Podcast appearances and mentions of rob woods

Pora na kolejną nowość! Słyszymy się dzisiaj w pierwszym odcinku pierwszego w historii Cierpień cyklu tematycznego. Przez najbliższe tygodnie będę rozmawiał z ekspertami o różnych aspektach związanych z wydawaniem płyty. Znajdą tu coś dla siebie zarówno starzy wyjadacze jak i Ci, którzy przygotowują się do pokazania światu swojego debiutanckiego wydawnictwa!Na pierwszy ogień wstęp - czyli zarysowanie tematu i pobieżne prześliźnięcie się po wszystkim, co będziemy rozszerzać w kolejnych odcinkach. Tym razem w rolę współprowadzącego wcielił się niebylejaki gość! Londyński producent muzyczny, inżynier nagrań, kompozytor i gitarzysta - Rob Woods!

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Our guest on the podcast this week has worked in fundraising since the year 2000. If you can find a fundraising trainer more passionate and purpose-driven about the sector, we're yet to find them.His business, Brightspot Fundraising, has helped thousands of individuals to unlock their potential in fundraising. Offering a series of expertly constructed courses and programmes we've been huge fans of this guest and his role in the sectors for many years.So much so, that this will be his second appearance on the pod, originally joining us in Dec 2017 in what was our 20th episode.We're pleased to welcome back Rob Woods to the Do More good podcast. ---You can support the show through Patreon and find us on www.domoregood.uk or follow us on Instagram. Get in touch if you'd like to feature or star on the show. It goes without saying really but the episodes contains our opinions - essentially things we overheard in meetings, stole from presentations and read in magazines. Thanks for listening.patreon.com/domoregoodpodinstagram.com/domoregoodpod

There are many ways to deepen relationships with people who care about your good cause. At Bright Spot, one of our favourites is to create Wow Moments - something that makes them feel great or helps them connect with your charity at a deeper level compared to what most would expect. Sometimes this involves a creative, ambitious approach that other charities wouldn't even think of. But just as often, the ‘wow' is experienced by your supporter because you do something thoughtful and bespoke, rather than something especially surprising. What's great about this is that these ideas are very do-able! And what's difficult about it is that they are also easy to not do, (or manage to do regularly). They often take a little extra effort. To give you new ideas, and maybe a nudge of inspiration to make time for your existing good idea, Ben and Rob share various Wow Moments that have inspired them recently. They share examples of smart fundraisers taking part in Bright Spot's recent Corporate Mastery and Major Gifts Mastery Programmes. We'd love to know what you think! And thank you for supporting our show, for example, by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn and on X / twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

Will Gowing speaks to woodwork expert and QVC DIY guest presenter, Rob Woods. Rob talks about his passion for woodwork, his own company ‘Whittle by Whittle' and his time on the road in a band.

When you concentrate more effort developing relationships with a relatively small number of supporters or corporate partners with high potential, it becomes much easier to grow high value income. We've also found that although this idea makes sense to many people in theory, it can be hard to apply in practice. So what can you do to overcome the various barriers to more focused and effective relationship-building with partners / supporters / funders? Using examples of successful partnerships and major gift fundraising growth from people on Bright Spot's recent mastery programmes, in this episode Rob and Ben share techniques to help you harness the power of highly focused effort. We'd love to know what you think! And thank you for supporting our show, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn and on X / twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

An effective way to grow fundraising income is to add value to relationships with high value supporters. But how do find ways to do it? One approach is to start looking at your existing resources differently. When you ask yourself what potential assets you could make use of, rather than what is difficult for your charity; and what you can give (to relationships with supporters) rather than what you can get from them… amazing things become possible. To help you look again at opportunities (that might be under your nose), Rob and Ben share stories of creative, determined fundraisers doing things a bit differently and creating WOW moments for their donors / supporters. We'd love to know what you think! And thank you for supporting our show, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn and on X / twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

In this competitive labor market, businesses and organizations of all types are looking for every advantage when it comes to recruiting and retaining talented people. This is especially challenging for tax administrators and other government agencies that have the additional challenge of filling positions that pay less compared to their private sector counterparts. But overcoming that hurdle and the many other staffing challenges is possible and we have evidence it is being done and done well by two FTA member agencies that have received multi-year best place to work awards. In this episode of the FTA Tax Breaks podcast, Ryan welcomes Arizona DOR Director Rob Woods and Indiana DOR Commissioner Bob Grennes for an upbeat and enlightening conversation about the amazing work cultures that dwell within these two agencies. These leaders share their thoughts, concepts, and insights into what goes into their agencies' recipes for success and what brought them to be top workplaces. Please Enjoy!

