I have a 100% intolerance to all the -ol sugar free sweeteners. I also love a little fancy coffee on the regular and I'm watching my sugar intake.
Has anyone found a safe sugar free brand that isn't straight up deadly on a sensitive tummy?
This might be a bit outside the typical content, but I'm looking for local options. Our family is hoping to grow through surrogacy. I'm curious if anyone has worked with a local Durham/GTA agency? What was your experience?
(Before people come at me for exploring surrogacy, our local children's aid society is presently closed to new adoption applicants. We're heartbroken but looking for new options.)
EDIT: I thought this went without saying, but I'm obviously only referring to agencies operating within Canadian surrogacy laws.
This might be a bit outside the typical content, but I'm looking for local options. Our family is hoping to grow through surrogacy. I'm curious if anyone has worked with a local Toronto/GTA agency? What was your experience?
(Before people come at me for exploring surrogacy, our local children's aid society is presently closed to new adoption applicants. We're heartbroken but looking for new options.)
EDIT: Thanks all for the advice and insights. The ED is amazing and I think it's created a laid back approach that invites low engagement. I'll chat with our chair and see what strategy work I can support with my skillset!
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I'm a relatively new (6 months) board member for a charitable org that focuses on shelters. I feel like I'm doing nothing and I'm not sure if I'm the problem or the board.
The BOD meets monthly for two hours. We get a long update from the ED on a current happenings (e.g. legal issues underway, shelter usage). We recently went through the financial reports, which the financial minds looked at and I voted on with their guidance. Some months we have other reports to skim or a proposal of sorts to vote on. We essentially do a round robin of doing the motion/seconding but it isn't based in anyone's skillset.
I was brought on for my niche-but-adjacent work that I do, but it hasn't come up once. I literally haven't contributed a single thing other than volunteer time. I'm feeling so disengaged that I want to resign to get the time back.
Is it me? Am I just not participating the right way?