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Today’s guest is Dr. Rob Harter – a nonprofit executive professional with over 29 years of experience leading and building nonprofit organizations, fundraising, leveraging resources, and managing organizational growth.
He has a lot of advice to share on fundraising trends, what makes a fundraiser successful, and why creating a culture of development at your nonprofit is so important.
Rob’s passion and commitment to nonprofit leadership and coaching is truly inspiring and I can’t wait for you to learn more about his experience in leading and building nonprofit organizations.
In this episode:
- [04:03] Key changes in the nonprofit sector over the last 30 years and the key to a successful nonprofit
- [12:53] The challenges nonprofits face in building a human-to-human connection
- [21:24] Strategies to maintain motivation and energy in a team dynamic
- [23:59] Key traits of a successful fundraiser
- [30:27] Getting clear on your nonprofit’s mission
- [34:13] Advice for aspiring nonprofit leaders wanting to make a significant impact in their organizations and communities
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES
“That’s one of the key things of nonprofits that are doing well, that are continuing to expand. They’re able to explain and clearly demonstrate the impact they’re having in a real measured, demonstrated way.” – Rob Harter
“Let’s create a development culture, where everybody on your team at some level understands their responsibility is […] to be an ambassador for the organization.” – Rob Harter
“When you train your team to be part of that development effort, it’s really an investment in your team and investment in your organization, not an expense.” – Rob Harter
RESOURCES
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CONNECT WITH ROB
LinkedIn: Dr. Rob Harter
Podcast: nonprofitleadershippodcast.org
Instagram: @robharter
Website: robharter.com
CONNECT WITH HALEY
Haley is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer. She is the Founder of The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consulting and coaching business. She has worked in both small and large nonprofit teams in the human services, homelessness, and youth sectors; and she specializes in the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Haley is a passionate, impact-driven, experienced nonprofit professional whose mission is to empower, elevate and engage nonprofit leaders to build healthy, thriving organizations.
Instagram: @thesavvyfundraiser
LinkedIn: Haley Cooper, CFRE
Website: thesavvyfundraiser.com
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