Philanthropy at Work: Unleashing Your Leadership's Fundraising Success

Leaders influence their organization's fundraising success in a powerful way – and development leads play a major role in their abilities, from setting the tone for a positive culture of philanthropy to authentically connecting with the right donors.

This week in Philanthropy at Work, MPW team member Patrick Gaines brings direction for development leads and organizational leaders alike in "Unleashing Your Leadership's Fundraising Potential."

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With a focus on making time, defining responsibilities, and investigating leaders' fears and strengths in fundraising, Patrick's valuable insight cannot be underestimated in your leaders' abilities to move the fundraising needle. To deliver everything your leaders need to succeed, we've gathered a few resources on leadership in general below...

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Take care,

Matt and John

Read the latest from MPW on unleashing leaders' potential...

Resources on leadership and fundraising...

• On leadership in general, we absolutely recommend taking notes from other leaders, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy's "Leaders' Advice for Other Leaders" brings timely reminders for all higher-ups.
• Forbes Magazine's "The Role of the CEO in Nonprofit Fundraising" gives concise perspective to understanding the development responsibilities of organizational leaders.

Job Announcements...

• Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver - Grant Coordinator
• Adams State University - Vice President of Advancement
• Clyfford Still Museum - Development Associate
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado - Marketing and Communications Manager

MPW Client Spotlight...

We're delighted to highlight these impactful organizations on our client team:

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If you're wanting more...

...on leaders' roles in development or anything else fundraising (from capital campaigns to major gifts, board engagement, and more), send us a message to touch base with our team of experts!

What our clients share about Make Philanthropy Work...

"We had a big fundraising goal but weren't sure how we would get it accomplished. Internally, we were struggling to develop a plan of action and determine the resources and staffing needed to accomplish this. MPW was a great resource, and they really kicked us off with an extensive analysis of our strengths and weaknesses, a fully developed plan, and a map of implementation. I'm proud to say that we are working through the action items and progressing well. The task now feels much less overwhelming and much more accomplishable. This experience has really demonstrated the value of consultants and I continue to share MPW with friends in the industry."

-Emily Nilsen

Operations Director

Sharing Connexion Inc.