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What are the three things that provide you satisfaction in your work?

Doing something at work that answers my heart callings
Knowing that I have helped someone improve their place in life
Feeling appreciated

Those are three things that make me end my work day satisfied.

Posted @ 07:44AM, March 26, 2008 by Marilyn Armstrong | Permalink
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Work history

Consultant (Self-employed) February 2004 to the present
Field Organizer.Volunteer Coordinator

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SC State House Race: Coordinated communications between campaign staff and volunteers. Recruited and coordinated volunteers. Supervised phone banking. Organized door-to-door canvassing. Coordinated election day poll watchers

One Corps: Recruited volunteers for multiple areas of community
activism. Compiled national member data. Directed communications among One Corps captains and members within South Carolina and throughout the United States. Acted as liaison between One Corps volunteers and Edwards for President campaign staff in South Carolina.... read more
Blackbaud February 1999 to June 2008
Technical Writer III

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Developed and wrote content to document each release of software

Established cross-departmental team to update and maintain company style guide
Freelance July 1975 to the present
Writer.Editor.Copy Editor.Proofreader

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Charleston City Paper: Proofread editorial content for each weekly issue since 1998

Little Black Book for Every Busy Woman: Proofread/copy edit quarterly since 2007

By Alia's Blood: Copy edited this novel published in August 2000.

Edited and published weekly company newsletter for employees

Education

University of South Carolina (Columbia) August 1977 to August 1982
Elementary Education

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I took the full five years allowed me by USC to earn my MEd in elementary education. During those years, I taught middle school English, attended graduate classes in Allendale and Charleston, raised a toddler, had a baby, and made it to graduation a month before my third was born.

In a word my
time at USC: busy... read more
The College of Charleston August 1971 to May 1975
Fine Arts

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I entered CofC planning to major in English - to write NOT to teach. I became disillusioned with my freshman professors, so when the fine arts program opened, I auditioned and was accepted. I concentrated in music, mostly theory and history, though I did take piano performance every semester, and received my BA.... read more

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