The Courage Zone

Margaret Brunson

Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Courage Zone

Margaret Brunson

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Across State Lines What Funders Are Seeing, Prioritizing and Funding Right Now

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Building Ponds: Lessons from a Few Dump Trucks and Four Funders

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We Are Not the Sector You Turn to Last

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Succession Planning is the Beginning, not the End. Who Will Lead Next?

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Responding to Adversity with Resilience and Creativity

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When a Doctor’s Best Prescription Is… a ‘Legal Aid’ Lawyer

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Are you ready for it?

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The Story the Headlines Miss

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The Funding Landscape Is Shifting. Is Your Revenue Model?

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Does Your Organization Need To Enter Concussion Protocol?

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It Doesn’t Have to Fail to End

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Strong Relationships Don't Happen by Accident

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The Art of the Interim: Five Lessons for the "In-Between" of Leadership Transitions

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Are You Ready to Be an Interim Executive?

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Season by Season: How Interim CFO Leadership Strengthens the Nonprofit Audit Cycle

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Trust Your Gut

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The Ted and Beard Effect: Why Great Fundraising Starts with Great Leadership Partnerships

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Why So Serious? Lessons Learned About Levity

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What Is a Manager's Job, Really?

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Dear Board Chair: Are You Ready for Your Next Leader?

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Strong Boards Check-In on Themselves

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Using the 70/30 Rule: AI in the Nonprofit Sector

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The Last Trip

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When a Partnership Becomes a Shared Mission

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Your Mission Needs You Rested

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The Stories You’re Not Telling May Be Holding Your Mission Back

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Long Live: Building Nonprofits That Outlast Their Leaders

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Are We Built for This?

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Beyond the Transaction: Fundraising and the Relationship Economy

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We Are Armstrong McGuire

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Why Nonprofit Leaders Don’t Have to Do This Alone

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

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Why Hiring an Interim CFO Could Be a Smart Move for Your Nonprofit

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The Campaign Myth: Capital Campaigns Aren’t Really About Buildings

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Philanthropy Is Getting Closer to the Community

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Making Room for the Aha! Moment

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Measuring Performance

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Can You Say No?

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Become a Philanthropist

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A Village of One

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“You Can’t Be Good At Everything”

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“Will” Power for the New Year

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“So, Tell Me About Yourself”…How to Ensure You Move to the Next Step in the Interview Process

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“55 Saves Lives”

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“I’ve never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try.”

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“Fun with Board and Org”

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Who is Your Leprechaun?

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Ziplining or Hang Gliding - What Fundraising Adventure Will You Choose?

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You’ve Hired A New Employee Virtually (Or Are About To) – Now What?

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You’re Invited!

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Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe

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Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Podcast Features AM Partner David Harris

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Your Next Hire: A Strategic Investment

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You Have A Strategic Plan. Now What?

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You don't choose a life, you live one.

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Writer’s Block: The Nonprofit Equivalent

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Yes... and...

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Yeah…If You Could Come To My Leadership Meeting, That’d Be Great.

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Working From Home: A Lesson We Can't Unlearn

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Winning the Lottery

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Will our good fortune help or hurt the less fortunate?

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Williams Named Managing Director of Armstrong McGuire

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Why Sustainable Leadership Requires an Intentional Pause

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Why Small Teams Work

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Why I Need a Vacation

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Who...are you…who, who, who, who…???

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Who Did that Search?

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Where's My Next Leader?

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Where Do We Go From Here?

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When you hit a hard spot.

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Where are our Volunteers?

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When the interim executive gig goes long…

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When Stewardship Requires Sensitivity: Reflections on Aging Donors and Ethical Fundraising

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When a Conversation Takes a Serious Turn

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When Everything is Changing

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What’s Your Why?

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When Crisis Comes with the Territory

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What's Your Giving Plan?

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What Instrument Do You Play?

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What you can control…

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What nonprofits can learn from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

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What is it About Pope Francis?

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What is Your Organization’s Rating & Why Does It Matter?

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What if Fundraising was an Olympic Sport?

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What Nonprofit Leaders can Learn from a Brick

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What Matters More - Donations or Donors?

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What Makes a Successful Interim Executive? Lessons From My First Year Supporting Interim Leadership

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What I Learned from a Box of Thank You Notes

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What Is Needed Now

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What Is A Campaign Cabinet (and Do I Need One?)

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What I have learned over the past 6 years…

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What Happens When You Fail

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What Got Us Here Will Not Get Us There

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What Good Is It If You Don’t Use It?

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What Do the Olympics and Nonprofit Collaboration Have in Common?

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What Comes Before Mission and Vision?

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What Can We Learn From World Cup Fever?

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