62. Creating a growth mindset in fundraising, with Davinia Batley

In a crisis, its more tempting than ever to keep rushing to get things done. Sometimes, taking the time to make decisions about how you’re going to operate is immensely powerful. In this episode, I talk to the brilliant Davinia Batley, about the decisions she made in March 2020, as the pandemic took hold. She explains the conclusions she came to and the key values she decided to embed in her leadership style and team culture. She goes on to explain the various ways these decisions continue to pay off, as well as sharing some fundraising tactics that have delivered fabulous results. Davinia’s small charity, Become, which supports children in care and young care leavers, has raised significantly more in the year of the pandemic than they did the previous year. For instance, this includes their most successful appeal ever and the successful launch of a new gaming initiative. If you want to share this episode with colleagues or on social media because you think it will help other fundraisers – THANK YOU SO MUCH! - we are both on Linked In and on twitter, Davinia is @daviniab311 and I am @woods_rob.