People in Fundraising, ep. 142: Abbey Harlow, Owner of Harlow Nonprofit Consulting

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.