“May you live in interesting times” – a subtle and ironic curse often attributed to the Chinese – is certainly apropos globally right now. I, for one, would much prefer to live in boring times, if this is what interesting looks like.

That being said, the enforced isolation and necessity for innovation foisted upon us by the pandemic has brought some unexpected opportunities. For yours truly, the relaunch of my consulting business has shifted dramatically from the fundraising and philanthropy projects that were percolating at the beginning of this year.

Instead of helping expand corporate and business partnerships for a wonderful service agency – businesses and corporations are having their own challenges, these days – or assisting a camping organization with expanding it alumni scholarship support (guess what, kids couldn’t go to camp this year, with or without scholarships), I have been working with three other, smaller, very special organizations to assist them in dancing through these most unusual times.

It’s an adventure, that’s for sure!