Great post on so many fronts. In this era when we've all been taught to use our time well, the in-person meetings tend to get short shrift. Yet my experiences mirror yours. People are increasingly grateful to have the opportunity to come together. It works in life and it works when raising money for your nonprofit.
Thanks for all the community-building you're doing in our field, Melanie!
Susan, I'm so glad our paths – somewhat randomly – crossed so that we are in a community together! The DER meeting I described was online, which made it even more surprising to see how people reacted. I think the magic may have been the unstructured agenda.
Great post on so many fronts. In this era when we've all been taught to use our time well, the in-person meetings tend to get short shrift. Yet my experiences mirror yours. People are increasingly grateful to have the opportunity to come together. It works in life and it works when raising money for your nonprofit.
Thanks for all the community-building you're doing in our field, Melanie!
Susan, I'm so glad our paths – somewhat randomly – crossed so that we are in a community together! The DER meeting I described was online, which made it even more surprising to see how people reacted. I think the magic may have been the unstructured agenda.