Posts by Barry Spencer
Uncertainty
Most like to lead people to believe that they have it all together. They want to give off the impression that they have it all figured out, and know exactly…
Read MoreMake Each Count
Each passing day I am reminded how fast my kids are growing up. But it seems like yesterday that they were babies my wife and I were bringing home from…
Read MoreYou love it when this happens
She was sitting at her desk when an envelope got dropped on her desktop. As she sliced it open, she gasped. She grabbed it and ran to her colleague’s office…
Read MoreDonors Won’t Believe This
The power of the planned giving message for donors is as powerful as ever. One donor (I’ll call Joe) heard our presentation on the power of planned giving. At first,…
Read MoreGive This Blessing to Your Donors
Give This Blessing to Your Donors Start the New Year by… Thanking donors for their generosity in 2020 and helping them find their own reasons to give again, and give…
Read MoreGrand Opening
Grand Opening There is a unique role nonprofits play in our economy, and that is to provide hope when it can seem that hope is fading. Now that the first…
Read MoreDeal Season
Deal Season I love getting a deal at this time of the year, don’t you? You’re shopping for gifts anyway, so being able to get the thing you want at…
Read MoreTis the Season
Give Your Donors Something Else to Talk About The recurring stories in the media are mostly negative about the economy, virus, election, politics, north vs. south, republican vs. democrat, and…
Read MoreThanksLIVING
An Extended Thanksgiving The Thanksgiving holiday kicked off this last weekend with my wife’s parents coming to town. We started with a three-generation golf outing, where my son figured out…
Read MoreWait for It
Wait for It The Christmas lights at the entrance of my neighborhood ushered in the Christmas season the day after Halloween. This also means the season of delayed gratification has…
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