Fundraising Leadership

Oct 24 2024 10 ep. 22 mins 7

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The Fundraising Leadership Podcast is for managers and leaders who want to advance their careers, develop essential management skills, and grow their leadership capacity.

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Ep 149: Dealing with Uncertainty and Making Decisions

David and Margaret share their strategies for dealing with uncertainty and making decisions. How DO leaders make decisions, particularly when the stakes are high? The conversation originated from David’s process when he and his wife had to decide whether or not to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approached. As a resident of the West Coast of [...]

EP 148: Taking on Challenges

Taking on challenges: what goes into whether you say yes or no? David and Margaret discussed their experiences with taking on challenges. They talk about how to evaluate their feasibility and impact. Taking on Challenges: Jumping into Really Cold Water … and a Big Social Media Goal David shared his experiences with taking on a [...]

Ep 146: The Power of Choice: Yes, No, or Counteroffer

Jul 29 2024 22 mins

Here’s a sometimes shocking concept: when someone makes a request of you, you can say “yes,” “no,” or make a “counteroffer.” That is the power of choice. And people are sometimes quite surprised by this concept. David and Margaret dive into the importance of making and accepting requests in personal and professional relationships. They explore the [...]

Ep 145: Dealing with Exhaustion and Depletion

Jul 17 2024 28 mins

Michelle, Margaret, and David discussed their experiences dealing with exhaustion and depletion. It’s hard for them — and many others to balance personal responsibilities with professional leadership roles. And sometimes it feels even more challenging as one ages. David shared his recent experiences with moving, which felt exhausting and overwhelming. And both Michelle and Marg

Ep 144: Unleashing Your Inner Second Grader

Jun 14 2024 26 mins

Ever wondered what unleashing your inner second grader could teach you about leadership? And fundraising? It turns out quite a bit! When we become adults, we want to look good and avoid looking bad. We become complex. We move away from who we were as children. But children offer raw and unfiltered perspectives. They offer [...]

Ep 143: Completion or Decay

May 30 2024 22 mins

In this season of graduations, Margaret and Michelle "double-click" on the importance of intentional completion. They look at when a completion is intentional, as it is with a graduation. Such intentional completions offer ritual and celebration. They also have a positive impact on family members. And when we look beyond graduation, our culture kind of [...]

Ep 142: Handling Rejection and Embracing New Perspectives

May 08 2024 20 mins

In this episode, Margaret and David delve into handling rejection and embracing new perspectives. No one likes getting a no. Not during a fundraising ask. Not during a potential sale. And not from a request to a family member. Sometimes, after getting a run of no’s, we feel like we should be due for a [...]

Ep 141: Discover the Secret to Silence the Inner Critic

Apr 23 2024 18 mins

It was an unexpected twist. A seemingly benign LinkedIn training sent Margaret and David into a spiral to silence the inner critic. Here’s what happened. Margaret and David attended what promised to be a mundane topic: a training on how to write better posts on LinkedIn. David left the training beating himself about all he [...]

EP 140: Coaching for Accountability

Apr 05 2024 18 mins

Coaching for Accountability What happens when a coach holds a client’s feet to the fire? And the follow-up question might reasonably be, “Why would anyone sign up for that??” Actually, accountability — which can feel a lot like having someone hold our feet to the fire — is one of the many tools coaches use [...]

Ep 139: The Practice of Forgiveness

Mar 21 2024 26 mins

Forgiveness and Self-Forgiveness Discussion Do you have a pain in your neck? Any chance it’s related to the practice of forgiveness? In this episode, David and Margaret share their insights on the practice of forgiveness. They focus particularly on self-forgiveness. Drawing from his experience managing self-criticism, David reveals how forgiveness has been a transformative practi