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HSN with Mindy Grossman's leadership has women as 40% of its board members. Tampa Bay Business Journal, November 30, 2015.

list of Florida nonprofit alliance members includes their establishing charter members and consultants (only one of whom I know and she is excellent), and other regular members including quite a few in Tampa Bay area. Marlene Spalten, CEO of Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, is also member of the FNA Board.

Essay written by Heather Kenyon for the Tampa Bay Times, 2.13.13, on the shortage of people with the desired IT skills. Found this via the Encore LinkedIn group. What I find particularly interesting is the employers' desire for critical thinking, communication skills, and "professional curiosity" mentioned below. Nowhere here does it mention the middle aged or older worker; I guess they might have the critical thinking, communication, and curiosity, but not be able to master the IT skills through PD and DIY learning? Excerpt "Topping IT employers' wish lists were candidates who have at least 3-5 years of relevant work experience, bachelor's degrees and capabilities that go beyond the latest technical competencies to show an aptitude for continuous learning and multiple skill acquisition. These include critical thinking and communication skills as well as professional curiosity, which employers seem to find in short supply in the available talent pool. "

Today's Tampa Bay Times, May 7, 2012 on free online learning. Names at least three different places to learn online: Khan Academy, TED, Academic EArth, and Instructables.

article by Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, printed in Tampa Bay Times on 8.14.15

article by Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times, 2/22/2015 flipped classrooms, using small videos, quizzes, engagement with ideas outside of group session for learners to try out, then reinforce, explore in face-to-face (or live synchronous online) sessions.

Nice visual presentation of workshops by Nicole Valentin in Tampa, with Hispanic Professional Women's Association

local Tampa woman finds good job on FlexJobs and telecommutes now

virtual volunteer role description with About, Skills, Good Match for, Requirements & commitment on Volunteer Match

A somewhat humorous look at how the marketplace is focused on the buying power of younger people, not those over 60.

Traditional formats in Word or PDF are still preferred even by advertising and marketing executives

News article on shooting death of Dan Markel, a rising star in the legal world and an FSU professor, 7.26.14. They describe his desire to create dialogue and how his blog PrawfsBlawg gained national attention. (and may have led to his irritating someone who killed him) "In Tallahassee, Markel's star ascended. He launched a legal blog, a forum for law professors called PrawfsBlawg. The site gave scholars an avenue to vet ideas and listed job opportunities. PrawfsBlawg attracted a national following, propelling Markel into a network of high-profile scholars. He was invited to conferences nationwide. Markel's scholarship, which raised philosophical questions about the justice system and argued against the death penalty, also received national attention. His writing was featured in the New York Times and Slate. "He was very eager to engage other academics in dialogue," said Berman, the Ohio State professor. "He believed the more you got resistance to your idea, the more refined and sophisticated the idea would become.""

has graphics comparing performance on job applications by job source and job hires by source--contradicts Indeed's claim to be the biggest single source of job hires

met Pat at the Encore Roadmap Expo March 2016