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Friends With Benefit AuctionsThe Five Essential Elements for Every Fundraising EventAccording to Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions, there are “five basic programming elements, at a minimum, that every fundraising event needs to have.”Number one, he says, is Event 101. This is the “Welcome, Thanks for coming, Thanks to the sponsors.” These are the foundational remarks that kick off the event and set the tone.Number two is the Informational Appeal. “'Here's who we are. Here's what we do. Here's how we've effectively spent your money in the past. Here's what we want to do with your money...
2025-05-2601 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsSecuring Commitments from Potential DonorsWhat’s the best way to secure commitments from well-to-do, potentially generous donors before your Fund-a-Need even begins?“Everybody knows that to start your fund-a-need, it's just incredibly advantageous to have one or several people who are pre-committed to making a big donation at the top, says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions.McLane recommends starting with your most likely prospects: “you want to approach your people who have donated in the past--your high net worth people, your people with capacity--and ask them if they can make t...
2025-05-2600 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsQuiet a noisy room without killing the vibeAt a live event, how can you quiet a noisy room without killing the vibe?It’s a common problem at large auctions and fundraising events: the energy in the room is high, but no one in the audience is listening to what’s happening on stage.According to KLM Auctions Founder and Lead Auctioneer auctioneer Keith McLane, there are two key strategies for bringing the volume down and keeping the program moving without creating an awkward moment.“First, you need to make sure the sound system is loud enough,” Keith says. Clear, strong a...
2025-05-2600 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsHow Do You Actually Get Guests to end Conversations and move to a Different Area?One of the biggest time delayers at fundraising events is trying to get guests to transition from the cocktail area to the main dining area when starting the program. According to KLM Auctions Founder and Lead Auctioneer Keith McLane, there’s really only one approach that works—and it’s not fancy.“I’ve tried this a million ways here,” Keith says of crowd management. “The only way that works is to have an army of volunteers going up to people, breaking up individual conversations by saying something like, ‘Hey folks, we’re about to start our main program. If you could just...
2025-05-2600 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsShould a Fund-a-Need come before or after a Live Auction?“One of the topics that's debated a lot in the industry now is where to put your live auction relative to the fund-a-need,” says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions.“Do we put the live auction before the fund-a-need? Should we put the fund-a-need in the middle of the live auction? Or should we put the fund-a-need after the live auction?” According to McLane, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. “If you talk to 10 different auctioneers, you'll get 10 answers on this.”But based on years of experience, he has a strong preference for most events. “My take is for the most...
2025-05-2600 min
McLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Mary SmithIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorney Jennifer L. Parent interviews Mary Smith, former American Bar Association President.
2025-04-1034 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsLet Live Auction Momentum Carry Into the Fund-A-NeedAllowing people to get to know the auctioneer and their personality during the Live Auction, before he or she asks the audience for donations in the Fund-A-Need, is crucial to building trust, momentum, and reparté with the audience at a live event, according to Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions. “I’ve always felt that a Live Auction does a really nice job building momentum into the Fund-A-Need,” he says. McLane recommends doing at least part of the live auction before the Fund-A-Need so that audiences are familiarized with the auctioneer before the most critical part of the...
2025-02-1000 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsAuctioneers ‘Take the Ball the Last Three Yards’If your benefit auction is your organization’s Super Bowl of annual fundraising, then auctioneers “take the ball the last three yards” into the endzone, says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions.
With such important developmental goals, hiring a professional auctioneer with the right personality and approach is key to fully realizing the fundraising potential in the room.
McLane likens a charity benefit event to a football game. The development, event, or planning teams at an organization do “97% of the work” well ahead of time - ‘practicing’ how the event will go, procuring items and donations, figuring out o...
2025-01-2900 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsUsing an Amateur Auctioneer Might Make Your Audience ‘Wince’If you are thinking about hiring a professional auctioneer for your fundraising event, do it! The investment is well worth it, says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at Carlsbad Educational Foundation. “I fully subscribe to hiring a professional auctioneer.”
Anyone who has attended fundraising events has probably witnessed the performance of an amateur, “volunteer” auctioneer - tapped from within the organization itself to sell items to the highest bidders in the audience. But Beveridge advises fellow nonprofit professionals: “Don’t hire the volunteer. It is not going to benefit your organization in the same way.”
Likening auctioneering to the tricky task of...
2025-01-2401 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsFor fundraising auction items, profit margin matters.Success in auction-based fundraising is all about selecting the right auction items, but event organizers sometimes pick items that are "frankly, too expensive,” says Keith McLane, Founder and Lead Auctioneer at KLM Auctions.