"Been through it all but I feel like it was worth it, not a perfect man but I feel like I am worthy," sings musician Rob Woods in a raspy yet uplifting tone that's reflective of the sentiment in his trademark song, "Worthy." Woods wrote the song in collaboration with Ricky Jassal, who he met while incarcerated in a California state prison. Since his release, Woods has been traveling around this state reminding people that no matter what they've been through, they too are worthy. His work is important, especially here in California where there are large numbers of imprisoned and unhoused people. For many people, even those who aren't living behind bars or sleeping on the streets, times are hard. In the scramble to pay bills and make ends meet, our inherent value as human beings often gets lost. So this week we talk to Rob Woods for a simple but profound reminder that you too are worthy.

Rob is again joined by Bright Spot colleague and fellow fundraising trainer Ben Swart to talk about some of the episodes that most inspired us in 2023. Our discussion of fundraising ideas and examples includes: how to ace your event or media appeal (ie what content makes all the difference to results); ways to beat the Curse of Knowledge – and how one charity did this to raise five times more than the average through their appeal; ideas to help you succeed in spite of very competitive trust application processes; and how to create a culture where people genuinely value failure / learning as a way to grow fundraising results. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU! You can find us both on Linked In and on X / twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

If you'd like practical lessons and a bunch of encouraging stories from our fundraising podcast in 2023, or you'd like tips on what to listen to next, we recorded this special episode for you! Rob is joined by Bright Spot colleague and fellow fundraising trainer Ben Swart for this round up of our podcasting year. They pull out key insights from some episodes they've found most inspiring to listen to, including: tactics for corporate fundraisers to win multiple partnerships; ideas to further your mission through partnerships; how to use the Top 20 Rule to grow income with any group of supporters or donors; how to be more bold and innovative in your fundraising… and lots more. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU! You can find us both on Linked In and on X / twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

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In just four years, the small UK charity Talk Club has grown rapidly, making an ever bigger difference to the community it serves. There are now 78 talk clubs where men can talk, listen and improve their mental fitness. In this episode Ben Akers (Joint CEO) and Rob Woods discuss the innovative approach that has helped achieve this growth. An important theme is the power of being crystal clear of your outcome and working back from there to decide your tactics. They explore how this increases your confidence to do things differently and resist more orthodox strategies. They also talk about knowing your reason why; keeping things simple; understanding your target audience and speaking their language; and strategic partnerships that intrinsically help achieve your mission, ie as well as generating income. If you want to share this episode because you think it will help other charities – THANK YOU! - we are both on Linked In and on X / twitter, where Ben is @BenAkers and I am @woods_rob.

One of the most difficult challenges for many fundraisers is encouraging colleagues see things from the supporter or partners' point of view, and to want to do things that would deepen relationships with those supporters and help grow income. And in corporate partnerships fundraising, excellent partnerships are never possible if they're solely driven by the fundraisers' hard work. They can only happen if they are genuinely a partnership between two organisations. But with many competing priorities in a charity, its not always easy to get colleagues to understand / want to do things that would serve the partnership or fundraising project. They're very busy handling other issues. In this episode, Rob Woods talks to corporate partnerships expert and Bright Spot trainer, Ben Swart. They talk about practical things you can do to find common ground and positive outcomes with other teams in your charity. If you want to share this episode because you think it will help other charities – THANK YOU! - we are both on Linked In and on twitter, where Ben is @benswart and I am @woods_rob.

