At an event last night, I was reminded to share (again) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.” Most people are genuinely happy to help you 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺. Just make it easy! 🔗 This is a great guide : ✍️ 𝗔𝗻𝗱, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 👇 --- Subject: Intro to [Connection Name] Hi Laurie, Thanks so much for offering to introduce me to [connection]. I’m interested to connect because [they are interested in

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 𝗧𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴  #𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆  𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 & 𝗨𝗦  A conversation this morning with a close colleague reminded me that visibility matters. She had no idea about this part of my life & I remembered how impactful it was to learn similar info about several others in our field. Turns out we had more in common than nerding out on tech-for-good or impact finance! 🤓 ✨  To further visibility & inclusion, her

Note: I first shared the following post in 2019 as "I am not a Superwoman" “To all the Mamas out there - whether your babies are in your arms, your homes, your memories, or in your dreams, Happy Mother's Day to you!” Mother’s Day is upon us. Relationship status: #itscomplicated  Some mamas are THRILLED to honor their moms, and thrilled to be honored themselves. For others this season can stir up lots of big emotions.  I don’t think it’s a coincidence that May is also the host