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Meeting the Ice Bucket Mom – So Inspiring!
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 […]
Season’s Greetings!
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 […]
Pear Tree Planning
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 […]
Why do YOU give?
“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 […]
Change your Culture – What can YOU do?” PART 2
Last time, I shared the first 5 Actions YOU can take to Change your Culture of Generosity! You can take a peek at them here. You can also hear my talk on 4Good about a Culture of Generosity. It’s set up so that you all can download the session for free and give a listen, […]
Change your Culture – What can YOU do?
What you DO with any learning makes the magic happen. Do you roll your eyes and say, “Tried this, doesn’t work” or, “My shop is different”? This week I shared a webinar on 4Good about Culture – specifically a culture of generosity. It’s set up so that you all can down load the session for […]
Can You be Trusted?
Ah, love! From Valentine’s Day to the promise of renewal each March….there is nothing as wonderful as having special folks to share life with. We toss around the word, “love” pretty freely. “Give your donors love.” “Make your donors feel loved.” This is fine, but personally and professionally it comes with some responsibility. At the […]
Are you Already Behind?
“I’m ALWAYS behind.” On my January Major Gifts Success Club Coaching Call there was a question about getting it all done. This question came from an extremely successful, veteran, major-gifts officer. And, this was early January! I get it. Yes, it is a new year, but for many of us, we are already behind, or […]
If you SPOT it, You GOT it!
Let me share a story. This past summer my son, David, asked for a game of HORSE – you shoot baskets and for each miss you get a letter. Given I hadn’t touched a basketball in forever, he assumed this would be a quick game. Turns out, I couldn’t miss! From a distance, backwards, wherever! […]