December 23rd, 2009 Gayle Gifford Recent Posts 7 tips to see new fundraising opportunities Do your board leaders have too much responsibility? Goodbye to hate. Good riddance 2020. Making working boards work True donor gratitude Categories 100 Things We've Learned About the Butterfly Effect Better Boards Big ideas Communicating Effectiveness Fundraising Good reads Great quotes Helpful sites Little ideas Nonprofit Highlights Profiles of passion and courage Public engagement Research Strategic Thinking Tidbits Uncategorized Upcoming Events, Speaking and Training World News Our best wishes for 2010 December 23rd, 2009 Gayle Gifford The universe was a place of wonders, and only habituation, the anaesthesia of the commonplace, dulled our sight. — Salman Rushdie Follow