The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart When I was a little baby Executive Director, at the helm of a $250K

I’ve worked with dozens of fundraisers and nonprofit executives over the course of my career.  I’ve found that there are two major blocks that keep people from fundraising success and

I’ve done a lot of intentional work to let go of my money baggage. I’ve meditated, visualized, manifested, done hypnosis, mantra’ed.  Anything that could be done, I’ve done. Specifically, I’ve

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,

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

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

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,

Dear friends, As we head into the end of the year, I wanted to share some lessons that keep me from spinning off my axis.  It’s a hectic time of

Back when I was a little baby ED, I was moping around the office because we had not gotten a grant that I was hoping we’d land.  My CFO, who

“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere” – Erma Bombeck I once heard a great joke about a Jewish mother

Welcome to the last month of the year or what I like to call the Superbowl of Fundraising. Did you know that over 75% of donations come in the last

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s dedicated to giving thanks and eating.  For any of you familiar with Asian families, food is love.  We don’t say things like, “I