COLUMNIST
LEADERSHIP KATHLEEN PROVOST
Kathleen A. Provost
The Great Awakening: After the Storm
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BY KATHLEEN PROVOST, CFRE
s a professional fundraiser, I always try to look at life with a “glass halffull” perspective; but I remain tentative as to what is next after this world pandemic — after this “storm”. In an attempt to keep a positive outlook on our profession and our sector, I remain inquisitive as to what can be learnt after weathering this storm. What professional and personal growth can come from this? Hilary Pearson, in her January 2022 article entitled Hopes, Fears and a Wild Guess, did remind me of very important questions we need to explore as we embark on this journey and end up on the other side of this pandemic, on this new post-pandemic path. She asked: “How do we add flexibility, responsiveness, and adaptability to our funding practices; How do we support new leadership pipelines and ladders, and more effective systems of governance; How do we educate ourselves, develop awareness of bias, racism and exclusion…?” 10
FOUNDATION Magazine
January/February 2022
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