of seasoned digital analytics practitioners and subject matter experts. Keystone's focus is on helping clients align their strategic business objectives with cohesive Data Stream Management across channels, silos and organizations. Keystone focuses on bringing the right talent, tools and expertise to the table to make the journey to scalable data stream management achievable and profitable.
How they help: Keystone teams with Discovering My Purpose to provide digital analytics, search engine optimization, social media strategy, videography and marketing advice.
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Marissa Goldsmith of Goldsmith Interactive is a digital analyst. Her company assists people in understanding data, creating a Data Action plan, learning from analysis, A/B testing, and shoe-string user testing.
How she helped: Goldsmith structured Google Analytics in order to accurately track all web traffic and user history so that Discovering My Purpose can make strategic decisions about SEO, social media strategy, and more. |
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Dhanus Samsen is a freelance creative producer, specializing in videography and graphic design.
How he helps: Samsen was originally contracted by Discovering My Purpose to edit and subtitle all program videos. As he came to better know the program and believe in its power, he volunteer to provide his services for free.
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Christine Walsh is Community Program Team Leader for the Financial Planning Association. Walsh helps connect financial planning professionals to have meaning conversations and peer-to-peer learning. Walsh assesses professional development needs and manages a team of volunteer leaders to provide learning opportunities.
How she helps: Walsh serves on Discovering My Purpose's board as chair. Discovering My Purpose has a giving board with 100% participation, so Walsh also makes an annual donation to the organization.
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Robert Bales serves as the CFO of an emerging big data software company while also launching a cloud-based services firm that provides business support services for small and midsize nonprofits at a cost effective price. Robert Bales has a life long passion for serving nonprofits as a volunteer, board member and consultant.
How he helps: Bales serves on Discovering My Purpose's board as treasurer. Discovering My Purpose has a giving board with 100% participation, so Bales also makes an annual donation to the organization.
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Michael Coleman is a student centered staff member of the College for Creative Studies. Over the past 20+ years he has mentored, supported and guided many students through academic and personal situations. His background in business provided the necessary skills to establish Keirdale Properties in 2011, which is a 100% occupied housing rental business.
How he helps: Coleman serves as a DMP mentor for youth interested in navigating the college experience, those attracted to the creative and business fields and those wishing to become entrepreneurs.
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Julie Phillips is the Managing Editor for PaperClip Communications, a higher ed and K-12 publisher. She strives to help young people and those supporting them have the most positive experiences possible. Julie graduated from SUNY Oswego with a Bachelors in Communication Studies and from Western Illinois U. with a Masters in College Student Personnel..
How she helps: Phillips serves on Discovering My Purpose's board as a director. Discovering My Purpose has a giving board with 100% participation, so Phillips also makes an annual donation to the organization.
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Lance Ritchlin is owner of R-Star Productions, Inc., a Colorado firm specializing in content creation and strategies for businesses and nonprofits. He spent 20 years in nonprofit management and content development, building on an early career as a newspaper reporter and editor.
How he helps: Ritchlin serves on Discovering My Purpose's board as a director. Discovering My Purpose has a giving board with 100% participation, so Ritchlin also makes an annual donation to the organization.
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Laura Garrison-Brook is CEO and founder of Discovering My Purpose. Garrison-Brook has worked in the nonprofit space for over 20 years, originally focusing on international relations, then later community development. Laura has seen how purpose can make a difference in the lives of youth and believes that this is one of the most effective change agents that we have at our disposal.
How she helps: Garrison-Brook serves on Discovering My Purpose's board as staff liaison. She works full-time for the organization in role of CEO. Discovering My Purpose has a giving board with 100% participation, so Garrison-Brook also makes an annual donation to the organization.
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