16
Jul
The Doctor is a Woman – A Short Story
"I'm not watching!" he hurumphed, his face turning red as he stomped his foot, swung his shoulders and huffed off to his bedroom. With the…
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06
Feb
Time to Speak Out: Guest Post from Emma Lewzey
<Emma's photo from last week's protest in Toronto> It's been way too long since I posted something here, but I'll be honest. I've been struggling to find…
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26
Oct
Your Passive Language Is Animal Excrement
Curse words and blunt language are bad and are upsetting to read. So I've fixed this post to make it more acceptable. “When you came out of…
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26
Sep
Knowing Your Audience Isn’t “Elementary” … It’s EVERYTHING.
I talk a lot about getting to know your audience. Knowing who it is you're talking to changes everything. Some folks ask me, "um, isn't…
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16
Sep
On vulnerability, grief, and fundraising
Nine and a half years ago, I lost my Grandma Beryl to cancer. A year and a half ago, I lost my Grandma Claire to…
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09
Sep
Your Passive Language is Bullshit
"When you came out of mommy's tummy..." "Fluffy went to gerbil heaven..." "Your Aunt Linda gets a little silly when she drinks too many grown up…
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07
Sep
Dr. Strangecopy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Writing for Fundraising
When people first get into fundraising, they have two questions that always make me smile. First, "you mean I have to ask people for money!?" Second,…
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08
Aug
Nonprofit Blog Carnival – Disrupting the Status Quo of the Nonprofit Sector
Back in July, I invited you to think about how you might change the nonprofit sector. Summers tend to be slower, and it's a great time…
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27
Jun
Nonprofit Blog Carnival – An Invocation for New Beginnings: Disrupting the Status Quo of the Nonprofit Sector
Inefficient. Ineffective. Navel gazing. Problematic. Self-centred. Un-collaborative. Backwards. Behind the times. Pushy. Weak. Complacent. Confused. Just not very effective. No, these aren’t my performance reviews for…
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22
Apr
A Few Thoughts on Prince, Magic, & Giving a Shit
A tiny, epileptic Black man from Minnesota changed the world. His name was Prince. And he was funky. As a young woman who grew up in a…
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