How To Fundraise $500 Million (Part 1) - Martin Leifeld
World Game-Changers
English - April 08, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBBusiness Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Martin Leifeld has spent a twenty-four year career in fundraising over half a million dollars for the many organisations he’s worked for. It’s a task that’s required bravery, compassion, and most importantly, listening the voice of his own heart.
In the first part of their conversation, Martin tells Paul, and you, how you can start yourself on the road to understanding humanity a little better, and by doing so, achieve staggering success in life...
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Don’t stop what you’re doing just because the world has stopped turning for now. We need to find alternate ways of reaching out. Do the best you can with the tools you have.
Among the “do this - do that” world of business, we’ve lost the art of connection. It’s time to reconnect to values such as kindness, compassion and empathy.
Prosperity should not be evaluated financially, but by the relationships we attain and nurture. Relationships are precious, and times like this create opportunities to understand what matters most.
There are two primary ways of growing as a person: by embracing the gift of love, and by embracing the gift of suffering. Suffering shows us that we have many more resources than money.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Fundraising is a relationship business’
‘What matters most? Our answers today will be very different to the answers we would have given six months ago’
’Suffering makes us better or bitter’
‘We find courage by asking who we are, who we’re not, and who we pretend to be'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE GUEST
Asking someone to donate money is tough!
Martin Leifeld would sit in his car rehearsing his ask with sweaty palms, praying he wouldn’t get another rejection. Determined to master his craft he learned the power of embracing discomfort and through powerful human behaviour techniques was able to raise over $500 Million for three organisations!
Martin served as vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for ten years. While there, he led a dramatic increase in fundraising, averaging $26.4 million per year. Prior to joining UMSL, Martin was associate vice president for university development at Saint Louis University, where he led his team raising $158 million in 3 years.
Raising money became his Number One passion and Martin has since been able to distill the art of fundraising into core fundamental principles and a clear formula that anyone can learn.
Contact Martin via: www.MartinLeifeld.com
ABOUT THE HOST
One thing that’s never been attached to Paul is the label ‘normal’ – something he is totally aware of. He definitely subscribes to being one of those mentioned the iconic ‘Think Different’ Apple commercial narrated by Steve Jobs in 1977:
“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do!”
Paul has a long and distinguished history of coaching & mentoring – particularly focusing on helping people make the transition from pain to purpose; a journey he has made himself, from the depths of a deep dark existence, to now living a life of happiness and prosperity.
Through this Mastering The Game Of Life podcast, and books he has been involved in – including being a best-selling co-author – Paul also helps others to get their own inspirational messages and stories out into the world; as well as offering support to many charitable organisations, in their development & fund-raising.
“Remember – Mastering The Game Of Life Starts, By Embracing Our Hearts!”
CONTACT METHOD
Tel: +44 (0) 115 7270101
E-mail: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAMPaulLowe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamPaulLowe/