Welcome to Cultivating Generosity!
Welcome to Cultivating Generosity, the newsletter to help you flourish as a values-driven and joyful nonprofit and advancement professional. Whether you think of our work as voluntary action for the public good, or love of humanity - I'm here to help you connect to you and your community's purpose. I'll share tactical information to engage your supporters around the acts of giving (time, talent, treasure, ties, testimony), ask you to reflect deeply about the why behind your programs, provide sector news, and we'll have a fun time while we're at it. Thanks for checking it out!
Read past issues
Miss an issue of Cultivating Generosity? Check out the archive below.
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Issue #24 (3/26/25): MY PRECIOUS, performative leadership, community in Santa Fe
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Issue # 23 (2/28/25): Building community in New Mexico, how to be a political organizer, art helps
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Issue # 22 (1/28/25): 2025 theme, professional development, I'm an angeleno
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Issue # 21 (11/19/24): Post-election playlist, best of Cultivating Generosity, current readings
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Issue # 20 (10/24/24): Service as a fundraiser, nonprofit discounts, Kevin Bacon Game
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Issue # 19 (9/19/24): Fundraising philosophies, fundraising during an election, Oasis is back
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Issue # 18 (8/20/24): Moral imagination, Black Philanthropy Month, ABBA playlist
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Issue # 17 (8/2/24): Trust issue, trust in the nonprofit sector, Guter Rat, new kitten
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Issue # 16 (7/9/24): Fortune telling issue, wishful thinking vs planning, monthly donors, divination with cheese
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Issue # 15 (6/18/24): Christmas in June, summer hours, wombats
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Issue # 14 (5/22/24): Long COVID at work, nonprofits creating more problems than they solve, New Mexico is underrated
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Issue # 13 (5/8/24): Relaunch issue! What to expect, glass escalator, knowing yourself, stuffed animals for adults
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Issue # 12 (4/15/24): Cultivating generosity is changing!
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Issue # 11 (4/3/24): Community-centric Fundraising, is donor-centrism why you give, my happy place
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Issue # 10 (3/14/24): How rich are you really, pi day
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Issue # 9 (2/14/24): Love of mankind, the Platinum Rule, why you give: poetry edition, hot air balloons
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Issue # 8 (1/31/24): Asymmetric requirement of gratitude (ARG!), giving ties, Warren Buffet sent me $2.5 million
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Issue # 7 (1/10/24): New Year and giving goals, Elvis, giving pledge, connections puzzle
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Issue # 6 (12/21/23): Effective Altruism, giving directly, giving talent, Harry Potter fanfiction
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Issue # 5 (11/29/23): Say hello, ideas for reducing taxes, giving testimony, gifts with impact
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Issue # 4 (11/8/23): Keep it moving, political optimism, preparing for the worst, giving treasure, Metro Art
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Issue # 3 (10/25/23): Year-end giving, tax advantages, the "best" gifts, El Cholo
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Issue # 2 (10/11/23): Gratitude, AI in fundraising, Yeeeahhhhhh!!!!
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Issue # 1 (9/26/23): DAFs, alumni giving vs college rankings, hippos eating watermelon