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What We Do When We Aren’t Fundraising
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged fundraising, time management
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Purpose
“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 … Continue reading
Questionable Actions
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 … Continue reading
Keeping An Open Mind
I am not an event person. I don’t like gala dinners, carnivals, poker nights. And I especially don’t like them as fundraisers. I think they are ineffective and costly. I believe that there are so many better ways to raise … Continue reading
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Tagged boards, development, fundraising, Motivating, organization time, ways to raise money
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Attitude Adjustment
“Oh no,” said the ED. “We can’t ask the committee members to donate—they are already giving of their time.” I hear that kind of comment a lot and, frankly, it concerns me. Who would be more willing to support your … Continue reading
