Mar
17
2023
A March Madness/Birthday Gift
March Madness is upon us. The basketball games are dominating the sports channels. Statistically speaking, though, March is the most unproductive month of the year —...
Mar
14
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 16
Episode 16 Episode 16 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features Micah Garten, Director of Development for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Micah is a very thoughtful and...
Mar
07
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 15
Episode 15 Episode 15 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays is the last of the series that features my good pal, Sam Provenzano of the Next Generation...
Mar
03
2023
Women and Fundraising
I have taken the opportunity of International Women’s Day over the past few years to highlight some of the many women that have inspired me as...
Feb
28
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 14
Episode 14 Today’s Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays episode is the last of my interview with my good friend and colleague, Jason Lewis. As you probably...
Feb
24
2023
Plan for it to Take More Time
I have come to appreciate that time is the one commodity/asset that we can never replenish. One can always earn more money, or buy more goods,...
Feb
21
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 13
Episode 13 Episode 13 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays again features the easiest person to interview — me! There were some technical issues in the editing,...
Feb
14
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 12
EPISODE 12 Episode 12 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays is the last part of the series with Barbara Crook, one of Ottawa’s finest philanthropists and advocates....
Feb
10
2023
Some Charities Ruin it For All
Every now and then, a charity misbehaves. In Canada, there are over 86,000 registered charities (according to the Canada Revenue Agency). There are approximately 1,500 revocations...
Feb
07
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 11
Episode 11 Episode 10 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features the easiest person to interview — me! There were some technical issues in the editing, so...