We live in desperate, frightening times. We need caring more than ever. Covid is raging, killing people in numbers too big for our hearts to grasp. Those of us who can cling to the myth that we live in a safe bubble, where our loved ones are not sick. Those of us who can’t, grieve. […]
Donors and community: who’s in the center?
Community-centered or donor-centered fundraising? I attended a conference last week (thank you, Liberty Bank Foundation). The estimable and hysterical Vu Le offered the keynote address. If you know Vu, you know we were holding our stomachs and behaving in otherwise undignified ways because we were laughing so hard. (If you don’t know Vu, get acquainted […]
Fundraisers: What you should do right now to be human
It’s been quite a week to be human, hasn’t it? I’ve been talking with colleagues about how the U.S. election will affect our organizations. And what we can do about it. One thought will not leave my head. Let me go back a step to explain, though. Last Wednesday morning, one of the things I […]