Are you ready for the BIG RESET?
DonorDreams Blog
by DonorDreams
4y ago
I was on a Zoom call a few weeks ago, and the facilitator said something that stuck with me. She said, “We’re in a pause right now as a community, and the big reset is coming.” I’ve been dwelling on this ever since she said it. And my mind keeps veering off and chewing on what the BIG RESET might look like. To be clear, I don’t think the “big reset” is the same thing as the “New Normal,” which everyone seems to be talking and worrying about. When I think of the “big reset,” I think of the weeks and months immediately after your state or local community lifts its coronavirus shelter-in-place o ..read more
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The world needs planning now more than ever before
DonorDreams Blog
by DonorDreams
4y ago
Is this you sitting at home contemplating your organization’s New Normal? <Yawn> I woke up at an early hour this morning in order to jump into a Zoom meeting with approximately 40 planning consultants and professionals. I think every single continent (except Antarctica) on this planet had representation. It’s hard to impress me, but this group was impressive. While there were lots of “takeaways” for me over the course of this two hour virtual meeting, this was one of the biggest: The world needs planning now, more than ever before. While this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone coming fr ..read more
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Donor engagement COVID-19 style
DonorDreams Blog
by DonorDreams
4y ago
Ever since my state’s coronavirus stay-at-home went into a effect in mid-March, it has been raining webinars in my email inbox. And with time on my hands, I decided to participate in LOTS of them. However, more than a month later, I think I’m finally a little webinar-ed out. Interestingly, I think almost every webinar presenter drove home the point that regardless of whether your non-profit is on the front-lines or not, you should be “engaging” your donors during this pandemic. I recently started a side gig working 8-hours/week for an organization doing some resource development work. I thoug ..read more
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Just take that virtual
DonorDreams Blog
by DonorDreams
4y ago
Photo by Ekaterina Bolovtsova on Pexels.com “Oh, that’s easy . . . just go virtual.” It seems like every time I turn around, some non-profit expert is glibly sharing this advice with an executive director or fundraising professional who is experiencing organizational challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a handful of real life examples I’ve come across in just the last few days: “We had to cancel our annual dinner” . . . no worries, just do a virtual event “We had to cancel our auction fundraiser” . . . just do an online auction “We can’t provide services to our cl ..read more
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Welcome to the coronavirus era and the New Normal
DonorDreams Blog
by DonorDreams
4y ago
Has the coronavirus era have you feeling like this person in the picture? The you aren’t alone. Hello God it is me, Erik. Sorry to those of you who haven’t seen a blog post from me recently. It has been two-and-a-half-years since my last post. I apologize for dropping off the face of the planet so abruptly. It was rude of me. Please accept my apologies. And I hope those of you still tuned in and subscribed will join me as I try to breath life into my blog. So, you’re probably wondering a few things: Why is Erik blogging again? What’s the deal with the Judy Blume reference at the beginning o ..read more
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