Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~ Martin Luther
Self Improvement
“But we want the cash, now,” we often hear. Well, we would have had the cash now if we had not deferred it in the first place.
February 23, 2020 Read more
Average people hate Mondays, and refer to Wednesday as “hump day” and then “Thank God it’s Friday.” If you are a leader, you should enjoy it all. The average consciousness lives for the weekend.
July 24, 2019 Read more
Planned giving productivity. It’s not about learning calculators, CRUTs and CRATs. Here are 5, simple helpful tips for you career — and mental health.
July 23, 2019 Read more
From troubled childhood too exec. It’s a Tale of Three Generations. A true story of a friend I just reunited with. He told me about this some 35 years ago, but I did not “get it” until I watched this video.
July 13, 2019 Read more
What kind of “asker” are you? Confident, well-dressed, professional? Or more of a beggar? Someone apologetic, mincing their way through the ask? One type is going to succeed often, and the other will almost always fail. Can you guess which is which? You’ll find the answer — and other great advice on making the ask — on our blog in a guest post from author, public speaker and planned giving specialist Dr. Rebecca Price Janney.
July 4, 2019 Read more
Becoming part of our network is a unique experience. You’ll receive timely communiqués, learning opportunities, webinars, client hours, get to try out new tools. We’re like a “central clearinghouse” for cutting-edge discoveries about marketing and other forms of intelligence drawn from thousands of thought leaders.
July 3, 2019 Read more
“Oh, you’re one of those people who care about the black squiggly marks,” the Director of Development told me.
June 19, 2019 Read more
A direct mail campaign that’s not so vanilla. Only in the for-profit world. Would you have had the stomach for it?
June 12, 2019 Read more
Remember when news broke that Tiger Woods was cheating — not at golf, but on his wife? The media jumped all over the story.
May 28, 2019 Read more
There is a perception that many fundraisers are job-hoppers, never staying in one role or with one organization for long.
March 25, 2019 Read more
Here are ten tips that I’ve developed by studying — and emulating — the habits of people who live the good life.
February 6, 2018 Read more