Alex Harding

Dataphoria

"Learn earlier in life. We learn skills as we need to know them, but it is better to learn them before you need to know them!"

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Ashley Rose

Mondial

"I’d tell my younger self to listen more and tell yourself you don’t know everything." Spacer Spacer Spacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer SpacerSpacer Spacer

Clive Pedley

Giving Architects

"Social and environmental needs in New Zealand and around the world are immense and challenging. Giving is a universal human trait, and it feels so great when you get connected to a cause you care about and see how it makes a difference."

Dominique Antarakis

Change & Co

"Surround yourself with smarter people than you, they will challenge your thinking and inspire you to be better." 

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Dominique Leeming

Self-Employed

"Organisations go through a life cycle. And I think they always need to be ready to evolve and change because our society and our community is changing. All through your career, be willing to evolve in your thinking, don't ever get stuck."

Dr Cassandra Chapman

Donorpsych.org

"Fundraisers need to think more about the charitable triad. Donors, beneficiaries and Organisations. Understanding how each of these influence giving decisions and are considered in a nuanced strategic way they will increase investment."

Fi (Fiona) McPhee

Revolutionise & The Benchmarking Project

"Just ask more questions. Just get a little bit more information and that's one of the things I love about working with data to be honest is it gives you more and more information to be more and more informed but just for everything in my life. Ask more questions."

Hailey Cavill-Jaspers

BePartnerReady.com®

"History reveals that it often takes a crisis for fresh imaginative thinking & new kinds of leaders to emerge. These new leaders rise to the occasion and create Movements. Because when they speak, people listen."

Heather Hill

Chapel & York

"Don’t tell yourself stories about what's not possible for you to do, but talk about the stories that you'll make possible."

Ian MacQuillin

Rogare

"Never accept something just because somebody has said it. Let’s start focusing on ideas rather than personalities. Critique does not have to be taken as criticism."

John Lepp

Agents of Good

Author of "Creative Deviations"

"Take your time and have confidence in the pace of your own process. Know you are exactly where you need to be at this moment and be in the moment and enjoy it."

Kaye-Maree Dunn

MEA

"How do you value care? How do you value love? How do you value time? Those aren't aspects that we include on our balance sheet. Hopefulness, Innocence, and Vision are the three elements are what really helps to drive us forward."

Ken Burnett

Author

"Fundraising organizations are always focusing on their strategy. And strategy is about what we want. It needs to be we give, and they give and we both benefit. If giving is a good experience, donors will do more of it. If it isn't, they'll soon stop."

Laura Golland

Snapdragon

"Have more confidence in yourself, always. And embrace, your weirdness. Embrace every bit of your personality."

Leo Orland

Fellow Emeritus CFRE(Ret.)

"You want people alongside you that want to be alongside you, to support you and to have the same beliefs and values that you have."

Ligia Peña

Globetrotting Fundraising

"Have confidence, stand your ground and don't let anyone tell you no. Stand your ground and keep pushing, And know you got this. You know what you're doing. Trust your gut."

Lynne Wester

Donor Relations Group

"Have more gumption. I am not everybody’s cup of tea, but I’m somebody’s shot of tequila. Be bolder, task risks and don’t be fearful. Get used to be comfortable with being uncomfortable."

Nigel Harris

Nigel Harris & Associates

"Be more confident, be bolder, but don’t be brash. Back yourself and know that it will be ok. Don’t spend too much time self-doubting, wondering or hoping. Continue to be curious and just have a crack."

Peter Dalton

DGB Global

"Take your time to avoid regretting compromises. Don’t rush. Learn from mistakes and grow stronger for the future."

Rebecca Scelly

Globetrotting Fundraising

"There's so much love for each other, but we know that we do a hard job, and we need to support each other. The more you can be around other fundraisers, the happier you'll be in your work."

Sam Laprade

Gryphonfundraising

"Learn to recognize Queen Bee Syndrome; unfortunately, when you work with someone, a woman who's older than you that tries to make your life difficult, they certainly cause a lot of harm. Try every day to be different from what they are."

Shanelle Clapham

Parachute

"Apologize later, just do it, do what you think will work, do what your donors are telling you, and do what your gut tells you is the right thing."

Sue Baker

CharitiesLaw Limited

"The independence of the Charity sector is as critical to democracy, as free and fair elections, independent judiciary, and free press. It is also critical to our social cohesion."

Terri Sheahan

Precision Fundraising

"Go to your own beat of the drum and I wear my heart on my sleeve. As tricky as some of our stories are, it is my job to put down in words the real stories. Stories that inspire donors and make them feel incredibly proud of what they are doing to change lives."