When you are in a familiar place – or with someone you know – or your holiday tradition – you are comfortable – right? And that’s good. We need habits, routines, and people in our lives we can count to be the same. I’ll tell you true – someone is on my treadmill at the […]
How are you FEELING about this year so far? Excited? A little overwhelmed? Proud of what you’ve accomplished…or wondering where the last six months went? Maybe a little of all of the above. Late June, after teaching a Major Gifts Master Class for the Wisconsin Technical College System Foundations staff, I sat down and […]
Your Givers need a Dynamic Destination! You need to know where you’re going to get there, right? I came across this message recently from Mike Dooley: It’s not the day you have to manage, but the moment. It’s not the dragon you have to slay, but the fear. And it’s not the path you have […]
You get to be you. So very much can happen, in a lifetime, or even on a single day of any lifetime. Yet I can assure you that whatever has or will happen in yours, when all is said and done and you take that final look over your shoulder you will understand that the […]
You were heard. In three weeks, three conferences and hundreds of conversations. It took these “events” to drive home this home for me. Events still matter. Not because of the centerpiece. Not because of the registration numbers. Not because of the paddle raise. In these three incredible conferences I was blessed to present alongside amazing […]
YOU are on my mind right now. Yes—you! Because we’re stepping into conference season. Packing your suitcase. Scanning the agenda. Wondering who you’ll run into. You can feel it, can’t you? That fun anticipation! Because we get to be TOGETHER again! In the same space and place. Not on Zoom. Not on Teams. But in […]
You have heard me teach about how important the words you use — everyday – are. How you talk about your givers – with them and around them. How you talk about yourself – the dialog running through your head about your value and ability. There’s a book from fashion designer, Erin Walsh, called, […]
Have you ever watched a moment in a meeting where something small… changed everything? A conversation is moving. People are engaged. Ideas are being shared. In fact in this case….there was already a motion for approval on the floor. And then someone says, “I think we should move into a closed session…” and […]
A Must-Have for Your BEST Year (Yet) Every once in a while, a sentence lands in a conversation and everyone in the room just… pauses. That happened recently while I was working with Tammy Hertzel, CEO of the YMCA of Mason City, Iowa, who is part of my MORE Major Gifts Accelerator coaching program. We […]
Just done sharing a webinar presentation for Crescendo Planned Giving with my friend and former client, Niki Chopra Richardson, Executive Director of TOArts. Our goal – sharing a message about asking for both! Leading with Legacy: Blended Asks — about helping donors combine immediate impact with lasting legacy. By the time you read this, the […]
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