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What does respect mean to you?

Or… why respect should make the nonprofit world go around. I recently had the opportunity to be on the Heart of Giving podcast with Art Taylor, the President & CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance. It was a fun chat, all about donors and giving. I hope you’ll give it a listen. (You’ll get to […]

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Your work matters. So do you.

His face was bright red. He looked down at me, practically spitting his anger. Next to him stood the organization’s development director, silent but glowering. My sin? I ran the box office of a large regional theater, and it was opening night. My (somewhat impossible) task was to both ensure every seat in the house […]

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