A client recently asked for advice on how to think about a consistent giving strategy — they work with many non-profit clients, who of course fundraise, have galas, and all the other modes of raising money. Since the summer of 2020, I’ve been seeing more businesses with regular giving lines in their budgets, but just […]
Experiments
The {gnarly, beautiful} questions I’m asking right now.
The poet David Whyte talks about seeking the beautiful question: a question that resonates, begs to be unspooled, and, ultimately, leads the questioner towards a more engaged, heart-centered, aligned way of being. My questions are not always beautiful, but they are at the heart of guiding my work and ways of showing up in the […]
Shared Interest: An experimental business loan
Shared Interest: A business loan, amongst friends, that funds a community grant. Shared Interest was a grant available to the local creative community, made possible through a collaborative with our friends at Little Baby’s Ice Cream. The Story In 2016, we extended a short-term, low-interest loan to our friends at Little Baby’s Ice Cream, in order […]