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The Fundraising Leadership Podcast is for professionals in the nonprofit world who want to advance their careers, develop essential management skills, grow their leadership capacity, and get results for their organizations.

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Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Scarcity Mindset

Yesterday

17 mins

Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Scarcity Mindset

We all face scarcity in our daily lives, whether goods, money, or time. However, we don’t have to have it as a mindset. Today David and Margaret tackle the scarcity mindset, which loves to play tricks on the mind. David and Margaret offer you the generosity challenge: for the next two weeks, step into financial […] The post Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Scarcity Mindset appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Yesterday

17 mins

Ep. 105: Sabbaticals, Rest and Wellness with Nneka Allen

In this episode, Margaret and Janice talk with returning guest Nneka Allen, Founder of The Empathy Agency. Nneka is currently on a quest for rest and wellness. She shares both the questions and the wisdom that are emerging from stillness. If you missed it, listen to the 2020 podcast episode Exploring Identity with Nneka Allen […] The post Ep. 105: Sabbaticals, Rest and Wellness with Nneka Allen appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

May 11 2022

33 mins

Growing Nonprofit Leaders – How to Increase Team Trust

How do you know when your organization is lacking team trust? And what are the causes? Today Janice and Michelle discuss both the positive and negative reasons and give us some fun exercises to help build it back up. Our free resource this week is a tipsheet on how to increase team trust you can […] The post Growing Nonprofit Leaders – How to Increase Team Trust appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

May 5 2022

12 mins

Ep. 104: Embracing Mindful Self Compassion with David and Margaret

What is it about Mindful Self Compassion that is so hard? How can we learn to forgive ourselves? David and Margaret dive into positive intelligence and debunk the lies of the inner critic. Then they give us some steps to help move toward Mindful Self Compassion. The duo drops some truth bombs and David offers […] The post Ep. 104: Embracing Mindful Self Compassion with David and Margaret appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Apr 28 2022

28 mins

Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Hyper Achiever Saboteur

It’s important to push to be the best version of yourself. But at what point does cost sunk fallacy kick in? When your drive for achievement takes over and limits what you try to achieve. Join David and Margaret as they talk about the Hyper Achiever Saboteur and why it can negatively affect you and […] The post Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Hyper Achiever Saboteur appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Apr 20 2022

15 mins

Ep. 103: The Alchemy of Trust Based Philanthropy with Jennifer Steele

A traditional Meals on Wheels metric would be the number of meals served. But after receiving a significant “trust grant” from the MacKenzie Scott funding initiative, Jennifer Steele, CEO of Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky, got to step into the world of transformation. Tune in to hear how she has used […] The post Ep. 103: The Alchemy of Trust Based Philanthropy with Jennifer Steele appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Apr 13 2022

31 mins

Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The 3 Hats Leaders Wear

In this mini-episode, Michelle and Janice talk about some very important hats. Not the kind you would find at the mall, but the 3 hats that leaders wear every day in the office. Are you wearing one hat too much or not enough? Or perhaps one could be missing from your wardrobe entirely? Do you want to […] The post Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The 3 Hats Leaders Wear appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Apr 6 2022

9 mins

Ep. 102: Surfing the Uncertainty with David and Margaret

In this week's episode, Margaret and David take a watery dive into the metaphor of surfing, and how it might serve us as humans and as leaders through these times of uncertainty. Margaret talks about going on a big vacation last month, in which nothing went as planned and much went awry — and how […] The post Ep. 102: Surfing the Uncertainty with David and Margaret appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Mar 30 2022

27 mins

Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Controller Saboteur

In this mini-episode, David and Margaret continue their conversation on Positive Intelligence by exploring the controller saboteur. The controller creates an anxiety-based need to take charge and control situations and people's actions to one's own will. If you would like to learn more about Positive Intelligence and take the FREE ASSESSMENT, check out our PQ Program […] The post Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Controller Saboteur appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Mar 23 2022

13 mins

Ep. 101: Fostering a sense of belonging on your board with Christal Cherry

In this episode, Margaret and Janice talk with returning guest and board expert Christal Cherry. Christal talks about how she and her partner have led some game-changing conversations designed to foster a sense of belonging in the boardroom. She shares some stories about boards that have been willing to have Brave Conversations, and helps listeners […] The post Ep. 101: Fostering a sense of belonging on your board with Christal Cherry appeared first on Fundraising Leadership .

Mar 16 2022

41 mins