And a new beginning! ANYWAY If you want new blog posts, and to keep following my work, please go to MazarineTreyz.com   The post And so… it’s time to come to an end appeared first on Wild Woman Fundraising ..read more

In this interview with Mary Sobecki, executive director of the NeedMor Fund, we talk about why involving people in the community in grantmaking decisions is important. Chris Hedges writes, “When we cannot tell ourselves the truth about our past, we become trapped in it. This is especially true about race in America. Our undiscovered self cripples us.” When we think about race, when we talk about it, and when we uncover different ways to look at it, we help uncover biases and beliefs that people have. I taught a bias workshop last year that helped white people look at their unconscious bias ar ..read more

Listen, Subscribe and Rate to our new podcast episode, here We are so psyched to speak with Kishshana Palmer, CEO of Kishshana & Co. and Chief Growth Officer of The Future Project. She and Helen Choi talk about the pay gap, the leadership gap, women of color and the advancement challenges they face, and the recent race to lead study. In this interview we go deep into what it feels like to be a person of color in the nonprofit sector, trying to make your way. And seeing the unconscious privilege people from the dominant culture have. If you listen, you’ll find some ways to help stop unconsc ..read more

When I worked full time at my last organization, I didn’t feel motivated. My boss was always ordering me around. He never asked questions. So I told stories about my terrible boss. I told stories about how overworked I was. And ultimately, i told stories about how I didn’t even care about my job anymore. My boss was a seething giant, a tyrant, and a man who would regularly yell and make people cry. He also would never approve people’s budgets, he stole, twice from the organization and got us investigated by the Department of Justice. He simply had no idea how to run a nonprofit. He had sat on ..read more

  Welcome to the NAME IT! podcast Today we’re going to talk about disability accessibility in the sector with disability activist Jewelles Smith. This is a movement. Join us! You can listen right here On Stitcher On TuneIn On Google Play On iTunes On Spotify Disability is dismiss-ability!   The post New Podcast! Disability Rights! Interview with Jewelles Smith appeared first on Wild Woman Fundraising ..read more

Are you a feminist? Do you believe that people of different genders should be equal? if so, then YES! if no, then GTFO There is a lot to say about feminism in the sector, and what AFP in particular can do better for women! Vanessa Chase, founder of The Storytelling Nonprofit and #FundraisingIsFemale, shares a few tips with us in this next episode of NAME IT! Podcast! Listen to the podcast here or watch the video below! Here are some of the articles we mention: Feminist Nonprofit Leadership: Feminism is awesome! We have so many women and woman-identified folks inside our nonprofits. 70-80% o ..read more

When you don’t know yourself- When you don’t know others… You’re hostage to the … UNSPEAKABLE! Like Michael Jackson says, “You’ve been hit by-You’ve been struck by! The UNSPEAKABLE!” Chris Hedges writes, “When we cannot tell ourselves the truth about our past, we become trapped in it. This is especially true about race in America. Our undiscovered self cripples us.” This last weekend I took part in a dance and psychology workshop called Shadowtender. This project helps people explore their shadow, the parts of themselves they do not want to see. When you throw something away from yourself, say ..read more

Can you believe this? WildWomanFundraising.com has over 1,000 posts on it! From over 10 years of writing! That’s a lot! So I made 3 new pages for you, where you can find all of my most useful posts, ALL in one place! The first page is all about Fundraising Careers. 66+ Resources to Rise In Your Fundraising Career Want your career to grow like a cute little mushroom? Well, let’s figure out what needs to be in place! What can we do to nurture your growth? We go beyond just resumes and cover letters on this page. We’ve got TONS of good interviews, articles separated out by sections like: Gettin ..read more

Read my review of Angela Duckworth’s Grit book here Are you looking outside of yourself for the answers? I dare you, right now, to be your own fundraising guru. How does that look? Recently I checked my library account, and I checked out over 100 books in the last year. Did I read them all? No! But did I skim all of them? Yes! I read most of them. I love learning! To be a fundraising guru, you must love learning. Read my review of Failing Forward, here You must love reading, and you must read a lot! Not just books about fundraising! Books about leadership. Books about how to get your team ..read more

Are you looking forward to valentine’s day?  This time of year always makes me think about the love in our sector. Going out on a limb here. a lot of people are all about donor love. Not me! Nope! I say, “NUTS to donor love, how about staff love? Hmm? How about THAT?” It’s all about the love for you, the nonprofit worker, the fundraiser, this month! Why? We need love. We need appreciation. We need respect. Because sometimes we are not getting the respect, appreciation or protection we need. Some of us work without getting paid overtime. Some of us work without healthcare. Some of us work ..read more