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Karen Kendrick

Five Ways to Make Space for Self-Care in the Non-Profit Sector

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Five Ways to Make Space for Self-Care in the Non-Profit Sector

“I’m doing the work of three people right now because of layoffs.” “My CEO expects to meet daily AND on camera!” “Working remotely, there’s no separation between work life and home life.” These are just a small sample of some of the comments we heard recently on a free webinar we hosted on setting...

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Mastering Donor Conversations: A Guide to Purposeful and Meaningful Dialogue

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Mastering Donor Conversations: A Guide to Purposeful and Meaningful Dialogue

I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on...

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Do New Year’s Resolutions Even Work?

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Do New Year’s Resolutions Even Work?

It’s hard to believe we’re about to enter 2023. If you haven’t already, soon you’ll be seeing messaging everywhere about setting your New Year Resolutions. If you’re one of those people that says, “I...

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Do You Realize Who You Really Are? Here’s What We Know About Great Fundraisers

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Do You Realize Who You Really Are? Here's What We Know About Great Fundraisers

Right this moment, your head is down, running full speed, until you reach the end of this holiday season. Your hand is cramped from writing so many notes, your heart is beating fast, and you don’t...

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What the Arab Culture Can Teach Us About Meaningful Donor Conversations

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What the Arab Culture Can Teach Us About Meaningful Donor Conversations

If your donor seems hesitant to meet with you, it might be because of how you run your meetings. Here’s a different way to think about donor conversations which will change how you organize and...

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How Facilitation Skills Make You a Better Fundraiser

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How Facilitation Skills Make You a Better Fundraiser

Have you ever experienced a well-facilitated meeting? If you have, you most likely came out of it feeling like your time was respected and a lot was accomplished. There was space for more in-depth...

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How to Improve Collaboration Across Your Organization to Better Serve Your Donors

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How to Improve Collaboration Across Your Organization to Better Serve Your Donors

Your donors are on an incredible journey with you. They may have been in relationship with your organization for decades, starting out by giving through direct mail, then giving through their...

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How Kindness Is Killing Us

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How Kindness Is Killing Us

Kindness sounds like such a good trait. The non-profit sector is full of kind people who want to make a difference, alleviate suffering, and make our world a better place. That sounds like such a...

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Is There Space for Self-Care in Philanthropy?

“I’m doing the work of three people right now because of layoffs.”

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