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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Aug 16
- 4 min
What You See is What You Get
I’m going to be 100% honest with you right now. I used ChatGPT for a part of this article. I was curious about artificial intelligence...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Mar 20
- 3 min
The Power of Ketchup Moments
Sarah is a Fundraising Consultant living in the United Kingdom and she is constantly working to gain deeper understanding of herself, her...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Nov 15, 2022
- 9 min
Emergence
How a fundraiser lost, and then found her smile. Twenty years from now, when you think back to this moment in your life, would the memory...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- May 26, 2021
- 6 min
Fundraising is a Team Sport
Four Steps to Influencing Change “Hey Kimberley, you had something to do with that didn’t you?” Being called out in front of a couple of...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- May 2, 2021
- 4 min
#Thankyou SimONE
“Longing to belong. Isn’t that part of human nature? Afraid of being forgotten. Isn’t that part of being human, too? Through...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Mentor, Therapist or Coach?
When I was starting my career, I needed a mentor. When I was getting divorced, I needed a therapist. When I was making important...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Feb 23, 2021
- 5 min
What's with Clubhouse anyway?
Do you miss going to conferences? Do you wish you had a platform to share some of your wisdom? Would you like to meet people who share...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Anyone can thank a donor. Just do it!
December is a fabulous month. This is the time year where we make a special effort to connect with people who are important to us. Many...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Jun 8, 2018
- 6 min
In Search of #DonorLove: Finding power and changing culture
In 2017 my husband and I got married. We also made more gifts to charity than either of us ever have. It was a good year. For our...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- May 28, 2018
- 5 min
Ethical Leadership – are you humble enough for it?
Transactional Leadership, Autocratic Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Situational Leadership… The list...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Jul 3, 2016
- 4 min
Authentic Fundraising: Legacies
In 2010 I worked as Director of Development for an environmental charity called Ontario Nature. We had just finished a revitalization of...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Jul 3, 2016
- 3 min
Authentic Fundraising: A love story
I fell in love for the first time in grade four. David was in grade five. My house was on 4th avenue at the top of the hill on the edge...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Apr 26, 2016
- 5 min
Introducing: The Authentic Fundraiser
(This article was originally published in multiple publications in 2016) In a world where we talk A LOT about building relationships with...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Apr 26, 2015
- 4 min
How to engage your Board of Directors in fundraising
Is your board of directors reluctant to help with fundraising? That’s okay. Tell them they don’t have to fundraise. Instead ask them if...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Jun 28, 2012
- 6 min
Birthday parties, mother in laws, melt downs and the art of saying thank you.
My mother in law was a product of The Great Depression; as a result she had a certain way of doing things. For example: She really...
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Kimberley Mackenzie
- Jan 14, 2012
- 3 min
The balance between ambition and contentment
Anyone who has worked with me, lived with me or just hung out with me will tell you that I am rarely satisfied. It is true; I am...
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