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From 'I Don't Have Time for AI' to “Hold My Beer” - Building AI Fundraising How-To's to Share with Everyone 
From 'I Don't Have Time for AI' to “Hold My Beer” - Building AI Fundraising How-To's to Share with Everyone 

When a client specifically asked Natalie to use ChatGPT to complete a 30-day, $4M grant, she went from a reluctant skeptic to someone building templates and how-to guides for others.

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The Gift of Honest Conversations: Making Transitions Work
The Gift of Honest Conversations: Making Transitions Work

Treat folks like the humans they are while still doing what's needed for your organization.

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Worksheet: Finding Your People
Worksheet: Finding Your People

This worksheet connects the dots between your org culture and the types of people you need.

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1:1 Agenda Template
1:1 Agenda Template

A seriously powerful tool for driving work forward in partnership - with all of the empathy, support, agency and accountability of the best manager-direct report relationship built right into the doc.

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Meet our Contributors

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Nancy Fournier Ph.D.
Nancy Fournier Ph.D.

People come to me for: Women come to me to help them master their nonprofit leadership role, they are curious to discern their thought and behavior patterns which get in the way of their success. They want to improve their relationship with their boss (whether that is an individual or a board or directors) and empower their staff to be reliable decision-makers. Lastly they want more strategies to get out of a reactive loop and gain healthy work/life balance.

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Dianna Tremblay
Dianna Tremblay

My favorite kind of project is: People come to me for gaining clarity, connecting dots and conversations, and being a creative problem solver that gets things done. I also see myself as a professional pep talk giver - we need more of those in our lives.

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Shannon Riordan
Shannon Riordan

My favorite kind of project is: the kind where we’re building something from scratch—and you can feel the lightbulb "aha" moments. People come to me for clarity, words that are actually useful, and stories that resonate. They trust my experience, appreciate my positivity, and like that I don’t take myself too seriously—I genuinely enjoy what I do, and it shows.

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Claire Bernson
Claire Bernson

My favorite kind of project is one where you can come to me for branding and design that actually makes sense for who you are and what you're trying to do. Whether you're starting a new project, re-branding an old one, or just need someone to help your "thing" look as good as it deserves to, I'm good at translating "I know what I want but I can't quite explain it" into something visual!

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Nina Jacinto
Nina Jacinto

My favorite kind of project is one where you get to design processes or improvements that will benefit your staff. Getting to think through "What are we trying to solve for" and finding the right type of architecture and implementation to strengthen your people operations makes me practically giddy.

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Rachel Kleban
Rachel Kleban

My favorite kind of project is… Building Leveling Frameworks, of course! I love the work of collecting information and then synthesizing it into a tool that works for the team and culture.

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Sebastian Johnson
Sebastian Johnson

My favorite kind of project is… Working with philanthropists to develop strategy and deepen connections

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Strategy & Planning Claire Bernson Strategy & Planning Claire Bernson

The Magic in Reaching Out to Others

Feeling stuck? Don't go it alone. Whether you're reaching out to old colleagues or making new connections, there are simple ways to ask for help that build lasting relationships and get you the insights you need. The secret isn't having the perfect network - it's being willing to be real about what you need and trusting that people actually want to help.

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