It’s that time of year to give THANKS, and Nick and I appreciate our ongoing opportunity to share a Thanksgiving...
We’re asked to talk about ‘trends in philanthropy’ or ‘trends in fundraising’ which troubles me because the social sector needs...
Marc Pitman/fundraisingcoach.com directed us to Wordle.net in a pretty cool post about message. The power of a simple and visual...
THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR IS COURAGE. The other end of Wall Street connects with millions of better roads, all...
On October 3 we weighed in on the economy. This was during the height of the talks about “the first...
My friend Tim Kight calls this the ‘R FACTOR’. Everything is about your RESPONSE to the event, the situation or...
This comes from one of my favorite authors Jim Loehr and is captured on the cover of his book, THE...
The Encore Generation is one of those phrases like Tipping Point or The World is Flat. It’s sticky, captures a...
I’m sick of ‘meetings‘. And I’m at an age where I can ‘just SAY no’. Political pundit James Carville says,...
I spent the morning yesterday facilitating a Board Retreat for an incredibly impactful organization. I wanted to share with you...
Change can be difficult. A lot of the organizations we work with are 40, 50 or even 100 years old....
Napkin notes are remainder ideas/links, one-liners and chicken-scratch insights that haven’t been fully developed (yet). Started reading tacticalphilanthropy.com this week....
