Monthly Archives: July 2010

What We Have vs. What We Lack

What changes when we look at what communities have vs. what they lack? According to Brett McNaught, VP of International Programs for buildOn, that mindset changes everything! In my latest podcast for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Brett shared stories of what that mindset looks like in action. He shared what it looks like in what are often… Continue Reading

Beginner’s Mind for Fundraisers

An organization Dimitri and I love is about to die. Everyone says it is a casualty of the economy. We know that is not true. Even when times were good, the ABC Group was struggling. And so five years ago, when we were teaching an earlier version of our “Building Engaged Support for Your Mission”… Continue Reading

Monday Morning Rock Out!

It’s Monday morning – time to dive into what is possible this week! If there is one thing we realized through our fundraising campaign this past month, it is that the only way we can move forward to create the future is to be grateful for what has been given to us in the past…. Continue Reading