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First Grandbaby Helps Refocus Priorities August has been a busy and meaningful month as we welcomed our first grandbaby into the world....

Setting the stage for a successful campaign. Embarking on a campaign is a significant undertaking for any organization. Whether you aim...

Not taking no for an answer. Fundraisers know that the three P’s are critical to success - Persistence, Passion, and Patience. I would...

What can we learn from this popular song? Eddie Murphy has a new Christmas movie out – Candy Cane Lane. While it doesn’t exactly tip the...

T’was the month before year end and all through the land, Not a fundraiser is sleeping, our phones close at hand. Visions of task lists...

It’s not as scary as you think. If there is one inevitability in the workforce, it is turnover. Frightfully, turnover in leadership...

The right way to a yes. Many words have been written about the art of the ask. Generations of fund-raising specialists have perfected...

Move beyond serial cultivation at the drop of a hat. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it dozens of times, “I spend a lot of time with...

Taxes, family, charities of choice … pick two! The idea of discussing planned giving options with donors sets many development officers’...

I’ve learned a great deal from my peers in the fund raising industry but the best teachers I’ve had over the past 36 years have been donors.

Leading with our thankful hearts. Whether you’ve been in philanthropy for a year, a decade, or an entire career as I have, one constant...

The Power of a plan.