Save the date- March 17, 2010

Development Seminar: Raising o' the Green - Finding Your Fundraising Pot of Gold

President's Pen

Dear Colleagues,

In my comments at GCPGC's recent Annual Meeting, I spoke on the topic of the "Vision of the Future for GCPGC-- Leadership, Change, Resilience".

In the opening lines of his book Emotional Intelligence at Work,  Daniel Goleman writes,

"The rules for work are changing. We're being judged by a new yardstick: not just by how smart we are, or by our training and expertise, but also by how well we handle ourselves and each other...the new measure takes for granted having enough intellectual ability and technical know-how to do our jobs; it focuses instead on personal qualities, such as initiative and empathy, adaptability and persuasiveness...To the degree your organizational climate nourishes these competencies, your organization will be more effective and productive. You will maximize your group's intelligence, the synergistic interaction of every person's best talents."

I would argue that not only are the rules for work changing, but also the rules for GCPGC, our region, our country and our world are changing. I will be spending time in the coming year exploring with you the impact of these changes. I look forward to this year and the "synergistic interaction of every person's best talents" in the membership of the GCPGC. Together we will improve the effectiveness of our council and enhance our ability to help those we serve in making charitable giving most meaningful.

Before I close, I would like to take a moment to thank Andrea Herzig for her leadership as President of GCPGC in 2009. I also wish to thank outgoing board members Margaret Gaither, Steve Hegge, Mary Newman, Laura Raines, and Conrad Thiede for all of their contributions to GCPGC over the years.

If you have questions or comments about our council, I invite you to contact me at zerhusenkk1@nku.edu 

Best regards,

Karen

Karen Zerhusen Kruer
President, GCPGC

GCPGC is a local council of the Partnership of Philanthropic Planning (formerly known as the NCPG). It is one of the largest and most active planned giving councils in the country. Membership makes great sense and is a terrific value with a host of benefits.

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