Rather than auctioning a single high-value consignment package for little or no profit, event organizers often find it more effective to sell a lower-cost consignment package well above its cost.
“If we sell something that costs $5,000. . . for $5,500 at your event, it’s not the end of the world, but nobody’s excited about that,” says McLane.
Rather than the organization keeping only $500 in this hypothetical, McLane says it’s...
2025-01-2200 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsThe ‘Six Ways’ to Fundraise at Live EventsThere are primarily six ways that foundations and non-profit organizations can raise money through their live event, according to Keith McLane, owner and lead auctioneer at KLM Auctions.
Before an event, Ticket Sales and Sponsorships are the primary ways groups first fundraise, especially by selling tickets for schools and educational groups, and by garnering sponsorships for other non-educational groups.
At the event itself, many groups choose to incorporate live auctions, silent auctions, and a fund-a-need (sometimes called the “appeal” or the “flat out ask for cash”).
“And then of course, the sixth thing is game an...
2025-01-1700 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsFundraising excitement begins at the door with an ‘entry ask’Asking guests for $100 as soon as they arrive at a charity fundraising event can help build excitement and momentum ahead of the live auction, says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at Carlsbad Education Foundation.
Beveridge calls this practice an “entry ask,” a feature implemented by Carlsbad Education Foundation as a way to give more guests the chance “to win something big.”
Because high-profile live auction items can sometimes sell for $10,000 to $15,000 or more, they attract only a sub-set of bidders, limiting the number of guests excited about the prospect of winni...
2025-01-1700 minFriends With Benefit AuctionsMission, Mood, Momentum, and Making Money: How to Host a Benefit Fundraising EventThese days, at large fundraising gala events, people expect a live auction to be a key feature of the evening. “It’s a spectacle, and people are excited to see it,” says Taylor Beveridge, Director of Philanthropy at Carlsbad Educational Foundation in San Diego.
Beveridge joins two other seasoned fundraising professionals, Kristi Maryman, Senior Manager at the Sacramento SPCA, and Rachel Schmidt, the Director of Marketing at English in Action, on the first episode of KLM Auctions’ "Friends With Benefit Auctions” podcast, in which they discuss different approaches to creating a successful fundraising event.
Though there are...
2025-01-1430 min
The Backyard Buddhist PodcastGuided Meditation For Simple AwarenessMeditation is about sharpening your sense of awareness. Over time our conscious awareness gets dulled down and we form attachments to the distractions in our lives instead of the ease of being in the flow of the present moment. Join Ronn Pawo McLane in this skillfully guided meditation to help retrain your attention to your presence.
2024-04-1504 minThe Backyard Buddhist PodcastEmbracing Community - A Guided Meditation For Gay MenWelcome to the "Embracing Community" guided meditation, designed specifically for gay men on their journey of building intentional and supportive communities. This meditation will help you cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and a deep sense of connection as you embark on this transformative journey. Find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and let us begin. Join Ronn Pawo McLane on this Gentle Journey in Cultivating relationships in your Queer Community.
2024-04-1507 minThe Backyard Buddhist PodcastCultivating Gay Friendships & Relationships - Guided MeditationThis meditation is designed to help you visualize and manifest your ideal friendships and relationships within the gay community. By cultivating a clear vision and connecting with the energy of what you desire, you can attract and nurture fulfilling connections. Join Ronn Pawo McLane on this gentle journey in the cultivation of great relationships.
2024-04-1507 min
Called to Create | Photography Business Podcast010 - 4 Myths About Pricing YourselfReady to raise your prices confidently? Hannah McLane (@Hannahmclanephoto) busts 4 myths about pricing yourself as a creative.
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2023-10-1020 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast009 - Websites, SEO, & Blogging W/ Laurel VinesHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) and Laurel Vines (@vineyardcreative.co) dive into all things web design, SEO, and blogging. Learn how to take your marketing to the next level without social media.
2023-09-1923 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast008 - Budgeting, Bookkeeping, & Planning | CEO DaysHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) takes a deep dive into what her CEO days look like, breaks down how she budgets, bookkeeps, and plans.
Digital Planner: https://www.hannahmclaneeducation.com/product-page/2023-digital-planner-for-photographers
2023-09-1228 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast007 - All Things Inquiries & Bookings | 3 Reasons You're Getting GhostedHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) discusses 3 things that could be going wrong between inquiry & booking. Start booking confidently & stop getting ghosted.
