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This post is really special. I would add that sharing sincere praise and commendation is as important as expressing appreciation and gratitude. Do you find that people have a really hard time praising others? Why is that? How can we teach others how to praise? I once had a job interview where I told the hiring manager that I'm like a border collie - BUSY! PRODUCTIVE! SMART! - and like a border collie, I work for praise. I told her, "If you can't praise, I can't work for you." She blinked at me about four times, totally floored, and hired me anyway. We worked together across multiple organizations for more than ten years! But how many people can ask for praise? It's tough to be vulnerable. If "words of affirmation" are your love language, you must tell people. They only know what you tell them; few people have sufficient bandwidth to figure it out as they deal with their challenges and deadlines. What are your strategies for ensuring your appropriate emotional needs are met within your work environment? Thank you, Hiram Figueroa Jr, for this post.

"Sons, you can't chase every squirrel in this world. Be strategic!" We're grateful for sound fatherly advice just like this. Well, minus the squirrel part. Happy Father's Day! #GeldinInsurance #GetInsured #CaliforniaInsurance #CaliforniaHealthInsurance #CaliforniaLifeInsurance #HealthInsuranceExpert #CaliforniaDentalInsurance #CaliforniaInsuranceAgency #CaliforniaMedicareExpert

Nonprofit Highlight: Smile Train Introduction: Smile Train is an organization dedicated to helping local medical professionals provide quality cleft lip and cleft palate to children in need around the world. Smile Train distinguishes itself by focusing on training professional in-country so that medical care can be provided long after the Organization leaves. Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur around the world, but are particularly challenging for those living in poverty who can't afford the corrective surgery.   History: Smile Train began in 1998 with two men associated with Operation Smile who wanted to change the way care was delivered to those in poverty. Smile Train created training videos and started to train doctors in China the following year. Since then, Smile Train has trained over 2,100 professionals and helped them perform over 1.5 million life-changing cleft surgeries.   Impact: In 2022, Smile Train's partner programs provided cleft surgeries and other patient care to over 100,000 patients in over 75 countries around the world. Smile Train is busy opening new programs and forging new partnerships to help with patients in these countries.    Recognition and Financial Accountability: Smile Train has 97% and 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator and a Platinum Transparency 2023 award from Candid by GuideStar. The Wise Giving Alliance hasn't evaluated Smile Train. CharityWatch gave it a "C" letter grade, mainly due to financial inefficiency. It costs $40 to raise $100 (same as Operation Smile).    Financial Insights: Smile Train looks financially healthy with $383 million in total assets (93% cash and investments). Smile Train had $115 million in revenue. This included $61 million of goods and services and was offset by a $41 million loss on investments. The statement of functional expenses shows 81% of expenses going towards the Organizations three main programs: treatment, training, and public education. However, CharityWatch's analysis calculated that only 64% of cash expenses went towards these programs. This is significantly lower than other large charities, but you can always make an argument to not focus too much on these percentages.   It's not often you feel like nonprofits are competing with each other, but I feel like Smile Train and Operation Smile are definitely competitors. Smile Train broke off from Operation Smile and they failed to get back together in 2011. Still, despite potential issues with financial efficiency the cleft surgeries that they both facilitate are big game changers in the lives of the impoverished kids that receive them, so I am grateful people are working on this. Which Organization do you think better serves this group of people?   https://lnkd.in/ghcdqcNk As an auditor at Tanner LLC, I've had the chance be very involved in the nonprofit sector and I am passionate about the world of charities, nonprofits, and philanthropy. #charity #nonprofit #philanthropy