“Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.”

-- Brené Brown

MEGA Fundraising requires BEING candid, open, and vulnerable with donors.

And yet, most fundraising training focuses on the "doing" of fundraising.

The doing is the expected and familiar part: creating a plan, a program, and a list. It addresses choices about what activities to focus on and when to fit them in during a year (did we hear someone say "moves management?"). It’s about setting goals and taking the necessary action to achieve those goals.

That work is necessary for "doing" fundraising, but it is NOT sufficient for BEING a MEGA Gifts fundraiser.

MEGA Gifts Fundraisers ARE:

• Present, open, and flexible
• Curious
• Deep listeners
• Someone donors can trust
• Compassionate and kind
• Patient
• Skilled at creating intimacy

By the way, these are some of the ways of BEING that make “doing” fundraising joyful, easy, and successful.

And yes, you can make some adjustments to who you ARE and how you show up to BE a MEGA Gifts Fundraiser.

This training program shows you how.

Most fundraising training is like following a recipe for preparing a meal.  First, you do this, then you do that.  Put it in a pan, fry it up, and serve it.  Viola!

This training program is about how you become a great chef who prepares savory meals WITHOUT following a recipe.

Why You Need This Training NOW!

You already know HOW to DO fundraising.  Perhaps you are self-taught, mentored, or have received some great training in the past.

That will only take you so far.

Doing more with less leads to burnout and bail-out. That is NOT the answer.

This program will help you BE the MEGA Gifts fundraiser that will take you and your organization to the next level.

That's our promise!

Six Weekly Zoom Sessions, 90min each

Session 1 

• Get This Show on the Road (Values and Your Why of Fundraising)

Session 2

• What's Stopping You? (Scarcity and Money Stories)

Session 3

• Fundraise Like a Champ.  (Being Curious, Listening, and Asking Powerful Questions)

Session 4

• Dancing in the Moment (Being Open, Present, and Flexible)

Session 5 

• Perspectives (Possibility and Limiting Beliefs)

Session 6 

• Bringing it All Together

David Langiulli uses his courage, compassion, and wisdom as an experienced Certified Professional Coach (CPCC, PCC) to help leaders and their organizations flourish and thrive. Especially in the face of uncertainty and change. As an Executive Coach, David's been described as: "gently fierce!" Before starting Fundraising Leadership, David led a team of ten development professionals at Princeton University responsible for $35million in annual support for the University. Before this, he served as the Chief Development Officer for Stony Brook University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  He’s a graduate of the Coaching Training Institute's Leadership and Coaching programs. He holds master’s degrees in business and engineering and an undergraduate degree in mathematics and physics-engineering.  Fun-Fact: David is a world master's champion in Jiu-Jitsu on a 10-year quest for a black belt.

Margaret Katz Cann is a Professional Co-Active Coach (PCC, CPCC).  She specializes in executive fundraising coaching, board training, and consulting, Margaret works with nonprofit executives to stop tripping over their ask, to connect to passion and leadership – and step into the world of compelling fundraising. Margaret is an experienced and joyful fundraiser, having spent 22 years at the Community Foundation Boulder County. She is passionate about the intersection of coaching with fundraising, and the way leaders who are willing and wanting to up their game can step away from anxiety and dread can step into their leadership as fundraisers for their organizations. Her nonprofit clients include executive directors, board members, and development staff, where she works with organizations to plan and then adds coaching to make the plans become reality.