Maria, I would love to hear a follow up, especially donor response to honest conversations about source of wealth, how your team was able to achieve buy-in from your board, and more lessons learned. You know, in your copious free time ha

Well Carolyn, this one is for you and any other fundraisers out there looking to get buy-in.

Here are the three steps my team and I took in transforming our fundraising

Effective organizations make their purpose clear. Externally there is a vision statement, a stated mission, and a set of guiding principles. Internally, an organization may be working on how they model equity and uphold the values of ethical fundraising, storytelling, and programming.

Many fundraisers recognize that current fundraising practices and philosophies are harmful and founded on white saviourism but are unsure how to dismantle oppressive practices. I hope to shed some light on how we have approached ethical fundraising