Lead with Heart | Philanthropy, Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management & Fundraising

Lead with Heart | Philanthropy, Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management & Fundraising

By Haley Cooper | Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, Certified EmC TrainerBusinessCareersNon-Profit
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Lead with Heart | Philanthropy, Nonprofit Leadership, Nonprofit Management & Fundraising episodes

  • E33: Expanding Your Board’s Fundraising through Connection with Best-Selling Author & Fundraiser Darian R. Heyman

    Welcome back to the Lead with Heart podcast. I'm having a total pinch-me moment because I have Darian Rodriguez Heyman on the podcast today. A lot of his work has been foundational in my career.

    Darian is an accomplished fundraiser, social entrepreneur, and best-selling author. He has co-founded several social impact conference series, is an in-demand fundraising consultant, and is a frequent keynote speaker at social impact events around the globe.

    We talk about how valuable strong leadership is in a nonprofit, navigating effective meetings, how to manage stress while facilitating an organization that can fundraise successfully, and more.

    In this episode:

    • [01:24] What led Darian to devote his work to philanthropy and social impact
    • [03:49] Managing stress while facilitating an organization that can fundraise successfully 
    • [07:35] Expanding your board’s fundraising through connection
    • [12:03] Navigating effective meetings
    • [18:33] Helping leaders lead well
    • [25:17] Maintaining and stewarding donor relationships
    • [30:34] Coaching boards to build an inclusive environment
    • [34:23] Collaborative leadership


    RESOURCES

    You can find the Consent Agenda template here and the Board Matrix Tool template here.

    Reach out to Darian to take advantage of the pro bono coaching session he offered to all of my listeners. Get in touch with your website and he will be happy to jump on a call for 15 minutes to find out a little bit more about your organization and struggles and point you to some resources and best practices that may help.

    You can find Darian’s books here.

    CONNECT WITH DARIAN
    Darian's life's work of “helping peo

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    45 min
  • E32: Co-Creation and Connection with The CEO of Thrive Impact Tucker Wannamaker

    Welcome back to the Lead with Heart podcast! Today, I have Tucker Wannamaker on the podcast with me and I'm so excited because we have a lot in common – so this will be a good conversation.
    Tucker is the CEO of Thrive Impact, and he is working to right the injustices happening against nonprofit leaders and solve nonprofit leader burnout for those in some of the toughest leadership conditions. He believes that burnout is the enemy of creating positive change.
    We talk about the injustices that are happening against nonprofit leaders, how nonprofits can embody their mission internally, how to build a culture of connection, and so much more.

    In this episode:

    • [03:13] Tucker’s background and the injustices against nonprofit leadership
    • [10:52] How nonprofits can shift their internal culture into one that embodies their mission
    • [18:15] The power of co-creation
    • [23:45] Building a culture of connection through appreciative inquiry
    • [34:06] The power of generative questions
    • [39:46] Tips for instilling a sense of belonging within ourselves


    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
    “There's also this belief that if we're investing in ourselves as leaders, it's almost like we're stealing from the mission.”
    “Burnout is the enemy of creating positive change. And so how do we help nonprofit leaders to thrive from the inside out?”
    “The question is not whether or not you're a leader. The question is, what type of influence are you having?”

    CONNECT WITH TUCKER
    As the CEO of Thrive Impact, Tucker facilitates transformational leadership development training, strategic planning, and community experiences that unlock the best in nonprofit leaders and nonprofit teams. For the last 15 years, he’s been in the trenches of community and nonprofit work as a leader inside of Ashoka, Character.org, and Youth Service America – a

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    54 min
  • E31: Navigating Disagreements And Making Unlikely Allies in a Polarized Society with The CEO of dream.org Nisha Anand

    Hello everyone and welcome back to the Lead with Heart Podcast. Today, I am so honored to have Nisha Anand, CEO of dream.org with me. Nisha is an Indian American activist and is known as a leader in cultivating unlikely and unconventional partnerships to create change.

    We talk about the beauty of disagreement, finding common ground to create change, and the leadership lessons Nisha has learned along her journey from a grassroots activist to the leader of an organization that creates system-level change.

