After college and before I met the man I am married to, I dated a narcissist. During a brutally lengthy five year, on-again, off-again...

Just like no one truly owns a beautiful forest and no one truly owns a coral reef, nonprofit organizations were not set up to be owned by...

This week I was on a Skype call with a colleague who lives oversees and we were discussing the challenges of building an effective...

I am pretty certain that my lineage does not include links to royalty or political power. I do not believe any of my ancestors have run...

This past Sunday, my daughter and I donned our thermal underwear, our pussy hats, (thanks Christy Hallas) and our warmest sweaters and...

Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor,...

For weeks now I’ve been trying to craft a list of encouraging and life changing reasons for folks to consider and to commit to taking on...

During a casual weekend phone chat with my buddy, Artist and Art Gallery Owner Sarah Ellen Smith, we galloped into a topic that has been...

So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me. . .of course I am working on mine,...

A very dear friend and work buddy of mine is going through a rough patch. A program that she worked hard to fund and develop was hijacked...

As a non-profit consultant that makes a majority of my income from preparing grant proposals for clients, I am often asked what...

In the early 90’s, I landed an internship at a progressive non-profit agency in New York City that served as an incubator to musicians,...