Have assignments, will travel . . . perhaps to a city near you

Just as the weather here in the northeastern U.S. is cooling down, my travel schedule is heating up. I have a wonderful mix of consulting and speaking assignments coming up — all of which give me opportunity to proclaim the good news that fundraising and board work are ministry too.

I look forward to making new friends through the work ahead. I am eager, as well, to connect with long-time friends as a travel. I encourage you to check out the dates and locales that follow. If I’m coming to a town near you and you’d like to touch base, send me an email or give me a call. I often have a few hours to spare before, during, or after an assignment.

Here’s where I’m heading between now and Christmas break:

• September 21-23: I’m part of a three-person In Trust teaching team for the ABHE Leadership Development Conference on Board Governance in Orlando, FL.

• September 27: I’ll be presenting a workshop titled “Appreciating an Old Friend: The Board and the Annual Fund” at the Mennonite Foundation Development Conference in Lancaster, PA.

• September 27-28: Immediately following my workshop in Lancaster, I’ll hurry off to Baltimore, MD for a two-day gathering of In Trust Governance mentors and writers.

• October 14-15: In my role as an In Trust Governance mentor, I’ll lead the board of Providence University College (Otterburne, Manitoba) in a review of the results from their self-assessment.

• October 17-19: I’ll meet with the Third Century Mission Work Group at the American Baptist denominational headquarters in Valley Forge, PA as we wrap up a year-long planning process for AB International Ministries.

• November 8: I’ll travel to Goshen, IN for a follow-up consultation with the Resource Generation team of Great Lakes Mennonite Central Committee.

• November 14-16: I’ll help facilitate the first meeting in a pilot project on governance and faith-based nonprofits. This one is sponsored by the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, WA.

• December 3-4: I’ll be leading workshop sessions on fundraising and board development during an  ATS-sponsored gathering of women presidents of theological schools This assignment takes me to beautiful Santa Fe, NM.

I already see the value of my blogging as I’m preparing for the work ahead. You can also expect that material from my presentations to clients and at conferences will show up in future posts. That’s just as I anticipated when I launched Generous Matters.  So stay tuned. There’s a lot of learning ahead.