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What does hockey have to do with Fundraising? | Annual Fund Lab
Thanks Clay Buck for the post and allowing me to share it.
The Las Vegas Golden Knights have just lost the Stanley Cup to the Washington Capitals. To say this was an incredible, community-changing season is an understatement. To say that the Las Vegas community is different today than it was a week, a month, a year ago doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling most of us have.
Why, though? And what does a winning season of hockey – played in the desert where it hit 104 degrees today, mind you – have to do with Fundraising?
Continue Reading June 11, 2018 at 10:11 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Secret Lives of Leaders by Kishshana
Kishshana Palmer is a breath of fresh air in the midst of what has been done for a long time. She is creating and leading conversations we need to have as people and professionals. This post spoke to me and I asked if I could share it. Of course Kishshana said yes because besides this blog post, she usually, mostly comes from a place of YES!
Continue Reading June 7, 2018 at 7:16 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Macarons – It’s a Zen Thing
So my friend Maria wanted to learn to make macarons – like me she had tried on and off. Honestly, it takes one good macaron class, the right recipe and learn one teach one and off you go to success. Like many French recipes, the macaron is few ingredients and lots of technique. Hints to my success in no particular order:
Continue Reading May 22, 2017 at 10:18 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
#Gratitude Circa 2017
2017 is starting off with a bang. December 22 I started a vacation that took me to Bangkok cooking classes, resting at the beach in Hua Hun, New Year’s Eve overlooking Antarctica and a foodie and museum tour of Singapore. I am grateful to Wendy Ong and Sanjeev Jayasinghe – fellow fundraisers and CASE Institute alumni – who moved part of my Thailand experience to the beach and for hosting me. I am grateful to be able to take a travel vacation. I’ve got a great life that has led exactly to where I should be in 2017.
Gratitude will be my theme. Enough with the “first world problem” complaints. Wendy and I talked about a Campaign of Attitudes at work and home. Our positive attitudes will shine on our colleagues and be reflected back. We have chosen not to go down the negative path or be drawn into challenges without solutions – immediate and thoughtfully. We’re calling it a Campaign of Attitudes and we will be leading by example.
Then on day one of 2017 Chris Brogan and Seth Godin posts appeared in my inbox at the same time. Their posts always show up when I need them most. Their timing is impeccable and I’m grateful for that.
Seth talked about choice –
Attitude is the most important choice any of us make.
Chris reprises his “My 3 Words” exercise.
Choose 3 words we can use to guide us forward to more success in the coming year.
I am grateful for the simplicity and ease of their suggestions and counsel. Less complication is good.
I am working on my 3 words and attitude. If I feel my choices and attitude can inspire or assist you, I’ll share them here and on my social media accounts.
For now I’d like to say thank you for reading and sharing my posts and wish you all you want in 2017 – knowing you can make it so if you choose.
January 4, 2017 at 9:27 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Talking with Titans
Future plan no more than 6-12 months – focus on values clarification. Allows for more flexibility with opportunities, experimentation and see what doors open and people come my way.
Continue Reading December 12, 2016 at 9:15 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Survivorship | Susan Sink
“What we have to fight, the chaos of nature, per Gonzales, is this: our brains. Our ability to manage our impulses and also to be present mentally to find solutions even if they mean ignoring previous training.”
Continue Reading December 9, 2016 at 6:54 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Veritus Group – How to Keep Fundraisers
Clear boundaries and expectations.
Clear and coherent job descriptions.
Evaluation, weekly meetings, structure.
Continue Reading December 8, 2016 at 3:35 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Veritus Group on #Fundraising
A positive and enthusiastic outlook. The job doesn’t get you down. You see the brighter side of things. You solve problems rather than complain about them. You have a “can do” attitude.
Continue Reading December 6, 2016 at 9:32 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Pushiness a la Seth Godin
Pushiness is in the eye of the beholder. Generosity requires that we be aware of how the other person is feeling about the forward motion we’re trying to make.
Continue Reading December 5, 2016 at 7:55 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
