Maria, Arnold and your organization’s life narrative
Maria Shriver’s and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s separation has given me two deep thoughts. One is about fathers and daughters. The other, as follows, is about business: On The Today Show on May 17, Matt Lauer asked psychologist Gail Schwartz, “What allows a marriage to succeed and what generally ends a marriage after something like this? [...]
More storytelling lessons from Rick Bragg
In a presentation entitled simply, “Stories,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Rick Bragg led an enraptured audience at the 2010 Idea Festival on a journey from the impoverished foothills of Appalachia to the bustling streets of Manhattan. With him, we marveled at sacrifices his mother made so he could have an education, laughed at his [...]
Lessons from NPR’s Snafu
When in public and on company time — and as a part of a brand, when, outside of your own home, are you not on company time? — stick to the message.
Social Media and Fund Raising
I presented the topic of Social Media and Fund Raising at Fund Raising Professionals of Metro Louisville’s membership meeting on February 8, 2011. To save time, I focused on how to use social media for development strategies instead of showing all of the possible platforms. In addition to what I presented below, interesting questions/insights included: [...]
5 Reasons Your Unfunded Grant Proposal Is Not a Loss
You invested serious time and maybe even money in writing an excellent grant proposal, and it wasn’t funded. Here are 5 good reasons your effort wasn’t a waste.
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