The Fundraising Talent Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
The pandemic has been a reminder that our world is not predictable; that most of what happens is beyond our control; and that, if you really want to accomplish your goals, the best you can do is remain self-aware and highly adaptable. For our team at Responsive, it’s been a challenging two years trying to keep a vision alive while managing the expectations of those who wanted to be a part of something new at one of the messiest times in human history. In today’s podcast conversation, I am pleased to introduce Mike Dixon, a long-time friend and now business partner, who genuinely believes in what we aim to achieve for the nonprofit sector and brings a number of strengths that I admittedly don’t have. Despite the myriad of challenges that we have encountered, Michael shares an appreciation for what has been accomplished in the last two years and looks forward to providing leadership to our consulting team in the years ahead.
In many ways, today’s podcast conversation follows the theme of managing our own expectations and those of others in order create environments where fundraising can thrive. We talked about whether employers are creating unreasonable expectations for their fundraisers that decrease the likelihood of genuine and authentic relationships. We suggest that a large number of today’s fundraisers are deliberately avoiding meaningful engagement, not out of fear of rejection or lack of experience, but because such interactions are often accompanied by expectations from boards and bosses that are beyond the fundraisers’ control. The oft-cited “culture of metrics” creates the illusion that one can control more than they actually can and compels fundraisers to rely on strategies that avoid rather than advance meaningful engagement.
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 information. And, if you’d like to download Responsive’s latest edition of Carefully & Critically, just click here.
#26 | Are we demonstrating an eagerness to identify and confront the brutal facts?
#25 | Who is helping your organization establish a solid foundation?
#24 | Do we have the right people on the bus and in the right seats?
#23 | Fundraising Consultants:"We're not gurus..."
#22 | Is your fundraising consultant relying too much on a cookie cutter approach?
#21 | Does your nonprofit need an experienced set of eyes and ears?
#20 | How do we remedy the sector’s misguided assumptions about fundraising?
#19 | How do fundraisers engage the likes of Mark Zuckerberg?
#18 | What if vulnerability is fundraising's missing ingredient?
#17 | Taking the lid off of tough subjects that our sector can't ignore
#16 | Saying “thank you” isn’t rocket science, so why don’t we do it?
#15 | Is there a personality type best suited for fundraising?
#14 | Does your donor really want their name permanently inscribed on your building?
#13 | Are we creating the illusion of meaningful relationships with our donors?
#12 | The Silver Lining in Turnover Among Fundraising Professionals
#11 | Taking a fresh look at some of the sector's most enduring fundraising challenges
#10 | The Importance of Keeping Our Confidence Up as Fundraisers
#9 | Is the mass acquisition approach to fundraising broken?
#8 | Fundraisers Believe Deeply and Connect with the Mission on a Heart Level
#7 | Fundraising Affords Us the Opportunity to Create Massive Impact
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