Share Your Laughable Leadership
Stories With Us Today
We all know, instinctively, that leadership drives fundraising effectiveness in nonprofits.
But now we have the survey results and the real-world data to prove this claim.
Leadership does, in fact, have an outsized impact on a charity's ability to raise money.
In fact, we'll be so bold as to say that we don't believe there are such things as "fundraising problems". We believe, and we think we can prove, that there are only leadership problems that masquerade as fundraising challenges.
Every nonprofit fundraiser has stories. The kind that makes your colleagues nod in recognition. The decisions that left you speechless. The moments that made you question everything.
That's why DickersonBakker and Revolutionise are joining forces to launch the Campaign for Great Fundraising Leadership, a groundbreaking initiative to transform how nonprofits approach leadership and fundraising success.
We're collecting these stories. Not just to commiserate, but to illuminate the real leadership challenges holding our sector back.
Share your most laughable leadership experience. That story you tell in hushed tones at cocktail parties. The one that haunts you every time you change jobs, when you fear that something similar might happen again.
What happens when you share your story?
1. Submit your story below - take as much space as you need
2. Our team transforms it into an anonymous (and slightly more humorous) case study
3. Your experience becomes part of our collection, showing others what great leadership isn't
4. Fundraisers everywhere gain insights from your experience, helping break the cycle of poor leadership
Ready to help transform nonprofit leadership? Share your story now →
Tell us your story
Consider these prompts as you write:
What was the leadership decision or situation?
How did it impact fundraising efforts?
What made this experience particularly memorable?
What do you wish had been done differently?
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By submitting this story, you acknowledge that we may edit it for anonymity, humor, and clarity while maintaining its core message. Your name and contact information will never be published or shared.
Who We Are
Revolutionise International, a global business accelerator for fundraising organizations, has completed a ten-year programme identifying leadership behaviours driving transformational fundraising growth. The findings, published in the book Great Fundraising Organizations, provide a pathway to increased revenues for non-profits.
Fundraising World is a new global skill-share for senior fundraising leaders edited by Howard Lake (Fundraising UK), featuring in-depth case studies and leadership offerings.
DickersonBakker provides solutions to help nonprofits fuel growth, build sustainability, and achieve greater mission impact. We believe that the success equation for nonprofits comes down to three things: abundant resources, talented people, and a well thought out, actionable plan. Over the last 40 years we've helped thousands of charities raise billions of dollars using this success equation.
