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Curious chameleons

I’m a huge fan of 80’s pop music.  My husband thinks my taste in music is cringe-worthy, but I just wanna dance with somebody before I go-go because I just

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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

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The Big Secret to Fundraising

People pay me money to teach them how to fundraise.  I’m really glad that they do, but the answer is so very simple. Learn how to have a conversation.   That’s

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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

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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

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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

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What would Katharine Hepburn do?

“Never complain, never explain.” -Katharine Hepburn There is a Chinese saying, “chi ku” which translates to “eating bitterness.”  It’s a Confucian concept meaning that one should suck it up.  And,

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You are your greatest asset

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six of them sharpening my axe.”― Abraham Lincoln Did you know that the great Lebron James

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What can I learn from this?

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Dear friends, This past week was a particularly tough

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It’s lonely at the top

“I get by with a little help from my friends.” -The Beatles Before I was an Executive Director, I could scarcely imagine what a high-wire act it was.  Fundraising, managing

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What we owe each other

“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”  -Mahatma Gandhi Last week, Asians joined a club that nobody ever wants to be part of.  Like our

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What we pretend not to know

Asian-Americans have long been held up by whites as the “model minority” in opposition to African-Americans. We were the “good” minority who work hard, stayed quiet and knew their place.

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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.