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THE RD PRO COACH

In the Trenches

In the Trenches

Real talk for development professionals who are building, fixing, or holding things together with one hand while asking for money with the other.

I've been in nonprofit fundraising for over 20 years — in major gifts, annual campaigns, planned giving, board development, team leadership. I've built programs from scratch, inherited disasters, and coached professionals through both. This is where I write about what I've actually seen. No recycled AFP talking points. No advice that only works if you have a six-person team and a full CRM. Just a field-tested perspective from someone who has been in the work.

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