Holistic Donor Engagement

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Miss an issue of Cultivating Generosity? Check out the archive below.

• Issue # 41 (3/27/26): Elevate volunteer management, alignment at work, how long does it actually take?

• Issue # 40 (3/6/26): Do stuff with people, Finch app

• Issue # 39 (2/23/26): Performative values in ANTM and nonprofit, Perry, Tyra, and Kamala walk into a bar...

• Issue # 38 (1/29/26): What kind of activist are you, donor love, quick pick-me-up

• Issue # 37 (1/13/26): The power of body doubling, theme for the new year, songs stuck in my head

• Issue # 36 (12/10/25): Invisible funding crisis for Indigenous philanthropy, world's oldest joke

• Issue # 35 (11/12/25): Giving Pledge failure, year-end giving tips, Billy Zane

• Issue # 34 (10/12/25): GoFundMe scandal, P2P fundraising, kitten pix

• Issue # 33 (9/24/25): Disability inclusion, cultural brokers break down siloes, the cutest little gourd

• Issue # 32 (9/5/25): Incongruence in nonprofit work, make-a-will month, YTMND

• Issue # 31 (8/20/25): Moral injury, best practice and low-cost nonprofit tools, shark attack summer

• Issue # 30 (7/25/25): Find your person, workaholism quiz, time capsule playlist

• Issue # 29 (7/1/25): Virtual co-working, testing giving forms, Harvard Business Review

• Issue # 28 (6/13/25): A love letter to the changemakers, supporting immigrants, nonprofit co-working

• Issue # 27 (5/28/25): When donors volunteer, solidarity in the nonprofit sector, Usher's graduation speech

• Issue # 26 (4/29/25): You have to repeat yourself, learning and failing, what always makes me laugh

• Issue # 25 (4/9/25): Treat supporters like friends, USAID cuts, I passed a bill

• Issue # 24 (3/26/25): MY PRECIOUS, performative leadership, community in Santa Fe

• Issue # 23 (2/28/25): Building community in New Mexico, how to be a political organizer, art helps

• Issue # 22 (1/28/25): 2025 theme, professional development, I'm an angeleno

• Issue # 21 (11/19/24): Post-election playlist, best of Cultivating Generosity, current readings

• Issue # 20 (10/24/24): Service as a fundraiser, nonprofit discounts, Kevin Bacon Game

• Issue # 19 (9/19/24): Fundraising philosophies, fundraising during an election, Oasis is back

• Issue # 18 (8/20/24): Moral imagination, Black Philanthropy Month, ABBA playlist

• Issue # 17 (8/2/24): Trust issue, trust in the nonprofit sector, Guter Rat, new kitten

• Issue # 16 (7/9/24): Fortune telling issue, wishful thinking vs planning, monthly donors, divination with cheese

• Issue # 15 (6/18/24): Christmas in June, summer hours, wombats

• Issue # 14 (5/22/24): Long COVID at work, nonprofits creating more problems than they solve, New Mexico is underrated

• Issue # 13 (5/8/24): Relaunch issue! What to expect, glass escalator, knowing yourself, stuffed animals for adults

• Issue # 12 (4/15/24): Cultivating generosity is changing!

• Issue # 11 (4/3/24): Community-centric Fundraising, is donor-centrism why you give, my happy place

• Issue # 10 (3/14/24): How rich are you really, pi day

• Issue # 9 (2/14/24): Love of mankind, the Platinum Rule, why you give: poetry edition, hot air balloons

• Issue # 8 (1/31/24): Asymmetric requirement of gratitude (ARG!), giving ties, Warren Buffet sent me $2.5 million

• Issue # 7 (1/10/24): New Year and giving goals, Elvis, giving pledge, connections puzzle

• Issue # 6 (12/21/23): Effective Altruism, giving directly, giving talent, Harry Potter fanfiction

• Issue # 5 (11/29/23):  Say hello, ideas for reducing taxes, giving testimony, gifts with impact

• Issue # 4 (11/8/23): Keep it moving, political optimism, preparing for the worst, giving treasure, Metro Art

• Issue # 3 (10/25/23): Year-end giving, tax advantages, the "best" gifts, El Cholo

• Issue # 2 (10/11/23): Gratitude, AI in fundraising, Yeeeahhhhhh!!!!

• Issue # 1 (9/26/23): DAFs, alumni giving vs college rankings, hippos eating watermelon