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When the dust settles on your fundraising campaign and your donors showed up to support you, the next stage of work begins: thanking your donors

As Giving Tuesday fast approaches, here are some BrightDot thoughts and tips for you to consider.    Questions to Ask First, ask yourself what the goal

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

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.

Dr. Peter Shedrake, esteemed author and visiting professor of Innovation and Global Business at Wake Forest University, has described this time in our history –

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

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

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

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