Cathy R. Sheffield – Episode 31

Tim Chaten

October 02, 2018

Cathy R. Sheffield is a fundraising executive with over 20 years experience, specializing in major gifts and gift planning. She founded ThinkGiving in June of 2017. Cathy has experience in healthcare and education for organizations such as All Saints Health Foundation, Texas Health Resources Foundation, Cook Children’s Health Foundation, Texas Christian University, The University of Texas at Arlington and the American Diabetes Association.

Learn more about ThinkGiving at www.thinkgiving.com.

Click here to listen on YouTube!

Topic Timestamps
• Introduction [00:00]
• Introducing Cathy Sheffield [01:24]
• When did you first know you wanted to work with nonprofits? [01:54]
• Higher Education vs Healthcare [02:50]
• How did you name your company? [03:42]
• Is planned giving your focus? [04:48]
• Launching your business [05:06]
• Where did you work before ThinkGiving? [06:51]
• What would you change if you were starting fresh? [07:18]
• The contract [07:43]
• What is it like now working with smaller institutions? [09:12]
• Expanding the business [11:13]
• What do you typically work with nonprofits on? [13:19]
• How do you set expectations? [14:11]
• How do you find new clients? [15:56]
• What kind of initial investments did you need? [16:41]
• What did you use the initial investment money for? [17:20]
• Do you ever turn down work from a client? [18:33]
• What tasks do you hope to delegate in the future? [20:01]
• FundraisingReportCard.com for Consultants [22:33]
• Lightning Round [23:41]

No podcast episodes found