Mix and Mingle
Once, while preparing for an event for major donors, a colleague commented, “These events are easy for you, you like doing it. It is hard for me!” It is true that I love to talk to people and hear...
View ArticleWorking the Room
I had a colleague who told me, as we prepared to attend a pre-opening donor event at an art museum, that these events were very difficult for her. “They aren’t hard for you, you like talking with...
View ArticleBook Review – Donor Centered Leadership
I’ve been a huge fan of Penelope Burk since I first heard her speak not long after I arrived in the Canadian fundraising world. She was presenting to the Toronto AFP chapter her research on thanking...
View ArticleMy AFP International Conference Round Up
I was fortunate to be able to attend the recent Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) conference for fundraisers in San Antonio. I enjoy the inspiration, seeing old friends and meeting new...
View ArticleFundraiser as Tugboat
I’m in Chicago meeting with my colleagues. We have a widely distributed team and we are looking toward year-end, adjusting metrics and planing for 2015. As it is for many fundraisers, this is intense...
View ArticleAre You a Treat?
Halloween is my kind of season. The changing leaves, the crispness returning to the air, pumpkins in various stages of fright and delight greet you at every turn. More than that, I’m a Halloween baby!...
View ArticleWhy We Ms.Rupt
I want to tell you about a project that Rory Green and I have been working on for about a year. When we get together and talk – about fundraising, about the state of our profession – there were times...
View ArticleWho Gave You Good Stewardship?
I want to hear about the favorite thank yous that fundraisers have received.
View ArticleStop asking “How much?”
Last week a colleague and I met a donor for lunch for a stewardship visit; the donor’s recent gift had been generous. My colleague has known this gentleman for some time. The donor is a humble man who...
View ArticleJoy at Work
I love being a fundraiser and I always say that, for me, fundraising isn’t a job but a calling. So I got excited listening to Shankar Vedantam’s recent podcast, “How to Build a Better Job,” where he...
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