Chris B.

While my kiddo is on a study abroad trip in Dublin, I take their car out for a drive every few weeks. Nothing major, just to make sure everything is working as it should (or at least as well as a 15 year old Mazda should work).   Last week, I started the car to be greeted by the ominous clicking noise that suggests a problem has arisen. As with my experience with cars suggests, this could be a problem that ranges from the inconvenient to the expensive.   I took a look at the battery and,...

s we teeter on the precipice of Thanksgiving, holidays, and a new year, I wanted to share some thoughts about last week's National Philanthropy Day celebration. Thanks to all of you for reading - and for all the good work you for your organizations and missions.   Last week, I attended the National Philanthropy Day celebration hosted by my local AFP Chapter (the Association of Fundraising Professionals - South Sound Chapter).   While this was only my second NPD event in Washington, this...

I once had an editor who hated the word "Success."   If I turned in any stories with that word, it would come back with an emphatic red line through the word. He hated the word because it was unclear and vague.   After all, he would remind me, what does success really mean? Are we talking about income? Efficiency? Awards? Retention?   It didn't take me long to get the message - and since then I've had a bit of a resistance to words like success.   Because vague words lead to vague actions.  ...