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Fund Development

In the face of emergency…

By Marion Lee, CFRE Most of us have been here before. Throughout our careers, earthquakes, hurricanes, fire and terrorism have dealt our communities and our country blows that resonate with us long after the actual disaster. No one nonprofit is...

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Helping organizations learn to fly

By Alexis De Sela “He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.”   -- Friedrich Nietzsche We at Lee+ Associates realize that meeting each organization where it is,...

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Strategic Planning: Which way I ought to go from here

By Shannon Kingman “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” said the Cat. Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire cat of Alice in Wonderland said it best – knowing how to...

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Getting to know the Lee+ Associates team

The Lee+ Associates team recently completed a fun (but surprisingly challenging) poll of some of our favorite things. The resulting responses will give you a snapshot of each of us, including a quirk or two. We hope you will enjoy getting to know...

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Summer means…

“Summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” --Henry James For most nonprofit Staff members, summer typically brings a slight slow-down in program activity, although for some it can be the...

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Strategic Planning: Which way I ought to go from here

By Shannon Kingman “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” said the Cat. Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire cat of Alice in Wonderland said it best – knowing how to...

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Why Board training is essential for success

By Amy Phipps If you need a doctor, you wouldn’t choose someone who hadn’t been to medical school. Why then does it seem that nonprofit Board members don’t receive the training they need? In a perfect world, Board members would be well-educated and...

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