2023-08-2916 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast005 - Tackling Imposter SyndromeHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) shares the impact imposter syndrome can have on your mindset & business as well as 3 strategies for tackling it.
2023-08-0114 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast005 - Answering YOUR Questions | Q&AHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) answers YOUR questions you asked this week. From website creation to posing awkward clients - tune in to get the answers you didn't know you needed.
2023-07-2536 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast004 - Elevating Your Client ExperienceHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) dives into the importance of a unique client experience & how to to take it to the next level.
2023-07-1822 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast003 - Rest & Balance During Busy SeasonHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) talks about the importance of rest in the midst of busy season and some ways she has achieved balance in her business.
2023-07-1113 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast002 - Converting Instagram Followers into ClientsHannah McLane (@hannahmclanephoto) shares three strategy shifts you can make to start converting your Instagram followers into clients. Come debunk the idea of going viral and learn how to profit from your following.
2023-07-0523 minCalled to Create | Photography Business Podcast001 - Meet Hannah | My StoryHannah McLane (@hannahmclane) shares the story of how she turned her side hustle into a full-time business and started educating other creatives.
2023-06-2723 min
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...The OutlawsThis week we dive into The Outlaws with Mclane's reaction. And, of course, we've got a Get Excited and Blast From The past segments. Be sure to let us know what you think by emailing us at oneofusisalwaysright@gmail.com
2023-06-221h 37One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...Alita: Battle AngelWe've got a good one today! Fun new films and shows in our Get Excited segment. We follow that up with a discussion in Alita: Battle Angel that covers A LOT! We get not two but three recommendations from Mclane for Adam, and we finish with our Blast From The Past 1992.
2023-04-301h 23The Backyard Buddhist PodcastCultivating Compassion Meditation: A Practice for Positive ChangeIn this guided meditation, host Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane leads listeners through a journey of self-discovery and compassion. The meditation begins with a body scan and relaxation exercise to release tension and create a calm and peaceful state of mind.
From there, Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane guides listeners through a process of cultivating compassion, starting with ourselves and extending to others. Through visualizations and focused breathing, we are invited to recognize and offer love, kindness, and understanding to ourselves and those around us.
With each breath, the compassionate light within us grows stronger, illuminating our...
2023-04-1507 minThe Backyard Buddhist PodcastThe Power of Compassion: How One Small Act Can Change the WorldIn this episode of the Backyard Buddhist Podcast, host Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane explores the transformative power of compassion. In today's world of polarization and division, it can be easy to feel disconnected and hopeless. But, as Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane reminds us, even a small act of compassion can have a profound impact on the world around us.
Throughout the episode, Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane shares practical tips for cultivating compassion, including showing kindness to ourselves, practicing active listening, and volunteering our time. He also shares a true story of how one compassionate conversation saved a...
2023-04-1511 minOne Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...Old HenryThis week we react to another fan recommendation! Old Henry. Listen in to see what Mclane and Adam thought about it. We also share some upcoming trailers that excite us, and of course, we finish with our Blast From The Past segment. Enjoy and let us know you enjoy it by dropping us an email at oneofusisalwaysright@gmail.com
2023-03-301h 23One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...MoanaThis week, we tackle some contradictory animated feelings. Adam gives his reaction to Disney's Moana. And as usual, we have our Get Excited and Blast From The Past moments. 1991 this week, BTW. The big news for this week is our take on fan recommendations! Adam recommends, without having seen them, two movies for Mclane. It's hilarious and awesome. We had a blast with these fan recommendations. Let us know your recommendations or what you think of our recommendations by emailing oneofusisalwaysright@gmail.com
2023-03-161h 25One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...The Old GuardCharlize Theron impresses as we get Mclanes reaction to The Old Guard. But before that, we get excited about some upcoming shows and movies. Mclane recommends 2 animated options for Adam this week, and we finish up with out Blast From The Past, 1987!
2023-03-091h 17
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...ChronicleThis week we dive into Josh Tanks Chronicle and discuss what Adam thinks about this teen sci-fi movie. We take some time to get excited about some. upcoming movies and shows. Very excited about Shazaam: Fury Of The Gods! In celebration of Black History Month, Adam and Mclane will recommend films and shows with Black leads all through February. Finally, we revisit 2011 and reminisce about some movies you may have forgotten about and need to watch again or for the first time.
2023-02-011h 32
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...NarcosAdam and Mclane start the new year reacting and reviewing Narcos on Netflix. We also have some shows and movies to be excited about as well as a new twist on our Blast From The Past. Listen and let us know what you. think!
