My Take on Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday and I have thoughts. Please read my latest newsletter on LinkedIn at the link below. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-take-giving-tuesday-pamela-georgiana-mba
It’s a Privilege to Vote
“Decisions are made by those who show up.” — Aaron Sorkin I loved the television show “West Wing.” I thought it was so brilliantly written. The dialogue was witty, smart, and thought-provoking. The stories were memorable. Up until then, I had never really paid much attention to politics or even voted regularly. And I’m ashamed…
Bridging the Gap: How Sales and Fundraising Teams Elevate Marketing Outreach
NOTE: This is refresh of a 2022 blog. I’ve added some additional insights for nonprofit leaders. No matter what kind of organization or company you lead, your donors or customers are always your best resource for insights into how you should talk about your brand. When you ask them the right questions, they’ll tell you…
How Giving Days Celebrate Generosity
Payaway the Layaway Blog We all know how we spend our Thanksgiving Weekend. It is turkey and family on Thursday, holiday deals at the mall on Friday, and online on Monday. But don’t forget Giving Tuesday, which is the day set aside to give to your favorite nonprofit organizations. It’s become an American tradition, but…
What’s Another Word for Unprecedented?
These are unprecedented times. I know we are all tired of this expression but it’s completely true. The world has turned upside down. Everything has changed from the way we work to the way we interact with others. Our lives have gone online, even more than before. Since we can’t gather in groups, we’ve turned…
Don’t Forget the Other Helpers
As we hunker down in our homes to ride out this deadly pandemic, a lot of well-deserved thanks and love is being spread out around the world to healthcare workers as they risk their lives every day to treat and save the victims of COVID-19. They are true heroes. But they are not the only…
What Do Donors Want?
There have been plenty of research done on what kind of communications and messaging appeals to donors and drives them to give. Most have concluded that quantifiable and personal impact statements where donors can see how their money helps others are the most effective strategy. The more concrete and personal the impact story is, the…
From Holiday High to Extraordinary Connections
The holiday season is full of family, friends, and fun. We look back over the year and give thanks for our good fortune. Many of us also share our good fortune with those who need lifting up by donating to our favorite charities. It makes the holidays even sweeter to know that we’ve made lives…
I’m Not Criticizing But…
How many times have we heard that in a meeting from our leaders? Or read it in an unsolicited email? And how many times have we finished the sentence to ourselves as, “…Imma gonna go ahead and do it anyway.” That’s the implication that sentence fragment makes. It doesn’t matter how the sentence is actually…
“Othering” is Not OK
A recent editorial by Ruth McCambridge at Nonprofit Quarterly really resonated with me. In it she laments the standard practice of many nonprofit executives who use “othering” language when talking about their clients. She says this practice is “a regressive blast from the past, full of words and phrases that are coded shortcuts to narratives…