#228 | Should fundraising be more skeptical of those who are privileged with telling the story?

This one might just top them all. An engaging conversation with two guests in response to a timely and thought-provoking article written by one of them. So much was said that we had to really edit down my rambling to ensure that what Valerie and Monique had to say was fully grasped by our listeners. As fundraisers, consultants, or whatever they choose for themselves on the road ahead, Valerie and Monique are two story-tellers that I look forward to hearing again and again in the future.

As we discussed, I understand that donor decisions and behavior can really stir us up at times, and I recognize that philanthropy has a darker side that we all need to reckon with. However, I also know that our hesitancy to confront unreasonable expectations and malicious intent is part and parcel to why the sector maintains its loyalty to arms-length fundraising. Far too many of us have given fear a guiding role in our professional story in part because of what we’ve been told rather than what we have experienced. I think we are smart to redirect at least some measure of skepticism away from our donors to those who are privileged with telling the story.

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