Okay, so this isn't really business-related, but the United Nations General Assembly has declared September 21st as International Day of Peace, a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Back in 2010, our little guy, Sam, was in pre-school. Apparently, a few of his classmates were not getting along so well, and he decided to try his hand...

I recently attended an event on net neutrality hosted by the Roosevelt Institute of Boston.  The speaker was Daniel Lyons, a Boston College law professor, who was presenting on the subject of net neutrality. According to the FCC, net neutrality "means consumers can go where they want, when they want" on the internet. What does this mean? Here is what I gleaned from Lyons...recognizing that he got into...

Last week, the Nonprofit Consultants Network organized a meeting with the Chief of Policy for the City of Boston, Joyce Linehan. Joyce was invited to talk about Boston City policy and nonprofits since the beginning of Marty Walsh's term as mayor. She listed a few initiatives that she felt were of most relevance to nonprofits in Boston: Fighting Human Trafficking The city launched an initiative,...

Last week I attended a very informative meeting at The Carroll Center for the Blind that was organized by the Newton/Needham Chamber.  The subject of web accessibility for the blind was one that had never occurred to me, which, I'm guessing, is the same for most of us who are sighted.  One of the main reasons for the meeting was to educate folks like me.  Here are a few pieces of information...

International Women’s Day is coming up on Sunday, March 8th, so I thought I would use the occasion (a few days early) as an opportunity for Throwback Thursday. Back to the early 90s, to be specific. At that time, I was living in St. Petersburg, Russia, and, while there, I celebrated International Women’s Day for the first time. This holiday is a big deal in Russia. Among other traditions, it’s...

We work with a variety of nonprofits, including some that help folks who are struggling with addiction.  I also used to work at the Department of Public Health in the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, so the topic is one of concern to me. Recent news about the surge in heroin overdose deaths across Massachusetts is very alarming.  As a parent of a pre-teen, I worry about whether my son will...

Here in the Northeast, we've experienced, to put it mildly, a loss in productivity. In this interview with Lou Bergholz from Edgework Consulting, he talks about interpersonal productivity. Yes, the connection between loss of productivity due to bad weather and working more strongly together as a team is perhaps a bit tenuous, but better teams can make up for all the snow that's been getting in the way! What...

  Almost exactly four years ago, I was archiving video footage and reviewing projects we had worked on. Watching some of the video, I was reminded of how much fun we have with our clients - there were quite a few shots of folks laughing and joking around (between takes, of course). On a whim, I decided to make a "Smiles Montage" that included some of our favorite expressions of happiness...

 Hello everyone! My name is Emma and I am the newest member of the team here at Reflection Films! Seeing as this is my first blog post, I wanted to take the opportunity to post a picture for "Throwback Thursday" (aka #tbt). Today, I am taking you back a few months to warmer weather. I took this photo on one of my first days working for Reflection Films. On this particularly beautiful day, we were...

It's not uncommon for our blog to depart a bit from video and marketing-related topics, but this one diverges perhaps even further afield than usual. Still, I feel inspired to share two encounters that I had recently: one with a friend and one with a colleague. STORY #1: UNEXPECTEDLY GETTING TO KNOW A FRIEND EVEN BETTER We had some friends of ours over for dinner recently, and they asked what...