January 2022

Mood follows Action

Anybody else have the January blahs?   When you wake up in the morning and you just. Can’t. Even. I feel you. We can’t control the way that we feel, but we can control our actions.  So, when you’re feeling blah, try getting up, showering and dressing.  When you’re feeling lazy, go on that walk […]

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 Bombing before you fly

Perhaps a little known fact: I’m an amateur stand-up comedian.  Emphasis on the amateur.  I’ve bombed on open mic stages all over lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn.  I’ve told NSFW jokes in front of my parents and born-again Christian aunt in San Francisco.   It’s been both mortifying and exhilarating. The only way to be

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Be remarkable

Over the holidays, I visited a nonprofit to tour the space for an event.  They were housed in a beautiful building that had once been a church.   As we walked into the main hall, I was taken aback because in the pews were 122 papier-mache statues of their former and current employees.   Each

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1% better everyday

Happy new year!   Over the break, I was wishing for more time to work on my plans for 2022 amidst all of the holiday buzz.  The universe heard me, exposed me to COVID and gave me five days of quarantine.   Be careful what you wish for.   This year, instead of setting goals

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November 14th at 2pm EST

Major Gifts Strategies That Don’t Suck Webinar

This webinar will guide you through common constraints that limit the success of your major gift program.

 

I’ll show you how to realign your focus on what truly matters—building genuine, lasting relationships with your donors.