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.
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#85 | Are you a “How Am I Doing” fundraiser?
#84 | How do fundraisers navigate tension between a donor and the organization?
#83 | Should we consider commission-based compensation for major gift officers?
#82 | What do veteran fundraisers most want for aspiring, young professionals?
#81 | What drives fundraising professionals the most crazy?
#80 | Can flexible work environments fix some of fundraising’s turnover problems?
#79 | Are CEO’s and consultants getting in the way of fundraising talent?
#78 | Do fundraising professionals need a college degree?
#77 | Why are charities increasingly at odds with their major donors? Part 2
#76 | Why are charities increasingly at odds with their major donors?
#75 | What does a healthy relationship between fundraiser and CEO really look like?
#74 | How much of contemporary fundraising practice was designed by control freaks?
#73 | Does the fundraising profession need a makeover?
#72 | If they ran parliament, could fundraising professionals have prevented Brexit?
#71 | Why is grant-seeking the first fundraising move most nonprofits make?
#70 | Has philanthropy been designed for the macho white male?
#69 | What does a really great fundraising event look like?
#68 | What more can a nonprofit organization achieve by sharing leadership?
#67 | What would a tennis pro have to say about professional fundraising?
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