Category Archives: Education
How to Write Winning Grant Proposals
For a long time, I have dreamed of putting my grant writing class online. Finally, with a burst of energy, initiative, and encouragement from my family on Easter, I did it! You can now enroll in How to Write Winning … Continue reading
The Wunderkind of Sun Prairie
This morning I did yet another grant writing seminar for an enthusiastic group. The difference today was that the audience was a third grade classroom! One of the teachers in the District is working with his class to submit an … Continue reading
Filed under 9-5, Education, grant writing, Wisconsin, writing
A Written Record
I have decided to do my first blog series, “Snippets of Love,” beginning on Monday and running through Valentine’s day. Four days. Four love stories. One very excited writer. One of the stories is an adaptation of a poem that … Continue reading
Filed under dreams, Education, imagination, writing
Imagine A Better Way to Lose Your Job
Today, I was prepared to write about one of my favorite films, “Life Is Beautiful” and extract lessons on imaginative resistance and giving when you have nothing to give and … yada yada yada. But I have much better pressing … Continue reading
Filed under 9-5, daily, Education, imagination
Year End Gratitude
As a fundraiser, I understand how crucial year end gifts are to the survival of nonprofits. As someone with a mailbox, I understand how the end of the year can be overwhelming with the number of letters asking for gifts … Continue reading
The Things We Pack
Today I spoke to the Sauk Prairie Rotary Club in Praire du Sac about the Ambassadorial Scholarship, Project Japale Goune, and the gobs of gratitude I have for Rotary. I couldn’t have asked for a better day to travel – … Continue reading
