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May, 2012

• here's my springtime gift for you Sent Friday, May 18, 2012 Hi , How has your spring been? Have you been getting outside? It has been GORGEOUS here in Oregon! Went on a 7 mile hike with the dog last weekend in the sunshine, and saw the triple falls! Ahhhh... My Gift To You In the spirit of happy springtime, HOT off the presses, I made you something. Something that can help you get fundraising results! I give you: My 50 Fundraising Secrets! You'll get these secrets in emails, one per week, All you need to do is […]
• OMG Sent Monday, May 7, 2012 Hi hi hi! OMG Dan Pallotta you guys! (The guy who wrote Uncharitable! One of my favorite books about the messed up nature of the nonprofit sector!) He liked my article about the Hero Child! I basically did a happy dance and it was high fives all around! I tried to do high five with cat! Since we've been in Portland, we've gone to the Japanese Gardens and got totally blissed out (see picture)- Saburo's sushi place and eaten some incredible sushi - Gone hiking about 1 […]

April, 2012

• I am standing up for you over here Sent Friday, April 20, 2012 Hey ! Seriously. Sit down. Listen. I am standing up for you because I care. There comes a time when every woman needs to say, No, this is my boundary, this is where I stand. It can make you feel a little wild. And worried that people are going to freak out if you have better boundaries. Are you a hero child? Dan Pallotta says, I see people sacrificing their children's quality of life as they burn themselves out doing the jobs of two or three people, for wages that […]
• Wheeee California was RAD! Sent Monday, April 9, 2012 Hola ! Wow. NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference was INTENSE. Picture all the light and the noise and the faces of 1,700 people all crammed up together for three crazy days! I met so many accomplished people! This conference was worth every penny I spent to get there. And You can have the benefit of my experience, for FREE! Read on! The very first minute of the conference I had my ears blasted off by The Extra-Action Marching Band, which turned out to be burlesque […]

March, 2012

• Aloha We're in Sent Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Dear , I'm writing this in a hotel room, with the dog at my feet. We've spent the last 4 days on the road. First we went from Austin to Santa Fe, New Mexico in ONE NIGHT! Talk about EXHAUSTED! (You can probably tell from the picture) But our reward? We saw some beautiful encaustic art, a sculpture garden that was also a putt putt golf range, drank delicious Aztec hot chocolate (with blue corn and chilies, just like the Aztec rulers used to drink!) at Kakawa, (see below) […]
• Hi Guess what? We're Moving On Up...North! Sent Monday, March 12, 2012 Hi ! Well, it was going to have to happen. I'm moving out of Austin, Texas. We're leaving in just a few days. In the last two weeks we've sold our piano, our futon, an extra vehicle, and a whole bunch of stuff has just gone to Goodwill. Our house is a big pile of boxes. But it's all worth it. Why are we moving? See Chart Mainly the 100+ degree heat for 100 days of last summer, and hearing that will be the new normal, honestly. And that Austin only has 3 years of […]
• Could You Help Me with a Quick Survey? Sent Thursday, March 8, 2012 Hi ! My friend Pamela Grow is asking for your thoughts with a quick survey: Takes 3 minutes, tops, and you'll get entered to win a $25 amazon giftcard! DEADLINE: Survey ends March 14th! Want to take it? Here it is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJ2NT3P Thank you! Mazarine Ps. Fill out this survey by March 14th (6 days away!) to have a chance to win a $25 amazon giftcard: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJ2NT3P
• A free naked book Sent Monday, March 5, 2012 Dear , Got to tell you, it has been SO FUN giving these books away! I've got so many stories! Thank you to everyone who told me what they wanted to learn with social media! The best answer was Marlena Taylor, Director of The Family Peace Project. She gets the Tao of Twitter! (And to everyone else who has sent in answers, sorry I haven't responded right away! I will do my best to respond to your email this month.) And this is the end of the book giveaway, the last one, and […]

February, 2012

• how are you? Want another free book? Sent Monday, February 27, 2012 Dear , Congratulations to Robin Glossner, Development Coordinator at James V. Brown Library for her winning story! She gets Be Quiet, Be Heard! Today I have another BOOK GIVEAWAY! This slim volume is about Twitter. If you've ever wanted to learn more about Twitter, how to create connections with people, how to get more followers and engage them deeply, I have the most adorable little book for you. It's called The Tao of Twitter by Mark W. Schaefer. And I loved it. […]
• Another free book? For you? Yes! Sent Monday, February 20, 2012 Hi , Who won the book contest last week, for the 7 faces of philanthropy? I'm happy to announce the winner is: Brad B. Boyd, Executive Director, Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis, Inc. Congratulations Brad! The 7 Faces of Philanthropy is yours! Does this sound familiar? A few years ago I was frustrated in a fundraising position, and I sat down in a coffeeshop to talk with my board chair, who just happened to be an HR exec at a major hospital. I told him, I […]

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