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I’ll be at the Race Equity Conference in Detroit Oct 13-14, will I see you there?
I’m getting excited to attend the Just Lead; Race Equity Conference by New Detroit. Amazing speakers, an interesting hybrid on-line / in-person format, a wonderful list of attendees that includes my lovely friends, mentors & colleagues Dr. Diana Wong and Wayne Millette!!!! Buckle up for some posting and perhaps a couple of awkward selfies (I […]
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It’s a good day when I get a loving recommendation from someone I admire deeply. . .
Yodit Mesfin-Johnson from Nonprofit Enterprise at Work talks about her work with Patricia Berry from Patricia Berry Consulting.
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Creating a Fundraising Manifesto!
Nonprofit Enterprise at Work here in Ann Arbor, MI is taking aim at evolving the field of philanthropy. Read their Fundraising Manifesto and get inspired for what is possible when values drive your fundraising!
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A lot of things had to happen for me to become me. . . .
This is a sad story. . . told in three words, welcome home from the North Patricia “You’ve Got Mail”
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What if we took the “emergency” out of fundraising?
When #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth came around, my marketing self put a to-do list in my brain. I should be doing something! I should be writing something! I should have a deadline associated with this! The longer I sat in my garden thinking about this “to-do”ingness, the more I realized the calendar is an invention. If I am […]
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Come join us for a Conversation Incubator. Apply by April 1, 2022.
Deadline April 1, 2022 to apply! Come join me and Sharonda Simmons from Thrive & Shine Consulting for a lively, interactive and vision driven conversation on what it means to make DEI and Fundraising practice an integral part of your ecosystem. These conversations are small by design — we want to really get to know […]
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Strategic Planning with A Graphic Twist!
Facilitated meetings, juicy visions , empowering and clear strategies. Oh My!
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Brite Ideas: Lean, Multi-purpose approaches to stewardship
This is a wonderful example of a lean, nimble organization doing thoughtful work with their annual report. This video is engaging, mission authentic and can be used in multiple ways to tell the story of their work to not only donors, but in a myriad of other ways. Make your work work harder with thoughtful […]
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Skullmeat Delight: James Clear’s Atomic Habits
I’m going to be honest and say I am still crawling out of the 2020 pandemic lock-down haze. It’s been slow going to get me back to my joyful and engaged self. While I am usually not a big fan of self-help books because of their inclination towards productivity porn (what YOU really need is […]
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Skullmeat Delight: Brené Brown’s Lessons for Fearless Fundraising
Has this ever happened to you? You make a financial ask from a donor, they say yes, perhaps quickly and then. . . . silence. You maybe make a follow-up call or two. . . . silence. If you are like me, it is at that point that I start making up a story, usually […]
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