2023-01-111h 20McLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Eileen LiponisIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Eileen Liponis, the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank. For more information on the New Hampshire Food Bank visit: https://nhfoodbank.org/.
2023-01-1125 min
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...Slow HorsesWe're back with Mclane's reaction to Slow Horses! We discuss some upcoming trailers that have us excited, as well as take a look back in the blast From The Past segment. Mclane brings his recommendations to me, and I make a pick, hint it's got Anna Kendrick in it! Listen in to find out who's right this week!
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One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...HamiltonThis week we dive deep into Hamilton to find out who's right. We also get excited about some upcoming movies, Mclane recommends The Big Sick & Brittney Runs A Marathon, and we have a Blast From the Past in 1980!
2022-12-071h 33McLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Joyce CummingsIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Joyce Cummings, a philanthropist and Co-Founder of the Cummings Foundation with her husband Bill. For more information on the Cummings Foundation visit: https://www.cummingsfoundation.org
2022-12-0626 min
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...CocoToday we find out who's right about Coco. We get excited about some upcoming movies. Here's a hint, it's Glass Onion and Strange World! We discuss Coco and where it lands in the Pixar world. We follow that up with Adam's recommendations for Mclane this week. He brings two dynamic musicals to the table, In The Heights and Hamilton. What will Mclane choose? And after all of that greatness, you will want to stick around for our Blast From The Past; we visit 1995 this week.
2022-11-301h 20
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's Right...The Last DuelThis week we get Mclane's reaction to The Last Duel. We dive into some fun upcoming movies that we are excited about, John Wick 4 and Disenchanted. Mclane brings new recommendations to Adam; this week, it's Pixar! Coco and Inside out, which one does Adam go with? We close it out with our Pre-1960 Blast From The Past with Ivanhoe, The Wizard Of OZ, and 12 Angry Men.
2022-11-2356 min
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...21 BridgesIn this episode, we get Adam's recap and reaction to Chadwick Boseman's 21 Bridges. We get excited about some upcoming movies, and we get Adam's recommendations for Mclane. Tune in and see what we discussed today.
2022-11-161h 06
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...Triple FrontierWho's right? Triple Frontier is discussed in this episode by Adam and Mclane. But first, they'll kick things off with Get Excited. After that we will roll into Triple Frontier and a littl Narcos teaser. Then Mclane lays out his recomendations for Adam, 21 Bridges and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, can you guess the theme? We wrap things up with our Blast From The Past, the year: 2004! Buckle up and listen in because one of us is always right.
2022-11-091h 14
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...Ready Or NotEpisode 4 starts with Mclane and Adam getting excited about 2 new trailers, well 2 and a half. Marvel released 2 trailers, and Adam surprised Mclane by getting excited about a horror comedy, The Menu. Next, the guys dive into Adam's review of Ready Or Not, followed by his recommendations to Mclane; listen in to see what those recommendations are and what Mclane decides to watch this week. We finish things off with our Blast From The Past segment, 1983. If there's a movie or show you want us to review, let us know! Email us at oneofusisalwaysright@gmail.com.
2022-10-311h 19
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...GodlessIn this episode, we start with what we are excited about. We discuss The Banshees Of Insherin and Creed III (
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One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...Last Night In SohoListen in as we discuss Adam's review of Last Night In Soho. We look at some new trailers during our Get Excited segment, and Mclane chooses between 2 recommendations from Adam this week. We finish up this week with some recommendations from 1969 during our Blast From The Past.
2022-10-231h 05
One Of Us Is Always RightWho's right...First RecommendationsWelcome to the first episode 1 of One Os Us Is Always Right! We discuss some upcoming movies we're excited about, Mclane challenges me to pick between 2 recommendations and we talk about some movies from the past that we feel need more love.
2022-10-1943 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Tiffany EddyIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Tiffany Eddy, and Founder/CEO of Strong, Smart, Sassy: S3 and Principal of Tiffany Eddy and Associates. Tiffany Eddy & Associates is an award-winning agency that specializes in strategic communication, crisis management, media training and public relations. https://www.tiffanyeddy.com/S3 is a women's movement dedicated to empowering and inspiring you. A collective where women can share their stories, S3 will give you the right tools so you can be the most positive and unstoppable version o...
