2010.03.08 05:47:13

Mark Prokop

Thanks to the following people/places for their donations/etc:

a) Granville Recycling (fundraising income via us recycling metal/aluminum with them)
b) ACIM (for paying for the 22 sheets of particle board)
c) Anonymous Donors at Ceridian and Johnson and Johnson (via the New York City United Way)
d) Endrusick Enterprises, LLC (they own the McDonalds in Butner, Oxford, Henderson, NC)
e) Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ramsey, and
f) the GCHFH Homeowners that paid their mortgages.

 

If you'd like to get free publicity, then go ahead and donate some money to Granville County Habitat for Humanity

Donate online at http://www.granvillecountyhfh.org/donate.html or send a check to GCHFH, P.O. Box 1369, Oxford, NC 27565

2009.12.16 08:14:33

Mark Prokop

Granville County (North Carolina) Habitat for Humanity ReStore Partners with Local Entrepreneur to Get Computers to Local Students

2009.11.19 02:53:29

Bob Wagner

 

1. It’s not about you! Whenever you communicate, the one on the receiving end is always more important that the one on the sending. Think of your audience first; I mean before you speak, hit that send button, post that blog or mail that letter. Ask yourself: What do I want them to do after they receive this? How do I want them to feel when they read or hear what I have to say? What kind of an impact will this have on our relationships after they receive it? By putting your mind on the receivers end and thinking about your desired outcome, you will be more apt to work your content toward that outcome.

2. Make sure you are both speaking the same language. People often say one thing and mean another, for example: If a wife says she has nothing to wear it means she has nothing new. If a man says he has nothing to wear it means he has nothing clean. Your ASAP may mean as soon as you are finished with what you’re doing while mine might be do it right now. The same applies when you are on the receiving end; don’t assume that you comprehend everything exactly as they intended you to. If it’s important enough to argue over, always ask and if needed clarify.


3. Make sure you and your audience are focused. Our minds have the ability to process information at an extremely high rate of speed and if what we are hearing or reading doesn’t interest us, our mind goes on vacation. That is why you get half way through a page and say; “What did I just read?” Get to the point, use as few words as possible and make sure the other person (and yourself) isn’t zoning. If you find your mind drifting, stop, apologize and ask them to repeat what they said. It is better to ask than to nod your head yes and look like a fool later. If you can see that your audience is drifting, stop, repeat the key points you already shared and close quickly.

4. When you hear something that upsets you Q.T.I.P. Quit taking it personal! Whenever we get emotionally upset and angry our blood pressure rises and our muscles tense up restricting blood flow to the brain. When your brain does not get the proper amount of blood it also doesn’t get enough oxygen which affects our minds ability to function clearly. Statistics show that when a person is angry to the point of yelling, their IQ drops as much as 50 points; thus the reason we say and do those things we would never do in our right minds. Please remember this; people do not intentionally plan on upsetting us and they don’t intentionally think of ways that they can hurt our feelings. Before responding, ask yourself if you think they really mean what they said. Do not respond immediately, especially if your find yourself getting upset or you too will find your brain going out to lunch and responding in an inappropriate manner. Get as much distance between you and your audience so you can think rationally. Rarely does the situation demand an immediate response and more often than not, doing so causes much more harm than waiting.

Summary: It’s never about you; make sure you are speaking the same language, stay focused and make sure they do the same and most importantly, “People don’t WANT to tick you off!"

Make it a great day!

Bob

 

communication

2009.11.11 20:41:27

Marina Lando, MS, RM, 1059 CRP

Learn about complimentary medicine from local certified/license professionals:

http://healthyconnections-nc.com/HC/

 

complimentary medicine | alternative medicine | health

2009.10.24 19:17:43

David Both

Along with two others, David Both, President of Millennium Technology Consulting LLC has been added to the board of Ten Thousand Villages located in the Cameron Village shopping center in Raleigh, NC.

Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit, fair trade retail store that provides vital and fair income to people in developing countries by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed.

For more information on Ten Thousand Villages.

Ten Thousand Villages | Fair Trade

2009.10.15 04:50:24

Mark Prokop

Free Habitat for Humanity Christmas Ornaments

Granville County Habitat for Humanity is giving away free Lenox China Habitat for Humanity Christmas Ornaments.

Between now and Christmas, if you donate $10.00 to Granville County Habitat for Humanity, we'll send you a free Lenox China Habitat for Humanity Christmas ornament (while supplies last)! Hurry, there is a limited number of these Christmas ornaments.

Just go to

http://www.granvillecountyhfh.org/donate.html

and please click the donation button

Thanks for helping us build the next Habitat for Humanity home!!!

