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The episode reflects on the concept of hope in the context of follow-up calls during capital campaigns.

"...Hope is not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out..." I’m reflecting on this quote by Vaclav Havel from a series of interviews, published in the book Disturbing the Peace, translated to English in 1990. Reflection question: How are you cultivating hope in something good, even if your follow-up call results in a no?Reflection on quote: If capital campaigns are li...

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