Community-Weaving for Fundraisers
Life is hard right now.
Community work is hard right now.
I know.
I feel it, too.
Stress has always been an inherent part of this work…
… but it’s been exponentially multiplied lately.
The world feels like it’s on fire.
And still, we’re expected to keep on truckin’ everyday.
Put your head down….
Grind it out….
Fight the good fight….
We’ve heard them all.
Maybe we’ve even said them, a few times.
And none of them are actually helping us do our work any better.
Working waaaaaaaaaaay harder than anyone should for one organization can warp our perspective.
We can get myopic.
We can feel isolated.
Organizations can silo us from each other…
… and we let that happen.
But we need each other.
Friends, we were never meant to do this work alone.
Community work is ecosystemic work.
When we’re working to better our communities — especially if we’re fundraising, especially if we’re working in nonprofit organizations — we need to be connected with each other… and collaborating with each other.
I’ve known this for a long time, and I’d say that I’ve prioritized this kind of community-weaving at every stage of my career as a nonprofit fundraiser.
This community I’ve grown has been magic…
… and supportive…
… and essential to my success…
… and grounding…
… and an essential gut-check and accountability, when I need it…
… and joyful…
… and so much more.
I can’t imagine doing this work otherwise.
And now, I want to help YOU grow the same kind of community, with purpose and alignment.
Here’s my offer to you:
Community-Weaving for Fundraisers
I know how it is for you — intimately.
Because I’ve been there.
And I know that, many days, you forget to take lunch…
… or you feel like you can’t.
And I can’t abide by that.
I want to make sure you take a good break from your work — in the middle of the day — at least once or twice a month.
So I’m creating that container for you:
➡️ A virtual space, open on Zoom, twice a month
➡️ Noon-1:30PM CST on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
➡️ All you have to do is show up
➡️ Eat your lunch
➡️ Take a breath
➡️ And grow and weave your community of fellow nonprofit fundraisers, as I facilitate that process between y’all
➡️ In between these sessions, continue the conversation — continue the weaving with each other — at the space I’ll host on WhatsApp
I want you to commit to this — and to show up — both in the face-to-face space via Zoom, and in the WhatsApp space, because I know how much better your life and work will get, as a result.
So much of my work is in guiding fundraisers towards a more sustainable and rewarding professional life — which of course includes fair compensation. To honor that, I am charging a reasonable fee, to acknowledge that our time is collectively valuable, as is the time and energy put forth to create and maintain this space.
How much will your dollar investment be?
$47/month
And in terms of your time and energy investment?
I can tell you this for sure.
The more time/energy we all invest…
…the more deeply rich and meaningful this experience will be.
So I ask that everyone who joins plans to engage as much as they sustainably can.
Ready to go?
Sign up for the Waiting List here.
We’ll launch this program when it’s clear that this community-weaving container is resonant and compelling to a significant number of you.
Why join the Waiting List now… instead of waiting until the doors formally open?
Because those who join the Waiting List now will enjoy this Founding Rate listed here… forever.
If many people sign up — which I am anticipating! — we’ll increase the amount of face-to-face sessions a month… which will increase the price.
But YOU, as a Founding Member of the Community-Weaving for Fundraisers community, will be locked in at this Founding Rate…
… and you can attend as many times a month as you want.
Pretty nice, huh?
So get on it!
What are you waiting for?
The time is now.