SO BIG! I attended my first AFP International Conference as a Chamberlain Scholar from the AFP Madison Chapter. All I remember is SO BIG. This year was no exception – 4000 folks and miles of walking in the massive Boston conference complex. 4000 who invested some big bucks to show up. A special shout out […]
“I create my life!” If you’ve ever been to one of my talks, you’re heard me say this. It’s been part of my day, every day, since first hearing T. Harv Eker speak years ago. I start every day with it. First thing when my feet hit the floor I say, “I CREATE MY LIFE!” […]
Great fun! A night cheering on the UW Hockey Badgers in the Chancellor’s box at the Kohl Center with fellow certified PLCC coach classmates. Part of better balance for me…making time for friends that feed my spirit. It’s really amazing how we have all used our International Coaching Federation coaching tools to broaden our service […]
This is too much fun to be “fundraising training.” And it’s not. I call my sessions with Boards “experiences.” First off, who really wants to be “trained?” Your dog? Maybe. Your board – not really. Rather, they long to experience a deeper comfort level with this thing called “fundraising.” And besides, I sing – who […]
To me, an ideal day has music. It totally lifts me up. Yet knowing that, there can be days when I don’t hear a note! It has completing specific tasks and projects. Yet some days I don’t get to the first on the list. It has energy. Yet some days I don’t even get in […]
Ok…so I just got a selfie-stick for my birthday last month and I am still learning. At CASE V in Chicago last week, we could have taken more shots. But we just wanted to talk. I wanted to hug her and tell her that I got it now…that I was exploding with this amazing energy […]
Raking leaves with the gals from the UW Association of Women in Agriculture. They are “paid” with my gift to their scholarship fund. I am thankful for… …The pleasure of raking 40-plus bags of leaves in my back yard with these beautiful, talented AWA gals…and the joy of supporting their scholarship program to […]
Here’s a lesson from my pear tree. The fruit varies year to year, but this year, as early as the blossoms in May, we knew this would be a BIG year. Thousands, I mean thousands of baby pears filled the tree. At one point a 5-inch-thick limb broke off from the sheer weight of all […]
“We always ask (or should ask) our donors what motivates them to give. So, what motivates you to give?” This was a question from Jason Lemke with the USD Sanford School of Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD, a member in my Major Gifts Success Club. Each month I host one day when members can email […]
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