4 ways to find what work is most fulfilling to you

Are you wondering how to get more satisfaction from your job? Last month, we had 550 people attend the very first virtual fundraising career conference. It was a smash hit, and one of our presenters, Kishshana Palmer, talked about how to use your strengths in the workplace. I decided to delve deeper, since I’d already […]

How to jumpstart your donor’s heart in 3 steps

  This last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the Urban Summit at Mercycorps.   My topic was potentially dry. Enewsletters. Bah. What can you say about those? Luckily, I had something in my back pocket that made everyone sit up and take notice. What was it? My story. You see, in 2009 […]

Who are you, really?

David McRaney over at the You Are Not So Smart blog, wrote a fascinating post about the nature of how to deal with haters, AND how to deal with motivation. It’s seriously in depth and I highly encourage you to read the whole thing. It blew my mind. The Misconception: You do nice things for […]

When nonprofits squeeze you dry

Have you ever been talking with a potential nonprofit client, only to have them not value your hard-won advice, based on your years of experience? Have you ever offered a lot of advice for free, only to not get the contract in the end? Have you really given your ALL to a client, only to […]