Short and sharp...it's Simon's weekly educational segment, "Quick Tips. Better Fundraising."

In a short 10-ish minute episode Simon helps you start making thank you calls and welcome calls, to improve your retention and boost your fundraising. These are really, really important! Let's start doing them well!

Resources:

Simon's site: www.changefundraising.com

Simon on Twitter: twitter.com/ToastFundraiser

Discounts on on-line training: www.changefundraising.com/training/

Listen to last week's tips on rewriting your thank you letter:

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Twe5pt

For questions, comments and requests e-mail Simon at [email protected] or find him on Twitter @ToastFundraiser

Simon chats to Jenny Mitchell of Chavender about fundraiser mindset, feeling isolated in fundraising, silos, time management, four quadrants and six buckets. They also talk about Nordstrom, the fall of Capitalism, Star Trek, KFC and the money values you've had in you since you were 5.

Here's Jenny Mitchell:

And Jenny's 21 Questions: http://chavender.com/21-conversations/

The first in a new weekly educational segment, "Quick Tips. Better Fundraising."

In a short 10 minute episode Simon helps you review your thank you letter and highlights some quick changes you can make to instantly make them better.

Resources:

HemingwayApp - www.hemingwayapp.com

Simon's site: www.changefundraising.com

Simon on Twitter: twitter.com/ToastFundraiser

Discounts on on-line training: www.changefundraising.com/training/

For questions, comments and requests e-mail Simon at [email protected] or find him on Twitter @ToastFundraiser

The Unsteady Hand (https://theunsteadyhand.org/) promotes improved quality of life for those living with Parkinson’s through communal creative engagement.

Simon chats to Mo Onstad (twitter.com/TheUnsteadyHand) - founder and Executive Director - about those first few months: the successes and the challenges. They also talk about art, fundraising and conferences, making friends when you're old, random people in cafés and more...

We got this...

The Unsteady Hand on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnsteadyHand/

Simon chats with Cindy Wagman in a special crossover episode with The Small Nonprofit podcast.

They chat about how to get fundraising started in a non-profit, including priorities such as internal marketing, redefining 'fundraising', conversations with donors, managing expectations and more.

Find Cindy Wagman on Twitter (twitter.com/cindywagman) and don't forget to subscribe to her podcast.

The Small Nonprofit podcast, by CharityVillage and The Good Partnership, gives you down-to-earth, practical and actionable expert guidance on how to run a small nonprofit. From leadership and law to fundraising and finance, we’ve got you covered. Forget comparing your organization to the big shops, we’re creating a community of nonprofit leaders who are going to change the world, one small nonprofit at a time

Simon talks to the UK's 2nd most influential fundraiser, Mandy Johnson (twitter.com/MsMandyJ) to find out how she takes her tea.

More than that, they chat about mental health and vulnerabilities, impostor syndrome and being loud, white privilege and diversity, job resignations and that article.

Mandy's article "How I manage my impostor syndrome"

Mandy's podcast "This is NOT the Mandy Johnson show"

The Great Charity Speakers list is at greatcharityspeakers.com

And of course check out TheirPlatform.com - Amplifying voices that need to be heard!

What happens when a brand new, billion dollar industry appears with spare money to donate? That's exactly what's happening as countries and regions begin to legalise marijuana.

Simon chats to Sam Laprade CFRE about cannabis and corporate social responsibility. They talk through the ethics, the board policy documents, alcohol and oil and tobacco, the Chuck Feeney conundrum and more.

Coming in to the new year, Simon chats with Alice Ferris in an attempt to figure out how she has time to be a GoalBust, ever-busy international speaker, fundraising superstar, CFRE and ACFRE.

They talk about personal retreats, time management, locking yourself in a hotel room, fundraising conferences, the 12-week plan and more!

Find Alice on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/aliceferris/), Twitter (twitter.com/aliceferris) and at GoalBusters.net

Simon tries to get in to the brain of Amanda Bringans, the Director of Fundraising at British Heart Foundation and Chair of the Institute of Fundraising.

They talk through Amanda's career, including Comic Relief, VSO and Macmillan Cancer. Along the way they chat about imposter syndrome, advertising vs fundraising, managing teams, diversity and more.

Is 'Founder Syndrome' a myth or reality?

Carin Willis, the Founder of Bridge for Pelvic Pain (bridgeforpelvicpain.org), chats to Simon about setting up a non-profit and the perceptions we have of charity founders.

Among other things, they talk about Board members and strategy documents and getting hit by a bus. And it wouldn't be the festive period without Krampus!