Mark

 

 

2009.09.09 19:14:59

David Both

I will be teaching a 4.5 day Linux+ training class in Charleston, SC, the week of September 21.

CompTIA Linux+ is a vendor-neutral certification, generic across distributions, targeted to individuals with a minimum of six to 12 months of practical Linux experience. The CompTIA Linux+ exam covers fundamental management of Linux systems from the command line, user administration, file permissions, software configuration and management of Linux-based clients.

This class is preparation for that exam using Fedora Linux. Even if you do not take the exam this is an excellent training class for relatively new Linux administrators.

The class will be held at DTC Charleston, a local training center.

1064 Gardner Road
Suite 212
Charleston, SC 29407

Sales: 843-402-0983
Main: 843-225-3494
Toll-free: 866-705-4522
Fax: 775-370-0477

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If you are interested in attending this class, please contact DTC.

Linux Training

2009.08.29 20:12:36

David Both

I am looking for a local company to do large quantity (1000+) CD duplication with color printing for me. Please contact me if you can do this.

 

Thanks!

2009.08.18 18:19:50

David Both

Linux | Open Source | HPC | High Performance Computing

2009.08.02 23:13:55

Mark Prokop

Hey all,

Check out your local newspaper today (and even this upcoming week or so).

Granville Health System has an ad (with my pic) in lots of newspapers.

Mark Prokop

Exec Dir

Granville County Habitat for Humanity

http://www.granvillecountyhfh.org

 

2009.08.01 08:25:15

Mark Prokop

 is informing everyone that you can bring your aluminum cans to t he Granville County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH) ReStore on Tuesdays from 10-6 

 and Saturdays from 8:30 to 2:00. GCHFH can recycle those aluminum cans and raise money to build the next GCHFH home. See

  http://www.aluminum.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NewsStatistics/CANSforCAUSES/default.htm

 for further info.

 

2009.03.03 03:13:52

Stu Barnes

Unless you have been living in a shell and have not turned on the TV in the past 3 or so years you are well aware that America as well as the rest of the world has been subject to a major downturn in the overall economy.  Experts....if there are any in the economic field claim that downturns occur every twenty years or so and it usually has a catalyst behind it.....this one was the housing market.

This downturn though in my opinion was spurred by GREED...nothing more nothing less.  When thoroughly examined and broken down to where it is explained in layman's terms, you seem to notice that it all goes back to the same theory.....if it seems to good to be true...it is;  hence people buying homes with no job or credit is basically what happened.  Though this is WAY too complicated for me to understand myself and break it down, there is a series on CNBC called "The House of Cards" and it does the best job so far explaining what has happened.  I must warn you though...it will make you mad.

As of last summer ('08) there were approximately 7.5 million sub-prime loans being serviced and many of those could have possibly qualified for a prime loan; an A credit rating.  Around 70% or more of these were ARM loans that the rate re-adjusted to a higher rate 1-2-3 years later depending on the terms.  The majority of these loans were written in 2005-2006 and the first adjustments started about 24 months later.....this blends into the timeframe of the meltdown...2007-2008 and will more than likely continue. 

We are now all in recovery mode AND for agents like myself SURVIVAL mode.  Things are definitely getting a little better, but very slowly.  It is a great time to buy; low prices and low rates, but to buy you must have good credit and a job......two things people should have had before the meltdown.  In Wake County in 1998 there were almost 1,000 foreclosures....in 2007 there were almost 4,500 and in 2008 there were just over 2,000; so you can see they are going down.  Hang in there with me and as always visit our site for more Real Estate information.

mortgage | buyers | raleigh nc | sub-prime | housing market | holly springs | fuquay varina | barnes mcquade realty

2009.02.06 21:24:51

Greg Hyer

This discussion started on the Linking Raleigh, NC discussion board on LinkedIn.com

Some businesses sponsor golf tournaments for charity or collect money and food for children or other shelters. What does your business do for non-profits?

Stewart K. Jason
Microbiology Sales Specialist at Biotest Diagnostics USA
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stewjason

We can always do more. My company is based in Germany and is very involved in the Int'l Red Cross and others. Any ideas for me to volunteer here in the Raleigh Area? Happy holidays and Thanks for keeping this group interesting.

Ken Branson
Managing Director at MasterM.I.N.D. Productions
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mmproductions

 One of my partners in business is a Grant Writer and Program Evaluator for Non-Profit & Faith-Based Organizations. With her experience in this area, she will be responsible for writing the grant and evaluating it (according to the grant guidelines) to see to it that it is implemented correctly. She has future plans to begin writing grants on a larger scale for For-Profit Organizations and Small Businesses. She and her associates spend ample time researching the latest grants and trends of this industry to be of better assistance to her clients. Please feel free to email her anytime at CharminiqueWilliams@  Hotmail.com  . She will greatly appreciate the opportunity to help your organization!

