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Quote of the Month: October 2018
“Helping people is easy. Change is hard.” – Gary Goscenski, Issue-Focused Consultant, Perspectives
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Quote of the Month: September 2018
“An issue focus has changed everything, from how we speak about our work to how we measure our success.” – Pat Berger, President/CEO, United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area
Taking Our Own Advice
We got a facelift. You may have noticed and been too polite to say anything. But that’s OK – we’re not ashamed of the work we’ve had done. Actually, we’re proud of what we’ve done.
Quote of the Month: August 2018
“It is more work to try to do everything and not know where you are going” – Ken Toll, President/CEO, United Way of Jackson County