Dec
16
2022
Your Second Best Donors
Far too often, we aim for only the best. The best donors, the best events, the best volunteers. But what if we looked at obtaining the...
Dec
13
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 5
Episode 5 Episode 5 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features part two of my discussion with Jason Lewis, Founder of Responsive Fundraising. Jason’s first book, The...
Dec
06
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 4
Episode 4 Episode 4 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features the one and only Barbara Crook. Barbara is a writer, mental health advocate, and philanthropist...
Dec
02
2022
End of the Year Analysis
We are almost at that special end-of-year timeframe. And for many organizations, this means the end-of-year analysis. This is the time of the year that we...
Nov
29
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 3
EPISODE 3 Episode 3 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features features Sam Provenzano of the Next Generation Fundraisers group. Sam is a tenacious fundraiser and has was...
Nov
22
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 2
EPISODE 2 Episode 2 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features Paul Nazareth, Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP). I first met Paul many years...
Nov
15
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 1
EPISODE 1 Episode 1 (the premiere episode) of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features my good friend, Jason Lewis of Responsive Fundraising. We kick off Tales From the Trenches...
Nov
11
2022
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays — It’s Almost Here
I am so very excited! The first episode of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays hits YouTube on Tuesday, November 15th at 12:01 (for those of you...
Nov
04
2022
Birds Flying High……
As I hear the honking of geese and other birds above my head, I quickly look for falling crap. Then, unaffected, I am reminded of the...
Oct
28
2022
I Love it When a Plan Comes Together
For those readers who are old enough, one of my guilty pleasures in the eighties was watching the “A-Team”. It was pure entertainment (as it was...