big kid job

this was my first week at my real, big kid job. it was amazing.

on Monday, we had some meetings, saw our NEW OFFICE, and had our first business meeting. The rest of the week was full of mostly inventory. this is what the basement looked like AFTER we organized things a bit

needless to say, we have alot of inventory. we got all of that counted and moved to our storage facility and even got some hung up on racks. i'll put pictures of our progress at the end!

this is my almost dream job. this is a pretty stinking amazing job for someone without a degree, not necessarily looking...just evidence of the Lord at work! i have gotten up everyday, excited for work. i've come home every night super tired from work, especially yesterday. i just keep thinking how CRAZY it is to have this job. it is literally almost a year since i first heard about CGI and now i'm working for them!

this organization is amazing. they are a two year old non-profit, just by the executive director, a small board, and a group of volunteers. now, they have added an accountant/boss over the byTavi line, myself and a partner working with me- Whitney! even though CGI is two years old...they are still a baby non-profit, still figuring out how to do things. we had a meeting yesterday to talk about making our website look stellar and what needs to be added and taken away to do that.

this is so exciting, because this is another thing i wanted to do...be part of a starting non-profit/start one myself. it is exciting to be able to think through ideas, see them be implemented, start new things...

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Center for Global Impact is a faith-based 501(c)3 relief and development organization, registered in the State of Indiana, designed to creatively connect financial and human resources with social and humanitarian projects around the world. As an organization we are committed to helping people in the West understand the reality, complexity and ramifications of poverty in the developing world.  We then create opportunities for involvement based upon their unique gifts, skills, interests, and networks.

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sweet. sweet organization. my project- i love. marketing and relationship coordinator for byTavi. byTavi was started by Tavi. Her husband died of AIDS and she needed a way to provide for her children. CGI met her they found out she wanted to learn how to sew. They purchased her a sewing machine and what started as a one woman operation, has now turned into 37 women, as of Wednesday the 20th! The ladies make AMAZING bags. quality pieces. the money from the bags goes to the women to pay their salary. this allows them to provide for their families, women who have children at risk of being sold to brothels, women and families that are just one step away, hanging on by a thread. this project is looking at their situation and trying to find a holistic option for helping them.

with the byTavi line, Whitney and my job is, at the base level, to sell the purses and totes made by the ladies. we do that by connecting with individuals and organizations to either host parties or purchase the items (we do scarves too) wholesale. we get to go to different events focused on human trafficking, human rights, poverty, micro-finance, and women. we get to meet with a variety of people daily (business meetings!!!) to tell them about what we are doing. we get to meet with people interested in hosting parties, we get to go to these parties. i'm just so stoked about being able to build relationships, explain the importance of what we are doing, and then sell some merch and give back to these women!

it is so exciting to have a job that i love already and i haven't even really been doing what the job title says. if you are interested in hosting a party or have some way to do a wholesale sale, want more info...anything. i love coffee and business meetings and would be delighted to do both! i also love traveling, so we can travel to events and what not also. 

other fun things that come with this job are getting a new office, that i can decorate...and make a trip to IKEA!!! i may move out to a place closer to work. i get to make more connects, meet new people, get big kid money! :)

the Lord is blessing and teaching...habakkuk 1:5...