No preamble, right to the list on this one . . .
This really is the best conference out there. Other conferences look at it and go, “Dang, that’s the conference I want to go to;
A human brain can only handle so much Tom Ahern in one day because it just cannot process that much information
To wit: “It is criminally inefficient to suck at Thank You because it’s all you have to offer” damn
What is your SMIT – Single Most Important Thing (to say, tell a donor, etc.). From Tom Ahern quoting Sean Triner
I had a whole mini coaching session with Sean Triner before I knew Who He Is and when I found out it left me a little gobsmacked. He told me I bored him to tears. It’s true, I did.
Sean Triner should absolutely be on your ‘Run, Do Not Walk’ list
The nonprofit space is full of brilliant, caring, compassionate, kind people who are doing great work and are an inspiration. I spent two days with 600 of them
We all have very similar challeng . . . er, opportunities . . . And if we tackled them, really tackled them, we could elevate the NPO/fundraising space to incredible levels
We all struggle with a lack of respect and understanding of what fundraising is – by our communities, our colleagues, our leadership. And we have a responsibility to own that fundraising is a specific skill that is learned, trained and honed. And we have to get much, much better at speaking truth to power on that and claiming our space. #hallwayconversations
FUNDRAISING IS NOT MARKETING AND MARKETING IS NOT FUNDRAISING. Didn’t actually learn this, just reinforced it
I probably “ConferenceTweet” too much, but I get excited.
“If you’re not making friends, you’re doing it wrong.” – Andy Crestodina. Made some friends this week.
Andy Crestodina – online strategy. Seriously incredible.
Marc Pitman says, to extroverts, that people won’t think you’re mad if you close s sentence with a period and not an exclamation point. I do not believe this.
I miss my dogs, now, so that’s the sign of a good trip and it’s time to go home.
Oh, and #FundraisingDogs needs to be a thing – the dogs of fundraisers and a virtual conference for them when all their moms and dads are at conferences. Who’s in?
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