Money is a Lot Like Water

I remember taking a workshop with Lynne Twist in Santa Fe, NM. At the time, I was an Executive Director of a small non-profit, forever in search of financial support. Lynne was so enthusiastic about what fundraisers get to do; provide opportunities for people with resources to give to those who need the resources for programs of value. She explained that non-profits were conduits for creating a better, more just world. I so appreciated that vantage point, though found it hard to sustain. Shifting from asking (which felt like convincing people to sustain our operations so we could do programming) still felt like an ask, with my hands extending to receive, rather than two hands coming together in shared gratitude; the perfect union between those with money and those with worthy projects. Hats off to those who do this kind of work gracefully and successfully.