Notes from Our ED
Written, not polished into silence
An occasional series from The Ties Foundation. It starts with our Executive Director - and it's meant to grow into a space for adoptees, adoptive parents, birth families, and everyone who carries this story.
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Not a Fundraiser. A Trust-Raiser.
Every September, nonprofits run a fall giving push. This month we’re asking for something else - and why trust is the thing a one-month-old foundation actually needs.
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Nine Days In
Fifty hands raised, ten conversations started, eight countries and counting. Here's what Founding Month has actually looked like so far - and why the ask this month isn't money.
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The Case for Heritage Travel
Heritage Travel is one of our flagship grants. On launch day, we wanted to explain why it exists, not just announce that it does.
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Thirty-one Days
I keep doing the math. September 1 minus today. Thirty-one days.
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Notes from Our ED: Why We're Starting to Write
I've written a lot of documents this year. Bylaws. Policy manuals. Grant criteria. None of them were supposed to sound like me. This one is.
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