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leadership

Counsel to the Rescue; Just Getting it Done

Bringing in a consultant to add expertise and relieve some of the work overload can be an effective and efficient solution

Categories Major Gifts Tags 2010, Article, consultant, keys to success, leadership, Melanie Brandston, skills

APB to Higher Education: Where the Fittest Survive and Prosper

The conventional wisdom for moving into a campaign offers such nostrums as hard work, staffing up, shoe leather and that old stand-by, a grand gala of some sort. All need to be done and all are immensely helpful, but no one of them is the answer.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2018, Article, can-do attitude, George A. Brakeley, George Brakeley, leadership

Asking Women. Asking Men. Is There a Difference?

Is there a difference between how one solicits donations from a woman vs. a man?

Categories Fundamentals Tags 2006, Abbie von Schlegell, Article, bag lady syndrome, Christine Jeffers, Gender bias, leadership, Men vs Women

So You Want to Have a Campaign?

Why go through the bother, expense and effort to launch a campaign in the first place?

Categories BBBlog, Fundamentals Tags 2016, Article, campaign, capital campaign, George A. Brakeley, leadership
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