The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser We Are For Good

Your development will be defined by you alone. From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is an 11 part podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey.

Episode Highlights

Series Tone Setting (2:00)

Where to start: think about playing in a different sandbox. (4:00)

Your development will be defined by you alone (5:00)

The importance of developing your soft skills (11:00)

How to ask your boss for professional development budget (15:00)

Topics we will be unpacking throughout this series (20:00)

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We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com

From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is a limited podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey. We're looking at the entire nonprofit shop with Meghan Cressman, Senior Director of Development at New Story. We're bringing tips, case studies and the Do's/Dont's for a modern, innovative nonprofit. Tune in as we round out this Friday series with the belief that powerful impact-driven philanthropy transforms organizations, lifts up communities and changes lives🙌

Special Guest
Meghan Cressman

Episode Highlights

Megan’s story and journey to where she is today

Asking the bigger question

Habits of an innovative nonprofit

Fostering innovation on your team

Types of donor relationships New Story prioritizes

Do This / Not That

KPIs that Matter

Mental Health Minute


We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com

From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is a limited podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey. We simply couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk all things donor relations with two of the most dynamic people we know - Lynne Wester (The DRG Group) and T. Clay Buck (TCB Fundraising). They’re sharing their collective wisdom including the one KPI you need to measure, building an attitude of gratitude and mental health tips. Don’t miss this action-packed episode created with the modern donor relations officer in-mind🤝

Special Guest
Lynne Wester, Principal and Founder of The DRG Group
T. Clay Buck, Principal and Founder of TCB Fundraising

Episode Highlights

Asking the bigger question as a donor relations officer

3 Daily Habits for the donor relations officer

Living life with an attitude of gratitude 

Look for the unsung heroes - work on advocating for those folks

Be a proactive problem solver

Relationships to prioritize in donor relations

Do This / Not That

KPIs that Matter / Don’t Matter

Mental Health Minute


We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com

From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is a limited podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey. we’re chatting about the ins and outs of digital marketing and user experience with Marketer on a Mission Caroline Griffin who’s breaking down the Habits of an Impactful Digital Strategist. We're bringing tips, case studies and the Do's/Dont's for a modern fundraiser. Caroline’s tips are + they’re combined with ample encouragement to be creative, continuously learn, and try new things. Don’t miss it!

Special Guest
Caroline Griffin, Founder, Marketer on a Mission

Episode Highlights

Introducing Caroline

The importance of having someone focusing on digital

Habits of an impactful Digital Strategist: Tracking, strategizing and learning

What digital strategists should automate

How to prioritize relationships in this role

Finding look alike audiences and casting a bigger net

Do this/not that for the digital strategist + filling gaps

KPI’s and success indicators that matter

Mental Health Minute

Becky’s One Good Thing for Digital Strategists: Create a content calendar


We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com

From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is a limited podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey. We’re chatting about impactful storytelling with Julia Campbell, nonprofit storytelling expert and our very first podcast guest. She’s sharing her insight on defining your goal, balancing qualitative and quantitative information, and developing trust. Tune in for tips, case studies and the Do’s/Dont’s for the modern nonprofit storyteller. 📝

Special Guest
Julia Campbell, Founder, J Campbell Social Marketing and Author, Storytelling in the Digital Age

Episode Highlights

Asking the bigger question

Habits to become a more impactful storyteller

Take screenshots and collect examples of things around you that move you

Constantly be curious and ask questions

Share stories everywhere you can. Bake storytelling into the daily culture of your organization

Relationships to prioritize

Do This/Not That that make an impactful storyteller

KPI’s that matter

A powerful story that impacted Julia

Sustainability and mental health tips


We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com

From We Are For Good Studios, The Habits of an Impactful Fundraiser is a limited podcast series to help you get clarity for nonprofit roles and build habits that lead to long-term growth and find balance in the journey. We're taking the conversation to the operations team with accounting visionary Germeen Guillaume as she explores the Habits of an Impactful Operations Team. We're bringing tips, KPIs to focus on, and the Do's/Dont's for the modern ops team. Tune in✌️

Special Guest
Germeen Guillaume, Founder and CEO, Visionary Accounting Group

Episode Highlights

Habits of an Impactful Operations Team

Relationships that need to be prioritized in this role

Do This / Not That

KPIs that matter

Mental Health Minute

How to connect with Germeen and Visionary Accounting Group


We Are for Good is a media company with an aim to revolutionize the social impact sector through profound compassion, best-in-class education + training, authentic storytelling and crazy good marketing. Our vision is to cultivate an Impact Uprising - inspiring and activating more people to get involved with philanthropy and collective good. Learn more at www.weareforgood.com