The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
In my first book, I made the argument that nonprofit organizations have developed an unfortunate habit of distancing themselves from their donors; and I believe the effects of this distancing is at the heart of why so many organizations are finding it hard to stay afloat right now. I refer to this distancing behavior as arms-length fundraising. If left unchecked, I believe arms-length fundraising will continue to fuel philanthropy's biggest critics and slow the recovery process that we hope to see glimmers of in the near future. This was the topic of my conversation with Andre who shares the opinion that organizations cannot afford to remain entrenched in practices that do not foster meaningful engagement with their donors.
We can't overlook the fact that the rising generation of donors has grown up with remarkable tools for increasing proximity while not requiring that they necessarily be in the same room. The genuine friendship that my fourteen-year old son has developed with another gamer who happens to live two-thousand miles away is the same type of relationship we have to learn how to develop with our donors. My conversation with Andre leaves me wondering whether the silver lining in Covid-19 for fundraising may be a remedy to some of the bad habits that we have been ignoring for far too long.
As always, we are grateful to OneCause for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast.
How can sector leaders improve the donor experience?
Are fundraisers becoming more discerning about where they can thrive?
Are nonprofit leaders designing resilience into their organizations?
What effect will the FTX Bankman-Fried fiasco have on fundraising?
Are fundraisers creating better roles for their donors to play?
Why are nonprofits afraid of their own obsolescence?
How does unseen diversity impact a fundraiser’s journey?
What if the gift economy informed more of our fundraising practices?
Should fundraisers let their board members off the hook?
Conversation w/ the editors of Collecting Courage: Part Two
Conversation w/ the editors of Collecting Courage: Part One
Are nonprofits underestimating the value they afford their corporate sponsors?
Can fundraising learn how to have higher expectations of relationships?
Are donors deliberately hoarding money in donor-advised funds?
How can fundraisers improve their outcomes by embracing the obvious?
Will the next generation of non-profiteers go about fundraising differently?
How can fundraisers ensure their organizations more than transactions?
Do our board recruitment strategies align with our DEI aspirations?
What if more nonprofits accurately reflected the communities they serve?
Does fundraising have a bad case of shiny new toy syndrome?
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