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Our Senior Managing Director and co-founder, Barbara Zotara, has decades of experience in the management of complex operations. Barbara's previous successes included being the Director of a $100+ million department budget within a nonprofit institution, the inaugural Executive Director of a nonprofit organization, and several other management roles in the healthcare industry. Barbara is trained in Six Sigma efficiency practices, which undoubtedly helps with the ‘puzzle master-like processes’ associated with our VIBE Home Makeover.
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Nov 6, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Top 3 Fundamentals To A Wildly Successful Corporate Volunteer Event
One of the most-asked questions we receive when C-Suite Executives, CSR, and HR professionals discover what we do, is, “What are the most important parts to a truly successful corporate volunteer initiative?” Considering we focus exclusively on employee volunteer events, I can offer my perspective. 1. Organization . It never ceases to amaze me how some entities can be called organizations–and then, not be. Organization. Planning. Preparation. Details. Leadership. All critical to your...
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Nov 5, 2025 ∙ 3 min
VIBE: Who We Help, Margaret and Ronnie’s Story
Our inaugural VIBE Home Makeover is just around the corner. And we are now accepting nominations for our Tampa Bay, Florida project. VIBE provides designer home makeovers and renovations to recipient families in need, at no cost to the recipients. In our first year, five families will receive home makeovers in the bay area, including one family who will receive the Flagship Edition renovation, an extensive interior and exterior transformation with 18 or more major upgrades and an array of...
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Oct 30, 2025 ∙ 2 min
The Real Impact Can't Be Measured In Quarts and Gallons
Being a part of more than 600 hands-on volunteer projects, I have personally witnessed the gamut of on-site volunteer experiences. Both good and bad. One that made me personally realize how we truly impact two very distinct parties (the recipient and the volunteer team) was one of our early home makeovers in Flagstaff, Arizona more than a decade ago. A local financial services firm adopted the home of a low-income elderly lady who had recently lost her husband, and only sister, within the...
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Barbara A. Zotara
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