Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·PinnedMember-onlyWhat do I Need to Know Before Pursuing a Grant?How to Know if Your Organization is Ready for Grant Funding — Planning is the key to successful grant budgeting and winning grant funding. Following is a list of questions to ask before you go out and seek a grant. Remember: planning is key to success. What is your project or program? This seems obvious but without an understanding of what the…Nonprofit4 min read
Published in SYNERGY·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Write a GrantMany organizations can use grant writing to fund their projects — Grant writing has become a passion of mine. Helping non-profit organizations do their work seems like the best use of my talents. When I left the tech world, I started writing here, on Medium and I took a couple of writing courses as well. I studied copywriting with Sarah Turner…Grant Writing3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyWhat is Your Nonprofit Funding Model?Where does Your Nonprofit Fit In? — The main focus of my career is writing grants for nonprofits and small businesses. Part of that work is identifying different nonprofit organizations' funding strategies and funding models. Knowing how a nonprofit works help my work in finding the right grant funders for their work. The following is a summary…Grant Writing4 min read
Published in Weeds & Wildflowers·PinnedMember-onlyUkraine Flora & FaunaThe most common plants and unique animals — Did you know Ukraine was a wild mushroom foragers' dream? One of the major tourist attractions to Ukraine had been their wild mushroom foraging excursions. Ukraine has also been home to many types of storks and brown bears. A new industry around the picking or foraging of wild mushrooms in…Ukraine2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyRust Programming, What to Look Forward to in 2022What Will 2022 Bring to Rust Programmers — 2022 is looking to be a great year to be a Rust programmer. Rust is not quite mainstream yet, but with its loyal user base and growing use cases around the tech world, it is easy to see how Rust will continue to grow and flourish in 2022. I have…Rust Programming Language4 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·Aug 11Member-only5 More Reasons to DetachBuddhist Practice for Today Breath of Fresh Air It makes our own lives so much simpler when we let those who walk among us do whatever they want. When I practice detachment I feel as if my shoulders relax some. Hanging on to others in any fashion will never be successful for any length…Buddhism2 min read
Published in Weeds & Wildflowers·Aug 2Member-onlyWild Turkey HabitatWild Turkeys — Turkeys are wild and native to North America. Unique the honey bee that was imported into North America the wild turkey evolved in the ecosystems throughout North America. Here are some things I found out about wild turkeys of North America. In 49 states (apart from Alaska), sections of Mexico…Wild Turkey3 min read
Aug 1Member-onlyAI Writing Part OneFirst in a series of AI writing experiments with Writesonice — Jaron was a young man who always looked on the bright side of things. He was always full of hope, and believed that anything was possible. One day, he was walking through a field, when he came across an anvil. There was a sword driven into it. …AI2 min read
Jul 21Member-onlyQuora QuestionsQuora Digest after 3 months — have been writing on Medium for about a year now. Recently, three months back I wanted to try out Quora and see what would happen with my audience. On Medium my engagement suffered, of course. Since I have not been writing as much on Medium my engagement has steadily decreased…Quora3 min read
Jul 19Member-onlyRust Conf 2022Arriving in Portland Oregon Soon — RustConf will run from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; exact schedule details will be posted soon. All times in UTC-7. RustConf is the website link. North America’s most popular Rust Programming Conference is coming soon. Rust Conf 2022 is being held again in Portland Oregon at the beginning of August…Rust Programming Language3 min read