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A Window of Opportunity
This January, it’s time to celebrate, no matter where you are in your life or your advancement career. After years of making resolutions, my husband shared a simple, but powerful exercise that will dramatically help the new year turn out the way you envision it will now — in January. I’d like to share it with […]
Major Gifts and a Good Night’s Sleep
“Whatever you do today, you’ve got to sleep with tonight.” —Aaron Tippin in the song, “You’ve Got to Stand for Something” Let me be clear on this. The ends DON’T justify the means. And if you are asked to do anything that “feels funny” — don’t do it. My colleagues at Penn State continue to try […]
5 Tools to Add Optimism to YOUR Major Gift Work
“Optimism can take you anywhere!” — Jake and Rocket, Life Is Good Major gift development work is both rewarding and demanding. Even the most positive of us can get discouraged from time to time with heavy travel schedules, too many meetings, budget realities and well, just life. Our attitudes are contagious and not only will we […]
Create YOUR Circumstances!
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, create them.” — George Bernard Shaw In our major gift development work…as in […]
Create YOUR Circumstances!
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, create them.” — George Bernard Shaw In our major gift development work…as in life, […]
Artful Action Can Be Imperfect Action!
“If you put everything off until you are sure of it, You will never get anything done.” — Norman Vincent Peale It is said there is nothing that weighs heavier on our mind than the guilt and pressure of an undone, but high-importance task. We blame procrastination, our busy lives, our too-full plates, or others […]
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