2022-09-0133 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Genella McDonaldIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Genella McDonald, President of Stibler Associates. Stibler Associates, based in Bedford, NH, is a commercial space planning and interior design firm. https://stibler.com/
2022-08-0341 minThe Backyard Buddhist PodcastGuided Meditation: ”Simply Noticing The Breath”In this short meditation with Ronn Pawo McLane we focus on noticing the breath to help retrain our attention to be here in the present moment. Practice this a often as needed grounding yourself in this present moment, no matter what is happening around you.
2022-04-2607 minMcLane Middleton MinutesFirst Year Associate View: Corporate Year-EndMcLane Middleton attorney and first year associate Hanna May hosts First Year Associate View - a show that features interviews with lawyers at McLane Middleton on current legal topics, legal concepts, and issues first year associates are facing.In this episode, Hanna is joined by Joe Morales to co-host a discussion with first-year corporate associates Daniel Divis, Renay Hamilton, and Derek Kaufman on the ups and downs of their first year-end experience.
2022-02-2228 minMcLane Middleton MinutesNH Lawyers Assistance ProgramIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, Charla Stevens interviews Jill O’Neill, executive director of the New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP), on what NH LAP is and how it is helping attorneys across New Hampshire.https://www.lapnh.org/
2021-12-0731 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Amy LaBelleIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Amy LaBelle, founder and winemaker at LaBelle Winery.LaBelle Winery offers an unrivaled NH winery experience at its locations in Amherst, Derry and Portsmouth, NH. https://labellewinery.com/
2021-11-1841 minMcLane Middleton MinutesFirst Year Associate View: Taking the Bar ExamMcLane Middleton attorney and first year associate Hanna May hosts First Year Associate View - a show that features interviews with lawyers at McLane Middleton on current legal topics, legal concepts, and issues first year associates are facing.In this episode, Hanna is joined by fellow first-year associates Bijan Ameli, Katelyn Burgess and Stephen Harris to discuss one of the most difficult steps in becoming an attorney - taking the bar exam.
2021-08-1619 minMcLane Middleton MinutesAn Interview with 603 Legal Aid’s Executive Director, Sonya BellafantIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, attorney Michael A. Delaney interviews Sonya Bellafant, the executive director of 603 Legal Aid.603 Legal Aid is a private, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services to eligible, low-income people in New Hampshire. Their attorneys and paralegals provide legal advice by telephone in the areas of civil law. 603 Legal Aid provides a wide range of services including referrals to private attorney volunteers. https://nhlegalaid.org/about/legal-advice-and-referral-center
2021-08-0918 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Rachel MarinoIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Rachel Marino, founder of Marino Health & Wellness.Marino Health & Wellness provides patients with pain management programs that provide effective pain relief. https://marinohealth.com/
2021-08-0324 minMcLane Middleton MinutesVaccine PassportsIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, John Weaver and Annie Cho from McLane Middleton's Privacy and Data Security Practice Group review the idea of Vaccine Passports, including states that are currently using them, what the future of vaccine passports may look like, and what type of privacy issues are associated with them.
2021-07-1222 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Senator Kelly Ayotte - part twoIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Linda S. Johnson continue their conversation with former U.S. Senator and McLane Middleton alumna Kelly Ayotte.
2021-07-0620 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Senator Kelly Ayotte - part oneIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Linda S. Johnson interview former U.S. Senator and McLane Middleton alumna Kelly Ayotte.
2021-06-2935 minMcLane Middleton MinutesImpact of the Pandemic on Women in the Legal ProfessionIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, Charla Stevens interviews Christina Ferrari, a shareholder at Bernstein Shur, on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women in the legal profession.
2021-06-0237 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Tanna ClewsIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Tanna Clews, CEO of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation.The New Hampshire Women's Foundation invests in opportunity and equality for women and girls in the Granite State through research, advocacy, education, grantmaking, and philanthropy. https://nhwomensfoundation.org/
2021-05-1440 minMcLane Middleton MinutesArtificial Intelligence Edition: Explainability, Synthetic Data, and Other Popular Concepts in AI LawIn the latest episode of Artificial Intelligence Edition, McLane Middleton attorney John Weaver talks to Paul Starrett, Founder and Chief Data Scientist for PrivacyLabs, about popular concepts in AI law, including Explainability, Synthetic Data, and Bias.
2021-05-0335 minMcLane Middleton MinutesRetaining Women in the WorkplaceIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, Charla Stevens interviews Brie Elliott, Director of Human Resources at Ballentine Partners, on ways to retain women in the workplace.
