The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
We have had a number conversations of the sort that Ben and I had today; and, admirably, all of our guests are generally very forthright about where they stand amidst debates about competing fundraising ideologies. Ben believes that too few individuals like him and me, white men of privilege, are doing their part in these conversations and that we all need to collectively acknowledge the inherent racism baked into our system. As someone who insists he’s in this for the long-haul, Ben wants to see a greater tolerance of risk, an inclination to lean into more than just what makes us comfortable, and the pursuit of more than job security.
As I shared with Ben today, he and I are on the same page; and I admit to wrestling with some of the same questions that he is. I too want to ensure that I’m using my platform to do more than merely make life more comfortable for myself. That said, there are some questions that I don’t believe enough fundraisers are asking themselves when it comes to competing ideologies. With all the talk about community-centered versus donor-centered fundraising, I’m curious whether the boards and bosses even give a damn. Are those of us in the fundraising community content to fight amongst ourselves, or are we doing the difficult work of ensuring that our organizations know what these frameworks actually mean? And if our organization were to fully understand them, would we unplug the fundraising practices that don’t align with them?
As always, we are grateful to our friends at CueBack for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast.
#166 | Student Project, Part 2 | What does non-profit leadership look like for women around the globe?
#165 | Student Project, Part 1 | What does non-profit leadership look like for women around the globe?
#164 | Should beneficiaries have more say in how their stories are told in our fundraising efforts?
#163 | Does fundraising really want to get back to business as usual?
#162 | How do fundraising professionals make the best of difficult times?
#161 | Should someone's past prohibit them from participating in philanthropy?
#160 | How does a nonprofit organization decide which charitable gifts it will receive versus those it will reject?
#159 | What impact will the recent pandemic have on fundraising practices a year from now?
#158 | What important lessons have fundraising professionals learned during the pandemic?
#157 | How are HBCU schools ensuring that they recieve their fair share of the philanthropic pie?
#156 | How has Covid-19 affected fundraising for international organizations? Part 6: AFP Toronto Collaboration
#155 | What advice are we getting tired of hearing from fundraising consultants? Guest: David Baker @ Giving Design
#154 | Will Covid-19 remedy some of the bad fundraising habits that we have been ignoring?
#153 | Will hostility towards our donors really help our fundraising efforts?
#152 | How has Covid-19 affected fundraising for environmental organizations? Part 5: AFP Toronto Collaboration
#151 | Will Covid-19 require that nonprofits reinvent themselves, their boards, and their fundraising efforts?
#150 | How has Covid-19 affected fundraising for educational organizations? Part 4: AFP Toronto Collaboration
#149 | How has Covid-19 affected fundraising for arts organizations? Part 3: AFP Toronto Collaboration
#148 | How has Covid-19 affected fundraising for healthcare organizations? Part 2: AFP Toronto Collaboration
#147 | What can fundraising professionals expect of technology in a post-Covid-19 world?
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