

by Kathy Bangle
Put Yourself Last
I learned a few grammar rules outside the classroom. When I was a child, my mother would implore my brothers and me to “put yourself last.” Yes, my mother likely meant this statement to have double impact. She insisted on our being kind…


by Jane Barghothi
The Life Cycle of a Gift
Bringing a gift to fruition from beginning to end is often a full team effort. It includes multiple departments, colleagues and activity and happens over time – sometimes months, sometimes years.
The following story describes the team effort…


by Jane Barghothi
10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Frontline Fundraiser
Do you ever look back on the first few years of your career as a fundraiser and say to yourself, “Did I really do that?” I have multiple times, whether it was making an assumption about a donor or over-researching a prospect before picking…