Posts by Emily Barany
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
VISIONALITY stands in unwavering solidarity with immigrant communities and the thousands of people and nonprofits working every day to serve, support, and advocate for them. The ongoing attacks on immigrant communities through unjust detentions, disregard for due process, raids in homes, schools and workplaces, and efforts to militarize public spaces are wrong and dangerous. Protest…
Read MoreScandal Alert: Is Your Consultant Operating Within the Law?
TL;DR:If you’re paying anyone outside your organization to help in any stage or manner of fundraising—like event planning, grant writing, sponsorships, or marketing—they are legally required to be registered with the Attorney General. This rule protects nonprofits and the public trust, so always check their registration before hiring! W2 employees and volunteers are exempt. What…
Read MoreVISIONALITY’s Leap of Progress: Transitioning to a 4-Day Work Week with ‘No Meeting Friday’
As the world increasingly rejects the conventional 9-5 workdays and the grueling, 5-day workweek that often leads to burnout and stress, I have been invested in exploring a transition to a 4-day workweek. I have always aimed for VISIONALITY to lead the way in fostering a better work-life balance and knew this is the direction…
Read MoreGet Your Emergency Readiness Plan Ready Now!
Emily recently met with Tony Briggs of American Red Cross on Building Forward and shared our Emergency Readiness Plan. Download our template to create one for your organization now.
Read MoreThe Magic of a Team in a Time of Grief
There is little that lights up Emily’s eyes more than when she talks about the benefits she can provide to her employees; VISIONALITY provides time off for voting, is a permanent remote working environment, and encourages its employees to get out of the office and take mental health days. However, she has a tough time…
Read MoreStopping Hate Is Up To All Of Us
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. On the eve of TDOR, a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning/queer) club in Colorado Springs, murdering at least…
Read MoreCommit to Fight Against Antisemitism and Hate
VISIONALITY is committed to supporting and lifting the voices of people locally, nationally, and globally. We work to educate ourselves and be advocates for all. We try to speak out when we see those in our community and around the world dealing with injustices and recently, the Jewish community has been under attack. Vlad Khaykin, director…
Read MoreThe Five Faces of Giving Tuesday
It is well documented that we at VISIONALITY are not fans of Giving Tuesday. And so, on this (not) Giving Tuesday, a day where many very deserving nonprofits will feel pressured to expend precious resources to “go big” and are unfortunately overshadowed by mega organizations, I want to share with you five BETTER ways to…
Read MoreNine Accommodations We Made to Create a Parent-Inclusive Workplace
Many companies begin building parent-inclusive-environments (yes, I made that up) when a working mother steps into a c-suite leadership role. VISIONALITY is no different, except she was our first employee! When Llewellyn joined VIS, she was learning to be a first-time mom, and I was learning to be a first-time employer. We built the system…
Read MoreWhen Will It Be Enough?
When will it be enough? When will we finally decide that children deserve to be safe in schools? That teachers deserve to come home from work. That grandparents deserve to checkout at a grocery store. That mental health is health. That safety is not the opposite of freedom. That you can’t solve gun violence with…
Read MoreAnti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
The beauty of people is that we are each delightfully unique; it makes life surprising and diverse. It also means that we each need different, unique, diverse—and sometimes even surprising—tools to show up in life and at work as are full, true, best selves. Every individual deserves to exist in the world as their most…
Read MoreThe Parallels in Pay Inequality Between Soccer and the Nonprofit Sector
By Emily & Taryn In the U.S., Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into this year the “average median woman” must work to earn what the “average median man” earned in the previous. In other words, the “average median woman” must work until March 15, 2022 just to equal what the “average median man” earned…
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