Gail Bower's Blog

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Monday
Feb212022

In business development, it's all about the timing.

One blind spot that can really trip us up when we’re in business development is confusion about where we are in a conversation and where we’re trying to go.It's all about the timing.

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Tuesday
Jan182022

What are you willing to risk for your big vision?

In the film "All In," we see how Dr. Martin Luther King took significant risk to move a mountain. What are you willing to risk?

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Tuesday
Jan112022

What's your risk approach?

This post will challenge you to think about your decision-making about risk and two factors you'll want to consider.

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Monday
Dec202021

Outreach or just reaching out? How to get serious about growth Part 2

We can have this same discombobulating feeling when attempting outreach without proper design. Your intentions may be positive—especially when your nonprofit offers a free service. However, without the right words, actions, and sense of timing, you may not see the results you want.

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Tuesday
Dec142021

Outreach or just reaching out? How to get serious about growth Part 1

No one would argue that growing your organization, expanding your audiences, and serving more people are activities critical to your future. Yet in the nonprofit sector, organizations have a tendency to use a rather ambiguous and lightweight word to describe this function—“outreach.” Are you seeing results? Learn more about what works better.

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