What's the Big Deal?

Women do big deals in multiple arenas. In business, the Big Deal may be a sale, or a strategic alliance, or an acquisition. But in our community roles, women do Big and Bigger Deals in philanthropy and human services.

Are you raising money for the local symphony? Supporting a children's hospital? Sheltering the homeless? Feeding the hungry?

Then you need to do Big Deals. The nonprofit sector often lives in what I call a "culture of scarcity." You are focused on the need and overwhelmed by your incapacity to meet it. For a change in perspective, try living in a "culture of abundance." I have always found that the bigger the problem, the more resources are available to address it. More people care, more money is invested, more solutions are invented. Your job is to go whale hunting for those resources--the people, the money, the solutions.

Let me know what Big Deal you are doing. Whale Hunting Women can help you build a team and launch a boat to hunt that whale!