Stop Calling It Fundraising with Tim Sarrantonio | Nonprofit411 Podcast
Aug 10
STOP CALLING IT FUNDRAISING — with Tim Sarrantonio
What if fundraising isn't really about money at all, but about generosity, trust, and the ways people choose to participate?
Tim Sarrantonio joins Sarah to rethink what fundraising actually is. They get into why generosity and identity are tied to trust, why creative play matters for understanding it, and how a role-playing game might be one of the best professional development tools the sector has. Along the way: the state of nonprofit education, budgeting under pressure, using feedback and data to make better calls, and what AI is changing.
Tim Sarrantonio is the founder of The Generosity Spectrum and the creator of The Generosity Roundtable, the nonprofit sector's first role-playing game designed to help organizations practice decision-making together. He has spent nearly fifteen years working at the intersection of generosity, technology, and nonprofit practice, supporting organizations as they navigate participation, trust, and change.
In this episode:
- Fundraising, redefined as generosity
- How role-playing sharpens nonprofit learning and decision-making
Connect with Tim
- The Generosity Spectrum: www.generosityspectrum.org
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timsarrantonio
- Email: [email protected]
Connect with Sarah
- Nonprofit 411: www.nonprofit411.org
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nonprofit411
- The Generosity Roadmap for Nonprofits, a free class to explore the systems that keep community at the heart of fundraising: class.nonprofit411.org/fundraising_roadmap-440406
Chapters
- 00:00 — Redefining Fundraising as Generosity
- 02:33 — Journey into the Nonprofit Sector
- 04:07 — Challenges in Nonprofit Education
- 06:10 — The Role of Generosity in Community Resilience
- 07:08 — The Need for Practical Application in Nonprofit Education
- 07:29 — The Importance of Professional Development
- 08:59 — Budgeting Challenges in Nonprofits
- 10:37 — The Role of Role-Playing in Nonprofit Learning
- 16:27 — Feedback and Data in Nonprofit Decision-Making
- 23:00 — The Impact of AI on Nonprofit Dynamics
- 30:09 — The Generosity Roundtable Game