    In this episode:

    • [01:50] Nisha’s background: Identity, activism, and personal growth
    • [11:10] Navigating disagreements in a polarized society
    • [17:30] Using common ground to make unlikely allies and create change
    • [23:16] How nonprofits can step up and start to advocate for more systems-level change
    • [29:46] Navigating the darkness and finding optimism in difficult times
    • [35:20] Leadership lessons Nisha has learned along her journey


    RESOURCES
    See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

    CONNECT WITH NISHA
    Nisha is an Indian American activist, mom of two teenagers, and a boundary-busting national leader for social and racial justice. Once a grassroots activist arrested in Burma for pro-democracy demonstrations, Nisha is known today as a leader in cultivating unlikely and unconventional partnerships to create change. As dream.org CEO, Nisha guides a team of storytellers, organizers, and policy experts working on some of society's toughest problems to create a better future for all.
    Instagram: @nishamanand
    LinkedIn: Nisha Anand
    Twitter:

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    45 min
  • E30: Creating Clarity Internally at Your Nonprofit with Jordana Merkin from Voice for Good

    Hello everyone and welcome back to the Lead with Heart podcast. I am so excited and honored to have Jordana Merkin from Voice for Good with me today. We’re talking all about creating internal clarity at your nonprofit to improve the effectiveness of your external marketing.
    After a decade of in-house nonprofit marketing, Jordana founded Voice for Good to bring her insider knowledge and outsider perspective to help growing nonprofits clarify their messaging to connect to those who matter most to achieving their mission.

    In this episode:

    • [01:55] Jordana’s career history
    • [04:46] How internal clarity within an organization contributes to the effectiveness of external marketing efforts
    • [08:50] How to amplify the big picture message while still showcasing individual programs
    • [14:34] Equipping a board to be ambassadors on behalf of your organization
    • [18:34] Emotionally connecting people to your mission through storytelling
    • [24:35] The primary emotions that lead people to action
    • [27:42] Practical tips for nonprofits to successfully communicate their story and key metrics they can use to track their success online


    RESOURCES
    Find free resources from Jordana that you can use to connect with your current fans and reach new ones here.

    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
    “You need to have a strong message at the core of your marketing because otherwise, you're amplifying a hollow message.”
    “It's important to have that clarity internally, whether you have a team of three or 30, or 300, because you really all need to be using the same language to share the same message.”
    “When you're aware internally of that big picture story, it's really that reminder also that you're all on the same team, working toward that same goal. And that's how you're go

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    43 min
  • E29: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership with Sonya Perez-Lauterbach, Creator of Leadership Atlas

    Welcome back to the Lead with Heart Podcast. Today I have Sonya Perez-Lauterbach with me and I am so excited to share this conversation with you because she’s an expert in emotions and leadership. She’s sharing how you can use your emotions to make yourself a better leader.
    Sonya is the creator of Leadership Atlas, a holistic approach to leadership development that integrates the mental, emotional, and embody aspects of leading. She empowers motivated change agents to move from burnout and self-doubt to leading with competence and clarity.

    In this episode:

    • [02:58] The stress of fulfilling multiple roles
    • [05:56] Understanding fear and calming your nervous system in high-stress situations
    • [12:29] Self-care and what that means for a non-profit professional
    • [15:45] Navigating change in non-profits
    • [19:44] Key emotional intelligence elements for leadership to practice when leading organizations through change
    • [29:25] How to coach people through mistakes as a leader
    • [3435] Moving from a stressed state to ease and joy


    RESOURCES
    Read Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change Paperback by William Bridges and Susan Bridges
    Listen to Episode 13: Creating a Better Workplace for Everyone with Alison Edwards to learn more about how Groundswell is implementing sabbaticals for their staff

    CONNECT WITH SONYA
    Sonya earned her master's of science in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University where she fell in love with leadership coaching, workshops, and transformational one-on-one coaching. She empowers motivated change agents to move from burnout and self-doubt to leading with competence and

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    45 min
  • E28: Creating a Culture of Listening and Flexibility with Nichole Montoya, CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up

    Welcome back to the Lead with Heart Podcast. I have Nichole Montoya with me and she is sharing with us how to create a company-wide culture of listening and flexibility.
    Nichole is the CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up - a platform that helps millions collect group payments and information. It is also a beneficial tool for nonprofits for fundraising, and Nichole is going to tell us all about it today.

