The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
This week’s podcast conversations are with contributing authors to our recent edition of Carefully and Critically, Responsive’s professional journal. Today we talked with Dominique Calixte who asks if it is time to rethink special events; and, later this week, we’re going to be talking with John Feudo who is asking if the pandemic has been good for advancement. In both of this week’s conversation’s, we are asking whether the pandemic has been the beginning of a season in which fundraisers can begin to experiment and explore new ways of doing what can and always should be meaningful work.
In today’s conversation with Dominique we wrestle with the question of whether special events will ever measure up to the expectations that we have for them and, in our determination to see that they do, how much of the status quo are we are willing to let go. Dominique insists that special events are among the most transactional fundraising strategies that our sector relies on and that it is highly unlikely that attendees will engage in long-term partnerships. Dominique also challenges us to consider whether our events should continue to be designed for performative allyship and the momentary sense of changing the world or whether they can evolve in ways that elevate, celebrate, and reflect the communities that our organizations serve.
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.
226 | How can my nonprofit create a new fundraising strategy in one-week?
225 | Has the annual fund become fundraising’s comfort zone?
224 | Can our culture of philanthropy emerge from authentic story-telling?
223 | How can nonprofits effectively reframe their fundraising opportunities?
222 | How do we get the relationship between CEO and Chief Fundraiser right?
221 | What if fundraising technologies could shift our focus from initial to subsequent gifts?
220 | Has the pandemic readied fundraising for a growth spurt?
219 | Is it time for fundraising to abandon the notion of “going directly to the cause”?
218 | Why isn’t your nonprofit using a multi-channel approach to fundraising?
217 | Who is to blame for your organization’s arms-length fundraising habits?
216 | What might be possible if digital fundraising really shoots for the moon?
215 | What does an ideal partner for lane one fundraising look like?
214 | Is now the right time to outsource your lane one fundraising efforts to someone you trust?
213 | How can fundraisers take their acknowledgement efforts to a whole new level?
212 | How can nonprofits leaders ensure that they are building authentic donor relationships?
211 | Should we look for fundraising professionals who stay put a bit longer?
210 | Is now the time to drop the fundraising formulas and experiment with something new?
209 | How can fundraising professionals push a little harder on their DEI efforts?
208 | Why is early specialization so dangerous for fundraising professionals?
207 | How do we ensure that both marketing and fundraising are given their due?
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