Why Fundraising is Dead - And What Killed It
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Why Fundraising is Dead - And What Killed It
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Fundraising is dead. Not struggling. Not evolving. Dead. And in this first episode, Ryan Dobson makes the case for why — and what the industry needs instead.
Ryan grew up watching his father, Dr. James Dobson, raise over $3 billion for Focus on the Family across 35 years without ever asking anyone for a dollar. Not once. This episode is built on what that taught him — and on 15 years of taking that philosophy into real nonprofit organizations and watching it work.
In this episode:
- Why the "6-week callback rule" is exploitation disguised as strategy
- The actual thank you letter a nonprofit sent after a $5,000 donation — read word for word
- How his father turned down a billionaire's offer of money and received a multi-million dollar building instead
- The one thing a new fundraising hire said in a board meeting that guaranteed nobody would ever introduce her to a single donor — and what changed when the philosophy did
If you're a nonprofit president, executive director, or development professional who is tired of the way fundraising feels — this episode is for you.
Learn more about Ryan's coaching and methodology at dobsonphilanthropic.com Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamesryandobson