INSIGHTS FROM THE TRENCHES

The Grateful Index: 2018

Gratitude Is a Strategy I’ve had the privilege of working with nonprofits since 2006. Some grow steadily, retain supporters, and build real momentum. Others constantly scramble—burning through donors, volunteers, and staff while wondering why it’s so hard to sustain progress. The difference is rarely mission.It’s rarely effort.And it’s almost never

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What You Don’t Learn Until It’s Yours to Carry: 2018

Guidance Is a Mirror Yesterday, a young man—on the edge of turning thirty—sat in my home office and asked for guidance. It was humbling.And, if I’m honest, a little heavy. Not because he was lost—but because he wasn’t. He’s smart. Charismatic. Driven. Thoughtful. The kind of person with real optionality

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Knowledge – Don’t be afraid to share it: 2018

Authority Is Built in Small Rooms When most businesses think about expansion—local or national—they think louder. More ads. More posts. More impressions. What they underestimate is this: A small room with the right people beats a big room with the wrong energy—every time. In a world drowning in information, your

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