Non-profits find the very best Who and put them on their Boards because they don't want to pay them.
Excellence requires us to prepare in advance.
Non-profit organizations think like non-profit organizations. That's the problem.
The people you listen to are a preview of the future you.
At what point did we begin to think excellence is offensive to God?
I love everybody but I don't have to hire everybody.
If you don't have an emotionally healthy staff you won't move forward as an organization.
Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.
Charitable giving in the United States has remained at 2% of GDP since 1970.
Keep your character several steps ahead of your talent
For profits think, "We've got to find that finest talent available, pay them what they're worth, and put them into their daily solutions. " Apply the Who to the What.
What's it like to be on the other side of me?
Asking for money is better over coffee than over a computer.
If we're not careful we spiritualize laziness.
Walk humbly but walk confidently. People want to follow confident, humble leaders.
Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.
I truly feel that food is a celebration of life. It's the most important, most valuable gift that God gave humans.
We've got to build scale. We're going to hire the best people, build the best systems, and find solutions.
Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all of this is a waste of time.