It wasn’t the first time I’d seen an out-of-control extrovert. I watched as a colleague confidently strode toward the party. Eager to talk to any and everyone in the room, she helped herself to a drink and hurried in. In the fundraising biz, it’s easier to be an extrovert. Extroverts don’t hesitate to wade into […]
Letting Go
Letting go is hard. If you’re like me, you have a tendency to want to control as much as possible of your work life. That makes us good at what we do. You don’t want someone indifferent handling donor care – or data entry – right? But that’s a different dance when you’re working with […]
Work in Progress
I’m a work in progress. So are you! I’ve been a fundraiser for a long time. Yet I still think of myself more as a student, not a teacher. And I’ve been feeling a little guilty about that. Instead of just soaking all those smarts up, shouldn’t I add something? I’m going to try. I […]
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