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05 Nov Is Work Devouring Your Spiritual Practice?
Is work devouring your spiritual practice? Lucky the lion the human eats; the lion becomes human. Unlucky the human the lion eats; the human becomes lion. –Gospel of Thomas I return to these two lines* from the Gospel of Thomas over and over....31 Oct About Beth
Beth Gillian Raps, Ph.D. I was born in 1960 and plan to live to 150, as that’s how we’re designed. I’m gentle and fierce, practical and contemplative. I combine intuitive and rational solutions to problems with equal comfort, choosing from an unusually wide toolbox that...
08 Aug 10 Reasons to Love Small Gifts (and Plan as Carefully to Raise Small Gifts as Large Ones)
10 Reasons to Love Small Gifts Here are just my top 10 reasons to love small gifts. (There are others!) You never know how much a person can give. You only know how much they did give. A potentially large donor may court your organization...
25 Jun Free! Our latest article: “Bringing Mindfulness to Fundraising”
Bringing Mindfulness to Fundraising This post was published in 2012. Since then, I’ve published numerous articles on fundraising. Here they are. This post celebrates my article “Bringing Mindfulness to Fundraising.” (Note that if you click that link, a PDF of the article will download immediately.)...
02 May When is Enough to Give Away?
When is enough to give away? I was floored by this research finding about giving away money (philanthropy), published April 23, 2012 by Grey Matter Research Consulting: Most non-donors feel “people with a lot of money” should give so they don’t have to, but also...
24 Apr What on Earth is Fun about Fundraising?
What on Earth is fun about fundraising? By way of example, I’ll share a workshop I designed to put The FUN in Fundraising: Questions Guiding this Workshop: What on Earth is fun about fundraising? Why on Earth is it important strategically to you and your...
30 Mar Claiming Resources Transforms Us
Over and over in my 25+ years organizing, fundraising, moneycoaching and developing my ability to see myself and others clearly, I saw that the resources we need to transform the world are there for us. Always. Claiming them transforms us. This is “recreation.” Our genuine...
21 Mar The Warrior and Money, Part VII
We are nearly at the end of our eight-part series on the money archetypes! And with keen eyesight, clear vision and far-reaching analytical skills, what’s not to love about a money Warrior? Indeed, the Warrior will take us far, and is one of the three...