You Want Me to Do What? 10 Ways to Get Your Executive Director to Fundraise with You Getting the Credit! with June Kress and Chris Rutledge - a podcast by The Goldenburg Group, LLC

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Today’s conversation is with two presenters from this year’s Bridge Conference. June Kress of June Kress Consulting and Chris Rutledge, Chief Development Officer at Friendship Place in Washington, D.C., used a five-skit format to demonstrate ways to encourage executive directors to fundraise, while still getting credit as a development director! In truth, June and Chris are recommending collaboration rather than craftiness. Join us for a fun discussion.

 

Links:

June Kress Consulting: www.junekressconsulting.com

Chris Rutledge: www.friendshipplace.org

 

*****Timestamped Highlights*****

(3:15) Why don’t we just throw a big gala?!? NO

(4:35) Setting them free four minutes early: exceeding the Benevon Model

(8:45) Hold on! Let’s follow up first.

(11:35) Dolph and Chris sing the praises of the trusty blue pen.

(14:12) 60:40

(15:45) Avoid jargonese

(16:20) Less data, more stories

(20:33) DDEDs (Difficult-to-Deal-with EDs)

(22:03) More of the “Come to Jesus” approach

(23:26) Dolph and June love the weekly meeting.

(24:14) “A vague disclaimer is no one’s friend.”

(25:10) When you’ve done it to death…

(27:30) Six months is a reasonable trial for a DD

(29:00) In a parallel universe…

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