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one-third

How Do You Know If Your Last One-third Has Started?

What if today is the beginning of the last one-third of your life? How will you define success for that

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nonprofit mail

How Do You Slow Nonprofit Traffic in Your Mailbox?

Frankly, I’m stumped. A friend asked how to get nonprofit organizations to stop sending information, invites and fundraising letters. What

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nonprofit numbers

How to Dig into a Nonprofit’s Numbers

Paul Harvey might have left us ten years ago, but the rest of the story has never gone away. Growing

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smart-hearted donor

How to Give from the Heart and Still Be Smart 

Walking to the front of the room I knew I had one job to accomplish. I needed to thank officers,

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Intentional Donors

How to Get Started on Being an Intentional Donor

Is time your friend or foe? One moment it crawls at a snail’s pace and the next minute rushes by

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middle class donor

The Surprising Staying Power of the Middle Class Donor

Ten years ago, the country plunged into a recession deep enough to have a grinding impact on America’s charities. When

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end poverty

How to Get a Seat at the Table in the Fight to End Poverty

As a donor, making a gift can get you a seat at the table in fighting to end poverty. Sitting

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memories

Donations Instead of Flowers Keep Memories and Nonprofits Alive

It didn’t start out as a month of remembrances, but it is. I enjoyed reflecting on memories from childhood with

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executive directors

Strong Executive Directors Lead Healthy Nonprofits

Henry sits patiently at the back door every night. He parks in the middle of the metal threshold, so it’s

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humble

The How of Humble Inquiry–Dawn Style          

When a reader takes the time to comment on something I’ve written it gets my attention. Did I hit my

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