We spend so much of our life at work, it clearly makes sense that we should aim to make this time rewarding and enjoyable. But how do you deliberately build a happy, successful career? In this episode Rob Woods talks to Liz Tait, Director of Fundraising at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity. Liz explains some of the ideas and activities she's used in developing her career over the last two decades, and which she has found are helpful to share with colleagues. They discuss practical tactics to help you work out your next steps, even if you feel stuck; ways you can increase your motivation to take action; and advice to help you go after your dream job.

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How can you increase high value income for your charity? In this episode, Rob Woods talks to Tony Gaston about the strategies he feels contributed to the way EMMS International transformed its high value results so dramatically in five years. He talks about how he manages to pause and see the bigger picture and how this habit has helped him focus on solving the most valuable challenges; what he believes is the most important thing to get right when you meet supporters; and plenty more tips. If you want to share this episode with others you think it would help, THANK YOU! We would love to hear what you think. Tony and Rob are both on Linked In and on twitter Rob is @woods_rob.

Most fundraisers agree that you won't achieve serious growth without first investing in fundraising. But how do you actually persuade the board to invest? In this episode from the archive, originally released in December 2019, Rob Woods talks to Adam Heuman. In three separate charities, of varying sizes, Adam has asked the board to invest, and all three times his request has been successful. Rob and Adam talk about what holds many fundraising directors back from even exploring the issue, and why Adam feels it's so important to address it. He explains the particular things he does when he prepares. Using stories from across his career, Adam explains the crucial question he always asks the board; the mistake he once made which wasted time and why it's usually right to start the process even if you don't yet know all the answers.

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If you'd like to hear some key ideas and stories from the podcast in 2022, or you'd like tips for what you or your team could listen to, to help with current challenges, here is the second of our special round-ups. Rob is joined by the brilliant Louise Morris to talk about a handful of ideas / episodes they've been finding most helpful in the last 12 months. They discuss inspiring stories from the last 30 episodes, including: thankathons – how (and why are they so effective!); major and mid-value donor strategies; how to transform gift aid sign up results; and effective (staff) retention strategies. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU SO MUCH - we really appreciate your help! (Or please let us know your own favourite episode.) You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Louise is @summitfundraise and Rob is @woods_rob.

If you'd like to hear some useful lessons and stories from the podcast in 2022, or you'd like tips for you or your team on what to listen to next, we recorded this special episode to help. Rob is joined by the always-inspiring Louise Morris of Summit Fundraising to talk about a handful of episodes they've been finding most helpful in the last year. They discuss inspiring stories from the show this year, including: a really effective habit that helps you look after yourself in spite of tough times; how to win more pitches; working with ‘experts by experience' to improve fundraising; and how to proactively create your own match fund to inspire spectacular individual giving results, even now. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU SO MUCH! You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Louise is @summitfundraise and Rob is @woods_rob.

This time Rob talks to the brilliant Louisa Dodd about several ideas that have brought her success this year. This includes: getting super clear on who your ideal donors / partners / supporters are; adding genuine value to them; how to be outcome-focused; and story-telling. These themes sometimes get discussed in fundraising, but they're not always easy to apply, so we hope you find these examples helpful. If you want to share this episode with others you think it would help, THANK YOU SO MUCH! And we would love to hear what you think. Louisa and Rob are both on Linked In and on twitter Rob is @woods_rob; or you can follow Bright Spot on Instagram at @brightspotfundraising.

Dramatic rises in the cost of living continue to create challenges for charity fundraisers, and as we move towards autumn and winter, the challenges may well get tougher still. So in this episode, Rob shares an excerpt from the recent Breakfast Club for Fundraising Leaders, in which he shares three ideas that he believes will help many fundraisers to do well in spite of these tough times. In particular, he shares tactics and examples to help with: messaging during tough times, sharpening focus and managing your state / mindset. If you want to share this episode with others you think it would help, thank you! I'd love to hear what you think, eg through Linked In – Rob Woods - or on twitter at @woods_rob; or you can follow Bright Spot on Instagram at @brightspotfundraising. Key words

After studying fundraising success for nearly two decades, Rob has found that great results rarely come from one stroke of brilliance. Rather, it usually comes from doing helpful (very do-able!) things consistently. In this episode, Rob shares examples of fundraisers who have used habits to create fabulous momentum, as well as an approach he has learned from BJ Fogg's fascinating book Tiny Habits. And he uses examples to show you how to apply this technique in your own fundraising. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with anyone else you think would benefit, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I'm on Linked In, Rob Woods, and on twitter at @woods_rob.

