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Getting Things Done
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged business practices, deadlines, Goal-setting, productivity, time management
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Targeted Fundraising
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” … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising
Tagged budgeting, fundraising, fundraising plan, Goal-setting, streams of income, targets
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Can’t Fundraise–I’m Buried Alive
“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 … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, planning, time management
Tagged fundraising, Goal-setting, planning, productivity, time management
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Playing Well With Others
Most of the time, I feel like the luckiest person alive. I love my work and 90% of my clients are nothing short of amazing. But then there is that “some of the time,” and the 10% of my clients … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, consulting
Tagged clients, communications, consulting, discovery phase, donor pool, Goal-setting, scope of work
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Ours IS to Reason Why
When I was a kid, I hated it when my parents or teachers asked me “why” questions: Why did (or didn’t) you do that? Why did that happen? Why were you (fill in the blank)? I wasn’t too crazy about … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, fundraising
Tagged asking questions, fundraising, Goal-setting, questioning, what, why
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