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Brakeley Briscoe. POWERFUL THINKING CREATIVE COUNSELING. giving flight to great ideas. There are Many “I’s” in “TEAM”. Timothy P. Snyder, CFRE Brakeley Briscoe Inc. Greater Polk County Chapter of AFP March 15, 2011. Name Your Teams. Group Responses: Board Staff Other Volunteers
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Brakeley Briscoe POWERFUL THINKING CREATIVE COUNSELING giving flight to great ideas
There are Many “I’s” in “TEAM” Timothy P. Snyder, CFRE Brakeley Briscoe Inc. Greater Polk County Chapter of AFP March 15, 2011
Name Your Teams Group Responses: Board Staff Other Volunteers Clients Advocates for the organization (volunteers) Donors
Your Teams • Staff • Management Team • CEO/CDO/CVO • Greater Polk County Chapter of AFP?
3 Immutable Rules of Fundraising Group Responses: ASK Thanking donors Relationships Protecting Donors Respecting Donors (Donor Bill of Rights)
3 Immutable Rules of Fundraising Relationship – people desire to be significant members of significant organizations Designs for Fund-Raising, Si Seymour, 1966
3 Immutable Rules of Fundraising People give to people PEOPLE GIVE TO PEOPLE
3 Immutable Rules of Fundraising The comfort of change – you can always depend on it. Embrace it Make it your friend “Luke, Trust the Force” Get outside your comfort zone
Realities of 2011 What are some of the things you feel about fundraising in 2011? Group Responses: Donor Reluctance Tough Economy Timing issues Competition
Realities of 2011 Stock Market is back Previous 12,011 10/19/06 High: 14,164 10/09/07 Low: 6,547 03/09/09 Now: 12,100 03/09/11 Giving stable @ 1.9 -- 2.1% of GDP New Normal: • Work harder at best practices: Alignment • Engage and Tell the Story!!!
The Learning Organization “A Learning Organization is a place where people are continuing discovering how they create their reality.” The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge, 1993
The Learning Organization Personal Mastery - the “I” Mental Models Building Shared Vision Team Learning Systems Thinking the “TEAM”
Personal Mastery What do you do best? Group Responses: Listening/Hearing Relationship Building Telling the Story ID Opportunities Collaborating
Personal Mastery What do you do best? Group Responses (continued): Organization Follow up Accountable Asking Write and Research Evaluation/Assessment
Personal Mastery What are you most challenged by? Group Responses: Patience Rejection (being told “No”) Closure
Team Mastery Who do you depend upon? Who provides the awareness/expertise/ skill/action to help you?
Who do you depend upon? • Your supervisor • Your colleagues • Your staff • Your volunteer leaders • Your AFP colleagues? • Others
Team Sharing One of the hardest things to say: “I need help.” Try: “We have a dilemma (or a challenge).” “Can you help us with a challenging choice?” “You might have a perspective that we don’t.”
Essentials for successful philanthropy Clear Case Passionate Volunteers Qualified Prospects Urgency Infrastructure Support
Essentials for successful philanthropy ISSUE:RESPONSIBLE PARTY Clear Case CEO and program staff Passionate Volunteers Volunteer leaders Qualified Prospects Development staff Urgency CEO & CDO Infrastructure Support CDO
How Do You Lead From the Top Involve others early Seek comment and advice Recognize connections From the Middle Key person access Ideas in writing Respectful loyalty From the Bottom engage leaders with nugget of an idea really think through the cost/benefit How would the leader view the opportunity
Books to live by (philanthropically speaking) Designs for Fundraising by Si Seymour (1966) The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge (1993) Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Chadwell (2007) The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now Worldby Vince Posente (2008) Donor-Centered Fundraising by Penelope Burk (2003)
Timothy P. Snyder, CFRE Brakeley Briscoe Inc. 412-977-5742 TSnyder@BrakeleyBriscoe.com Thank You! giving flight to great ideas