Working with local organizations already serving your community can be a great way to reach historically underserved populations. Trusted partners can amplify information about public engagement efforts and encourage their memberships or the people they serve to get involved. One way to make it easier for partners to share your information is to package up […]
Author: Melissa Gomez
Remote By Design: Avid Core Invests in People Over Place
As a college student who was in his freshman year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m well acquainted with the practice of being forced online due to circumstances outside your control. But how many companies choose virtual work without any external factors? Avid Core is a remote-by-design company. While many were forced to […]
Centering Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Planning
In my Navajo (Diné) culture, the word hózhó describes the critical balance and harmony between our connection to our natural environment and with each other. It is a sacred word that explains how my people survived and thrived in the harsh climates of the Southwest. As a kid, I remember my grandfather, a traditional Navajo […]
Finding Room to Make Mistakes and Let Go of Perfection
It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous as a spring intern for Avid Core on my first day. I logged onto my computer and hesitated to open Microsoft Teams for my first meeting of the semester. My palms were sweating, my voice was cracking, and I spent 45 minutes picking out […]
Building Confidence through New Experiences
Wet palms, shaking legs, scratchy voice— we’ve all been there, feeling the nerves and excitement ahead of something unknown. Confidence can be built when you least expect it, and new experiences give us opportunities to showcase strengths we didn’t even know we had. As we start a new year, I’m looking back on some of […]
Unleashing My Inner Tommy Pickles: Lessons from My Avid Core Internship
Growing up, one of my favorite TV shows was Nickelodeon’s The Rugrats. I loved following along with the baby adventures and wild imaginations of Tommy and Dill Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil Deville, Angelica Pickles, and Susie Carmichael. Tommy stood out to me for his bravery, charm, charisma, and devotion to his friends and […]
Avid Core Featured in ‘Women in Leadership’ Issue of Global Fluency Magazine
Global Fluency Magazine is a product of Westbridge Solutions. Each issue explores topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Subscribe today. To me, being a leader means being willing to be a lifelong learner. I learn from the amazing women leaders in my life and from those I am lucky enough to lead myself. I […]
Knowing Your Audience like Regina George
While we can take some lessons from the characters of Mean Girls, Avid Core is firmly anti-bullying and is donating to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in honor of National Bullying Prevention Month. We encourage you to join us to see where you can help—financially or otherwise—and to seek help when you need it. Sunday […]
At My Core – Finding My Passion Through New Experiences
From the moment I joined Avid Core, I’ve learned how this small company lives up to its name and showcases its core values through action. The entire Avid Core staff is deeply passionate about their work and their clients’ projects, makes themselves accessible to clients and staff at all levels, and works to empower all […]
Offering a Fresh Perspective: An Intern’s Guide to Developing a Marketing Plan
To commemorate Hana’s internship with Avid Core, we have donated in her honor to the non-profit of her choice. Hana selected the Fair World Project, an organization that advocates for fair trade for small-scale producers and labor justice for workers around the world. We are proud to support this organization and the important work they […]