What every Development Officer needs to know about the CARES Act before 2020 ends
As we enter the final quarter of this most unusual year, there are a couple of things every Development Officer needs to know. The CARES Act, enacted on March 27, brought two new provisions that every taxpayer should know about. One applies only to this year, but the other is ongoing. The new rules impact […]
Performing at a High Level
I had just checked into the Sky Club in the Tampa Airport. I found a seat at a table and immediately pulled out my computer. I had just enjoyed 24 hours of successful business calls and needed to record all the call reports from my visits. As I was getting settled in for my 2-hour […]
7 Ways a Fundraising Consultant Can Boost Your Bottom Line during This Critical Time
Dr. Peter Shedrake, esteemed author and visiting professor of Innovation and Global Business at Wake Forest University, has described this time in our history – living through a global pandemic – as our “VUCA” moment. Why VUCA? Currently, the entire world is living through a time that is: Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous In order to […]
Covid-19
It was Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. It was my tenth year as a college president, and I was leading my senior staff through our weekly executive meeting. Enrollment was strong. We had come off a very good fundraising year. We were all feeling a sense of accomplishment. That’s when a secretary flung open the […]
Accountability
Why Accountability is so Hard When I began reflecting on my 22 years as a college president, I took time to think about what I could have done better. The list was long. As I reviewed the list over and over, I began to realize the word accountability appeared several times. I didn’t hold staff as […]
Bright Star
Palo Alto Players Strut All the Right Stuff This past weekend, my wife Jan and I enjoyed a once-in-a-decade experience, a magical evening of theatre in Palo Alto, California. We were on a mini-vacation in advance of my attendance at the First Tee National Board of Directors meeting. Jan had managed to snare tickets to […]
What If?
What If — You Made Another Choice? When I was seven years old, a friend and I accidently burned down my next-door neighbors’ garage. It was not act of malice, but rather two curious boys trying to learn how to start a fire in advance of our Cub Scout camping trip. Days of anxiety, tears, […]
Teeing It up for Success
I love the month of April, daylight savings time, and the loud chirping of birds singing in spring. And I love the Masters Tournament. No gathering of top performers is more impressive than those who congregate in Augusta, Georgia in early April to participate in every golfer’s dream week.
High-Level Performance at the Airport?
I had just checked into the Sky Club in the Tampa Airport. I found a seat at a table and immediately pulled out my computer. I had just enjoyed 24 hours of successful business calls and needed to record all the call reports from my visits. As I was getting settled in for my 2-hour layover, I began to notice something.
