Frequently in higher ed, we talk about needing to bring in talent from other industries. Here are five reasons why the value can go both ways.

It’s not really about the number “40” but more about the severe contraction of that expansive world I envisioned at 30.

Now that the one thing I said could bring me back to the Washington NFL team—Dan Snyder selling it—has happened, it's time to return to the fold. Or is it?

We're very good at identifying things to raise money for. We're pretty good at tying those things to experiences. We're not good at explaining why any of that matters beyond our bubbles.

Interviewing subject-matter experts is an intimidating prospect no matter how many times you've done it. Here are 10 tips I've learned that make these interviews easier to tackle.

I knew Tonya was ill—she’d told me as much before our March call a few weeks ago. But I didn’t know it was the untreatable kind of ill. 

For my second freelance-a-versary, I got to thinking about the question new clients always ask me: Why did I become a freelancer? Here's the answer.

There *is* a way to get people to actually read development content: balance the celebration of a donor's impact while telling compelling stories about the people, places, and ideas their contributions will support.

There *is* a way to get people to actually read development content: balance the celebration of a donor's impact while telling compelling stories about the people, places, and ideas their contributions will support.

Help us help you! With just a few mindful considerations, clients can prime the soil for freelancers to do their best work, on time and on budget.

2019 Kristin wondered whether staying home with TJ would make her a better mom. 2023 Kristin is betting that going back to the grind will make her a better mom. We’ll see who’s right.

This is an excerpt from the first piece of creative nonfiction writing I've ever submitted for publication. I'm still waiting to hear whether it made the cut BUT today is the tenth anniversary of the start of the climactic weekend of the piece, which seemed like a decent reason to put this part of it out into the world.

On this first anniversary of my “great resignation,” here are some of the most important lessons I've learned about changing careers and striking out on your own.  

Spring is the perfect time to lay the groundwork for compelling storytelling in your nonprofit's year-end solicitation and stewardship plans.

Where is the line between what's an acceptable flaw and what's not? How do we, as individuals, normalize objectively terrible things in the interest of personal comfort, entertainment, or even love?

I went deep and far more emotional on the name change a year and a half ago when the wheels on this jalopy started turning. As for today's news, I'll be much briefer—and more cynical.

Take your small child out in the snow, they said! It'll be fun, they said! (They neglect to tell you about the getting them dressed, part.)

Many of us, especially those of us with small children, could use something to help us endure this cold, dark, and depressing chapter of the pandemic. Here are a few podcasts that may fit that bill.

We *can* tell better fundraising stories, and it doesn't have to hurt. I share lessons learned from the trenches in this post for Donor Relations Guru.

We *can* tell better fundraising stories, and it doesn't have to hurt. I share lessons learned from the trenches in this post for Donor Relations Guru.