I have struggled with perfectionism for my entire life. And as anyone with this obsession knows, it makes you feel like a failure most of the time. And when it doesn’t, and you succeed at being ‘perfect’ or ‘having it all’ in a moment, day, or week, the high is so addicting that it tricks …
How embracing that I suck 50% of the time helped me love myself 100% of the time Read More »
One of the top inquiries I receive from nonprofits is what types of questions they should be asking during donor meetings. In addition, I also often receive the question of when it is appropriate to ask a donor about their intended contributions to the nonprofit. As children, we are often conditioned not to talk about …
The Right Donor Questions and Timing that Every Nonprofit Needs to Know Read More »
Nonprofit organizations across the world are struggling with donor retention, with the average retention rate hovering around 45%. Of course, donor retention benchmarks vary depending on many factors, including the type of nonprofit. Retaining donors is essential to the longevity of any nonprofit organization because those returning funders represent stability. Contributors who routinely invest in …
Donor Retention— A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations Read More »
It’s no secret that being a fundraiser is a complex job with many emotional and social aspects that make it difficult. From anxieties about asking donors for money to formulating the perfect strategy to encourage more donations, it’s understandable why so many dread the act of fundraising if they haven’t done personal work around their …
Identify Your Limiting Beliefs and Understand Your Influence Read More »
I had the true privilege to interview the author of the hands-down best book I have read this year, Chatter by Dr. Ethan Kross, who really dives into the concept of internal dialogue beautifully. Is it about fundraising? No. Is it about the nonprofit sector? No. But it’s about concepts so deep that it applies …
Internal Dialogue or “Chatter”: The Ethan Kross Blog (pt 1) Read More »
I have struggled with perfectionism for my entire life. And as anyone with this obsession knows, it makes you feel like a failure most of the time. And when it doesn’t, and you succeed at being ‘perfect’ or ‘having it all’ in a moment, day, or week, the high is so addicting that it tricks …
How embracing that I suck 50% of the time helped me love myself 100% of the time Read More »
I work with women all the time that say to me, ‘I don’t know why I can’t get more motivated. I’m so lazy’ like a ‘lazy rut.’ You say you want to lose weight, but then you can’t motivate to meal prep. You say you want to start your business, but then you can’t motivate …
The one thing you need to know to get out of a ‘lazy rut’ Read More »
As an iPEC Coach, much of my work is based on helping clients identify their “GAILs” (Gremlins, Assumptions, Interpretations and Limiting Beliefs) which are our underlying inner barriers to achieving our desired outcome in any area of our life. GAILs are huge, and they are present daily in our lives. Often, there are many GAILs …
One time during a yoga class, I felt flooded with guilt. Guilt that I had ended a long and meaningful relationship poorly, and had upset and angered so many people. I felt guilty for the pain I had caused, guilty for some of my choices and actions. As I moved through the class, anger came. …
5 Years ago, I started having a reoccuring dream. In the dream, my boyfriend at the time broke up with me but instead of being upset, I turned into a bird and flew away. . After the third night with the same dream, I asked myself: “Do you feel trapped?” My whole body responded with …
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