The first story I share in this episode is of a charity's appeal raising SIX TIMES more than its (already ambitious) target. How did they do it? I believe the major factor is that they found a way to add consistent value to supporter relationships for months before the appeal. To show you what I mean, I share half a dozen examples of charities inspiring income growth through regular stewardship and engagement. This includes blogs; Facebook lives; phone calls, hand-written cards, pitches and regular events. And I share FIVE TIPS to help you improve your own results using this approach. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode, THANK YOU! You can find me on Linked In and on twitter I am @woods_rob.

Sometimes you can build partnerships informally, without needing to pitch, but sooner or later most corporate fundraisers will be asked to pitch formally to a company. When this happens, clearly the stakes are high. So what can you do to increase your chances of winning? This time, Rob talks to Laura Matthews, who recently delivered a pitch that won a ground-breaking partnership worth over £200,000 for her charity. In the interview, Laura explains her approach and then Rob shares five pitching principles from Bright Spot's Corporate Mastery Programme. Hopefully some of these will help you prepare for your own pitch opportunities. If you'd like to share this episode to help other fundraisers, thank you very much! And do let us know what you think. Laura and Rob are both on Linked in, and on twitter Rob is @woods_rob.

When you get the chance to explain your charity's work, we've found that what you choose to say or write makes a big difference to fundraising results. In this episode Rob is joined by long-standing Bright Spot trainer, Ben Swart. Together they share a technique for finding inspiring ideas and messages about your cause. Using examples, they share why including more contrast and stories is usually more persuasive than what happens in many conversations / proposals. And they share a system you can use to structure persuasive things to say about your own charity. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

If you'd like to hear some useful lessons and stories from the podcast in 2021, or you'd like tips on what to listen to next, we hope this one will help. Rob is joined by the excellent Louise Morris of Summit Fundraising to talk about some episodes she most often recommends to fundraisers she works with. They discuss helpful themes and stories from the show this year, including the power of kindness in leadership and fundraising; fundraising with gamers; how to make it easier to ‘ask' for a major gift; finding match givers; influencing colleagues; Facebook and Instagram Lives; going the extra mile and more. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU! You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Louise is @summitfundraise and Rob is @woods_rob.

As the environment we raise funds in will continue to bring plenty of challenges in 2022, how can we nevertheless find opportunities for growth? In this episode, which carries on from themes in Episode 83, Bright Spot fundraising trainers Rob and Ben share encouraging examples of fundraisers who have been especially bold and creative in spite of the difficulties they have faced…with fabulous RESULTS. And they share a recipe of four things you can do to emulate their approach, to help you find and maximise opportunities in your own fundraising. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with your colleagues or other charities, THANK YOU for spreading the word! You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

Even major difficulties sometimes bring opportunities. This is the central theme of The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday, a book Rob read in March 2020, and which he has found very helpful during the chaos since. As fundraisers continue to face yet more challenges brought on by the pandemic, Rob and Ben explore ideas to help you succeed in your fundraising, in spite of your challenges. They share examples of charities that have raised funds very successfully during the COVID crisis, precisely because they were able to search for and find opportunities, and they explain two practical things you can do to apply this concept in your own fundraising. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You can find us both on Linked In and on twitter Ben is @benswart and Rob is @woods_rob.

