is sometimes just the ticket. Or the right one for the ticket, the Democratic presidential ticket, that is.
I had my own Tim Walz back in the day. I was a mid- to late-thirties consultant to non-profit organizations and being a woman was not always easy. When I got really stuck, I had to bring out the big guns.
There was one time that I needed the Board of Trustees to go a certain way to enhance their ability to raise funds and benefit their organization. They didn’t get what I was proposing.
The big guns were in town for the board meeting. Yes, my Dad was a nationally known leader of non-profit organizations. I brought him to the meeting, he outlined the plan and the Board called it “brilliant.”
To his credit, after they signed on enthusiastically, Dad said, “it was all Dee’s idea.” Thanks, Dad.
Several months later that Board wanted to do something really dumb. I offered a counter-argument and way to replenish the funds from that budget item while giving an example of my college education including graduating year. They understood my point. After the meeting, the female Board chair called me aside and said “I didn’t know we graduated the same year!” Yep. My stock went up after that.
There are times it’s good to look young as a woman (like now at 65), and others where being on the same playing field is an advantage. Also, when bringing in the big guns is called for, it helps to sometimes have an old white guy around to hit it out of the park (and give credit where credit is due). After all, ladies, we’re all about getting the job done, taking care of business. Right? Think forward and Go, Harris/Walz! Dee
Cooking with Dee 