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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. So the role of the board, every nonprofit has a board of directors, which as we know provides strategy, oversight, and participation.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

It’s tempting to share several stories, but keep in mind that people have the attention of a goldfish (about 7 seconds) and they just won’t read a lot. To make it easy on yourself, create an annual editorial calendar so you know what you want the theme to be each month before the month arrives. Less is definitely more. Save the date.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We all know we need a strategic plan, yet so many people don’t have one, probably because they’re afraid of this: Your Board and staff sequestered in a room, led by a consultant, doing exercises on flip charts with sticky notes and dots, exercises that never lead to a clear, finished product you can understand or use. Yuck, right?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

But the governor became a friend and then I took my skills to the nonprofit sector, and I’ve been executive director, development director, board member, you name it. million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. And again, this idea that death is as natural as birth, it’s inevitable sooner or later, we’re all hoping for later, of course, but, at times in life, it’s more top of mind. So, Claire, I will pipe down here. Here we go.

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APRIL 9, 2021

And I started my whole company in support of founders, CEOs, executive directors that are out there. I use CEO, executive director, and founder interchangeably. So keep that in mind. Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. So keep that in mind.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? So I just want to, you know, prepare you if you’re about to have an oh my God moment, is your board should not be making strategic decisions except around hiring and firing the executive director.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

My executive director asks, maybe my board asks, you know, “Are we getting an ROI at budget time? Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org. You read my mind exactly, Jennifer.

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