by Dawn Franks | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
What’s that saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” It’s also known as the duck test. It seems so simple, a straightforward and plausible way of thinking. Yet, the duck test can...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 6, 2024 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
The first bicycle I attempted to ride lacked training wheels and was a bit large for me. My cousin was eighteen months older, taller, and had long legs. She made riding look effortless. Only six at the time, I was in between. Not quite big enough for big kid bikes and...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
I turned the calendar page this morning and found this quote: “Starting over is not starting from scratch; it’s starting from experience.” Career changes, family interruptions and losses, moving, education decisions, devastating weather events, and on and on, starting...
by Dawn Franks | May 8, 2024 | Donors, Giving, Guest Blogs, Nonprofits
Photo: Astronomical Clock in Prague, Czech Republic Over twenty years of my nonprofit career, I drove or flew home from meetings and conferences, wondering how to replicate great ideas and model programs. I faced the reality of fewer resources and the need to get...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 21, 2024 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Exactly twenty-two months ago, we adopted a two-month-old corgi. On the drive home, we named her Sophie. Later, while completing her registration papers, I decided that Sophie’s name didn’t do her justice. The application provided a long string of squares...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 10, 2024 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Nonprofits
Roses are still blooming in my yard. Variegated pittosporum is glowing next to drab lantana stems that have died down for the year. What is slow to go dormant or even better is evergreen, provides hope of a forthcoming spring. It’s like the hope a donor has...
