Mar
04
2022
Again, Thanks to the Women out there!
Next week (March 8 to be exact), is International Women’s Day, and it’s a big thing. The statistics tell us that seventy to eighty percent of...
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Oct
15
2021
UPDATE: Attitude always pays off when hiring
Four years ago, I wrote an article about charities hiring fundraisers for their attitude rather than their aptitude (here). I surmised that you could learn the...
Apr
30
2021
UPDATE: Facts About Stewardship
A few years ago, I wrote an article that listed seven different truths about fundraising (here). The past 14 months have been quite a roller coaster...
Mar
12
2021
UPDATE: Leadership or Management
Last year, before the pandemic was in full swing in North America, I wrote about the notion of Leadership or Management (here). In the article, I...
Mar
05
2021
Thanks to the Women out there!
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and it’s a big thing. The statistics tell us that seventy to eighty percent of fundraisers are women. In my...
Jan
15
2021
We are Family!
Welcome to 2021 — here’s hoping that this is a much better year than 2020! Over the break, I spent quite a lot of time chatting...
Sep
25
2020
Recommended Reading
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...
Sep
11
2020
Nature Abhors a Vacuum in Leadership
Aristotle stated 2,000 years ago that Nature abhors a vacuum. The theory is that the denser surrounding material would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient...
Jul
10
2020
Top Articles to Date
Everybody loves summer. It is a time to relax, spending time with the family, and decompress. Wait…. Haven’t I just been spending the last 3 full...
May
08
2020
Leadership Lessons Learned
There are many times that I wish that someone told me which pitfalls to avoid when you are a leader. Or which ladders to climb. I...