    In this episode:

    • [02:49] Nichole’s Entrepreneurial Mindset 
    • [04:58] What is Cheddar Up and who does it serve?
    • [08:28] Strategically adding team members to your business
    • [14:43] Analyzing feedback to improve your business
    • [16:11] Leadership traits that Nichole values
    • [19:25] How Cheddar Up facilitates fundraising
    • [24:05] Balancing running a company and being a mom


    CONNECT WITH NICHOLE
    Nichole Montoya is the CEO and co-founder of Cheddar Up - A platform that helps millions collect group payments and information. She has more than 20 years of experience helping to grow and build businesses. Nicole is part of the 500 startups accelerator in San Francisco and has presented at South by Southwest Interactive Women 2.0 and sat on numerous FinTech and female entrepreneur panels. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband and two teenage daughters
    LinkedIn: Nichole Montoya
    Instagram: @cheddarup
    Facebook: Cheddar Up
    Twitter: @cheddarup
    Website: cheddarup.com


    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    32 min
  • E27: Narrow Down Your Nonprofit's Mission And Purpose with Danielle Judd, founder of 501c3 nonprofit organization FarmHouse Rescue

    On today’s episode of the Lead with Heart Podcast, I am speaking with the driving force behind FarmHouse Rescue, Danielle Judd.

    Her remarkable abilities have propelled the organization to new heights, enabling it to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those it serves, and she is going to share just how she does that with us today.

    We talk about just how important it is to define your nonprofit’s mission and purpose and how to keep that at the forefront of all your decisions.

    In this episode:

    • [01:55] What led Danielle to start FarmHouse Rescue
    • [12:16] The therapeutic aspect of animals
    • [17:10] Steps to narrow down your nonprofit’s mission and purpose 
    • [25:09] How to keep the mission of your nonprofit at the forefront of all decisions
    • [28:47] How to build a team that enables you to do the visionary work that a CEO should do
    • [31:50] Building a strong volunteer program 
    • [35:51] What is bringing Danielle joy right now


    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

    “When your organs are failing and you realize that you're going to die, all you want to do is just give back. You think, how did I leave this world better than I came into it? What did I give back? Yes, I succeeded in my professional career of doing what I needed to do. But what did I actually do to leave a mark to make it better?”

    “Animals can be such powerful beings, and they can help really save people from themselves because you start to see outside yourself”

    “The biggest thing that you can do to heal yourself is to do service. And that's something that I knew from my personal experience.”

    “When we're lonely, we want to take care of someone, we want to feel a sense of purpose. And these animals give us purpose.”

    CONNECT WITH DANIELLE
    Danielle is the visionary leader who founded FarmHouse Rescue,

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    46 min
  • E26: How Employers Can Provide Psychological Safety And Support for Working Parents with Lacey Kempinski, CFRE & Founder of Balanced Good

    Welcome back to the Lead with Heart Podcast. Today, I have Lacey Kempinski as my guest. She's a CFRE and the founder and owner of Balanced Good, a company that focuses on changing the way our sector supports parental leave and working parents.
    We talk about what parental leave really looks like and how employers can develop some more responsibility around it. This conversation will be helpful to you, whether you are an employer or a parent. And I am so excited to dive in, especially now as I have a newborn and three kids under four.
    In this episode:

    • [05:30] What parental leave looks like
    • [08:38] How employers can provide psychological safety and support for working parents
    • [14:10] What employers can do to anticipate the gap that occurs from parental leave
    • [18:28] Empowering organizations to be a part of fundraising efforts
    • [21:41]What Balanced Good does to help execute work that needs to be done while parents are on leave
    • [24:30]The ROI of working parents


    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
    “The challenge with [long parental leave] is stepping away from a role for 12 to 18 months leaves a huge gap for your organization. It also really disconnects you as a career-focused person from your career for that period of time.”
    “Employers need to be ready at all times, even if you don't have an expecting parent on your team right now, to say, ‘Here's our parental leave policy. Here's how we support you beyond just the time you're taking away for your parental leave.’”
    “People show up when they are given the flexibility to do so.”
    “So often, I think we do such wonderful things in our sector for all of the clients and program users that we serve. But sometimes we fail to recognize that our staff also needs support. ”

    CONNECT WITH LACEY
    Lacey is a graduate of McMaster University in the Georgian Colleges Fundraising and Resource Development Program. She is a mission-driven fundraiser with nearly 15 years of experience, filled by a passion to make an impact for the cause she is championing. As an entrepreneur and business owner of Balance Good, she is now focusing on changing the way our sector supports parental leave and working parents.
    Lacey

