by patricia berry | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Observing your fundraising program, and focusing your donor strategy on your own culture and unique set of circumstances, will pay off in good choices and meaningful practice tailored to the philanthropic mission you serve. Observe & Interact is a principle of...
by patricia berry | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog
This is the first series of blog posts titled “The 100-Year Friend”. They explore the world of philanthropy through the lens of Permaculture thinking and the metaphor of the garden ecosystem. It is the culmination of my 25 years of experience in the field of big-box...
by patricia berry | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is a Mary Oliver poem that is so present for me right now. It’s titled “The Uses of Sorrow” – Someone I loved once gave me/ a box full of darkness/ It took me years to understand/ that this, too, was a gift In this 2020 box of darkness of loss, pandemic,...
by patricia berry | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
My maternal grandmother was named Frieda. I just found out from Wikipedia, that saucy mistress of procrastination, that the name means “peaceful ruler” and I have to say that is spot on. She was a wonderful mix of autocratic and kind and the reason I do what I do in...
by patricia berry | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
The main question I’m getting right now is “how do I ask”? The situation is often a dire one, the organization will stop work, let go of employees, not meet basic needs. That is real, and it is scary and it is some of the hardest conversations I’ve had in my entire...
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