maybe
cheap (bur not utterly clueless) advice leans as it should (right?)
in fairy tales
got this email this afternoon
Hey Tom,
Thank you for coaching me this morning and responding to the Bat Signal.
Before talking to you we were thinking of asking Debbie for $75k. Thanks to your advice and counsel we just secured a multi-year gift: $100k a year gift for 3 years.
Thank you Batman,
XXXX
MY fabulous advice, if you're curious? Nothing special. Here's what happened....
ME to inquirer: "I'm not a fundraiser. I work WITH fundraisers. And I listen into their private conversations. I dunno much ... but for what that's worth? Double your ask...."