(P.S. Tell her I sent you)

Carol Stymiest
Past: Campaign Associate at Triangle United Way
http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolstymiest

With almost half of Triangle residents coming from somewhere else, organizing an employee event around the holidays to give back to our local community, is a great way for employees to both connect to our community and to each other. At a former employer, we "adopted" a family through a non-profit organization, and supplied the complete event, from dinner, to age appropriate toys for the kids. I still remember some of the thank you notes that we received over the years. Having just completed a short term assignment at the Triangle United Way, I highly recommend clicking on Volunteer Solutions at  unitedwaytriangle.org  , or simply calling 211 to find the right activity for your group! Wishing you all the best of the season!

Donna Ray Chmura
Attorney at Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, PC
http://www.linkedin.com/in/donnachmura

Our law firm makes a donation to a different charity each year, instead of sending presents to our clients and referral sources.

Linda Nunnallee
Development Director at SAFEchild
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/9a6/493

I'm Linda Nunnallee, Development Director at SAFEchild, a not-for-profit child abuse prevention agency that serves fragile families in Wake County. SAFEchild offers nine programs that help families build nurturing relationships, free from abuse and neglect. Our programs are home based, school based and group based. SAFEchild has a $1,200,000 budget that has to be raised each year, and it takes 250+ volunteers working with our program coordinators to run our programs. Please visit our web site at  www.safechildnc.org   and if you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact me lnunnallee@  safechildnc.org  .  

Susan Clark
Owner at Signs By Design
http://www.linkedin.com/in/signsbydesign

We have made banners and other printed signs for non-profits and donated them, as long as it says "Banner Donated By (our logo)" on the lower right corner. I obviously can't do this all of the time but I try to a few times per year...maybe once a quarter? Other times I will cut a discount. Generally I like to donate for fundraisers for causes such as MS, Breast Cancer, Parkinsons, Autism and shelters or women and children safe place orgs.

Melissa McCaslin
Interim Regional Vice President of Marketing and Communications at American Lung Association of the Atlantic Coast
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamccaslin

I sit on the Board of Directors for the Triangle American Marketing Association, and although we are a nonprofit ourselves, this year we embarked on an initiative to give back to our community as well. We are supporting Dignity U Wear, a nonprofit that provides brand new clothing to those in need through recipient agencies. Since its inception, Dignity U Wear has provided over 100,000 pieces of clothing for those in need right here in the Triangle.

Triangle AMA is supporting Dignity U Wear by providing volunteers to share their marketing expertise as well as planning and promoting events. It's a great chance to utilize our talents to help others. Read more about it at [http://tinyurl.com/tamaDUW|leo://plh/http%3A*3*3tinyurl%2Ecom*3tamaDUW/lxpV?_t=tracking_disc].

Kurt Dumaw
Attorney - Of Counsel at Ellis & Winters LLP
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtdumaw

Our firm identifies several families in need around the area and then we provide food and/or presents around the holidays since those are times when many feel the pinch.

Anora McGaha
Internet Publicist, Writer, Coach at ClearSight Creative Resources
http://www.linkedin.com/in/anoramcgaha

 I'm in business for myself, but I volunteer with Interact,  www.interactofwake.org  a very amazing agency that utilizes so many volunteers it would make your jaw drop. And the service that's available for domestic abuse and sexual assault would make a person cry, knowing that Interact staff and volunteers are available 24/7 to answer calls. We have a full time court advocate, over 40 hours a week availability for walk in counseling for domestic violence, an advocate who will meet survivors (victims) at the hospital.

This week I took some food to Western Wake Crisis Ministry in downtown Apex - paying it forward after a stranger paid for my gas one day when I forgot my wallet wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/14312 - and saw an employee of Extreme Networks dropping off a truckload of food - not the Mack trucks, but the ordinary kind that Americans use to bring project materials home from Lowes and Home Depot. That was a lot of food!

The local online micro-business network inSide919 inside919.ning.com is doing a food drive this month.

Brad Barbour, CPA
Recruiter at Accountants One
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cparecruiter

 Accountants One currently does 3 things for non-profit orgaizations:

1) We hold an annual fundraiser to benefit Junior Achievement titled “The Search for the South’s Funniest Accountant”. This past year we raised over $11,000; check out [www.accountantsarefunnytoo.com for more details.

2) We allow our employees paid time off to volunteer for Junior Achievement.

