Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Ford Foundation had a history of working on issues of racial discrimination in Brazil. I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a grantee!”

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

My mind was a sponge. I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

She has since learned to be confident and not be afraid to speak her mind. Many of us have been blessed by strong female mentors. One women said, "There is an onus on us as women owners of companies to make sure our CTOs are mentoring." A knowledge of this history can feed confidence and help direct young women into the field.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

That’s why we work with a group of like-minded strategic partners— BDI , DNL Omnimedia , Donorly , and Oneicity , who share our passion to help make a difference. In my mind, “relevance is as important as reach” is key – messaging is important to get right (and always will be!). In this context, relevance is as important as reach.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. Some of them are just incredible experts and I had mentors and I had community and I wasn’t in it alone. That’s your organizational story as in like that’s your history. So this is why.

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