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The Development Debrief — 182 episodes
176. Wendy Connors: CDO to CEO
175. Sustaining Your Journey: Sarah Bell
174. Sustaining Your Journey: Tommy Bergstrom
173. Sustaining Your Journey: Boi Carpenter
172. Solo Episode: Recalibrating Mid-career
171. Boyden with Texas A&M: What we Celebrate and what we Tolerate
170. David Kennedy: Strategic Realignment
169. Joanne Berger-Sweeney: Trinity's All In Campaign
168. Adrian Colarusso: What is your wealth's Highest Purpose?
167. Carolyn Vine: Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of Robin Hood
166. Joel Malina: How to Define and Respond to Crisis
165. Claudia Taylor Overstrom: Parent Fundraising at Yale
164. Robin Aviv: Sharing Our Stories
163. Craig Shelley: High Performing Teams
162. Susan Murray: Raising Unrestricted Capital
161. Julie Braverman and Mathwon Howard: Owning Your Career
160. Ashley Budd: Irresistibly Clickable
159. Dr. Tina Bernot: Grit, Growth, and Gratitude
158. Walking Through the Gate
157. Marc Camille: Chief Storyteller
156. Liz Elting: Dream Big and Win
155. CJ Orr: AI
154. Jessica Carbone: Philanthropy Means Love
153. Ben Feller: It's not what you say, it's what they hear
152. Boi Carpenter: Inquisitive Leader
151. Justin Fincher: Inhabiting The Gap
150: Ben Outar: CASE Summer Intern
149. Chris McGowan: Best practices for working with volunteers and parents
148. Elizabeth Keppel: 5 Ways to Take Your Team to the Next Level
147. Heather Kopec: Advancing, not replacing the human brain
146. Mark Koenig: How do we work alongside AI?
145. Deb Lin: CFR 101
144. Andrew Gossen: It is No Longer Abstract
143. Stephanie Cook: Building a non-natural constituency base
142. Jennifer Zaslow: Working Through Difficult Conversations
141. Looking forward and looking back
140. Chad Paris: The Making of Parisleaf
139. Elizabeth Hines: Investing in Generations
138. Brandon Baker: From 10M to 1B
137. Anna Schlia: Providing a Framework
136. Anna Dugan: Next Generation Fundraising
135. Matt Abrahams: Think Faster, Talk Smarter
134. My First Team Retreat
133. Wendy Sealey: Live Audience, FRDNY, AFP 2023
132. Emily Kernan: The joys of Annual Giving
131. The Wells Collective: You Can Only See From Where You Sit
130. Marcela Hahn: Women in Development
129. Andy Rathmann-Noonan: Expand Your Mission
128. Christine Pina: Engendering Pride in People
127. Mike Hoffman: The Power of Proximity
126. Making Moves with Christopher Haight
125. Paul Sullivan: You Just Ask
124. Jan Abernathy: Building Your Personal Brand
123. Taylor Wood: Vanderbilt's Regional Hubs
122. Lisa Alvarez-Calderón: The Golden Ingredient to Recruiting, Talent, Retention
121. Eric Almonte: A True Partnership
120. Maria Di Mento: A Conversation about The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Philanthropy 50
119. JD Beebe: The Origin Story of ThankView
118. Laurel Richie and Bob Lasher: The Inside Story of Dartmouth's $3.5 Billion Campaign
117. Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk: Checking The Boxes
116. Maddie Hansen: What is the impact?
115. Adam Doyno: Who is "Frontline"?
114. Shanna Hocking: One Bold Move A Day
113. Connor Adams: Leadership From a Fresh Perspective
112. Karen Osborne: Board Diversification and Impactful Stewardship
111. Patrick Schmitt: Planned and non-cash Giving Strategies
110. Steve Grimes: Prospect Research
109. Leah Heister Burton: Circle in a World of Squares
108. Gauri Manglik: Building Instrumentl
107. Michael and Megan: There is Hope
106. Debbie Rosenberg Bush: CFR Career Journey
105. Orr Group: Mega Gifts, Crypto, ESG, oh my!
104. Amanda Pulawski: Setting the Table
103. Herb Soles: Culture Beats Strategy
102. Lydia Fenet: Command an Audience and Sell your way to Success
101. Demystifying The Ask
100. Amplify, Sunset, and Create
99. Rich Goode: Pro Tips in Planned Giving
98. Amy Eisenstein: Capital Campaign Toolkit
97. Thom Lockerby: Independent School miniseries
96. Jennifer Kaplan Burns: Independent School miniseries
95. Harold Brown: Independent School miniseries
94. Emily Stone: Independent School miniseries
93. Colin Stewart: Work Smarter, Not Harder
92. Margaret Kaufmann, Jonah Nigh, Alex Tapnio: Be a Pathmaker, not a Gatekeeper
91. Rob Scott: The Force Multiplier
90. Ashutosh Nandeshwar: Artificial Intelligence For Good
89. Karl Clauss: Leading Alma Mater and Campaign Momentum
88. Jason Briggs: Making specialist knowledge more accessible
87. Leti McNeill Light: Ideating Partnership
86. Matt Hutter: Creating Sustained Culture Change
85. Sue Cunningham: CASE as a strategic partner and professional home
84. Stephanie Posen: Recruiting and Training Front Line Fundraisers
(BONUS EPISODE) Exciting Opportunities at my Alma Mater!