It's one thing to help your supporters / donors understand important issues intellectually, but some fundraisers find creative ways to help their audience connect at a deeper level too. On his courses and Bright Spot Members Club, Rob describes various ways you can create inspiring WOW moments. Within these, one type of special moment is where you help them gain deeper insight. In this episode Rob explores ways charities can create experiential moments for their supporters and offers advice to help you do this in practice. He covers using props; how to prevent your bold idea feeling like a gimmick; and tips to help you find your equivalent to the successful examples he shares. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with your colleagues and other charities, THANK YOU! You can find Rob on Linked In or on twitter he is @woods_rob. And you can find lots more free resources, training courses and our training and inspiration club, the Bright Spot Members Club on our website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

In Programme 8 of the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, Rose Ayling-Ellis, the programme's first deaf contestant, did something very powerful. Midway through the routine, the music fell silent… and Rose and Giovanni continued dancing as though along to the music. In this beautiful moment, Rose gave her audience an insight into what she experiences when she dances. In this episode Rob explores ways charities can create their own powerful ‘aha' moments. When you meet donors and potential partners, or when you organise events, how can you (appropriately) create these moments? To give you some ideas, Rob shares examples of three different charities doing this successfully, as well as some fascinating research into how story-telling enhances results. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You can find Rob on Linked In or on twitter I am @woods_rob. And you can find lots more free resources, training courses and the Bright Spot Members Club, on our website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

In his fascinating book The Captain Class, Sam Walker found that not one of the 16 most successful captains in the history of sport, was the teams' star player, scoring the goals. In fact, all of them shared a less showy style of captaincy. They led from the back. This finding is in contrast to the enticing ‘Roy of the Rovers' image of what great leaders are like. In this episode Rob explores why leading from the back is so effective and he shares examples of very successful fundraising leadership in this style. And he explains three practical things that leaders of fundraising teams can do to improve their ability to lead in this way, including a technique that empowers others to be at their best. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You can find me on Linked In or on twitter I am @woods_rob. And you can find lots more free resources, training courses and the Bright Spot Members Club, on our website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

What behaviours and traits from the leader, help your team raise their game and perform at their very best? To answer this question, leadership expert Sam Walker sought out 16 leaders whose results were outstanding in the highly competitive field of professional sport and studied the traits they shared. He reveals his findings in the fascinating book The Captain Class. Inspired by what Walker found, in this episode Rob explores two traits found in the 16 most successful captains in the history of all team sport, and shares examples from very successful fundraising leaders who share these characteristics. The traits were a) consistent, low key, practical communication (NOT inspiring Churchillian speeches!) and b) extreme relentlessness. I hope you find these stories and principles helpful in relation to your own leadership / fundraising roles. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode, thank you! You can find me on Linked In or on twitter I am @woods_rob. You can find lots more free resources, as well as details of our training courses, on our website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

Caroline is an experienced voice-coach who helps actors, leaders and fundraisers to grow their confidence and impact. She is the author of several best-selling books including Gravitas and Find Your Voice and has worked with Rob Woods to create two learning bundles for the Bright Spot Members Club, of which this episode is an excerpt. Relationships within charities and non-profits are sometimes difficult. In Episode 68 of this podcast Caroline shared a model from Virginia Satir that she has found to be powerful for understanding the dynamics of these relationships. Having explained three unhelpful coping mechanisms last time – The Blamer; The Placator and The Computer – here she shares how we can bring the poise and positive energy of what Satir calls The Leveller to these and other challenging situations. If you'd like to share this episode (THANK YOU!), or get in touch, we are both on Linked In, and on twitter Caroline is @CarolineGoyder and I am @woods_rob. To join the Bright Spot Member's Club visit www.brightspotmembersclub.co.uk/join.

We're joined by Rob Woods, a songwriter and musician whose original song Worthy (which you'll hear at the end of this episode) inspired his mission to bring free haircuts and meals to the residents of LA's Skid Row, and making sure that everyone he meets knows their own worth.

On this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, Rob Woods is joining us today from the Kansas City Neighborhood and Housing Services department to talk about neighborhood cleanup assistance programs. We discuss the recent NEAT cleanup in Northeast, the Dumpster Program, Tire Amnesty Program, Blue Bag Program, Adopt-a-Street Program and more. All our episodes, articles and more can be found at www.northeastnews.net.

