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		<title>Being Clear</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/23/being-clear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 03:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m on a clarity kick.  Not that being clear about what is being done, what direction things are heading, what outcomes are desired is ever far from my thoughts, but lately it feels more imperative. Several organizations I work with &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/23/being-clear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=566&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Things Done</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/16/getting-things-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s that adrenalin rush.  Or perhaps the way panic focuses my mind.  Whatever.  I love deadlines.  While I don’t particularly agree with the idea that “Failure is not an option”—often failure is our greatest teacher—I am totally sold if &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/16/getting-things-done/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=562&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Targeted Fundraising</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/10/targeted-fundraising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janetlevineconsulting</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was one of those “Duh!” moments.  We were talking about creating a fundraising plan, so the organization would stop lurching from one (not very well thought out) idea to another; each one more or less disappointing.  The word “plan” &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/10/targeted-fundraising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=558&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t Fundraise&#8211;I&#8217;m Buried Alive</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/02/cant-fundraise-im-buried-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janetlevineconsulting</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I need to reschedule,” the email read.  “I am buried.” All right.  I understand that.  I know what it’s like to have too much on your plate and the sense that you’ll never get it all done. Except.  Except that &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/05/02/cant-fundraise-im-buried-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=556&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not About You</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/25/its-not-about-you-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janetlevineconsulting</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was an exercise in communications and my partner and I were not doing well.  It was obvious, we used language differently and those differences created an atmosphere of irritation and distrust. At a distance, I realize I should have &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/25/its-not-about-you-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=554&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Question</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/20/the-big-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janetlevineconsulting</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you’ve passed the age of 11 or 12, it becomes difficult to ask someone for a gift.  And yet, for non-profits to be strong and well positioned for growth, getting charitable gifts is vitally important. Asking the question is &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/20/the-big-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=551&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Holy Grail of Development</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/11/the-holy-grail-of-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janetlevineconsulting</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Penelope Burk of Cygnus Applied Research the average amount of time a fundraiser stays at his or her job is 16 months. The direct and indirect costs of finding a replacement are $127,650, more than most development directors &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/11/the-holy-grail-of-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=549&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What We Do When We Aren&#8217;t Fundraising</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/05/what-we-do-when-we-arent-fundraising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I noodle about a lot is how people spend their time.  I admit that I have a failure of imagination in understanding what makes a lot of people so busy that they can’t get to things &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/04/05/what-we-do-when-we-arent-fundraising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=545&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Purpose</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/03/28/purpose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“To what purpose?” my friend and colleague Leslie Robin asked.  What a great question.  I’m one who always thinks, “What am I trying to accomplish?”  What, I always want to know before I do something, is the outcome.  But purpose—that takes &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/03/28/purpose/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=543&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questionable Actions</title>
		<link>http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/03/22/questionable-actions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After every meeting, my then-boss would punch the air and say, “Yes!  He’s really interested in what we are doing!” How do you know that? I would always ask, and he would always look at me as if I was &#8230; <a href="http://toobusytofundraise.com/2012/03/22/questionable-actions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=toobusytofundraise.com&#038;blog=11330923&#038;post=540&#038;subd=toobusytofundraise&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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