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Back in college, I occasionally found my way to a friendly poker night with a few buddies. The pots were usually small, with the occasional $50 - $100 pot later in the evening whenever one of our over-confident friends started mouthing off to one of his equally over-confident pals. As the pots got bigger, the energy reached a different level, and I would often get caught up in the bravado of raising bets and drawing more money from my wallet to be sure I could stay in the game. My zealous approach to poker nights soon earned me the dubious nickname “Bet” Armstrong by my fraternity brothers.
Receiving a gift is always exciting. It becomes even more beneficial when the gift is something you really need. Receipt of this perfect gift provides invaluable clarity and direction. In addition, it includes the exact tools you need to achieve the desired result.
I’ve had the privilege of spending most of my nonprofit career in resource development. The aspect of development that brings me the most joy is without a doubt the strategy and operations that set a team, an organization, and its donors up for successful and meaningful relationships. Having a comprehensive donor engagement plan in place is a crucial foundation for that success – and as lyrical genius Taylor Swift so deftly points out, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
In January we reported that hiring teams needed to be patient and move quickly, referencing both the longer time required to move prospective candidates from interested to application and the need to be efficient moving candidates through a process, lest you lose them to another opportunity.
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