Lessons in Abundance from my Oma Frieda

Lessons in Abundance from my Oma Frieda

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...
Fundraising in the age of pandemic

Fundraising in the age of pandemic

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...
Meeting My Mentor in SoulCollage

Meeting My Mentor in SoulCollage

In late 2018 I embarked on my year of Radical Yes. I turned 50 years old and for the first time realized a life-long dream of building a fundraising consulting business. Up to this point, in so many ways, I was buying into all the things society was telling me: I was...