In this episode, Michelle and David talk with Michael K. Sahota the founder and CEO of SHIFT314 Inc. Michael shares with us the difference between “doing and being” and how we can integrate them together in order to evolve into a better leader. Michael challenges listeners to an awareness exercise. You can read Michael’s full [...]

In this mini-episode, Michelle and Janice talk about having a team agreement and why it is so important for leaders to design one. Remember to download your free Designing Team Agreements tipsheet. If you haven't already, please subscribe at iTunes, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music Podcasts, or Spotify. If you are enjoying the show, you can help us continue to bring thoughtful [...]

In this episode, Michelle and Margaret talk with certified Coach, inclusion expert, Healer and meditation teacher, and international speaker Barton Cutter about what defines our innate humanity. Growing up with severe Cerebral Palsy, Barton has an important perspective to share as we explore DEI and ways of listening to each other. Our challenge this week [...]

In this mini-episode, Margaret and David introduce the idea of Positive Intelligence. They start by exploring an insidious saboteur that significantly affects how you live your life, THE JUDGE! This causes us to judge ourselves, others, and circumstances. Instead of judging, positive intelligence invites us to move to blameless discernment. In upcoming episodes, Margaret and David will introduce [...]

In this episode, Margaret Katz Cann and Janice Cunning talk with Rowena Veylan the Founder and Lead Instructor of the New School of Fundraising. Rowena reflects on her grandmother's experience growing up in a residential school and how that has impacted her own life and work. Her story of how The New School of Fundraising integrates [...]

In this mini episode, Michelle and Janice talk about why it is so important for leaders to identify their core values. When our actions and choices flow from our values, they guide us to the right decisions. Remember to download your free Identifying Your Core Values tipsheet to help you articulate your unique values. If [...]

We are wrapping up another year and it’s time to reflect on 2021. Join the Fundraising Leadership team on this special year-end episode. For all of us — as, we imagine, for many of you — it was a year of transition, of a fuzzy relationship with time, of trying to move forward and surrendering [...]

In this episode, David and Michelle talk with certified Leadership Coach Edwin Vega. Edwin shares his experience with coaching kids in a profoundly new way. He explains how we can use it in our daily lives to help our teams and ourselves. You can read Edwin Vega’s radical post on the Fundraising Leadership blog here. [...]

In this episode, Janice Cunning talks with Margaret Katz Cann about saboteurs in the non profit sector. Margaret shares some personal stories of her saboteurs and how they affected her personal and professional life. You can read Margaret’s thought-provoking post on the Fundraising Leadership blog here. Our challenge this week is to take the Positive [...]

In this episode, Janice Cunning and Margaret Katz Cann talk with Amanda Day and Kimberly Hays de Muga from the Fundraising Hayday podcast. They share some secrets to successful grant writing. Amanda and Kimberly offer real-life examples of grant myths and how to navigate through them. You can read their post on the Fundraising Leadership [...]