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Fundraising With the "R" Word

Here's a hot tip for you: Don't look at your 401k today. Oh, and your crypto wallet? I might avoid that too. Considering the uncertainty...

It's OK. You Freaking Got This!

Ever had one of those weeks where you blink, and it’s nearly gone!? Then you look at your to-do list and it hasn’t reduced a FRACTION of...

Do You Feel Guilty Raising Money?

I had a chat with a client this week about feeling guilty raising a significant amount of money from a single donor - as they thought...

Are You Begging and Bargaining with Donors?

I had a proposal rejected by a potential client this week. And even though that’s not an out-of-the-ordinary experience in the day in the...

Bracing for the Word "No"

This week I got adult braces. No, not the comically large metal ones that my kids have, but the invisible-should-be-a-lot-easier-to-deal-...

My Dad’s Cancer is Gone…Because of YOU.

In 3 hours, I get to hug my cancer free dad for the first time. This brutal journey he’s been on for the past few months is nearly coming...

Service Above Self Care

A lot of organizations have “Service Above Self” as one of their core values. Employees are seemingly expected to give more than they get...

Your Board is Bored.

I sit in a LOT of board meetings. As a consultant, I’m often asked to present on updates with current clients, pitch our services to...

Get Yourself a Morris Buttermaker

I’m sure you can tell by any photo you’ve seen of me, that clearly, I’m a finely tuned athlete. If you needed additional evidence, look...

Find Your Fundraising Tribe

This week has been awesome, after what has been a pretty brutal stretch of bad news, uncertainty, and general worry. For those that don’t...