83. Daren Batke: I Just Am
82. Rich Berlin: Could DREAM be in your future?
81. Sarah Krasin: New Leadership and Building Culture
80. CeCe Aparo: Email hacks for effective (not efficient) donor outreach
79. Mary Jane Bray: It Starts With Thank You!
78. Colin Donovan Wyatt: The Business of Becoming
77. Jim Husson: Understanding Yourself and Your Institution
76. Part 5: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
75. Major Gifts Guide
74. Josh Schaier: Hebrew Free Lending
73. Sara Sargent: Don't Assume Anything
72. Part 4: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
71. Kris Putnam- Walkerly: Delusion Altruism
70. Dee Robinson: On T.R.U.E Leadership
69. Part 3: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
68. Sam Duplessis: MGO to Manager
67. Rebecca Clendenen: Growing Healthy Annual Giving Societies
66. Ben Feller: Be Known for Who You Are
65. Part 2: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
64. Michele Ripka: New to the Field
63. Part 1: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
62. Elizabeth Abel: Happy New Year!
61. Lisa Greer: Do We Need A Philanthropy Revolution?
60. Jill Lasman: The Future of Executive Search
59. Ryan Hart: The Gift Multiplier
58. Joan O'Neill: Virtual Campaign Launch and Principal Gifts
57. David Smith: Cancel the Gala for Good?
56. Jen Risher: Let's Talk About Wealth
55. Mike Eicher and Justin Fincher: Leadership Starts with You
54. Elizabeth Angeles: Celebrating Advocacy and Education
53. Chris Clarke: Engineering and Campaign Strategy
52. Alison Traub and Chris Cox: A Comparative Discussion of UK vs. US Fundraising
51. Robert Khederian: Selling to the Carriage Trade
50. Esther Choy: Interpreting First Generation Wealth
49. Braylon Edwards: Football and Philanthropy
48. Blake Davis: Networking with Natural Curiosity
47. Karen Isble: From Prospect Researcher to Vice President
46. John Toolan: How to Prepare for an Authentic Interview
45. Patty Hill Callahan: Pressing The Reset Button
Season 3 Trailer: Tell Me Something Good
44. Anniversary Episode: What We Know After 2020
43. Jonah Nigh: Museum Musings
42. Julie Lucas: Independent Schools Empower Students
41. Brent Grinna: Thanksgiving Special!
40. Brian Chapman: The Value of Gifts
39. Nina Diefenbach and Whitney Donhauser: Broadening Audience with Closed Doors
38. Andy Zepp: Environmental Fundraising
37. Howard Stevenson: Examine the Root
36. Suzanne Hilser-Wiles: Know Better, Do Better
35. George Development Group: High Impact Philanthropy
34. Kathi Warren: Commitment to Culture
(BONUS EPISODE) Kathryn Van Sickle: Virtual Visits
33. Matt Lachs: CFR and a Childhood Dream
32. Tamara Rogers: Reflections on a Billion Dollar Career
31. Ben Porter: Unpacking Principal Gifts
30. Brooke Schostak And Bonnie Taylor: The Future of Furlough
Season 2 Trailer
Season 1 Recap: The Power of Change
29. Dan Shephard: Tips for Preparing for FY21
28. Abigail Smitka: The Graveyard Shift
27. Kevin Hallock: Higher Ed Econ 101
26. Thomas Moore And Britani Griffin: Progress and Hope for Black Development Officers
25. Birgit Smith Burton: Understanding Racism in Fundraising
24. Dennis Barden: The Demand Will Increase
(BONUS EPISODE) Michele Schiele: Brilliant Minds and Highly Successful People
23. Michele Schiele: Complicated Projects and Institutional Change
22. Phil Wilkerson: Find Your Fuel
21. Leslie Nelson-Bernier: A Mother's Mark
20. Tara Gans: A Donor Unscripted
19. Fritz Schroeder: Longevity and Leadership
18. Shanna Hocking: Let's Get Motivated
17. Dan Peterson: Maximum Flexibility
16. Michelle Vaeth: Play your Position
15. Martin Leifeld: Faith in Fundraising
14. Veronica Martini: Front Line Online
13. Jeff Richard: Timing is Everything
12. Ryan Davis: Surround yourself with Strength
11. Rachael Gazdick: Scholarship in Action
10. Chase Palmer: A Father's Focus
9. John and Scott: Giving from the Heart
8. Susan Feagin: She Opened The Door
7. Steve Poskanzer: The President Prepares
6. Fred Van Sickle: If you don't ask, you don't get
5. Dawn Nadeau: A Donor Unscripted
4. Rhea Turteltaub: The Transparent Trustee
3. Craig Smith: Owning the Conversation
2. Chris Haight: Raising the bar for yourself
1. Introducing The Development Debrief with Kathryn Van Sickle