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The Enneagram in Fundraising: Your Superpower and Your Growth Edge
How Your Enneagram Type Shapes Donor Relationships, Major Gifts, and Sustainable Fundraising Success
Have you ever wondered why certain parts of fundraising feel effortless — while others drain you?
In this episode of The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser, Erin explores how the nine Enneagram types show up in fundraising. You’ll discover your fundraising superpower, your hidden growth edge, and how your unconscious personality pattern may be shaping donor conversations more than you realize.
This is not a technical deep dive into wings or subtypes. It’s a practical, high-level lens to help you:
- Understand your motivational pattern
- Fundraise from your strengths
- Notice where stress habits may be costing you
- Regulate your nervous system before making the ask
We all carry all nine types within us — but most of us have one dominant pattern that drives our behavior under pressure. When you understand your pattern, you stop fighting yourself and start leading yourself.
Curious about your type?
You can take a free Enneagram test here:
Eclectic Energies (Free Test):
https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test
For a more in-depth, paid assessment developed by Enneagram researchers Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson:
Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI):
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti
If this episode resonated and you’d like personalized support applying this insight to your fundraising and leadership, you can learn more about working with Erin at:
https://vitalistcoaching.com
Fundraising doesn’t require changing who you are.
It requires becoming more conscious of who you already are.
Send Erin a text
Book your 1:1 Brave and Balanced Breakthrough Coaching Session here: https://calendly.com/vitalistcoaching/brave-balanced-breakthrough
✨ Stay Connected & Continue Your Fundraising Growth
Listen to all episodes + subscribe:
https://thebraveandbalancedfundraiser.buzzsprout.com
Join the community:
The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser Facebook Group
👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/braveandbalancedfundraiser
Book a Brave & Balanced Breakthrough Call:
A personalized 1:1 session to support your inner clarity and fundraising wellbeing.
👉 https://calendly.com/vitalistcoaching/brave-balanced-breakthrough
Learn more about Erin’s coaching & nervous-system based support:
VitalistCoaching.com
Connect on Instagram:
@erinmcquadewright
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By Erin McQuade-WrightHow Your Enneagram Type Shapes Donor Relationships, Major Gifts, and Sustainable Fundraising Success
Have you ever wondered why certain parts of fundraising feel effortless — while others drain you?
In this episode of The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser, Erin explores how the nine Enneagram types show up in fundraising. You’ll discover your fundraising superpower, your hidden growth edge, and how your unconscious personality pattern may be shaping donor conversations more than you realize.
This is not a technical deep dive into wings or subtypes. It’s a practical, high-level lens to help you:
- Understand your motivational pattern
- Fundraise from your strengths
- Notice where stress habits may be costing you
- Regulate your nervous system before making the ask
We all carry all nine types within us — but most of us have one dominant pattern that drives our behavior under pressure. When you understand your pattern, you stop fighting yourself and start leading yourself.
Curious about your type?
You can take a free Enneagram test here:
Eclectic Energies (Free Test):
https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test
For a more in-depth, paid assessment developed by Enneagram researchers Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson:
Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI):
https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti
If this episode resonated and you’d like personalized support applying this insight to your fundraising and leadership, you can learn more about working with Erin at:
https://vitalistcoaching.com
Fundraising doesn’t require changing who you are.
It requires becoming more conscious of who you already are.
Send Erin a text
Book your 1:1 Brave and Balanced Breakthrough Coaching Session here: https://calendly.com/vitalistcoaching/brave-balanced-breakthrough
✨ Stay Connected & Continue Your Fundraising Growth
Listen to all episodes + subscribe:
https://thebraveandbalancedfundraiser.buzzsprout.com
Join the community:
The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser Facebook Group
👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/braveandbalancedfundraiser
Book a Brave & Balanced Breakthrough Call:
A personalized 1:1 session to support your inner clarity and fundraising wellbeing.
👉 https://calendly.com/vitalistcoaching/brave-balanced-breakthrough
Learn more about Erin’s coaching & nervous-system based support:
VitalistCoaching.com
Connect on Instagram:
@erinmcquadewright