June 2021

Asks-no’s=yeses

I wish I had a magic wand that would make money appear in your bank account without having to ask for it. I wish that you had a generous leprechaun who hid pots of gold for you to find. Alas. When I’m working with clients to become better fundraisers, I feel like they want a […]

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Who’s the Hero?

“Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.” -Dale Carnegie We are all the heroes of our own personal movies.  Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy, drama or horror is all up to you.   My personal movie is like if Amelie had a baby with Sixteen Candles with a twist of The Joy Luck

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Hunter or Farmer?

The hardest job to fill in nonprofits isn’t the Executive Director–it’s the development director.  Change my mind on that. The reason? We don’t have a tightly defined scope of what we expect a development director to do.  Or, rather, the scope is so broad that it’s a little bit of everything which adds up to

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Less is More

“The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither.” ― Confucius It may surprise you, gentle reader, to learn that I am not perfect.   I know.   Take a second to clutch your pearls. One of my biggest strengths is also my biggest weakness, which is that I see opportunities and options everywhere.  The problem?  I suffer

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December 12th at 11:30pm

Old Rules are Dead Webinar: 5 ways to engage Major Donors

A webinar where you’ll learn about new donor trends that will help your nonprofit elevate your funding this year!