5 Website Speed Test Tools for Optimizing Web Performance

Website Speed Test Tools via @CDNetworks

Performance Unleashed: How To Speed Up WordPress Load Times

Performance Unleashed: How To Speed Up WordPress Load Times via

Website Speed Optimization: How to Improve Your Website Speed

Speed up your website!  Via @CrazyEgg

Native American youth feel tremendous hope for the future

Native youth teaching us what to expect next for their people

via @rklein90

Why competitive broadband matters

Excellent look in this "The Hill" editorial  at why competition is necessary in Broadband marketplace by Gene Kimmelman and Chip Pickering.

Cognitive bias in decision making! Terrific infographic!

Cognitive bias in decision making via @mr_patrickallan 

Public Management (PM) magazine’s cover story September 2015 (ICMA)

Great Expectations from Your Public Library via ICMA

Introversion and Class Participation: Ideas about learning styles and personality types for instructors.

via @livequiet Class Participation and Introversion

“The worst thing that could have happened was classifying generations"

Key learnings about millennials (and every other generation)

Marian Wright Edelman nails diversity in children's books!

You can't be what you can't see

Positive thoughts and words lead to a positive environment and attitude!

The 4 to 1 rule

Microagressions and Vindictive Protectiveness on campus: A must read

From Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt in a fascinating Atlantic article.

The Coddling of the American Mind

Thinking about a career change and feeling nervous? Don't!

Inspiring career change stories!

Terrific fundraising and development webinars: FREE!

Network for Good

Providing great resources for free!

Blandin: Advocacy groups webinar

Blandin advocacy

Minnesota Broadband Coverage and Success Stories

MN Coverage and Examples of Broadband

Camp Odayin's 2015 residential camp success!

Proud to be part of a terrific organization.

Great photos and fun times for kids with special hearts!

Camp Odayin 2015 residential camps!

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog site for Mark Ranum, President of Mark Ranum & Associates, providing consulting services for libraries and nonprofits.

This blog will focus on providing resources to libraries and nonprofits in their efforts to be successful in advocating for their stakeholders, conducting outcome-based strategic planning, writing successful public and private grants, and creating flourishing services and programs.  

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