by Stacey Wedding | Jul 6, 2023 | non-profits, philanthropy
True confession time. Have you ever found yourself heading into a special meeting, retreat or conference session filled with a sense of dread about what corny ice breaker you’re going to be coerced to take part in, much to your disdain? You know the kind. That...
by Stacey Wedding | Jun 5, 2023 | non-profits, philanthropy
The Good China Once you use your plates every day, they cease to be the good china. Of course, the plates didn’t change. Your story did. The way you treat them did. The same goes for the red carpet. If you roll it out for every visitor or every customer, it...
by Stacey Wedding | May 2, 2023 | non-profits, Speaking
Recently I had the opportunity to serve as a judge at the AFP Las Vegas Mission Pitch event. Leaders from ten nonprofit organizations participated boldly and courageously. They had only 6 minutes—yes, you read that correctly—6 minutes. In that timeframe they had to...
by Stacey Wedding | Mar 27, 2023 | Non-profit Boards, non-profits, philanthropy, Productivity
I don’t know about you, but I sure do miss those days of carefree Springs Breaks where I’d put my feet up through the car window as my gal pal was driving along, breeze in our hair, radio blasting, and not a care in the world! While I’m re-living my younger...
by Stacey Wedding | Mar 6, 2023 | non-profits
“For many, the goal is to be the deciding vote, the donation that gets a cause over the goal, the person who counts.” Excerpt from “The lonely zone” blog post Seth Godin, author, teacher, philanthropist When I read one of Seth’s recent blog posts, I got to...
by Stacey Wedding | Oct 31, 2022 | non-profits
Beyond your donors, which stakeholders are you thanking? ThanksGIVING. When you see this word, what is the first thing that pops into your head besides food coma? If you have any role in fundraising, I’m guessing a close second to food coma would be donor giving and...
