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What does it mean to say, "enough"?
And why setting boundaries should be your highest priority.
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Brad Smith
How do you get milk from a cow?
Well, you don't start by sending it an email.
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Brad Smith
March 2023
Engaging donors through uncertainty
We're on an uncertainty rollercoaster - Ukraine, Silicon Valley Bank, FTX, ChatGPT - but there is one thing that we can rely on: Our humanity.
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Brad Smith
November 2022
Dry Powder
I hate the term. I really do. But maybe philanthropists and foundations need to deploy some dry powder of their own.
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Brad Smith
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October 2022
The Power of Unfinished Business
And how it can lead to successful fundraising.
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Brad Smith
August 2022
Sometimes you need to ask for what you want.
Even when the conditions aren’t “ideal”.
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Brad Smith
July 2022
Larry Arnn Hates Teachers
And his Judeo-Christian Handmaid's Tale Patriotic Re-education Schools are coming to a town near you. Don't sleep on it. Do something.
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Brad Smith
The Million Man Migration
A plan to return this country to Democracy
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Brad Smith
June 2022
The Opposite of Best Practices
Also known as The Worst Practices.
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Brad Smith
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May 2022
Reflections on the Claw Game
And how fundraisers often get caught chasing oversized stuffed bananas.
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Brad Smith
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April 2022
A signal amid the noise
Because you gotta know when to walk away, and know when to run.
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Brad Smith
Sentimentality is not the same as connection
And how it could be limiting your connection to donors.
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Brad Smith
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