I just had to share this sweet email that I got:
Since I first stumbled across your “Wild Woman Fundraising,” I have wanted to be in touch with you. Like so many of my colleagues–I think especially my women colleagues–in fundraising, we’re running at a thousand miles and hour and want someone to come alongside us to tell us we aren’t crazy, we’re making progress on doing the right things, we are making a difference. Thank you for playing that role for me.
I have 33 years of non-profit fundraising experience. I earned my Certified Fund Raising Executive designation in 1991. My husband’s calling as a full-time local church pastor has led us through three states and 15 moves in our almost-33-years of marriage–every time he was appointed to a new church, I walked away from my professional position at a local non-profit. I’m the proverbial poster child for the 18-36 month tenure of our profession, not because I was so frustrated I had to walk away, but because my life outside of work insisted that I relocate if I wanted to live with my husband and our five kids.
Anyway, thanks for bringing what you do to the rest of us. Your resources, your presence, your personal stories, the successes and opportunities you share are very meaningful to me. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Blessings to you in your important work,
Ruth
Good work always gets its due recognition. I found some posts really inspiring.