June 16, 2023 We have all had occasion to work with a myriad of different folks from different walks of life. Everybody brings their own experience...
I have often had a debate with myself regarding board compensation. (I always win the fight.) Many for-profits pay for their board positions. The reason for...
The phrase “what would it take” is one of my favorites to employ. I have used that phrase consistently over the past few decades with clients,...
Energy Vampires are those folks that literally suck the energy out from you, leaving you drained. We have all come across such people in our professional...
I must admit that I rarely engage in procrastination — as a matter of fact, my neuroses are such that I do the complete opposite. Often,...
Last year, I touched upon the topic of The Psychology of Fundraising. I reiterated that I would likely be a much better fundraiser if I had a...
A little over three years ago, I wrote an article pointing out the similarities between fundraising and working out (here). The premise was that you could...
Last week, I wrote about golf and fundraising — the advent of the graphite shaft amplifies your golf swing (good or bad), just as COVID has...
Fundraising during COVID is like using a graphite golf club. Those things that go well go really well, and the things that go poorly go really...
I have to admit that I wasn’t always a reader. Perhaps it was my ADHD, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the concept of staring...