Episode 87
Episode 87 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays again features Andrew Olsen, Executive Vice President of Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker. In that capacity he leads both the firm’s direct response fundraising agency and their major gift consulting and messaging practice. He’s on a mission to help nonprofit leaders become more effective so that they can make a greater impact in the world. Throughout his 25 year career he’s served over 1,000 nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada, and helped them raise more than $1 Billion.
In today’s episode, we discuss the future of fundraising, especially when it comes to succession planning. We finish off with identifying some of the traits potential employers look for in a fundraiser.
There are three things that you need to be successful as a non-profit: You need the right talent; you need a solid strategy; and you need the resources to accomplish your vision. Of those, I think talent matters most because we could have great fundraising strategy, we could have great operational strategy, but if you don’t have the right people and the right culture to allow them to be successful — no amount of strategy and fundraising budget is going to make you successful.
Andrew Olsen
Just click on the picture of Andrew below to hear our conversation.
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