Futures In Fundraising UPDATE
Hi, all! Just a quick Futures In Fundraising UPDATE. We will release our March episode next week – so stay tuned! Jarrad
Category: Fundraising Podcasts
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
LaTeshia Ellerson, Director of Development at True Colors Theatre
Success quote: “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” – Alan Lakein “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and… Read more »
Jerry Henry, Partner at Alexander Haas
Success quote: “There is no education in the second kick of a mule” – southern saying Best piece of advice ever received: The donors who are already supporting your organization are your best source for your next gifts. Personal habit that contributes to success: Be very aware of how you dress – and – Planning “Well begun is… Read more »
Denise Deisler, Executive Director of the Jacksonville Humane Society
Best piece of advice ever received: “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.” – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Personal habit that contributes to success: “I am an absolute change nut! I embrace change, I seek change, I seek the challenges that come with… Read more »
John Currie, Athletic Director at Kansas State University
Success quote: “Hope IS NOT a strategy.” – David Shufflebarger Best piece of advice ever received: Never compromise your integrity. Personal habit that contributes to success: Writes A TON of personal notes Book recommendation: Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich by Robert Frank The High-Beta Rich: How… Read more »
Katharine DeShaw, President of Philanthropology
Success quote: “It’s the economy, stupid!” – James Carville Best piece of advice ever received: “Remember who you meet on the way up, because they are the same people that you will meet on the way down.” Personal habit that contributes to success: Patience. Internet resources: Giving USA Book recommendation: Obituaries Parting piece… Read more »
John Taylor, Principal of John H. Taylor Consulting
Success quote: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell Best piece of advice ever received: Lead with the heart, advice taken from the book, Leading with… Read more »
Josh Newton, President and CEO of the UConn Foundation
Success quote: “There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit.” – Robert W. Woodruff Best piece of advice Josh has ever received: “When you see a turtle on a fencepost it didn’t get there by itself.” No matter where you… Read more »