I spent last weekend with some friends in the Poconos. It was unseasonably warm and we were able to have a nice long hike along the Delaware River and in the hills.
The Case of the Missing Agency
Reposted from the DG&Co. blog
By now, everyone’s heard about Texas Governor Rick Perry’s (latest) gaff. When listing the three federal agencies he would move to eliminate when president, he as able to remember… two. In case you haven’t seen it, check out the video below:
The sometimes-harsh truth is that seemingly minor slips like this have huge consequences. Read more »
Be Fabulous
I had family in town for a quick trip and we decided to take the Circle Line boat tour. The views were lovely although the tour itself was somewhat political and lackluster. I captured this shot, and only noticed later the text on the sail.
Higher Education Branding Project
I’m really excited about a project I helped wrap up at work recently. Over the past several months we’ve been working with a large group of funders, partners and educators to launch Accelerating Opportunity, which is a new adult education initiative aimed at improving success rates in 11 states.
The project had a lot of moving pieces and it revolved around developing a name, logo, brand and message platform. I also worked with the team at the managing organization, Jobs for the Future, to help launch the initiative. I wrote about it on the DG&Co. blog if you’re interested in learning more or you can check out how the brand is working in action at the Accelerating Opportunity website.