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Author Archives: Mark
Conquering the Fear of Asking
In my mid-twenties, I developed a motto for my life that was “face your fear.” Over the years, after much self-reflection and many conversations with my wife, I changed this motto to “identify your fears and break through them.” This … Continue reading
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Tagged email fundraising, face your fear, fear of fundraising, follow your fear, SDSVP, TKF
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Getting Ron Off The Streets
Ron is a homeless friend of mine. I met him in 2009 during my Homeless Project. He is in his late 50′s. He is an alcoholic and has been on the streets for about two decades. He clothes are dirty, … Continue reading
A followup on Ron my homeless friend
A friend of mine just posted on my blog his experience with the homeless. To quote him, “After our brief talk, I could see tears welling up in each of their eyes. I think it’s easy to forget that the … Continue reading
Tattoos on the Heart
I just finished reading a wonderful book called “Tattoos on the Heart” written by Gregory Boyle (Father Greg), a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, CA. Father Greg has been working with gang members in … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts, TKF
Tagged Gang violence, Gregory Boyle, Homeboy Industries, Tattoos on the Heart
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Social Venture Partners International Conference 2010
I recently returned from my fourth Social Venture Partners International Conference, held this year in Long Beach, CA. Hundreds of fellow SVP partners from around the world gathered to learn, share best practices and, of course, have a great time. … Continue reading
Learning about the homeless, August 2, 2010
For people reading this blog entry that have not read my previous entries on the homeless, I encourage you to read Homeless Project Background. It will give you some background on my project. Briefly, I have made a commitment to … Continue reading
Fackler’s Five
These are some conclusions about running a business that I have come to after 19 years in Vistage and working with hundreds of CEOs. 1) If you are worried about an action that has to be taken, you have already … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts, Vistage
Tagged business axioms, Business rules, Partnerships, passion business, Tragedy, Vistage
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Preventing an Economic Meltdown
When I saw some of the news clips and read some of the accounts of Congress grilling the Goldman Sachs executives, I was struck by the irony of the situation. Below are the steps to the national/global financial meltdown: 1 … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts
Tagged Economic meltdown, Fannie Mae, financial meltdown, Freddie Mac, Goldman Sachs
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Learning about the homeless, April 6, 2010
I posted the following on my Facebook page a few days ago: I gave a cell phone to a local homeless guy who I have been helping for the past year. He had asked if he could borrow my cell … Continue reading
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Letter From A School Principal – The Power Of TKF
The following letter was sent to TKF after a Violence Impact Forum (VIF). The author is Patricia Ladd, the principal at Correia Middle School. She has very eloquently described how our work at TKF changes the lives of so many … Continue reading