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Soft vs Hard Asks nonprofit fundraising Apr 05, 2022

You are always asking. Sometimes the ask is soft and sometimes it is hard.

Soft asks include an...

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Crazy or Comfortable just a thought Apr 01, 2022

Our words matter.

The other day I said to someone, "I've been crazy busy."

After giving this some...

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OPB Gratitude one-person business Mar 31, 2022

For a one-person business (OPB), one of the most valuable skills you can have, or learn, or teach...

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Data Brain 2 nonprofit data Mar 30, 2022

A couple weeks ago I shared a graphic I created of what our brain looks like on an excess of...

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Grasp nonprofit fundraising Mar 29, 2022

Grasp is an acting tool created by actor, director, teacher Constantin Stanislavski at the...

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Uncertainty just a thought Mar 25, 2022

Uncertainty has become a dirty word.

We've been conditioned to treat uncertainty as a...

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Truth, Authenticity, & the OPB one-person business Mar 24, 2022

Truth and authenticity are closely related. Your sense of truth expands as you experience more of...

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The Stats & Story Balance nonprofit fundraising Mar 23, 2022

In nonprofit fundraising there is a delicate balance between stats and stories.

Stats live in...

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Flipping 80/20 nonprofit fundraising Mar 22, 2022

In nonprofit fundraising the Pareto Principle, commonly referred to as the 80/20 rule, tells us...

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Birth, Death, Between just a thought Mar 18, 2022

We may be born alone and we may die alone but if we're lucky most of us have plenty of time in...

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