2021-04-2634 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Caroline LeonardIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Caroline Leonard, Director at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell and President of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (NHWBA). The NHWBA was established in 1998 to promote and support the advancement and interests of women in the legal community through leadership, professional interaction, education and the exchange of ideas between our members and the community. https://nhwba.org/
2021-03-2928 minMcLane Middleton MinutesArtificial Intelligence Edition: The Practice of AI LawIn the latest episode of Artificial Intelligence Edition, McLane Middleton attorney John Weaver talks to Stephen Wu from the Silicon Valley Law Group, about the practice of AI law.
2021-03-2437 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Sharron McCarthyIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Bill Glahn interview Sharron McCarthy, CEO of Girls Inc. of New Hampshire. For nearly 45 years, Girls Inc. of New Hampshire has inspired girls to be Strong, Smart and Bold. The organization provides girls throughout New Hampshire with life-changing experiences and real solutions to the unique issues girls face. Girls Inc. gives girls the tools and support they need to succeed, including trained professionals who mentor and guide them in a safe, girls-only environment; peers who share their drive and aspirations; and research-based pr...
2021-03-1935 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”The Heart of Greatness”What makes a great singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor or teacher? Is there a gene that causes greatness? Oprah says that luck is opportunity meeting preparation. So is greatness the preparation or is it the opportunity? Join Ronn Pawo McLane for his 40th Podcast Episode and this enlightening conversation about the accessibility of greatness.
2021-03-1638 minMcLane Middleton MinutesArtificial Intelligence Edition: Facial Recognition SoftwareIn the inaugural episode of Artificial Intelligence Edition, McLane Middleton attorney John Weaver talks to Mary Hildebrand, Chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Privacy & Cybersecurity Group, about facial recognition software.
2021-03-0939 minMcLane Middleton MinutesCreating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CommitteeIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, Charla Stevens, chair of the firm's Employment Law Practice Group, interviews Courtney Kovach, HR Manager at Game Creek Video, on creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
2021-02-1623 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Dean Megan CarpenterIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Hanna May interview Megan Carpenter, Dean of University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is an intimate, innovative law school, committed to developing students who enjoy challenging dialogue from the first moments of orientation, embrace practice-based learning, and stand ready to join the ranks of alumni who are global leaders in intellectual property, general practice, public interest and social justice, and commerce and technology. Accredited by the American Bar Association, UN...
2021-02-0134 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Suzanne FoleyIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorney Jennifer L. Parent interviews Suzanne Foley, the Owner of Port City Pretzels. Port City Pretzels is a women-owned business and Disability Inclusive Business located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The original recipe was passed down through generations starting with two women in Suzanne’s family, who have a long history serving in local politics – Mary Dondero, one of the first female politicians in the nation and her daughter, Eileen Foley, one of the longest serving local politicians of New Hampshire. https://portcitypretzels.com/
2021-01-1526 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Ahni MalachiIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Linda S. Johnson and Jennifer L. Parent interview Ahni Malachi, the Executive Director of the NH Commission for Human Rights.The NH Commission for Human Rights is a state agency for the purpose of enforcement of the law against discrimination in employment, public accommodations and the sale or rental of housing or commercial property, because of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability or national origin. The Commission has the power to receive, investigate and make fi...
2021-01-0449 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWell-Being in the WorkplaceIn the latest episode of McLane Middleton Minutes, Charla Stevens, chair of the firm's Employment Law Practice Group, interviews Tracie Sponenberg, the Chief People Officer at The Granite Group, on dealing with issues facing employee well-being in the workplace.
2020-12-1732 minMcLane Middleton MinutesFirst Year Associate View: AgritourismMcLane Middleton attorney and first year associate Hanna May hosts First Year Associate View - a show that features interviews with lawyers at McLane Middleton on current legal topics, legal concepts, and issues first year associates are facing.In this inaugural episode, Hanna interviews Ellen Arnold about a recent Agritourism case Ellen and Hanna worked on together; Hanna's first as an attorney at McLane Middleton.
2020-12-0716 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: Tricia SouleIn the latest episode of What's Her Story, McLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Linda S. Johnson interview Tricia Soule, the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts (NHBCA).The NHBCA educates, motivates, and recognizes business support of, and participation in, the arts. The NHBCA advocates for the value of the arts in economic, social and community development, and the NHBCA facilitates people and projects that enhance engagement in the arts. https://www.nhbca.com/
2020-12-0346 minMcLane Middleton MinutesWhat's Her Story: JerriAnne BoggisMcLane Middleton attorneys Jennifer L. Parent and Linda S. Johnson host the inaugural episode of McLane Middleton Minutes. In this episode, they transition the firm's popular What's Her Story series to podcast form with an interview of JerriAnne Boggis, the Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire. The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire promotes awareness and appreciation of African American history and life in order to build more inclusive communities today. https://blackheritagetrailnh.org
2020-11-2341 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Belief in Nowness”I am Ronn Pawo McLane and this is the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I have invited my friend Brooke Beets to join us today in the backyard. Welcome Brooke!
