I really really love chicken wings and grilling. I also love warm temperatures that allow me to go outside without freezing and participate in my favorite hobby, fishing. I love watching flowers bloom and even the thoughts of yardwork.

Recently, I turned the final page on Adam Higginbotham’s excellent book, Midnight in Chernobyl, a seemingly minute-by-minute account of the human-made events leading up to and following the 1986 nuclear disaster in North-Central Ukraine.

Last weekend the Armstrong McGuire team was busy at our yearly retreat and internal strategy meetings. On Sunday and Monday, we learned, laughed, and reflected on our work and processes.

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven” - Ecclesiastes 3:1 and revisited in The Byrd’s 1965 hit song “Turn! Turn! Turn! 2023 is a new season for me.

One of the things I enjoy most about my profession is getting to observe and learn from people across the nonprofit sector.

Another year around the sun begins. I, like many of you, am taking time this month to reflect on the past year and plan for the year ahead. For me, this new year happens to kick off with a change in employment.

I am bidding 2022 adieu with mixed emotions.

The end of the year brings an opportunity for reflection. Whether you are reflecting on your fundraising challenges, your strategic plan goals, or your next professional step, we hope our blogs from 2022 will help you in your discernment.

The end of the year brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and New Year be filled with joy.