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    32 min
  • E25: Building a Culture of Philanthropy with Chris Baiocchi

    I have Chris Baiocchi on the podcast with me today and I have known him probably my whole career in fundraising. Early on in my career when I didn't really know what I was doing, he offered to meet with me for coffee and it's been a joy to learn from him.
    Chris has worked in the nonprofit space for more than 22 years as a communicator, fundraiser, and leader. He is the founder and CEO of Resolute Philanthropy, a consulting firm that provides nonprofit leaders with the tools and resources they need to thrive because a kinder, safer, healthier world needs engaged and effective nonprofits.
    In this episode:

    • [06:28] The potential for fundraising in our world
    • [10:05] Building an internal structure and culture of philanthropy to maximize fundraising success
    • [16:20] Key performance indicators that fundraisers can use to show that they're meeting short-term goals that lead to the ultimate revenue goal
    • [22:42] Using stewardship to increase donor retention
    • [30:11] Building trust-based philanthropy with your donors
    • [36:15] Ensuring that fundraising is integrated into your organization rather than being in an isolated position


    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
    “Fundraising in and of itself is worthless. It doesn't do anything. Fundraising has to be done in service of something bigger. That's what makes fundraising work. That's when you see really remarkable fundraising efforts happen.”
    “Philanthropy and fundraising are the biggest engines we have to make change in the world. And it's like the easiest on-ramp we can give people to come alongside a cause they believe in Because I do believe that people want to do the right thing. But I also believe that most people don't know how to do the right thing. So nonprofits have this opportunity and this obligation to give people a chance to come alongside them.”

    CONNECT WITH CHRIS

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    Dr. Lola Gershfeld’s EmC Masterclass helps you boost communication skills to raise more revenue. Trusted by top universities and global organizations. Use code LEADWITHHEART for 10% off.

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    49 min
  • E24: Understanding Philanthropy And Why Giving is Selfish with Jenn Klein

    I am so excited to have Jenn Klein on the podcast today to talk about philanthropy. She’s the founder of You Are A Philanthropist, certified fundraising executive, major gift officer, health coach, mother of two, and soon-to-be author of a book coming out this spring called Giving is Selfish.
    We're going to talk about philanthropy, work-life balance, health and wellness, and the reasons why people give back.
    In this episode:

    • [04:45] How nonprofit leaders can embrace the idea of being a philanthropist and create a culture of philanthropy in their organizations
    • [09:35] How you can ensure every team member feels included in the mission and believe what they do matters 
    • [12:00] Self-care as part of giving back: the concept of giving to yourself first so you can then give to others
    • [18:06] Where to start if you want to give back 
    • [24:40] How nonprofits can make volunteering and giving back more accessible
    • [27:35] How stewardship is a key component of fundraising and philanthropy


    RESOURCES
    Shop You Are A Philanthropist at https://youareaphilanthropist.com/

    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
    “There's something hardwired within us to feel good when we give and I wanted more people to feel that excitement. I want more people to know the health benefits of philanthropy.”
    “When you have a positive work environment, you just feel better. It's easier to come to work. You have more energy to give. “
    “When we talk about self-care, I think of giving to myself in order for me to give to others.”
    “We have a lot of people that we can look to be grateful for. And gratitude is such an important component of philanthropy.”
    “I believe we forget the value of time. Fundraisers tend to think of things in terms of who's giving the most money, and I like to think of who's giving the most time. Because we're never going to get that time back [...] You're giving a piece of yourself that you can't get back.”

    CONNECT WITH JENN

    Founder Jenn Klein had an epiphany that after 10 years in nonprofits, she could call herself a philanthropist. She spent her career i

    Send Haley a suggestion or request via text HERE!

    My book, Sow, Grow, Lead is live on Amazon! It shares my journey of starting a nonprofit in Malawi and offers practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to create real impact.

    Trusted by 80,000+ organizations in 90+ countries, Donorbox offers easy fundraising tools to help you raise more. From fast donation forms to crowdfunding, events, and Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, grow your impact with donorbox.org

    CONNECT WITH HALEY
    Haley is a CFRE, Stress Management Coach, and EmC trainer. Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, she brings experience in human services, homelessness, and youth nonprofits. She specializes in EmC, leadership, board development, and fundraising, empowering nonprofit leaders to build thriving organizations.
    Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
    LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
    Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
    YouTube: thesavvyfundraiser
    Produced by Ideablossoms

    36 min

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