We often find ourselves in a state of dissatisfaction because our wants do not seem to add up to our haves. I, like many of you, did my time attempting to manifest the life and the material things that I wanted only to find myself disappointed with the results. So why does this...
2020-10-1340 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Super Buddha”I am Ronn Pawo McLane and this is the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings.
You won’t often find me watching a movie or television show that has uncomfortable chaos or violence. First it just feels disruptive to my experience and second, I have a belief that the experience of watching shows like this lodge them in your experience as real. I am going to admit right here and now that my beliefs about this kind of material contains one small gap and that is th...
2020-09-2947 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Forgive and Remember”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane. Regret is a powerful obstacle when we are trying to balance our human experience and relieve suffering. Regret for our own behaviors and resentment associated with trauma caused by others or as a result of events that happened to us. Today we are talking about how to let go of the past. I invited my good friend Christopher Bayne to join me today. Welcome Chris!
2020-09-2248 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Insight Through Hindsight”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane. This week on the Backyard Buddhist Podcast we are talking about cultivating wisdom and compassion through the tools of insight. We have so much to learn and understand but it always begins with understanding ourselves and our human/spiritual experiences. Have you figured out how to access that insight?
2020-09-1536 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Enough IS Enough”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane
The great Yogi Milarepa sang: “My Body is the holy mandala itself wherein resides the Buddhas of all times. With their blessings I and freed from all needs and attachments. By day and night, I offer them up; Happy am I to do without material things. Knowing that all beings in the six realms of samsara are inherently Buddhas, and all the three worlds-the self-creating measureless (Trikaya) palace. Whatever I do is th...
2020-09-0836 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Why I Am Not Good Enough”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane
One of my teachers reminded me that the pure light of awareness sanctifies everything. What it means to me is that when I shine the spotlight of awareness on what is causing my suffering, discomfort, and dissatisfaction then I can truly see the condition, the cause, and the cure simultaneously. The part of that which is the most difficult is remembering to flip on the switch of attentive awareness to illuminate tho...
2020-09-0127 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”What This is ALL About”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here in the studio alone today Danny has the day off. Today I wanted to talk about what this practice and endeavor is all about.
For me I arrived to a Buddhist practice by accident. I wasn't looking for it specifically but for all the reasons I showed up were the reasons that it made sense to me. It started with a quest to relieve migraine headaches, moved tot a...
2020-08-2545 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Offering Awareness to Consciousness”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about the vast view of consciousness and awareness.
This journey to awakening dawns many realizations. First is consciousness and what it actually is, and then through the clarity of that lens we can begin to examine the experience of thoughts, feelings, emotions, and sensations. As our understanding grows, we see our attachment to those experiences and cultivate compa...
2020-08-1150 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Finding Natural Awareness”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about Natural Awakening.
Your own spiritual compass starts with awakened awareness. With the lens of that awareness we see the natural state of consciousness as unstained, untarnished, and unaffected by stimulus. Reactions and emotions are constructs of the conditioned mind and therefore are simply the illusions and abstracts concepts of the ego mind. The natural state i...
2020-08-0456 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Beyond the Beyond”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about what it means to go beyond.
Our natural state is beyond the dichotomies of like and dislike. Far beyond frustration, anger, grief, and separateness. The masters have provided us shining examples of what wisdom and compassion look like, body speech and mind. Our inner Guru knows and understands what our own skillful and unskillful actions, words and th...
2020-07-2852 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Losing My Religion”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are contemplating non-duality and what it means for our practical understanding.
Duality can be a tricky business to understand. In the religious sense this can be the dualistic idea that there is a person outside of ourselves that is the ultimate knower. In the Buddhist sensibility our relative being is simply an aggregate part within the ultimate incandescence of the un...
2020-07-2157 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Beyond the Big Golden Door to Enlightenment”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about what is behind the big golden door of enlightenment.
Simple awakened Awareness is the jeweled key to the big golden door of enlightenment. But What is beyond is far more important. This is the realm of enlightened activity where compassionate action is the outcome of this state of awakened being.
