Futures in Fundraising

Futures in Fundraising

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Futures in Fundraising episodes

  • Mendal Bouknight, President of the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation

    Online tools/resources:

    Book recommendation:

    Last Stand: Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet by Todd Wilkinson

    Personal habit that contributes to success: Answering the phone and good text message etiquette

    Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Ask questions about their personal experience with the organization
    Best piece of advice ever received: Learn to lean out of your comfort zone

    If you could spend 15 minutes with any living person, who would it be and why? Ted Turner because of his success as a businessman and philanthropist.

    Not living? Thomas Jefferson because he is a fascinating, learned man.

    Contact info: [email protected] or piedmont.org
    14 min
  • Missy Ryan Penland, Senior Director of University Development at Clemson University

    Online tools/resources:

    Book recommendations:

    Belief and Confidence by Ronald J. Schiller

    Abusing Donor Intent: The Robertson Family's Epic Lawsuit Against Princeton University by Doug White

    Topgrading (How To Hire, Coach and Keep A Players) by Brad Smart

    Personal habit that contributes to success: Work hard. "The harder you work, the luckier you get."

    Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Always start with a "Thank You" for what they have done, and follow up with something discussed in their discovery call.

    Best piece of advice ever received: AFI. AFM. "Ask for it. Ask for more."
    If you had one extra hour of free time a day, how would you use it?:
    For work: Visiting a donor.
    For personal time: Hiking.

    Contact info: [email protected]
    29 min
  • J. Tyler "Ty" Tippett, Vice President of Foundation and Volunteer Services at the Dekalb Medical Foundation

    Online tools/resources: Planned Giving resources on nationally-hosted sites. A great example of this is the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.

    Personal habit that contributes to success: Being easy to talk to.

    Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Talk about their background and who they know. You are sure to find shared interests and common acquaintances.
    Best piece of advice ever received: Don't talk over the ask.
    What was the make and model of your first vehicle?: An orange Volkswagen Beetle.

    Contact info: [email protected]; Direct Line: 404-501-1679
    20 min
  • Milton Key, Partner at Alexander Haas

    Online tools/resources:

    The Alexander Haas Blog

    Guidestar

    The Exceptional Board's Blog by BoardSource

    Book recommendation: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

    Personal habit that contributes to success: Following up with, staying in touch with, and being available for colleagues and donors.
    Ice breaker for new donor prospect: Find something in common.
    Best piece of advice ever received: “Soft on people; hard on results.”
    "If you were given a yacht, what would you name it?": Deborah Lee, for the most beautiful thing in my life: my wife.

    Contact info: [email protected]
    15 min
  • Bill Tedesco, Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of Donor Search

    Success quote: Pick out five to ten goals that you want to pursue and write them down. Recite them daily and soon you will do it from memory.
    Best piece of advice ever received: “When you find yourself enjoying something, it is more than likely something you have an aptitude for and you should follow that.”

    Personal habit that contributes to success: Take time to think things through. Physical activity helps free up the mind to think more clearly.
    Internet resource:    www.dsgiving.com

    Book recommendation: The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell

    Parting piece of advice:  Find something that you enjoy doing and will do past the point of when you're tired or even possibly something that gives you energy. Follow it and figure out if you can make it into a living.
    Contact info: [email protected]
    17 min
  • Del Martin, Founding Partner of Alexander Haas Martin and Partners

    Success quote: “The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." - Ayn Rand
    Best piece of advice ever received: “Don't sell your time. Sell your expertise.”
    Personal habit that contributes to success: Really listening.

    Internet resource: Google and Giving USA

       

    Book recommendation: Designs for Fund-Raising: Principles, Patterns, Techniques by Harold J. Seymour

    Essential Principles for Fundraising Success: An Answer Manual for the Everyday Challenges of Raising Money by G. Douglas Alexander and Kristina J. Carlson

    Parting piece of advice:  Do what you love and love what you do. Make it matter.
    Contact info: [email protected]
    17 min
  • Jeff Smythe, Director of Development at the EARTH University Foundation

    Success quote: “Enthusiasm is so important. Prospects are persuaded more by the depth of your conviction than the height of your logic. They are won more by your own enthusiasm than any documentation you can offer." - Jerold Panas, Born to Raise: What Makes a Great Fundraiser; What Makes a Fundraiser Great

    Best piece of advice ever received: “Focus on your top line and what you are doing to stay focused on bringing in additional revenue.”
    Personal habit that contributes to success: Maintaining and reviewing lists and handwritten thank you notes.
    Internet resource: Blue Avacado

    Book recommendation: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant

    Parting piece of advice:  Don't be afraid of going by your gut.
    Contact info: [email protected]
    30 min

About Futures in Fundraising

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Futures in Fundraising is a new, interview-based podcast that focuses on careers in fundraising and development. Futures in Fundraising consists of interviews with leading and emerging fundraising, development and nonprofit professionals. While focusing on the interviewee’s fundraising journey – their experience in the field, tough situations, lessons learned and their “Ah-ha!” moments, as well as advice for those seeking to advance their careers in fundraising – we hope to bring new inspiration and light to unique, as well as typical, situations that fundraisers face.