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You Can?t Get the Right Answers Until You Ask? the Right Questions

You Can?t Get the Right Answers Until You Ask? the Right Questions

by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 19, 2019 | annual gala, Board Development, communications, Nonprofit operations

    In the sci-fi series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,”( Douglas Adams),? programmers task the galaxy’s largest supercomputer with finding the answer to the ultimate question about the meaning of life, the whole universe and...

Plan for Bear, Hope for Squirrel

by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 19, 2018 | annual gala, Commentary, communications, Emergency Planning, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning

Plan for bear, hope for squirrel Let?s face it, something is going to go wrong. Plan on it;? you won?t know what, when or how, but reliably something will screw up at the event. There will be acts of God, weather, earthquakes, accidents, and my all time favorite,...

For Successful Fundraising, Plan Backwards

by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 6, 2018 | annual gala, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, fundraising, Nonprofit operations, Strategic Planning

  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??   Fundraising gets more competitive every day: new organizations, big organizations with professional fundraising staff, high profile celebrities and athletes setting up funds for disasters and emergencies that sadly seem to...
Oh My God, Not Another One: Fear & Loathing at the Annual ?Nonprofit Gala

Oh My God, Not Another One: Fear & Loathing at the Annual ?Nonprofit Gala

by Cyndi Lauren | May 10, 2018 | annual gala, development and fundraising, Making Money, Nonprofit operations

? Ok, its that time of year, again.? Pay for the tickets, get a babysitter, get dressed, head out: Look for signs: parking, ballroom, bathroom Stand in line to check in & get table number Stand in line at the bar Chicken or veggie pasta: both tragic It’s too...

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