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...
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Jan
10
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 7
EPISODE 7 Episode 7 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays continues my conversation with Barbara Crook, one of Ottawa’s finest philanthropists and advocates. Barbara, along with her...
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...
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...
Mar
11
2022
Money is a tool, a means to an end.
Today’s post may seem like heresy to some. The goal of fundraising is not to raise money in and of itself. The goal of fundraising is...
Jan
28
2022
There seems to be a Disconnect
I have been in the fundraising world the majority of my life and as a professional fundraiser for over twenty-five years. There is a disconnect that...
Dec
10
2021
I Cannot Believe You Did(n’t) Do It
I have heard many fundraising stories in my 25-plus years as a fundraiser. And, I have seen a lot of things —unfortunately, I cannot unsee some...
Mar
26
2021
Passover — a Fundraiser’s Perspective
Tomorrow evening (at sunset) will mark the beginning of the Jewish holy day(s) of Passover. I thought that I would change things up a bit and...
Nov
06
2020
Discussions Around the Dinner Table
I am positive that today’s dinner table discussions are more animated than they have been for the past while. Whether it is a discussion about the...