Just like many people this time of year I’ve been quite busy. So I haven’t found much time to post to this blog since last month. So to make up for it, I thought I’d post a year in review.
Here are a few professional and personal highlights from 2008…
- Hired Jim Berigan as editor and feature writer for Top School Fundraisers blog, January
- Reflected on Fundraising & Philanthropy Trends Around the World, February
- Published the Fundraising Myths Series, April
- Got included in Alltop.com, April
- Participated in Wichita County Democratic Convention, March 29
- Step by Step Fundraising featured in USA Weekend, April 27
- Completed a certification course in Nonprofit Management, May
- Started a new blog, Cause Blogger, registered the domain last year, finally started posting in May
- Attended BPW/TX State convention with friends from Wichita Falls BPW
- Said goodbye to our good friend Mr. Kitty, June
- Trip to Montreal to visit eFundraising, July 7-9
- Hired several freelancers to write for the Charity Mile Blog, August (who are still doing an amazing job!)
- Collected 20 Free Grant Writing Resources for Non-Profits, August 13
- Vacation in Colorado Springs, August 16-21
- Moved into a new office, September 1
- Presented Online Fundraising session at Dallas Fundraising Conference, October 29
- Announced a grant sponsored by Top School Fundraisers, September 19
- Enjoyed keynotes, expo and sessions and met cool people at Blog World in Las Vegas, September 19-22
- Celebrated the election: Quotes from Barack Obama’s Speech and 33 Links to Wrap Up Election Season
- Step by Step Fundraising listed in Top 10 Fundraising Blogs, November
- Published a new book, the 7 Essential Steps to Raising Money by Mail with Sandy Rees, December 4
- Hosted a teleseminar Fundraising Teleseminar with Sandy and Marc, December 10
- Loved (almost) every minute of Doctor Who Series 4; anxiously awaiting Christmas special
- At some point registered and got active on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Now celebrating Christmas with friends and family. Christmas door ringers, Acts of Kindness and Oprah
What a busy year it has been!
