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Friends, we are needed. My usual post went out yesterday. If you’re looking for help writing an appeal, you can find it here. But after last night, I had to write to you again. First, to recommend Vu’s post from last night: Disbelief, disappointment, and fear, and why our work is more important than ever. As […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: care for one another, fear, hope 8 Comments

Do I have to care today?

Do I really have to care today? A personal note: I wrote this before Dallas. Before Alton Sterling. Before Philando Castile. Before Orlando, Dhaka, Istanbul, Iraq and so much more. I was responding to personal stuff – the loss of my mom, and frustrations with work. It’s hard right now when it feels like the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: emotion, empathy, self-care 5 Comments

Are you worried about new overtime rules?

Are you worried about new overtime rules? Be the change that you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi Let’s be the change in our nonprofit sector Last week, the Obama administration issued new labor rules about overtime. Salaried employees who earn less than $47,476 now must be paid overtime for hours in excess […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: Fundraising, nonprofit staff, women in nonprofits 4 Comments

Is unicorn guilt hurting your cause?

Are you the magic unicorn? Feeling like it’s all on your shoulders? I’ve been involved recently in several conversations with other nonprofit professionals on an important topic. For nonprofit people, balancing life and work is always an important topic. But one conversation raised questions I think are important for all of us. It came down […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: making room for donors, nonprofit unicorns, work life balance 2 Comments

To my younger fundraising self – and maybe you

To my younger fundraising self – and maybe you I was an accidental fundraiser. There wasn’t a grand plan in place. It’s just that once I left one terrific regional theater, I wanted to work in another. And I felt the one area I hadn’t gotten a good look at was fundraising. I thought I’d […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: confidence, women in fundraising, work life balance 4 Comments

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