Sheila Dwyer Schwartz – Episode 23

Sheila Dwyer Schwartz is the founder and principal of Dwyer Philanthropy. She started her consultancy because she wanted to work for mid-level nonprofits.

Her experience was in working for larger organizations and this was her way of working with a bunch of organizations she felt she could make an impact with.

Learn more about her consultancy on her website.

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Topic Timestamps:

• How long have you been running your consultancy? [01:17]
• How did you expand? [02:15]
• How do you utilize LinkedIn? [03:39]
• How do you create a sense of urgency? [04:37]
• How do you reject working with a client? [07:27]
• How do you measure success? [09:05]
• Does your team work in the same location? [13:53]
• What would you change if you were starting over? [17:30]
• How do you work with long term clients? [19:29]
• Billing [20:26]
• What’s your typical schedule? [21:23]
• Lightning Round [23:05]

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Missy Gale – Episode 22

Missy Gale is president of M. Gale & Associates. She has been running her business since 2009 and builds on her experience in the healthcare sector and her marketing and advertising education. M. Gale & Associates showcases what a great team based consultancy can look like.

You can find more information at mgaleassociates.com.

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Topic Timestamps:

• Your background [01:19]
• What’s your biggest strength as a consultant? [04:21]
• Creating assets for clients [06:49]
• How’d you expand your team? [07:31]
• Referrals? [09:47]
• Do you work with an administrative assistant? [09:57]
• How do you work with uncoachable staff? [10:18]
• How soon were you able to go full time? [12:11]
• What costs did you have to get started? [13:50]
• What would you change if you were starting fresh? [15:20]
• Any favorite tools you use to run your business? [17:42]
• Who on your team does the initial prospect outreach? [18:39]
• What’s your typical schedule? [19:58]
• Lightning Round [22:15]

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Nadine Gabai-Botero – Episode 21

Nadine Gabai-Botero has been the principal of Focus Fundraising for the past 9 years. Her background is in fundraising for arts organizations, but as you’ll hear in the interview she has expanded to help different types of nonprofits meet their goals by focusing on creating a great strategy.

You can find more information about Focus Fundraising at Focus-Fundraising.com

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Topic Timestamps:

• How’d you decide what to focus on? [01:34]
• What was your original website like? [03:09]
• What did you learn from your career that helps you as a consultant? [03:58]
• How’d you name your company? [05:21]
• What’s your most popular service? [06:24]
• Staff and budget advice? [07:50]
• How do you work with difficult boards? [10:02]
• Why’d you start your business? [11:38]
• Did you go full time right away? [12:47]
• What was your marketing approach in the beginning? [13:45]
• How’d you find the people you partner with? [14:47]
• What’s your biggest challenge? [18:20]
• Lightning Round [19:57]

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Jeff Brooks – Episode 20

Jeff Brooks is a fundraising consultant and Fundraisingologist at Moceanic. His expertise is in writing and you’ll learn some great tips in this episode on how writing for fundraising is different from other industries. You can find more about Jeff Brooks at www.jeff-brooks.com.

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Topic Timestamps:

• Jeff’s background [01:19]
• Writing [02:49]
• How’d you get into nonprofit work? [03:53]
• What’d you need to learn to write for fundraising? [05:19]
• Favorite writing projects? [07:36]
• What’s your current role? [10:07]
• The business model [13:52]
• Branding [14:32]
• Format of the classes [15:21]
• Board member for 9 years [17:16]
• Favorite tools as a writer? [19:02]
• Lightning Round [22:32]

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Jim Langley – Episode 19

Jim Langley is president of Langley Innovations, which he started 8 years ago. He has extensive experience in the higher education sector.

You can find more information about Langley Innovations at langleyinnovations.com. He also runs a philanthropic training company that you can find at langley-sells.com.

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Topic Timestamps:

• Why you started the business? [01:16]
• What key takeaways do you have from your work in education that applies to all nonprofits? [02:52]
• Working within limited resources [04:08]
• Strategic Resource Development [05:34]
• How are you different? [07:35]
• Training Staff? [11:21]
• Finding and recommendations report [12:48]
• Capacity [14:01]
• Working with the board [15:43]
• Is the consultancy just yourself? [18:17]
• How’d you discover the people you work with? [19:53]
• Financial investments [21:04]
• Graphic designer? [23:28]
• Naming the company? [24:36]
• What would you change if you were starting over? [26:07]
• Lightning Round [28:14]

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