Tag Archives: intention

Shorten your backswing

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

It was time today to sit down and write a blog post. I keep track, by email, of blog post ideas when they happen, and was just about to go into that email account when I saw an interesting tweet….that … Continue reading →

Posted in Work | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Proactive vs reactive

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

In today’s ping-pong world of global teams and connections, zillions of emails, Twitter feeds and Facebook updates, just keeping from falling off the treadmill can feel like success. It might be worth checking, every now and again, how much time … Continue reading →

Posted in Work | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Is ______ an impact investor?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

On Monday I had the chance to speak at the iiSummit on Impact Investing,  organized by Kellogg and the Chicago Booth School.  It is exciting to see the level of interest in impact investing growing everywhere (beyond the obvious hotbeds … Continue reading →

Posted in Impact investing | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

The power to mobilize resources

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Remember that old, broken conventional wisdom about how fundraising works in the nonprofit sector– a few folks that sit in the corner while the rest of the people do the important program work over here? Just the other day I … Continue reading →

Posted in Raising Capital | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment