January 23rd, 2012Posted by Mazarine
I am so excited to present to you my interview with Charlotte Beauvoisin, who writes Diary of a Muzungu, a UK citizen working in Uganda. Her blog has been featured on Lonely Planet since 2009. For several years, she worked as a volunteer with the Ugandan Conservation Foundation, and now works in a tourism company [...]
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January 19th, 2012Posted by Mazarine
I just found the Atlas of Giving, thanks to Simone Joyeaux. The Atlas of Giving is different than Giving USA in that it gives you PREDICTIONS when your fundraising is most likely to do well. It tells you when you can expect the best results, and when you should hold back. Really. Isn’t this exciting? [...]
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December 28th, 2011Posted by Mazarine
So last year I did a post about looking back, thinking about what has happened, taking stock, and reflecting. This year I ask you to join me in reflecting back on what this year has brought for you. Ask yourself these questions: What’s the big idea of this year? What am I most proud of [...]
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December 15th, 2011Posted by Mazarine
Today’s post is for every person reading this blog who is working to help the dead be heard. Whether you’re working at a domestic violence shelter and you work for each woman who is murdered before she can leave for good, or perhaps you’re working at an environmental nonprofit that helps people cut down on [...]
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December 5th, 2011Posted by Mazarine
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October 26th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

OK, Radical honesty time!
I’m not a catholic, but here’s my confession….
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September 19th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

The Good news:
Americans are the most generous people on the planet
Arts giving is up, but it’s like a yo-yo.
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September 15th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

What if we could teach people via continuing education what we would recommend that they do anyway? What if we could combine our brainpower and help people use all of our experience, skills, and knowledge to become the rockstar fundraising dream team that they needed to help get their cause the most money possible for their cause, and build relationships with donors that would sustain them for years?
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September 2nd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Have you ever known a boss or a person in management who just seemed to be there by luck, not by skill or management ability?
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August 16th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Um, hello? The austerity measures that the EU is trying to put into place are basically helping millions of people fall off the poverty cliff, and I am not down with that.
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