Passionate over-achiever Proud Zionist
ottawa, ont
Joined June 2009
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Pretty quiet here.
If you haven’t given blood in a bit, can I ask that you consider donating?
One of the few times I’m not asking for a financial contribution! 😉
@CanadasLifeline
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This time I had to wait almost an hour due to the large number of donors.
The only time I don’t mind waiting.
@CanadasLifeline
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🎙️ Season 4 finale alert. 🔥 Trust beats oversight, every time. New ep's live. 🎧👇
#fundraising #philanthropy #talesfromthetrenchesTuesdays #podcast
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🎙️ Why do so many great fundraisers walk away before they ever hit their stride? Penny Harris has spent over three decades in the trenches — and she's not shy about why the revolving door keeps spinning. 😅
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It's the Season 4 finale of Tales from the Trenches Tuesdays, and Penny Harris is closing things out with trust, renewals, and why "just go get the money" is exactly the wrong instruction. 🔥👇
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"Going from $5 to $15 M in a year is not realistic." 👀
Unrealistic goals are breaking fundraising teams. 💔
Every departure restarts a donor relationship from zero. 🔄
#fundraising #philanthropy #talesfromthetrenchesTuesdays #podcast
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We're breaking our own people with the goals we set. 🙈
Amanda Smith has 20 years in advancement services and she'll tell you straight — when a windfall year becomes next year's baseline, we've already set our teams up to fail before they've even started. 📉
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Amanda's ask is simple — know your pipeline, set honest goal ranges, and be clear-eyed about which number is which. That's not lowering the bar. That's respecting your donors, your team, and the work itself. 💛
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Full episode is live now. Give it a listen.
🎙️yucks.ca/2026/06/16/tales-fr…
#fundraising #philanthropy #talesfromthetrenchesTuesdays #podcast
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U can have the better program & still lose the gift. 😬
Because the other guy told a simpler story.
James Misner learned this the hard way — in the DRC, of all places. 🌍
#fundraising #philanthropy #talesfromthetrenchesTuesdays #podcast
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🎙️ James Misner has raised hundreds of millions of dollars — and some of his most important lessons came from the moments he lost.
In our latest Tales from the Trenches Tuesdays, he walked me through two solicitations that went sideways.
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James also gets into what boards should actually be doing — and shares a story about a donor whose giving behavior changed and took 7 other orgs down w/him b/c someone explained too much. 👀
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