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What to Do When You Know You’re Right – But You Can’t Prove It

April 7, 2025
Jeff Brooks
Workplace, Writing
I once had a fundraising client with one team member who really hated ellipses in their messages. You know, those little rows of periods that mean: Formally: “something has been edited out here.” Informally: “the speaker here is pausing.” Even…
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Week 5 False Urgency

Is “False Urgency” Stressing You Out and Making Your Organization Less Effective?

July 29, 2024
Jeff Brooks
Productivity, Time Management, Workplace
Urgency at work is a fact of life. Especially at nonprofits. There’s so much to do, and usually not enough people to do it all. Emergencies come up out of the blue, throwing the best of planning and schedules out…
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Week 1 Dealing with Change

6 Steps to Navigate Workplace Change

July 1, 2024
Jeff Brooks
Workplace
They changed the way we did our timesheets. I thought it was going to end my career, it was so convoluted and difficult. After a few months, it started to become clear that the new way wasn’t all that different…
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These Questions from the Pros Can Help You Land Your Fundraising Dream Job

April 15, 2024
Jeff Brooks
Nonprofit Jobs, Workplace
Here’s something to consider:  A job interview goes both ways. That is, the interview is not just a way for a prospective employer to learn about you … … it’s also a way for you to learn about your prospective…
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Fundraising and Communications: How Not to Be the Cats and Dogs of the Nonprofit World

January 29, 2024
Jeff Brooks
Branding, Workplace
Cats and dogs: We expect them to be lifelong enemies, always in conflict. That’s how it is much of the time. But in some cases, they peacefully co-exist. Sometimes, they really love each other. In the fundraising world, we have…
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I’ve Had the Same Fundraising Job for 20 Years — Here’s Why

August 21, 2023
Jill Perry
Self-Care, Workplace
Guest post by Jill Perry, Manager of Annual Giving at Providence Hospice of Seattle and member of The Fundraisingology Lab by Moceanic. It was 2003, and I was finishing up a Master’s degree in public administration. I began graduate school…
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Show Your Boss Why They Can’t Skimp on Your Growth and Training

March 6, 2023
Jeff Brooks
Workplace
When it comes to professional growth, if you aren’t moving forward, you are in effect floating backward.  That’s an intimidating thought, but sometimes it lights a fire under people to keep learning. The fact you are reading this blog post…
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5 Things to Do That Can Help You Make a Great Nonprofit Hire

January 16, 2023
Jeff Brooks
Workplace
Is it time to hire someone new to work at your nonprofit? That’s one of the most important – and intimidating – decisions you make if you’re at a growing organization. Staff is at or near the top of expenses,…
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How to Protect Yourself from Fundraising Emotional Burnout

June 20, 2022
Jeff Brooks
Self-Care, Workplace
I was meeting with some experts in global relief work, working on a flexible fundraising plan that would allow their organization to mobilize donors and respond quickly to be as effective as possible. I asked the “disaster expert” how many…
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Keep Your Sense of Wonder in Your Fundraising Work

April 25, 2022
Jeff Brooks
Workplace
My first job in fundraising was as an in-house copywriter for a social-service organization that worked in Kolkata, India (then spelled Calcutta). I thought I’d hit the career jackpot when I got the job. The pay was terrible, but it…
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