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Tanya Pietrkowski
Nov 6, 20245 min read
My reflections as an Election Volunteer, 11.05.24
Taking Note on Election Day, November 5, 2024 By Tanya Pietrkowski I have been busy with clients and volunteering and tend to write when...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Mar 19, 20244 min read
“Quiet Conversations” Series Blog: The Messy Challenge of Being a Nonprofit Founder
Founders of nonprofits, or program builders, share a quality in common with successful artists—they first envision their mission and then...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Mar 12, 20242 min read
“Quiet Conversation” Series Blog: The Job Interview
As part of my one-on-one “quiet conversation” series, I am going to focus on one theme a month (or at least I’ll try). This month’s...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jan 22, 20242 min read
January 2024: What's next for our fundraising leaders?
I have been thinking about this blog as I finish my second year in consulting. On a good note, by deepening relationships with my clients...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Sep 2, 20232 min read
Finding Vision & Faith Through Purpose, Also known as Magic
by Tanya Pietrkowski I am asked all the time, “What do you do?” I do lots of different things and it all focuses on driving mission and...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
May 23, 20235 min read
The Design Museum of Chicago & the Importance of Public Art
Part Retrospective, Part Reflective, Park Exploration by Tanya Pietrkowski Life is art and everything around you is designed. Design...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Dec 23, 20224 min read
My Year in Review as a Fundraising Consultant-Gratitude & Candid Reflection
By Tanya Pietrkowski, TP Strategies As I began this new era of my career last January as a fundraising consultant, I didn’t know where it...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Aug 19, 20225 min read
Finding Faith through Trauma, An Interview with the Irrepressible Annie Hex, Poetry Witch
By Tanya Pietrkowski, TPStrategies LLC Photo provided by Annie Hex of her composing her poem in the lobby of a Chelsea hotel. I call art...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jul 11, 20225 min read
Leading with Love, An Interview with Todd Belcore, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Social Change
By Tanya Pietrkowski, Founder of TP Strategies, LLC Photo of Todd Belcore, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Social Change As a special...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jun 8, 20224 min read
Hear about something wonderful-a conversation with Leah Greenblum regarding Jewish Free Loan Chicago
by Tanya Pietrkowski, TP Strategies Interest-free lending, considered the highest form of Jewish charity, goes back to Biblical times. ...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Before you chase your fundraising dreams, try a few exercises first.
As a serious voice student in high school, one of the most useful skills I learned was to imagine the muscle connection between my voice...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jan 17, 20223 min read
My Love Letter to Legal Aid
This post was a last blog I wrote on behalf of CARPLS Legal Aid after my 11-year professional journey at the organization. I've worked...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Jan 2, 20223 min read
We Need to Support Our Visionaries
It’s a Sunday morning in the beginning of January and I’m working on year-end tax acknowledgments, which I have the wonderful issue of...
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Tanya Pietrkowski
Dec 19, 20213 min read
My Personal Principles as a Fundraiser, by Tanya Pietrkowski
My website is a work in progress, just as my consulting business is. Thanks to my daughter who noticed that the template language was...
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