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  • What is important to your donors?

    Years ago I was sitting in a meeting with fundraising colleagues who were crafting the messaging for the next annual appeal solicitation letter. The theme of their next communication was basically “make a gift so we can hit our annual fund goal.” I was dumbfounded, and when I explained to…

  • Jumping Off a Cliff

    Six months ago, I did something I never thought I would have the confidence… or guts… to do. I jumped off a cliff. Well, not literally. I made the decision to leave my stable job, with benefits, of 30 years and strike out on my own. I am NOT a…

  • Resume 101

    I’ve looked at hundreds and hundreds… and… well… hundreds of resumes over the course of my 35+ year career. A resume is your first impression, and too many times people just slap words on a page and think that their careers speak for themselves. Then they wonder why they aren’t…

  • Start your week off right

    Things to let go of this year….

  • Don’t Neglect the Narrative – Strategic Storytelling and the Nonprofit

    From the dawn of time, the ancient art of storytelling has been a critical piece of the human experience. History itself is a collection of stories shared with others, and the artful storyteller can educate, entertain, or inspire.  Anytime a donor has made a gift, an individual has joined a…