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A couple of weeks ago I did something I haven’t done in years. I checked the expiration date on the milk in the fridge. As a mother of teenaged boys, my regular routine includes buying several gallons of milk each week without much thought about consumption. For years, the milk was purchased and consumed like clockwork. Expired milk wasn’t a consideration, but now with Devin now off at college some of our household norms have changed; milk is one of them.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I learned in the first few years of development work. In my first year, we had planned 13 mass-market event fundraisers. The development manager left two months before half of the events took place. We had a new CEO, and I discovered my position was funded by adding event income to the budget. If only I had known!
It is that time of year where it appears everyone is filling backpacks with supplies for another school year. While your kids readjust to new schedules, I thought it might be a good time for those of us working with nonprofit organizations to refill our backpacks. With boards back in session and end of the year giving around the corner, now is a perfect time to review where your organization is and where you are going!
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.” ― Michel LegrandSome things I learned early in life in the typical ways we were all taught through elementary, middle and high school: Reading, writing, arithmetic, science, foreign language, PE, and typing. That’s right, typing – and with a non-electric typewriter to boot!
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