Abbey Harlow is the first "People in Fundraising" guest to represent Vermont. Closing in on getting at least one nonprofit leader from each of the 50 U.S. states! I appreciate Abbey's willingness to chat with me, as we weren't even 1st connections on LinkedIn when I reached out to invite her on the podcast. Abbey's focus on small nonprofits and her specialties in development and communications strategies were very interesting. In our conversation, Abbey discusses:
* What about working with small- and medium-sized nonprofits, "distilling their complex work into simple and moving stories," as Abbey writes on her firm's website, are most appealing and challenging for her.
* What led Abbey to launch her own nonprofit consulting company, and the types of nonprofits and projects that she works with.
* Being an avid reader. I asked Abbey for her thoughts on this quote from Emily Dickinson: "There is no frigate like a book...to take us lands away; How frugal is the chariot...that bears the human soul." On Abbey's company website, if you have a StoryGraph account, you can find a list of books she is reading.
Thank you Abbey for a delightful conversation! I am grateful to share our just-audio conversation with the "People in Fundraising" community, and for followers to learn more about you and your work.