Neighborliness and Giving
This blog is the start of a multi-part series on shifting attitudes in our society and how we, as fund development professionals, continue to thrive. Recently, I got a quick car wash so that I could use the vacuums to clean up the needles from Christmas decorations. After the car wash, I pulled into the parking space in front of the vacuums. I intentionally hugged the left line so that the car on my right could continue to use "my" parking space to lay out her floor mats. Because, boy, so much dirt collects under those floor mats and I understood her predicament. As I was vacuuming the needles, I left the left passenger car door open, going back and forth. Up pulls a large truck. In spite of several empty parking spaces, the driver demanded that I close my car door so she could park next to me. I gestured to the other empty parking spaces and that I was still vacuuming. The driver parked in the spot, barely avoiding hitting my car, and came up to me, yelling at how stupid I am over and over again. I reminded that her that there were other empty spaces and that I…