216. New Year. New Mindsets for Fundraising. - Rhea Wong
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Overview
MEET RHEA. This Brooklyn thought leader, seasoned fundraiser, and amazing podcast host is sharing how to get in the right mindset as you move into this new year of fundraising. Join us to Get Your Mindset Right for a New Year of Fundraising✌️🎧
💡LEARN
👆Fostering the right mindsets headed into 2022
👆Tactics to combat a scarcity mindset
👆How to build a donor avatar
👆The story of how a child's Hurricane Katrina gift impacted Rhea's life🥲❤️
Today’s Guest
Rhea Wong, Nonprofit Consultant and Host of Nonprofit Lowdown
“Bold people like bold ideas. Bold gifts are attracted to bold ideas.”
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Episode highlights
Rhea’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
Understanding your beliefs and mindset around money to help you with your fundraising (7:30)
Mindset shifts needed in our sector today (12:15)
Tactics to Combat a Scarcity Mindset (17:00)
Ask yourself what your own story is about money
What did you hear in your family growing up?
What did you see in your family?
What did you feel? A lot of our memories we have are based in emotion
How would you like to feel about money?
Do meditations around gratitude
Rhea’s new book coming March 2022 (22:00)
A powerful story of philanthropy in Rhea’s life (25:00)
Rhea’s One Good Thing: Making a mistake will not kill you. (29:00)
powerful quotes
“Somehow suffering is a badge of courage in the nonprofit sector. As leaders we have to challenge these stories we tell.” -Rhea
“Oftentimes people are so afraid of rejection that they don’t actually make the ask.” -Rhea
“What if instead you imagined there was some sort of pile of money out in the world for your organization, your job is to find that pile of money. When we come from a place of confidence we operate on a different level.” -Rhea
“Desperation is a stinky perfume. If you are trying to raise money and you are desperate, nobody wants to give to that. Show individuals that you are doing awesome things and invite them in to join you.” -Rhea
“Going inside our heads and doing some hard work will make the body and mind healthier.” -Rhea
“You are where your energy is.” -Rhea
“Sometimes we need to create new neuro pathways and new ways of thinking to show up differently. -Rhea
“Psychologically you need to cleanse yourselves of some of these ideas.” -Rhea
“Is what you’re trying to accomplish attracting visionary contributions.” -Jon
“Bold people like bold ideas. Bold gifts are attracted to bold ideas.” -Rhea
“Seizing joy emboldens us. We feel more confident and we feel lighter. It becomes easier to go for it and take a leap when you feel like you have security.” -Becky
“When we’re thinking about fundraising, are you going to spend all your time thinking about ways you aren’t raising money? Or do you want to focus on what you have accomplished and how far you’ve come? You have to be it to attract it.” -Rhea
“Think about your donor avatar. Who is the person who is going to donate to you?” -Rhea
“Fundraising is about the conversation. What does your donor want in the world? We are aligning with their vision for the world and what our organization does.” -Rhea
“I’ve not met anyone who has given money out of spite.” -Rhea
“People give money because they care and want to be a part of something. It’s an honor to do the work we do because we are facilitating the ways in which change happens in the world.” -Rhea
“Making a mistake will not kill you. So often we are held back by the fear of perfectionism.” -Rhea
“We all screw up, but the forward motion is the thing. Don’t let perfectionism hold you back.” -Rhea
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