2020-07-1448 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Lather, Rinse & Repeat Buddha Style”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about how we continually work at the practice of enlightened and awakened awareness both on and off the cushion.
It is important to remind ourselves that the bulk of our practice is in reconditioning ourselves. Once there has been a response that we engage with that response to intervene with wisdom and compassion. Continually working toward enlightened acti...
2020-07-0748 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Enlightenment 101”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about how Enlightenment 101 – How to find your enlightened, interconnected self.
The jeweled key to the golden door is awakened awareness but it is behind the door that the be-ing begins. You already got the job of being you so own the experience of Your Natural Body, Your Natural Breath & Energy, and Your Natural Heart Mind. Stop craving and chas...
2020-06-3048 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Finding Enthusiastic Passion In Your Practice”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are talking about the fourth paramita, Joyful and enthusiastic Effort.
In its most positive sense, effort (which we may think of as perseverance or commitment) is the delight you feel with doing what you know is the right thing – which, in the Buddhist context, generally means practicing the teachings. Instead of resisting, you dig in with gusto, knowing that you are...
2020-06-2449 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Practice Like Your Hair is ON FIRE!”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy Danny Hobart. Today we are getting right to the heart of our practice and talking about how to be enlightened and why we aren’t already.
The wise master and celebrity drag queen Ru Paul says it best: "If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love anybody else?"
2020-06-1649 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Walking With Wisdom Together - BLM”Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast where we continually seek everyday enlightenment for the benefit of ourselves and all other beings. I am Ronn Pawo McLane and I am here with my good buddy and path-mate Danny Hobart. Today we are breaking down the Wisdom Path of Awakening.
In Lama Surya Das’ New Millennium Prayer he says “May all beings everywhere, with whom we are inseparably interconnected and who want and need the same as we do. May all be awakened, liberated, healed, fulfilled and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout all realms of existe...
2020-06-0946 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Everyday Pack Mentality”Herd, mob or pack mentality describes how people can be influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors on a largely emotional, rather than rational, basis. Today on The Backyard Buddhist Podcast Ronn Pawo McLane and Co-host Danny Hobart are talking about this as an active element in our daily experience and pack mentality from a practical aspect.
The wisdom of self-inquiry leads us to wise and complete action by having a wise and complete view and understanding of the truth. Standing in your own confidence of having walked the road of introspection is unshakable. Unskillful are tho...
2020-05-1246 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Don‘t Fear The Trolls”I am Ronn Pawo McLane here with my good friend and co-host Danny Hobart. Welcome to The Backyard Buddhist Podcast – Where we seek to bring calm introspection together with skillful action. Today on the Backyard Buddhist were introducing our First HOT ON THE GRILL SEGMENT. This is where we are talking about the relevant hot button issues that were faced with today.
You would have to live in a remote cave to have missed the sharp twist of hatred and polar views these days. No matter what part of the world you are in there are opposing viewpoin...
2020-05-0544 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Feeding Your Demons”Some days more than others we have trouble keeping our heads in the game. Persistent thoughts continually knock us off our seat of awareness and the result is often depleted exhaustion and despair. Today on The Backyard Buddhist Ronn Pawo McLane and Danny Hobart are talking about feeding our inner demons and how to transform negative personal afflictions to positive daily growth.
2020-04-2847 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”How To Be a Better Person”We are all trying hard to become better people. We want to be better partners, parents and friends, but end up feeling exhausted and depleted. So how do we balance all that?
The struggle to be better humans in our daily experience gets knocked off track with seemingly every irritation and conflict. By changing our perspective to first supporting ourselves through the tools of compassionate understanding and patience affords and allows us the strength of wisdom to interact with others in a way that is peaceful and understanding. When we can learn to be kind and compassionate, patie...
2020-04-2446 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Buddhism Demystified”In this episode join Ronn Pawo McLane and Danny Hobart as they discuss the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, Impermanence, and interconnectedness. How can we use ancient wisdom to help us with our anxiety and depression?
2020-04-2346 minThe Backyard Buddhist Podcast”Buddhist Time TravelerJoin Ronn Pawo McLane and Co-host Danny Hobart in a discussion about being in the present moment and avoiding becoming a time traveler of distraction navigating the waters of a global pandemic.
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The Backyard Buddhist PodcastIntroducing The Backyard Buddhist PodcastJoin Ronn Pawo McLane and Danny Hobart as they discuss how to apply ancient Buddhist wisdom into everyday life and find DIY Natural Awakening.
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