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Comment on Calling Women Fundraisers: Where You Sit Matters by Jennifer

Amy Eisenstein

As mentioned by someone previously, its about posture, projection, demeanor etc.The challenge to “take your place” (in all its various forms), is a wonderful wake up call. Thank you Amy!

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Comment on Calling Women Fundraisers: Where You Sit Matters by Renee Atkinson

Amy Eisenstein

I always sit in the middle of the table even now that I am AVP. You make an excellent point and I will change where I sit from now on. Thank you! This article hit close to home.

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Comment on Calling Women Fundraisers: Where You Sit Matters by Susan

Amy Eisenstein

I worked at an organization where the person not in charge (although they wanted to be) always sat at the head of the table, and the executive director sat in the middle. The employee seated at the head of the table was always calling the shots, telling people what to do, and when to do it, including the executive director.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

It’s exhilarating and you want to just launch it already! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. If you skip on preparation, you will end up with a house of cards that can come tumbling down at any time. Will you: Find homes for dogs in need of families?

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Dr. James explains how to harness friendship reciprocity to unlock heroic donations

iMarketSmart

This is called friendship reciprocity.[2] Picking a “fair-weather” friend means when the crisis comes, you die. Who considers you irreplaceable?” “Who Who wants the same things you want?”[5] They show who is valuable to you. They show who is invested in you. They show who is with you.

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Start on a Good Note With Fundraising in 2019

NonProfit Hub

We know some of you are on top of things after the holidays, but it’s not so easy for the rest of us. You know the drill—you set your resolutions with determination on New Year’s Day, but within weeks you already catch yourself losing steam (don’t worry, you’re not alone). Did you target as many people as you wanted?

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Cyndi Suarez: We are experiencing an increase in more explicit forms of racial injustice as racial equity gaps are actually widening along with the wealth gap, which overlap, as I’m sure you know. We created a Power Fund in 2020, where we gave to a variety of different BIPOC-led community groups across the country. Does it come up?