This past year has …… sucked. I vividly remember picking up friends from the airport over the holidays last year when China was on lockdown and proclaiming that North Americans would never allow such a shutdown. Boy, was I wrong! I miss the comradery of working with colleagues, visiting with donors, and being able...
Continue reading...December 2020
Budget for 2021 — an Educated Guess
Many charitable organizations have a fiscal year-end of December 31. To say that 2020 has been a year of unpredictability and uncharted territory is an understatement. But, as all organizations must, you need to report on 2020 and budget appropriately for 2021. In a year that saw most events furloughed, doors potentially closed and...
Continue reading...Tales from the Trenches is now Available
It’s hard to believe that after many months, Tales from the Trenches: What I Learned from 25 years in Fundraising is now available for sale. It has been quite the journey, and I am pretty proud of my first book. The feedback I have received thus far is quite overwhelming. I certainly wasn’t expecting...
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