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In celebration of Women’s History Month, today’s episode is all about how women are shaping and changing the field of fundraising. Special guest Yolanda F. Johnson, President and Founder of YFJ Consulting and Women of Color in Fundraising and Leadership (WOC)™, joins Jeff for a conversation about her current work, the challenges women continue to face in fundraising, and how to lift up more women and people of color in the non-profit sector.

When you’re looking for your next fundraising position, how do you evaluate which opportunities are most aligned with your professional goals? What questions should you ask in your conversations with hiring managers to learn more about their culture and evaluate whether the role is a good fit? In this podcast episode, Karen and Matt are joined by special guest Paul Towne, VP of Executive Search with Cooper Coleman. As a search consultant who works exclusively with non-profit and social impact organizations, Paul has extensive knowledge about how to interview for the right roles and identify which opportunities will be the best fit for you.

We recommend starting your year-end planning now, but we know it can be overwhelming to think about everything you need to do. In this episode, we’re sharing some of our favorite tips and ideas to help you build efficiencies into your year-end plan, so that this time of year can stop being overwhelming and start being fun, creative, and impactful.

Even before the pandemic, finding and hiring the right candidates for fundraising roles was a challenge. Now, many organizations are struggling to even get a good pool of candidates, let alone find the right candidate from within that pool. In this podcast episode, Jeff, Karen, and special guest Paul Towne, Executive Search Consultant with Cooper Coleman, discuss why organizations are having such a tough time hiring fundraisers and offer advice on attracting applicants and selecting candidates who are a good fit for your organizational culture and community.

The 2023 Fundraising Effectiveness Project report revealed that for the first time in a decade, the national average for major giving revenue went DOWN by -4% in 2022. This has generated a lot of concern in the fundraising community about the future of philanthropy. In this podcast episode, Jeff and Richard examine the results of the report and share how non-profits can adopt strategies to reverse these trends and increase giving to their organization.

For this podcast episode, we’ve invited a special guest to help us discover what it means to speak in terms of your mission, instead of focusing on the money. Luke Wilson, CEO of A Rocha Canada, will share how focusing on his organization’s mission has transformed his conversations with donors and built stronger relationships. As you’re listening in, think about your own elevator pitch and whether it’s working to engage donors with your mission in a meaningful way.

We’re devoting this episode to a conversation about self-love and setting boundaries to give yourself room for renewal. When you practice self-love and self-care, you’ll be able to bring more to your role as a fundraiser and create deeper relationships with donors from a place of self-awareness and respect.

Whether you’re asking for a gift, or proposing a meeting – how do you do it in a way that honors the donor as a partner in your mission? We developed our Permission-Based Asking™️ model as a framework for more authentic dialogue. No more guessing what your donor is thinking or making assumptions about what’s going on for them. When you align with the donor throughout the conversation, you’re getting their buy-in before moving forward with an ask, so they’ll never be caught off guard.