The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
It’s pretty obvious that, rather than staring at our laptops, Tim and I would have preferred to have today’s podcast conversation on a back porch with some bourbon and a few cheap cigars. The two of us arranged this conversation to talk about NeonOne’s report that just released yesterday. However, it didn’t take either of us very long to climb up on our soapboxes. Nearly everything we ranted about today centered on the question of whether more should be expected of the those publishing reports about fundraising trends and donor behavior. Or, as Paulo Freire would say, is fundraising suffering from a serious case of narration sickness?
I really appreciate Tim’s observation that we are at an inflection point in the fundraising community, and this won’t be the last time that I applaud his assertion that we’re an industry that worships transactions. The question is whether those who publish reports that quantify this behavior are doing the heavy lifting to help us make sense of how we can change what we’re seeing. For example, it’s one thing the for the FEP to remind us every year that our renewal rates suck; it’s another to reveal what it is about our practices that ensures this trend never makes meaningful improvement. Perhaps it’s time the authors provide us with a more enlightened explanation of what’s really happening.
As always, we are especially grateful to our friends at CueBack for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast. If you’d like to learn more about hosting the Responsive Fundraising roadshow in your local community, email me for more in formation. And, if you’d like to download Responsive’s latest edition of Carefully & Critically, just click here.
246 | Is the fundraising community reaching for aspirations higher than the dollars raised?
245 | Did the pandemic give our donors an opportunity to up their game as well?
244 | Will creativity drive fundraising’s post-pandemic recovery?
243 | Does your boss know how to create an environment where fundraising can thrive?
242 | Why do the wizards of fundraising have so many hang ups with Charity: Water?
241 | Can fundraisers play a more radical role in the redistribution of money?
240 | How can fundraising get donors closer to those whom the organization serves?
239 | Is it time to shine the spotlight on fundraising in the hard places?
238 | Should we expect more long-term thinking of our fundraising experts?
237 | Are fundraisers ready and willing to allow their data to do the storytelling for them?
236 | Does the centricity-effect get in the way of grit when fundraising becomes really difficult?
235 | Are nonprofits itching for a different kind of fundraising expert?
234 | Will fundraising professionals ever stop selling perks and premiums?
233 | Should fundraising be more aware of the faith traditions that inform giving decisions?
232 | Will fundraising take a qualitative turn in the post-pandemic economy?
231 | Is fundraising guilty of over-complicating planned giving?
230 | What practices are fundraising leaders relying on to bring about sustainable change?
229 | Does fundraising need more curious chameleons?
#228 | Should fundraising be more skeptical of those who are privileged with telling the story?
227 | How many easily overlooked questions has the pandemic forced us to reckon with?
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