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Brad Smith
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Brad Smith
Say "no" to AI Fundraising "Bots"
And why CASE and AFP should ban them in fundraising.
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Brad Smith
Avoid Distributed Responsibility
Find roles where the buck stops with you.
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Brad Smith

August 2024

What's with all the Ghosting?
Sure it happens, but don't let it get to you.
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Brad Smith

July 2024

Reflections on Productivity
This is sort of rambling...
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Brad Smith
Keep Your Options Open?
No way. Close them down, aggressively, if you can. You'll be surprised what happens next.
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Brad Smith
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June 2024

Never settle for the Junior Varsity
You want to be on the Varsity. Always.
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Brad Smith

May 2024

Maybe the worst advice you can give...
Go someplace you feel "empowered"? No. Go where you can grow.
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Brad Smith
Donor Influence and Moral Hazard
Billionnaires who "pull their donations" from universities? It's not new, but it's rotting higher education to the core.
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Brad Smith

April 2024

They gave it all away.
Chuck Feeney and Yves Chouinard are my philanthropic heroes. Who are yours?
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Brad Smith
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Yeah, Totality was awesome.
It would've been just as easy to stay home and experience a near total eclipse. But I'm so glad I didn't.
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Brad Smith
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