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The Bridge from Fear to Hope

Posted by Jason Fry

One evening in early December of 2020, I got a text from a friend (who is a County Commissioner) that there was a mob of armed protesters outside her house. Her 12-year-old son was home alone at the time. He called her while she was at a Health District meeting that would determine whether our county would issue a mask mandate. Can you imagine how afraid he must’ve been?

Events like these have happened across the country. The storming of the U.S. Capitol lingers as an inevitable pinnacle in a ramping up of hate and discontent.

These events were inspired by a sense of fear, and were intended to stoke fear in others. Another friend of mine said how those events made her “afraid to even go outside to take a run” that afternoon.

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Topics: Fundraising, Fear, Generosity, Big L Leadership, Giving, Asking For Help, Gift Of Giving, Kindness

Beyond Dollars and Cents: Making Financial Reporting Come to Life

Posted by Brian Keel
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Topics: Board Development, Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Board Management, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

Nonprofit Boards: When You Want Things to Change (Sort of)

Posted by Kellie Wardman
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Topics: Board Development, Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Board Management, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management, board governance

Challenging Planned Giving Assumptions

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Topics: Capital Campaign, Capital Readiness, Fundraising, Camp Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Capital Fundraising, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

3 Impactful Ways to Make Numbers Count in Nonprofit Messaging

Posted by Jason Fry
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Topics: Capital Campaign, Capital Readiness, Fundraising, Camp Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Capital Fundraising, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

One Thing That's Always True in Fundraising

Posted by Thom Peters
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Topics: Capital Campaign, Capital Readiness, Fundraising, Camp Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Capital Fundraising, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

How Capital Campaign Perseverance Paid Off When the Pandemic Attempted to Halt This YMCA

Posted by Michele Goodrich
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Topics: Capital Campaign, Capital Readiness, Fundraising, Camp Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Capital Fundraising, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Capital Leadership, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

The Question That Opens Doors for Thriving Fundraising Campaigns

Posted by Bruce Berglund
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Topics: Fundraising, Camp Fundraising, Annual Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Capital Leadership, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

5 Burning Nonprofit Finance Questions to Ask Before You Talk to Your Bank

Posted by Brian Keel
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Topics: Fundraising, Big L Leaders, Camp Fundraising, Annual Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Planning, Church Fundraising, Fundraising Campaign, Capital Leadership, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

THE SMARTEST PEOPLE I KNOW

Posted by Danny Maier
“The smartest people know what they don’t know.”

I had that drilled into me some three decades ago by a mentor. He practiced this every day, listening carefully to others’ views, thoughts and opinions. He surrounded himself with people who “are smarter than me…at least in one area.”

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Topics: Asking For Help, Smart, Teamwork

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