How to Engage Your Employees in 5 Steps
September 23, 2024, RAFT Team
Without knowing how to engage your employees, you won’t be able to enjoy a strong work culture, produce great work, or collaborate well. Instead, you will continue to ...
Dear RAFT, Can I find joy again outside direct service?
September 18, 2024, Joy Ingram
“I worked as an advocate for a year and a half. I left my position for several reasons but mainly because the end of a relationship caused me ...
7 Surprisingly Powerful Ways to Transition Between Work & Personal Time
September 9, 2024, RAFT Team
When you first set out to create a healthy work / life separation, the mere idea of it might keep you up at night. You compare yourself to ...
Dissociation: Signs, Effects, and Healing
August 30, 2024, Maegan Bradshaw
The other day, I was driving in total silence. This is not a common occurrence for me. Car rides are usually my time to jam to whatever music ...
Inclusive Advocacy: Building Relationships in Diverse Communities
August 26, 2024, RAFT Team
Inclusive advocacy requires more than just good intentions; it demands a strategic approach that genuinely engages and reflects the communities you aim to serve. Your organization must adapt ...
Apologies at Work: Creating Growth & Resilience
August 12, 2024, RAFT Team
Can you recall a time at your job when a genuine apology at work made a noticeable impact? It might have diffused tension, healed a strained relationship, or ...
The Importance of Delegation
August 7, 2024, Jeremie Miller
(and how to do it) How often, at the end of the day, do you sit back with a content sigh and say to yourself: “Ahhhh, I got ...
Urgency Culture: Understanding Its Impact on Decision-Making & Performance
July 22, 2024, RAFT Team
If you constantly rush from one task to another, feeling overwhelmed by the workload, rest assured that you’re not the only one. Emails flood our inboxes demanding immediate ...
Charting Your Path: Personal Development for Advocates Using HCD
July 8, 2024, RAFT Team
Understanding people’s needs and experiences is at the core of human-centered design (HCD). Through empathy-driven research, iterative design, and continuous feedback, we can develop solutions that are genuinely ...
From Silos to Synergy: Creating Transparency & Breaking Down Organizational Barriers
June 24, 2024, RAFT Team
What Holds Us Back from Transparency? The Importance of Transparency Transparency means being open and honest about your organization’s operations, decisions, and performance. This can be tough! Breaking ...