We are responsible for showing up with a willing attitude.
We are responsible for being prepared, being strategic, and being detailed.
We are responsible for communicating with inspiration and with an empathetic nod to the circumstances of others.
We are responsible for inviting others well – to volunteer, to attend, to give, and to care.
We are responsible for follow-up, sharing gratitude, and for stewardship.
We are responsible for having a plan and a perspective grounded in the goodness of generosity.
Everyone else – our colleagues, donors, volunteers, supervisors, board members, and others – are responsible for how they choose to respond.
Great advancement work is not easy. But it’s also not as complicated as we sometimes make it out to be.