"The craziest question I ever got from a nonprofit executive..." with Meghan Speer

"Surely I'm having a stroke..." is what went through Meghan's mind when she got asked this question during a pitch meeting. Hear how she handled the awkward situation and what she said could help stop bad behavior like this moving forward.Learn more about Nonprofit Hub's invaluable resources 👉 https://nonprofithub.org/Got your own story to tell? Submit a diary entry to be featured on the podcast 👉 https://bit.ly/4tXt0d6Connect with our community on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/company/nonprofit-diaries/

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"Surely I'm having a stroke..." is what went through Meghan's mind when she got asked this question during a pitch meeting. Hear how she handled the awkward situation and what she said could help stop bad behavior like this moving forward. Learn more about Nonprofit Hub's invaluable resources 👉 https://nonprofithub.org/ Got your own story to tell? Submit a diary entry to be featured on the podcast 👉 https://bit.ly/4tXt0d6 Connect with our community on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/com...

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