Your Permission to Do Less in 2024
Hey. You. Yeah. Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated person. I see you. You got through 2023 in one piece. Well done. Are you starting your to-do list for the year, and it looks like a lot of the stuff you had to do last year? You know that big to-do list that never seems to get […]
This is my love letter to nonprofit leaders
Dear nonprofit leader, This is my love letter to you. Here’s what I love and admire about you: You are a helper! You overcome your fears and learn how to fundraise. You learn to research, to write and speak persuasively, and you get shit done! Our organizations run because you are focused and motivated to […]
Our Nonprofit Sector is Dying
Our sector is dying I think about our nonprofit sector and I feel like it is dying. We are watching a civilization flicker, with endless wars, climate collapse, and ongoing COVID, and so many of our orgs are not addressing this, or trying to “get back to normal.” And that’s why it needs to die. […]
This 1 Secret Will Get You More Money In Your Year End Appeal
Do you want to know what it is? Did you know that each year I write appeal letters for nonprofits? This one secret makes me more money with my clients than they usually get in years prior. The 1 secret that will get you more money with your year end appeal is… Vulnerability. Can you […]
Unlearning capitalism
In the last few years I’ve been learning from my brother Aaron Levine about oppression, how to talk about it, how to help people understand their own systemic amnesia, and unlearning capitalism. Lately I’ve been telling people, I am in the process of unlearning. What does unlearning capitalism look like? I feel like a lot […]
Saying goodbye to my brother
My friend, my brother, Aaron J. Levine, is dead. I’ve struggled with writing this, and I know that Aaron would tell me to stop waiting, and just write. With tears in my eyes, let me tell you what is on my heart right now. I want to tell you everything about him, because […]