What the Fundraising
What the Fundraising is the podcast for impact leaders and change-makers who are tired of doing things the old school way and are looking for best practices to raise money, run their organization, and think about the nonprofit sector in a whole new way. Every Tuesday for 40-60 min, your host, Mallory Erickson, will be having real and raw conversations with some of the best personal and professional development experts, many of whom are outside the nonprofit sector. These are bestselling authors, world-renowned researchers, and TEDx experts, most of whom have never spoken to a non-profit audience before. They have come ready to share expertise, lessons, and stories that will fundamentally change the way you show up as a leader and fundraiser.There are so many valuable lessons nonprofit leaders are missing because they are outside of their typical orbit, but no more. Mallory is bringing them in and helping to apply her guest's expertise to disrupt the nonprofit sector once and for all.So if you are ready to learn how to upgrade your fundraising strategy, leadership skills, energy, habits, and mindset to bring in more funding and actually have some fun doing it, then this is the right podcast for you.If you’re wanting to implement ideas you heard, visit MalloryErickson.com/Podcast for the top tips and tools, full transcripts, quotes, videos, and additional resources from each episode.
Latest episodes
Jul 20, 2021 • 53min
01: Harnessing Your Inner Voice for Fundraising Success with Dr. Ethan Kross
Do you hear negative, nagging, bullying voices in your head? Are they telling you you’re a bad leader or fundraiser? That you’ll never raise what you need to grow your organization? In this week’s episode, I talk to Dr. Ethan Kross, psychologist, neuroscientist, professor, and the author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters and How to Harness It.There is so much chatter that inhibits action, like negative thoughts and limiting beliefs about perfectionism, scarcity or what someone will think if we ‘ask them for money’. Tune in as Dr. Kross explains a few of the tools from his book to help reduce toxic mental chatter and how we can apply them as leaders and fundraisers in the nonprofit world to move more money into our organization and the sector as a whole.Episode highlights: (02:28) - Dr. Ethan Kross and all the work that went into his amazing book: Chatter(04:27)- Why turning your attention inward can help us solve problems or make us miserable. (06:32) - What does “chatter” refer to? The amazing things our inner voice allows us to do and the negative dark side of it.(10:39) - One of Chatter’s tools: Distance self-talk, using your name and the second person pronoun to coach yourself through a problem.(16:44) - Why single quick fixes don’t exist!: How to mix and match different tools to find healing.(24:03) - Cultivating the witness: Distancing yourself and the ability to step back to approach the problem with more objectivity. (27:40) - Stop zooming into negativity: How the nonprofit fundraising space can benefit from changing the narrative.(33:04) - How to find resources hidden in plain sight for your unique chatter triggers.(40:34) - Minimize the toxic effects of chatter: Why negative emotions aren’t something we want to avoid completely. (47:49) - Shout out to Dr. Kross’s favorite nonprofit: Angela Duckworth’s The Character Lab.If you’re wanting to implement ideas you heard, visit MalloryErickson.com/Podcast for the top tips and tools, full transcripts, quotes, videos, and additional resources from each episode.
Jul 20, 2021 • 59min
00: Meet your host, Mallory Erickson With the Team from We Are For Good.
It is episode zero of the What the Fundraising Podcast, and I decided to kick it off by sharing with you who I am, what I do, and why I’ve started this podcast. So I asked my lovely friends John and Becky from We Are For Good, one of the top nonprofit podcasts, to interview me to answer the question: Who is Mallory Erickson?The purpose of this podcast is to launch the nonprofit sector into a new way of thinking, connecting, and operating by bringing in experts, thinkers, and doers from outside the fundraising world. There is SO MUCH we can learn from other fields, but first, let’s get to know each other!Episode highlights: (01:51) - My discovery of transformative change and how I fell into the nonprofit world.(08:59) - Big helper energy: On being the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and growing up aware of social injustice. (11:46) - How I put the values of curiosity, integrity, authenticity, imperfection, and vulnerability into everything I do.(16:30) - A gut-check story and listening to your body’s wisdom: The importance of asking yourself ‘Does this feel right?’ instead of ‘Is this right?’.(21:59) - “The human touch in a human-focused industry”: How Forbes named me the leading disruptor in the non-profit sector!(31:00) - How to constantly practice recognition of your own privilege to be able to give a microphone to the oppressed.(32:58) - How being a wife, a mom, and a business owner has grown and blossomed together through the same core values and lessons.(36:48) - Fundraising without fear! How Power Partners was born during the pandemic and the huge benefits anyone can get from this course. (47:50) - My dream to become an inspiration and a safe landing for people through my podcast and my business(51:10) - Get to know me with these quick-hit questions! Favorite, snacks, movies, memories, concerts, and more.If you’re wanting to implement ideas you heard, visit MalloryErickson.com/Podcast for the top tips and tools, full transcripts, quotes, videos, and additional resources from each episode.
Jul 1, 2021 • 2min
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What the Fundraising the Podcast is for impact leaders and change-makers who are tired of doing things the old-school way and are looking for a fresh and effective way to raise money, run their organization, and think about the nonprofit sector.
