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Together Again! Your Chance to Talk About What’s RIGHT
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 […]
Six Magic Words that will Change EVERYTHING
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, […]
When “Fiduciary Responsibility” Becomes a Power Move
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 […]
Survival Is Not a Strategy
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 […]
Permission Granted: Ask for Both
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 […]
More Major Gifts Online Course Thank You
This Valentine’s Day: Who is YOUR Porcupine?
If you only hug the people who are easy to love, your heart never grows — it just stays comfortable. Valentine’s Day makes love look easy. Chocolate hearts. Red roses. Kittens. Bunnies. Puppies. The people who make you smile without effort. The friends who finish your sentences. The donors who light up when you […]
Your Time. Your Turn. Your World.
Let me hear you…”My Time! My Turn! My World!” If something in you is stirring — a quiet nudge that says there’s more ease, more confidence, more joy available — I want you to trust that feeling. This isn’t about starting over or fixing yourself. It’s about choosing what you want to carry forward — […]
Your Board Can Inspire Generosity — Reflections from BOARD members in the UK
“If ONLY my Board would help!” Can’t tell you how many times I have heard that. During my recent trip to Nottingham, UK, I had the pure joy of sharing time with the remarkable Board Members and CEO’s of the YMCA’s throughout England and Wales. Their mission is bold, their commitment is deep, and—like so […]
Thankful for YOU – Before and Beyond the Box
Thankful for YOU – Before and Beyond the Box “Everyone should have a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.” Seems reasonable. Greetings from the UK! After a full and fabulous week teaching in Nottingham, I’m in London now and still buzzing with gratitude. Craig Berens, in the photo, CEO […]