Leadership requires a specific skillset and perspective, one that’s interested in finding success and delivering results through others. It’s not as simple as taking your best frontline fundraiser and putting them in charge. In this podcast episode, Jeff is joined by special guest Greg Gibbs, who shares whether management is the right track for your career, and provides some tips to help current managers get better at their jobs.

Burnout is a pervasive issue as more and more, organizations overwork and underpay frontline fundraisers without providing solid support for their work or well-being. In this podcast episode, Karen Kendrick is joined by special guest Megan Whitney, an expert in mindfulness and fundraising, for a conversation about the importance of cultivating the skill of self-compassion to manage chronic physical and emotional exhaustion. Listen in to learn mindfulness practices you can use today to relieve stress and navigate burnout.

It’s not easy to let go of certain donors, but there comes a time in every fundraising cycle when you’ll need to transition a donor relationship to someone else.
Whether the donor is moving from mid-level to a major gifts portfolio, or from a higher level of giving back into mid-level or direct response, transitioning them to another colleague is one of the best things you can do for your program, organization, and the donor! But you need to have protocols in place so that the transition feels seamless and keeps your pipeline free and clear of any clogs. 
In this podcast episode, Jeff, Theresa, and Matt share their top tips and best practices for handling donor handoffs, shifting your thinking, and transitioning members of your caseload.

It’s all too common in the non-profit sector for fundraising leaders and managers to pull their frontline fundraisers into things that don’t directly relate to their jobs. Between unnecessary organizational tasks, activity-oriented metrics, meetings that aren’t related to their donors, and community events, fundraisers lose their focus, have less impact, and solicit less giving. 

At this point in August, you’ve reached a valuable time in your fundraising cycle: preparing for the fall and year-end season. The months ahead will be busy, and its critical that you focus in on your strategic plan now. In this episode, Debi Dunham, Client Experience Leader at Veritus, and special guest Jarrod Williams, Director of Development for the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, join Jeff to discuss the steps that you can take right now and in the months ahead to set yourself up for a successful year-end fundraising season.

How do you know when your donor is ready to consider a gift, or when it’s the right time to ask for a meeting? You first ask permission to ask them. Today’s show is a re-release of one of our most downloaded podcast episodes about our Permission-Based Asking™ model for fundraising, featuring Karen Kendrick, Senior Director of Client Engagement, and Debi Dunham, Senior Client Experience Leader. Listen in to hear some real-life examples of how this asking strategy can transform your donor relationships.