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 In our last newsletter, we asked you to help us define WALLOP!
To recap: As we look at the key players in our organization - the leadership, the staff, and the board members - we search for people who embody the 5 Ws of Leadership:
- Work - rolling up their sleeves and helping out on a project, being a committee leader, or providing volunteers for a service project.
- Wisdom - sharing knowledge and expertise, loaning out professionals to help with a project, or providing experience to an organization.
- Well-Connectedness - making introductions, bringing like-minded people together to help further an organization's mission, or sharing influence.
- Wealth - counting the organization as one of the top three nonprofit organizations they give to financially.
- WALLOP! - the impact, the punch, and the long-term enthusiasm for an organization that leads them to search out opportunities to share the organization's story and help the organization achieve its goals.
Ideally, becoming involved in an organization, using the first four Ws, strengthens that relationship. The fifth W, WALLOP!, is where the magic begins!
Work + Wisdom + Well-Connectedness + Wealth = WALLOP!
Doug Cross, representing San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, embodies WALLOP! No one questions that Doug is a believer in the organization. Not only has he generously given his own time and resources, he effectively recruits and motivates others who want to share his joy of giving!
Tracy Tylman is another example of WALLOP! in action. As a business leader, she explores innovative ways to benefit nonprofit causes and create win-win partnerships.
Here are some other definitions of WALLOP!
" WALLOP! is when you know what organization your friends believe in."
"WALLOP! is the smile on a supporter's face when they receive a thank you note from a client and tell somebody about it."
"WALLOP! is serving as a walking billboard
for the nonprofit you serve."
"WALLOP! is putting your time, treasure, and
talent where your mouth is."
"WALLOP! is putting your words into action."
"WALLOP! is impact."
"WALLOP! is the gift beyond time, talent, treasure, and influence."
"WALLOP! is the gift that keeps on giving."
"WALLOP! is something that grows
with engagement and involvement."
"WALLOP! is when engagement is a choice not a chore."
"WALLOP! is when you love what you do for the organization."
"WALLOP! draws supporters because they see the joy of giving you experience and they want some of it for themselves." | 
