Last month, in the spirit of Halloween, I shared the scariest things I’ve heard uttered by nonprofit leaders.
As a counterpoint, this month I offer up some “thankful” comments about and from nonprofit leaders.
These are things I’ve actually heard nonprofit leaders say, or close paraphrases, to the best of my recollection and/or based on looking back at interview notes I’ve taken down over the years.
- Our donors are really amazing. Getting to know them is one of the best parts of my job as Executive Director.
- I really enjoy working with the rest of the staff. The team has really gelled over the last few months. It gives me such a thrill to see them working so well together.
- It feels so good to start work every day knowing I’m making people’s lives better.
- I love, love, love our volunteers.
- My board is our secret superpower. They provide so much great energy for our work.
- When we lost our largest funder, our board really stepped up and helped me find a path forward.
- I’ve only been at the organization a couple of years, and I’m sure I’ve made several life-long friends already.
- When one of the students [we’re teaching] eyes just light up because they’ve learned something new, I have to resist the urge to go give the a high five.
- I know this sounds nerdy, but I love crunching data with our fundraising database.
- [AND LASTLY, MY FAVORITE]: The strategic plan has been incredibly helpful as a roadmap and in securing big gifts.