The 'Once a Dabber' Podcast (@NTFCPodcast) is back. Joining Murray Watson (@mdwats), Liam Price (@Liam_Price1) and Jack Beresford (@jackbeza) is the Nantwich Town Independent Supporters Association Chair Rob Woods. We talk about the NTISA, and the work that they do for the Dabbers (@thedabbers) as well as the Nantwich community. We also get Rob's lowdown on his favourite moments as a Dabber.

The pandemic has hit charities HARD. We dig into why donating & fundraising are proving tricky (even before COVID) and how charities are doing brilliant things to pivot in these uncertain times. ⁠ ⁠ We feel good about being involved but also we hate shaking our bucket and asking for people's attention and ...money!  And it can feel very vulnerable sharing such personal stories. ⁠ ⁠ We speak to Rob Woods, Fundraising expert and Podcast Host of Fundraising Bright Spots to understand how charities themselves work and how they are adapting in the pandemic.  Freaking the F Out is a podcast where Kelsey Bennett and Maddy Scott examine the inner workings of their anxious minds.  Covering everything from the minute to the very big and life changing, they’re not mental health professionals but they do happen to have some experience in the field. Contact: Email:ftfopod@gmail.com Twitter: @ftfopod Instagram: @ftfopod Facebook: Freaking the F Out Rob Woods: @woods_rob Artwork by Chris Hastings-Spital: @chrismhs Music produced by Tom Dickinson: @tomldickinson

One of the biggest headaches for many fundraisers is encouraging colleagues see things from the donor or partners’ point of view, and to want to take actions that would be good for relationships with those supporters (and therefore good for fundraising growth). And in corporate partnership fundraising, we know that great partnerships are never possible if they’re solely driven by your own desire and hard work. They can only happen if they are genuinely a partnership between two organisations. But with many competing priorities in a charity, its clearly not always easy to get colleagues to see the value in wanting to do things that you believe would serve the partnership or fundraising project. They have plenty of other important issues competing for their attention. In this episode, Bright Spot founder Rob Woods talks to corporate partnerships and fundraising expert Ben Swart, who is a co-trainer and a coach to many fundraisers on our long-standing Corporate Partnerships Mastery Programme. In the interview, Ben and Rob talk about practical things you can do that increase your chances of finding common ground and positive outcomes with colleagues from other teams in your charity, so you can make more progress with less stress. If you want to share this episode because you think it will help other charities – THANK YOU! - we are both on Linked In and on twitter, where Ben is @benswart and I am @woods_rob.

For the last five years, the pace of change (including in the fundraising environment) has been greater than ever. And since the pandemic began, it’s felt turbo-charged. Since change seems unlikely to slow down any time soon, it is now more important than ever that we embrace learning as a key value. Unless we make time to keep learning, as individuals, fundraising teams and organisations, we will fail to adapt to all the new opportunities and challenges. In this episode Rob explores four powerful reasons why learners get rewarded for the effort they put in, and then shares 8 ways you can do it in practice. Most of these ideas are relatively small shifts and tactics that anyone can apply, regardless of resources. They are mostly about what you give importance to and how you choose to approach life and work. If you want to get in touch or share this episode – thank you very much! - I would love to hear from you, either via our website www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk; on Linked in or on twitter, where I’m @woods_rob. If you’d like to find out more about the Bright Spot Members Club, our on-line training and inspiration club, follow this link www.brightspotmembersclub/join/ or info about our upcoming Mastery Programmes in Corporate Partnerships or Major Gifts, go to www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk/services

I’ve now been making this podcast for just over year, and now that there are nearly 50 episodes, I wanted to reflect on five episodes that I think are especially relevant to the challenges fundraisers are facing as we start another difficult year. To help me reflect, and pull out the juiciest insights from these conversations, I’m joined by Ben Swart, my long-standing associate at Bright Spot. Our discussion includes ideas for fundraisers around STORY-TELLING; TENACITY; LEADERSHIP DURING LOCKDOWNS; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHARITIES; MAJOR GIFTS MOMENTUM; INCREASED CONFIDENCE WHEN TALKING TO SUPPORTERS, and plenty more… Thank you SO much to everyone who has supported this show in our first year! Thank you for listening, for sharing on social media or with colleagues, or for leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts. I’m incredibly grateful for your help in spreading the word so that the ideas reach more charities during these troubled times. If you’d like to get in touch, or share this episode, we’re both on Linked In and on twitter, Ben is @benswart and I am @woods_rob. You can find lots more free resources, as well as details of our training courses, on my website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

