Just Ask - Rethinking Development
How do you fundraise? Why do some strategies work while others don't? Raise more money than you ever thought possible as you journey with Greg and Bryan through the professional world of development.
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When AI Gets Between You and the Donor (opens the original)
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AI can write the email, draft the proposal, and build the follow-up. It might even tell you exactly what to say. But should it? We’re stepping back into the world of AI to talk about what happens when a tool designed to make development more efficient starts replacing the very thing that makes development work: human relationships. Where does AI help? Where does it hurt? And what might we lose when we put too much of fundraising on autopilot?
Does Your School Need a Foundation? (opens the original)
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Should your school have a separate foundation? It can sound like a great way to strengthen fundraising, protect resources, and engage new leadership. But before you go and create a new organization, there’s a more important question to ask: Why? In this episode, Greg draws on years of experience working with Catholic schools and nonprofits to explore what happens when a foundation is created to solve one problem, but ends up creating entirely new ones. We talk about stewardship, trust, leadershi
The Healing Power of Asking (opens the original)
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Why does asking for a gift bring out so much fear? What if the very act of “asking” isn’t just about fundraising, but about becoming an instrument of what God wants to do in another person’s life… and your own? In this episode, Bryan and Greg explore The Healing Power of Asking.
Why You Should Take the Stairs (opens the original)
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We live in an age of shortcuts. AI can save time, automate tasks, and make almost any job easier. But some shortcuts cost you more than they save. In this episode, we explore one simple mindset that will make you a stronger fundraiser, and why sometimes the best thing you can do — is take the stairs.
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