Aspects of our work often lend themselves to sports-driven analogies and for good reason. Fundraising, like sports, is strategic, competitive, and driven by shared purpose and heart.
With the uncertainty nonprofits face today, leaning into an axiom coined by my son’s basketball coach provides us a valuable and effective approach to navigate our shifting landscape: Control the Controllables or C.T.C. Let go of what you can’t change and take control of the things you can = C.T.C.