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On Tasting Adversity
The taste of adversity to some is an unwelcome taste. It is viewed as bitter, harsh, distressful or just plain stressful.
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6/11/2009 12:55 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Genuine Listening
Genuine listening comprises an intricate balance of art and skill. It is learned. It does not come naturally.
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5/8/2009 10:08 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
7 Websites to Support Your Year-Long Gift Giving
There are approximately 1.7 million nonprofits registered with the IRS today. There are countless numbers of counterfeit nonprofits that have names just like them. It’s the end of the year. As you prepare for your gift giving, how are you preparing for the onslaught of those hoping that you’ll throw a few gifts their way? Do you know your style of giving? Are you a planner; one who has their whole budget for charitable giving mapped out and spread evenly throughout the year? Are you a joiner? Do you believe in joining an organization at a level where you receive certain social benefits? (special events, exhibitions)
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12/3/2008 9:07 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Starting with a Fresh Attitude
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. " Winston Churchill In former jobs, I have managed up to 50 staff and over 300 volunteers in different organizations. One of the beliefs I held, shared, and lived by was that mistakes were permitted; it meant you were trying.
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7/31/2008 4:06 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Connecting YOUR Organization to More Money
Promotions and Your Campaigns You are in the business of raising funds for your mission. You should have a method of collecting names from every resource to encourage readers, visitors, event attendants, and members to go to their next level
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7/20/2008 9:33 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Another Board Guerilla Moment - July 2008






Today's Guerilla Board Moment


When's the last time you took the pulse of your board of directors.? Are they sitting around the table nodding their heads in approval for the first half of the meeting when the perfunctories are presented?


Do they understand your vernacular? Are any of your ...
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7/14/2008 10:24 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
LinkedIn w/Chip Lambert; Making Social Networking work for Professionals

Do you have questions about HOW-TO use LinkedIn?  For example:

Does it matter if I have 10, 200 or 500 connections?


Why are recommendations important?


How would someone locate and then ask a celebrity guest for a special fundraising event?


How to gracefully reject a connection from someone you do not know


How to graciously step away from making a permanent recommendation to someone who has the potential to generate embarrassment through association


How to have your organization or business to develop a "cult" following ultimately raising your profile and making more money?


These are samples of ...
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7/14/2008 10:09 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Do You Know Where Your Dollars Are or How They May Impact Your "grands"

In a recent interview on NPR’s Radio Times, author Jeremy Scahill ("Blackwater: The Rise of the Wrold’s Most Mercenary Army") interpreted the public debt in a very meaningful manner.


"One trillion dollars" he said, "is the equivalent to $100,000 per day for a period of 82 years." That’s just one trillion.


When you start putting things in perspective, and you talk with your boards or your corporate sponsors or your local government officials, how frequently are you thinking forward to the impact of your decisions on the seventh generation?


How are your actions or lack thereof, ...
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7/10/2008 3:28 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Fundraising Tips from A Previous Newsletter
 Periodically, one of my e-zines is dedicated to fundraising efforts.  Here are some excerpts from one of the March issues.

The next round of selected grant and other opportunities which have been gleaned from a variety of resources. There are many others which may be related to your personal or professional goals. This information can be used in conjunction with your Individual Fund development Plan (IFP).  For assistance in developing your personal or organizational IFP contact Best Principled Solutionsfor more information or participate in the expanded ...
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6/27/2008 12:46 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Coaching Minute








 


"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do  more and become more, then you are an excellent leader."  ...
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6/2/2008 9:02 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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