3) We offer nonprofits a discount on our placement fees.

charity | non-profits

2009.01.15 04:02:43

Stu Barnes

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2009.01.04 20:06:30

Eric Stearns

Painter Available with 30 years Experience. Wall paper removal, dry wall repair. Call for your Free estimate 919 376-9365 
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2008.12.23 17:49:11

Martin Brossman

A Unique Gift for Someone of Value in Your Past or Present

Consider giving a gift for someone in your life that has made a difference in your life. Someone you currently know, have done business with, or just worked with. Someone maybe from 20 years ago that you admired, that stood out as exceptional in some way in your presence. Give them a gift that 30 million people can see. The gift of a recommendation in Linkedin.com --a professional networking site that costs nothing to join. A web site that lets you appreciate people in a way that may help them get a raise, promotions, a new job one day or close a deal for them by a client seeing it. To give a recommendation in Linkedin they need to be connected to you. I recommend these steps to follow:

job seekers | Understanding Linkedin | Martin Brossman | Holiday Gift Ideas | Recommendations | Using Linkedin

2008.12.14 19:21:59

Bobby Carroll

 3 Rules To Keep It When Participating in Online Social Communities!

1. Watch what you say! If you recall my last post here at LinkingRaleighNC on Seeking at Job? First Protect Your Digital Image! a single act of juvenile behavior can ruin your future job prospects. A single sentence left at an online community can also cost you your job. Just ask the Durham police officers who left racially charged remarks on their MySpace.com page. One was even fired! Comments in 140 characters or less can get you in big trouble with your boss. If your next customer could be your boss you should be extra careful what you say onlne. I consult with some of the top producing real estate agents in the United States and Canada. I am appalled at the profanity these "professionals" use when they Twitter, participate on Utterli and post instant pictures on Brightkite in less than 140 characters. It's no wonder some forward-thinking major corporations now provide mandatory online social community participation training for its employees so they know how to participate and not get in trouble.
2. Think before you upload that less than appropriate photo to Flickr or Facebook! You know the old saying, "a picture is worth a thousands words!" Don't let your digital pictures tell an unprofessional story about you and your character. Your job could be at stake.
3. Videos are incredibly viral. Evaluate your video for appropriate content before you upload your video to Youtube.com!

More People Venture to Online Social Communities

According Forrester Research, those who venture online for online social communities has increased 21% this year. Meaning more people are creating a profile at these communities. Understanding the "rules of engagement" in social media really is important for all ages. It comes down to using good common sense when participating online. Maybe we should return to a bit of my mom's instruction when she said; "Bobby, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

Bobby Carroll
Dakno Real Estate Marketing
Your Crystal Coast of North Carolina Resource

Online social communities | video | photos

2008.12.12 01:51:48

Bobby Carroll

I hear the nightmare stories all too often. A college student has "a few too many brewskies" and in a moment of utter stupidity snaps off some less than appropriate photos of themselves and uploads them to their FaceBook or MySpace page. They even go so far as to "tag" the image with their name and the name of the school they are attending.  Maybe they hop on Twitter and serve up some salacious "Tweets" about the experience. Being the naive online social butterfly that they are the student flies over to Brightkite and takes a few more pics with their iPhone and uploads even more evidence of their juvenile behavior.

Fast-Forward a Few Years - College Student Becomes Job Seeker

Some time later this same college student with sum cum laude-laced diploma in hand starts their job hunt. In rapid-fire fashion, the eager young and hungry college graduate submits tons of resumes in hopes of landing the golden job opportunity. Over at XYZ Corp, the HR rep scans hundreds of resumes and as it were, happens upon the impressive resume of Mr. Sum Cum Laude. But before scheduling any initial phone interviews, the web-savvy HR representative does what any well-trained HR person would do and "Googles" the name of the potential new hire. On the search results for "Mr. Brewskie", up pops his Facebook page or the MySpace page along with all the incriminating photos taken years ago. Maybe their Twitter name pops up as well. Can you see where this is going?

Educate Kids to the Consequences While Their Young!

I recommend we begin to educate young people to the consequences of their online activities at an early age. We should emphasize how to protect their good name along with their digital image and why it is extremely important. Kids spend endless hours online never with a thought of what repercussions could result from one bad decision documented online. I personally think every parent that allows their child to access the Internet constantly remind them to the consequences of bad choices that come back to haunt years later. Even a few adults could benefit from this lesson as well.

What do you think?

Twitter Me @Rewebcoach
Dakno Real Estate Marketing Blog

google | employment | internet | brightkite | twitter | myspace | facebook

2008.12.04 20:10:25

Tim McGuiness

2008.11.29 20:32:25

Fred Pruden

I've compiled a comprehensive tool to help job seekers when going on an interview.  You can order this brochure at www. pharma-recruiter.com. 

FP