What do you think is behind someone’s behaviour when they challenge you at work? Are they personally attacking you or do they want you to be as successful as possible? Denny Young is annoyed when he has to listen to people complain about perceptions that evil is running wild in Canadian charities, because it is seldom ever true.
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In your work as a fundraiser have you ever had an experience that was so meaningful you had to drop everything and share it with your colleagues? Cathy Mann did just last week and here she share the story of a direct mail interview had a profound impact on her.
In another provocative piece Gail Picco takes aim at charity evaluators and rating systems. What could, should charities do about them?
In the world of relationship fundraising we fundraisers have the opportunity to get to know some pretty amazing people. When you work in planned giving the conversations we have with donors can be even more intimate. What happens when the inevitable happens and your donors gift is “realized”? Kathryne Cardwell shares her experiences of dealing with grief when you lose a donor your truly care about.
