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Sometimes you just need to stop and breathe…
I will be honest: I’m normally so busy (aren’t we all) that I tend to not take the time to stop, watch, listen, think, reflect. We all know that stress is bad for us — mentally and physiologically. I...
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What fundraising is really about – Future Fundraising Now
What fundraising is really about – Future Fundraising Now. I’m loving this very short, very sweet post from Future Fundraising Now. Enjoy! With or without your caffeine.
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From Hiring Karma: Culture eats strategy for breakfast, or lunch
My friend Tim at Hiring Karma finds the best articles to help others think about their non-profit job search at a higher, slightly more philosophical level. I’m highlighting this particular article...
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The True Role of the Executive Director
I believe strongly in collaboration, and I love to do whatever I can to help foster healthy communities — professionally, personally, and socially. This guest post from my friend Tim Heimerle at Hiring...
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Terrible New Year, Terrible New Mantra…
We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ― Joseph Campbell I’m not one to make resolutions. I learned as a teenager that the new year...
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“Great (people) are not born great, they grow great.” And they find great...
Mentors. I realize that I have been absolutely blessed to have so many wonderful mentors in my professional life — various people who were slightly wiser and more experienced (and sometimes VERY much...
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Does cold calling result in hot leads or frozen phones?
Some sales people and fundraisers swear that cold calling works and is effective. Others swear cold calling is futile and dead in this age of the internet. In sales, I heard both arguments, and I...
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Are you Board yet? A more personal perspective on joining a Board
I finally joined a Board. I say “finally” because I have been invited to apply for Board positions since leaving academia in 2007, but the situations were never right. I have worked with Boards, under...
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Following up on those trade show and conference leads
Does it seem like time has flown by this winter? I know it has for me. Maybe it’s the strange weather — my friends living in the middle and right hand side of the country seem to be getting hit with...
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Relationships are vital for the relationship managers, too
I had the great pleasure of having coffee/lunch with a friend today, someone who I have not seen since last fall when the campaign we worked on together came to a triumphant close. Since that was my...
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