448. Evolved Nonprofit Sector Panel: Enhancing Impact, Rethinking Revenue, and Fostering Personal Development - Mallory Erickson, Aila Malik, Anne Marie Dougherty, and Woodrow Rosenbaum

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Overview

While the world constantly moves forward, being responsive means we choose to evolve. To use our collective strength, vulnerability, grit, and passion to meet the moment and change the world—for good. Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore the evolving nonprofit sector, and how we can meet the moment today.

Today’s Guests

Mallory Erickson, Founder, Power Partners Formula + Host, What the Fundraising
Aila Malik, Founder + Principal, Venture Leadership Consulting
Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff Foundation
Woodrow Rosenbaum, Chief Data Officer, GivingTuesday + President and CEO, With Intent

“Let’s stay steady, my friends. No panic. No snooze.”

— Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff Foundation

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Episode Highlights

Challenges the nonprofit sector is facing (2:15)
Funding changes within the sector (6:00)
The power of partnerships + locking arms for impact (8:45)
Creating win-win partnerships (12:50)
Mindsets that prevent evolved partnerships (16:25)
Evolved partnerships at Bob Woodruff Foundation (25:20)
One Good Thing (30:15)
- Woodrow: Fundraisers have the agency to change, what's not working for us.
- Aila: We're all fundraisers + Find your people.
- Mallory: Fundraising is not a necessary evil. Your fundraising is the work.
- Anne Marie: Let's stay steady. No panic. No snooze.

Powerful quotes

"Belonging is a challenge. It's a challenge across our society right now. That creates certain challenges to traditional fundraising approaches. But who has the prescription for that affliction? It's nonprofits that can deliver on that sense of belonging." - Woodrow Rosenbaum

"What we believe to be true, we start to see around us. When we don't believe something is true, our brain literally cannot simulate it into our reality." - Mallory Erickson

"The most substantial mindset shift that has to happen is from scarcity to abundance. " -Woodrow Rosenbaum

"The world needs us as leaders to be awake, to be active, to be fully expressed in intentions of equity and justice." - Aila Malik

"Fundraising is not a necessary evil. It is not a means to an end, your fundraising is the work." - Mallory Erickson

"Fundraising is about creating belonging and community and networks and movements and we need to own that and get excited about that instead of siloing it off in the corner." - Mallory Erickson

"Leaning in and creating community within your organization is important." - Aila Malik

"Let's stay steady, my friends. No panic. No snooze. Let's just stay steady." - Anne Marie Dougherty

“Fundraisers have the agency to change what's not working for us. The system is getting the result that is optimized for. If we want that to change, we have got to change the practice. That means you have the agency, it also means that you have to take accountability.” -Woodrow Rosenbaum