I’ve now been making this podcast for just over year. Not least because 2020 has created so many new fundraising challenges for charities, I’m so grateful to have got the show started well before the pandemic hit, so that I could keep creating content to help fundraisers as the crisis has unfolded. To celebrate the amazing way the show has grown in its first 12 months, I wanted to reflect on four or five of the guest interviews, especially from the early days, that I’ve found especially fascinating and helpful. To help me reflect and pull out the juiciest ideas from these conversations, I’m joined by Ben Swart, my long-standing associate at Bright Spot. We hope you find these ideas useful, as well as a helpful sign post to some episodes that you may not have caught the first time round. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this show this year! Thank you for listening, for sharing on social media or with colleagues, or for leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts. I’m incredibly grateful for your help in spreading the word so that the ideas reach and hopefully help more charities during these troubled times. If you’d like to get in touch, or share this episode, we’re both on Linked In and on twitter, Ben is @benswart and I am @woods_rob. You can find lots more free resources, as well as details of our training courses, on my website, www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk.

This week on the Camp Oddwood Show the boys have their first guest. Rob Woods Joins the show to discuss his new project, "Jojo Siwa" that he is collaborating with the boys on. They talk about that weird kid in school and determine what Disney movies were over or underrated.

Too often, charities encourage their fundraisers to focus primarily on money, rather than building great relationships with the kinds of people who care about their cause. But even if you agree that relationship-focus rather than money-focus makes sense in theory, how do you do it in practice? In major donor, trust and corporate fundraising, a great way is to deliberately spend more energy in seeking conversations with people who care, as a valuable end in itself. We have found that achieving more informal chats or attendance at your (on-line) events builds relationships and leads to gifts and partnerships. In this episode, Rob explores why focussing on conversations ahead of money (the power of oblique goals) makes such a stunning difference to your high value fundraising results. Luckily, there are many different ways to crack a nut. To help you find ways to increase your own results in this area, he shares seven examples of how shrewd fundraisers on Bright Spot’s Major Gifts Mastery and Corporate Partnerships Mastery Programmes have achieved fabulous results in this area, using both courage and creativity. Which of these ideas could you borrow to deepen relationships with your corporate and major donors? If you want to share your ideas or share this episode because you think it will help others – THANK YOU! - do get in touch through Linked In or twitter, where my handle is @woods_rob. And if you’d like more powerful strategies to help you raise funds during the pandemic, then there are lots of different approaches in my new free E-book: Power Through The Pandemic – Seven ways to raise money with major donors, corporates and trusts, even now. You can download it for FREE here: www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk/power

Dig into the URL Guide & Best Practices with the guys and guest Rob Woods plus get tips on how to fight to keep URLs the same!

As fundraisers we’re having to solve a range of difficult new problems, often with more pressure for results and without the support of a nearby team. In this episode you’re going to hear answers to some questions to do with corporate fundraising during the pandemic. We decided to share an excerpt from a live Group Coaching call Rob Woods runs for the Bright Spot Club because it proved really helpful to the members. (In case you’ve not heard of it, the club is an online training, coaching and inspiration membership for fundraisers.) In this session, our fundraiser members asked coronavirus-related questions including: ‘how do you respond to companies wanting to offer pro bono and other help, at a time when its hard to find out from colleagues how the charities’ strategy has changed’, and ‘how do you keep a potential supporter inspired, and indeed ask for a partnership, in spite of the lockdown getting in the way’. Another question is ‘should we carry on with our new business strategy during these chaotic months for both the charity and companies?’ To offer advice and encouragement, Rob is joined by the hugely experienced corporate partnerships fundraiser, Ben Swart of the NSPCC. If you like Ben’s ideas, I’d really recommend you also listen to Episode 19, in which we help you find a way to get more conversations, even (and especially) during the pandemic. Both Ben and I would love to hear your feedback and are always grateful if you’re able to share the podcast with other people you think it may help. We’re both on Linked In and our twitter names are @benswart and @woods_rob. For details of the Bright Spot Members Club where you can see the whole interview, go to www.brightspotmembersclub.co.uk/join or for the episode notes go to www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk To avoid missing out on future episodes, please subscribe to the podcast today.

