Let's Talk Fundraising
Keith Greer, CFRE
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About This Podcast
Welcome to "Let's Talk Fundraising" with Keith Greer, CFRE! This podcast is your go-to resource for mastering the essentials of fundraising while discovering how innovative tools and technology can supercharge your efforts. Whether you're a new fundraiser looking to level up your skills or a seasoned professional seeking timely reminders and fresh insights, each episode is packed with practical advice, creative ideas, and inspiring stories.
Join Keith as he explores the core principles that drive successful fundraising and uncovers the latest strategies to make your job easier, more enjoyable, and incredibly impactful. From relationship-building and storytelling to leveraging the newest tech, "Let's Talk Fundraising" is here to help you transform your approach and achieve remarkable results for your organization.
Subscribe now and be part of a community dedicated to elevating the art and science of fundraising. Together, we'll make a bigger impact, one episode at a time.
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Your Development Office Should Lead the AI Policy Conversation
Register for the AI Policy Development webinar. AI is already inside your fundraising work, whether your organization has admitted it or not. You can see it in the draft that comes back a little too…
The Knock on the Window: What Memorial Gifts Are Really Telling You
I recorded this episode on the Sunday before Memorial Day, thinking about an event called Celebration of Life that I helped build on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Lanterns on Reed's Bay. The Hawaiian…
What I Actually Learned at AFP ICON (And What the AI Vendors Won't Tell You)
Keith just got back from AFP ICON in San Diego, and this episode is his honest debrief. From a late-night reunion dinner with his AFP Leadership Institute cohort (including a practical tip for…
If You Wait Until You Feel Ready, You'll Never Start
This is the episode where we stop painting the picture and start talking about what happens next.If you've been listening to this series for a few weeks and something has started to click, this one…
3 Things to Define Before Every Major Gift Donor Meeting
You've had the donor meeting. It went fine. The conversation flowed, the donor was warm, you covered a lot of ground. And now you're sitting in the parking lot wondering if any of it actually moved…
Think AI Won’t Work for You? Let’s Talk About That.
If you’ve been listening to this series and thinking…“This sounds interesting… but I’m not sure it would actually work for me…”This episode is for you.Because that hesitation you’re feeling?It’s not…
The Moment I Knew My Fundraising Was Actually Working
For months, I was doing everything I thought I was supposed to do as a major gift officer.I was reaching out.I was having meetings.I was putting in the work.But nothing was closing.And the hardest…
Why Your Fundraising Outreach Isn’t Working Like It Used To
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The Cost of Waiting Until You Feel Ready (Major Gift Fundraising)
There’s a moment most fundraisers don’t talk about.The one where you know what needs to happen next…but you’re still trying to get everything lined up before you move.More research.More…
Where AI Fits in the Major Gift Cycle
Fundraising moves when relationships move.And relationships move when the friction falls away.In this episode, we explore how AI can quietly support every stage of the major gift cycle without…
What If Major Gift Fundraisers Had More Time for Donors?
Most of us came into this work to build relationships. But too often our days get buried under contact reports, prospect research, and messy systems that keep us tied to a desk.In this episode, we…
Quiet Power Revisited: Why Introverts Thrive in Fundraising
Fundraising doesn’t belong only to the boldest voice in a crowded gala. It thrives in the quiet moments where a donor feels understood, a tense call cools with care, and a complex gift moves forward…
Stop Looking for Unicorns. Start Training Your Fundraisers.
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Your Donors Don’t Feel Your Effort, They Feel Your Attention
Every Valentine’s Day, nonprofit inboxes fill up with warm subject lines and messages that say, “We love our donors.” The intention is real, but the impact often falls flat.In this episode, we unpack…
The Pivot: What I’m Stepping Away From—and What I’m Stepping Into
This Groundhog Day episode is a personal announcement and a fundraiser’s roadmap for change.After fifteen years in nonprofit leadership, I’m stepping away from a role I loved—not because something…
How Fundraisers Get Interviews: Resumes That Speak the Right Language
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When Competence Becomes Common, Taste Becomes Strategy
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Stop Making AI Slop, and Actually Leverage What It's Good For
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A More Supportive Goal Strategy
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Let's Talk Fundraising has published 62 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Business, Education.
Let's Talk Fundraising is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 29m.
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