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.
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Are you a reluctant fundraiser?
Can fundraisers create an equation that increases giving?
Should fundraisers learn how to “dwell”with their donors?
What holds fundraising back on larger, unrestricted gifts?
Did the pandemic permanently change some of our fundraising pratices?
Will special event fundraising ever measure up to our expectations?
What can fundraising learn from bad market research?
What will your fundraiser say when the headhunter calls next week?
Will the current system deliver on fundraising’s higher aspirations?
Are we using the wrong approach for retaining fundraising talent?
Perhaps a field approach to fundraising expertise is a bit overdue?
Despite their set-backs, why do fundraisers recover so quickly?
What if fundraisers took a chance on convening genuine conversations?
Does fundraising need to get better at how we receive the gift?
Can we really expect fundraisers to succeed without social capital?
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