The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
The question I often want to ask any fundraiser who explains to me that they are frustrated and disappointed in their work is whether they know how to search out and identify opportunities that will ensure them an opportunity for meaningful work. Instead of discerning whether a new job will offer them the chance to shine in meaningful ways, I see far too many fundraisers gravitating toward alluring mission statements and charismatic bosses who ultimately let them down. My guest today on The Fundraising Talent Podcast is Scott Perry who has made it his business to help his clients improve these types of discernment skills. Scott wants to ensure that, rather doing work fraught with disappointment and burnout, all of us have the opportunity to flourish and thrive in our workplaces.
Scott has recognized that many of us, regardless of the professional path we have taken, were told deceptive tales of how it all works. Most of these tales originated at the beginning of the twentieth century when efficiency, predictability, and control were all that mattered. Instead of creating opportunities for employees to be creative and curious and to make genuine human connections, many of our workplaces remain steeped in industrial era virtues that leave us feeling like we are merely parts of a machine designed sap every last ounce of our value.
As always, we are especially grateful to our friends at CueBack for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast. And, if you’d like to download Responsive’s latest edition of Carefully & Critically, just click here.
#46 | How do we stop board members from running away when they hear "fundraising”?
# 45 | Have you ever had one of those "You Didn't Say That" moments in fundraising?
#44 | Is your local community foundation a friend or foe?
#43 | Why don't you join us in Philadelphia for How Fundraising Really Works?
#42 | Who wants to be a fundraiser when they grow up?
#41 | Is the impulse to sell undermining our fundraising efforts?
#40 | Are you ready for the fundraising revolution?
#39 | Why do we allow fundraising to interfere with our commitment to community?
#38 | Should fundraising bet all its chips on the CFRE & ACFRE?
#37 | Are patriarchy and pedestals to blame for fundraising’s bad behaviors?
#36 | Is social media a barrier to developing the skills most desirable to our employers?
#35 | Are you ready to be a fundraising CEO?
#34 | Is it time to put to rest some of fundraising’s tired clichés?
#33 | What can AFP and other conference organizers glean from local craft breweries?
#32 | Does your nonprofit ensure a meaningful experience on both sides of the exchange?
#31 | What will get in the way of accomplishing your fundraising goals in 2019?
#30 | Do Target and Wal-Mart understand me better than my alma mater does?
# 29 | Are sector leaders willing to make room for younger fundraising talent?
#28 | Are we ready for these important conversations with our donors?
#27 | Fundraisers, how about we get out from behind our desks and engage with real people?
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