Swagg University

Dr. Phildra Swagger
Swagg University

Swagg University is for those who want to take their life, career and business to the next level. Join Dr. Swagger as she invites listeners to explore life, spiritual, and business principles as a strategic approach for fulfilling their life’s purpose and goals. Each episode explores insights, blessings, and outright blunders along life’s journey and how to turn each milestone into lessons learned and building blocks of success. This podcast is for individuals who are unapologetically building their best life.

  1. 04/27/2021

    Fundraising for Nonprofits

    Are you a nonprofit in search of funding opportunities?  Of course, you are! One key feature of nonprofits is fundraising, but what if you don’t know how to effectively identify funding sources or potential funders? Your organization may benefit from working with a prospect researcher. Say hello to Jennifer Filla, a veteran fundraiser with a focus on prospect research. This fundraising strategy helps agencies uncover the philanthropic histories, charitable motivations and personal characteristics of donors and prospects – especially those of potential major gift donors.  As President of Aspire Research Group, Jen helps organizations find and connect with their best donor prospects. Through the Prospect Research Institute, she trains fundraisers to conduct potential donor research. Jennifer is co-author of “Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Handbook” and has served as a volunteer and trustee for many organizations. In this episode, Jen answers questions vital to the nonprofit fundraising process … How nonprofits benefit from prospect research and take advantage of analytics in their fundraising strategy? What are the tools nonprofits use to help with fundraising? And, she helps us understand fundraising strategies needed at different stages as a nonprofit evolves. Grab amazing free reports and resources to help your nonprofit leverage prospect research and reach your goals.   https://www.aspireresearchgroup.com/publications/

    36 min
  2. How Meditation Improved My Life

    04/06/2021

    How Meditation Improved My Life

    After a difficult relationship and facing the difficulties of life, Dana Macc discovered the practices of Yoga and meditation and her life has never been the same. As she mastered the practice, she used her gift to help both adults and children heal their brokenness and discover inner peace through the stillness and strength meditation provides.  If you are feeling stuck, today’s episode gives you insight on how to get unstuck and tap into your inner self. Dana is a certified yoga instructor, a mindset coach and she travels internationally to facilitate wellness retreats.   She is a certified Hatha yoga instructor, and mindset coach in the Los Angeles area and travels abroad to facilitate international wellness retreats with her Mind Mode style of yoga. She has worked as a fully credentialed educator for both adults and youth for over 30 years and holds a master’s degree in education with a specialization in autism. She is the recent author of The Pirate Who Loved Flip Flops, a children's book which encourages the discussion among young readers on the important issues of bullying, inclusion and diversity.  Her new book Pieces of Positivity for Your Mind, Body and Soul is a prescriptive guide of quotes to assist you in the unveiling of your I AM presence- your true Self. May these salient pieces of wisdom insight you to focus on your wellbeing from a compassionate place, full of loving-kindness. For more information on speaking engagements, book readings and wellness events visit her website: www.danamacc.com Join the conversation to learn more about how you can improve your self-care, through yoga, meditation, and connecting with yourself.

    32 min
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Swagg University is for those who want to take their life, career and business to the next level. Join Dr. Swagger as she invites listeners to explore life, spiritual, and business principles as a strategic approach for fulfilling their life’s purpose and goals. Each episode explores insights, blessings, and outright blunders along life’s journey and how to turn each milestone into lessons learned and building blocks of success. This podcast is for individuals who are unapologetically building their best life.

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