Summary: It was such a joy to meet Dani Bethune recently at the Citygate Network 2019 Conference in Palm Springs! She's a fundraising dynamo who is currently serving as Chief Development Officer at Union Gospel Mission in Dallas, TX. When Shawn Saunders (my good friend from Dickerson Bakker & Associates, and my podcast guest co-host during the Citygate Conference) and I spoke with Dani she sparked a conversation about how nonprofits view foundation and corporate funders, and some of the biggest mistakes that fundraisers make in engaging those key institutional major donors. In our conversation she shares her experience in developing relationships with institutional funders and inspiring them to support UGM Dallas and other organizations she's served in the past. Download the show transcript here
