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Episode Summary
One thing that every organization
encounters during the course of any campaign is stagnation. You can
find success so often that this success becomes a habit in itself.
This isn’t a bad thingper
se,but the moment that
you become complacent in your duties, even if you maintain your
success, is the same moment that you stagnate. And stagnation, even
if you’re successful, is a sign to your followers that you are no
longer putting as much effort as you used to.In the world of non-profit fundraising, this can
mean to your followers that you aren’t as interested in your cause
as you were when you were just starting out. Sometimes, it really
isn’t your fault that your organization’s success has reached its
peak and there isn’t much that you can do to surpass the high bar
of standards that you’ve established. - That’s often not the case,
at least according to Albert Bandura, who believed that people are
people are self organizing, proactive, self-regulating, and
self-reflecting.This is
based on Bandura’s Social Cognitive and Self-Efficacy Theories
which propose that people do not merely respond to their
environmental stimuli. Rather, people are capable of seeking
information themselves and as a result, individuals are not merely
a product of their circumstance. They are in fact, contributors to
their situation.An
individual (or organization, in this case) is more likely to
improve the more that this individual (or organization) is aware of
his surroundings and himself. Whatever might be holding you back as
an individual has a tendency of seeping into how you feel as an
organization.We’ve recently
had a podcast episode where Beth Kanter, author ofThe Happy, Healthy Nonprofit:
Strategies for Impact Without Burnout,talks about the importance of maintaining the
proper mindset and adapting effective strategies to help you meet
your goals while avoiding burnout.This isn’t an easy venture. Everybody stagnates
eventually. It will always be up to you if you decide whether this
is where you peak. However, you need to realize that this
limitation is just something that you put on yourself. You can go
as far as what you put your mind to. That is the beauty of the
human mind and the power of mental toughness and dedication.In this podcast episode, Ellie
Burscough takes us on the adventure ofherlife as she tells us her personal experience in
working in a call center, writing scripts, and making calls to
donors on behalf of large, well-known charities and
nonprofits.Then, Ellie talks
about how she uses the sales knowledge that she acquired throughout
her career to help businesses break past their own stumbling blocks
and limitations so they can take on larger goals and create a
greater impact in their chosen ventures. We also talk about the similarities and
differences between businesses & nonprofits, fundraising & sales,
and how fundraisers can master their mindset to achieve more for
others, by taking care of themselves.Ellie even shares some habits that can improve
our ability to be creative and relatable to others. We learn about
some of the biggest lessons she’s learned when it comes to
mastering her own mindset. Her valuable advice and actionable
takeaways will leave you motivated and ready to take on your day,
every day.
About Ellie Burscough
Ellie is a business and mindset coach with experience working with
the not-for-profit sector. She has worked at call centers
writing scripts and making calls to donors on behalf of large, well
known charities and nonprofits. She teaches the psychology behind
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