Clearly one implication of the virtual lockdown is that you can’t meet your supporters for the next few months. So if you’re wondering how on earth you’re going to continue to develop relationships and inspire major and mid-level donors, companies and other key influencers, then I think you’re going to find today’s episode really helpful. In this episode Rob Woods talks to the innovative major gifts fundraiser Lynda Harwood Compton from Animals Asia, to find out what she’s learned about organising virtual project visits for her supporters. In November 2019 Lynda organised a webinar for 30 major donors as a virtual project visit, which she mentioned during my interview in Episode 13. She’s run three more events since then, and they are proving a crucial way to keep her supporters inspired during the pandemic, so Rob wanted to spend a whole episode to properly understand her approach - these ideas are now more relevant than ever to charities. In the interview, Lynda explains the strategy, how she helps her service delivery colleagues prepare to succeed, and several of the benefits to organising these events. We hope you find this episode helpful. If you’d like to get in touch or share it so other people can benefit, we’d be really grateful. We are both active on Linked In and our twitter names are @LatchLynda and @woods_rob. For details of the Bright Spot Members Club where you can see the whole interview, go to www.brightspotmembersclub.co.uk/join or for the episode notes go to www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk

With nearly everyone now staying at home and worried about their health, income and families, its hard to know how to keep and build relationships with supporters, especially for causes not directly linked to the coronavirus. In this episode of the fundraising bright spots podcast, Rob Woods discusses responses to these problems with Ben Swart, Head of New Business Corporate Partnerships at the NSPCC and part of the Bright Spot training team. Ben talks about what he sees as the most important fundraising activity he and his team are engaged in right now – proactively talking to supporters. He explains why being brave and calling / face-timing your supporters is more crucial than ever, not so much to seek a gift, but to show that you care (about the supporter) and to let them know about the challenges faced by your beneficiaries right now, and how your charity is responding. Ben and Rob acknowledge this is an area many people find difficult, and so offer ideas and examples to help you take a deep breath and manage to enjoy more conversations with supporters anyway. We hope you find this episode helpful. If you’d like to get in touch or share it so other people can benefit, we’d be really grateful. We are both active on Linked In and our twitter names are @benswart and @woods_rob. To see the episode notes and details of the Bright Spot Members Club, go to www.brightspotfundraising.co.uk

Many activities to raise funds for charities are successful because they’re relatively easy and can be used whatever the cause. An advantage to cake sales is that they raise money in the short-term, but a downside is they don’t necessarily help you build relationships with supporters after that. What if the fundraising proposition itself makes a connection to your cause more likely to happen? In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods talks to Di Gornall about experiential fundraising. By this, we mean an event or way of giving that includes an experience that’s relevant to the issue your charity tackles. A particularly valuable fundraising activity for Centrepoint is the annual Sleep Out event, and Di is well-placed to explain why this is and how it helps the charity to build relationships with participants. She also offers her ideas for any charity interested in developing an experiential proposition, including how to make sure it’s not tokenistic, how to gather insight and why you must make sure you are measuring the right things, especially in the first year.

16. Emily Casson – Digital Fundraising Part 2. Think big, start small… by Rob Woods, Bright Spot

As the influence of digital technology on our lives continues to grow, it clearly represents an important opportunity for any charity. But with so much rapid change and pitfalls to beware, taking advantage is far from easy. In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods talks to Emily Casson, the award-winning Digital Marketing Manager at Cats Protection. Emily explains her over-arching approach (and team motto) and shows why this belief system is so fundamental to her team’s success. It is ‘Think big, start small, scale quickly or fail fast.’ Emily explains why each of these four elements is so valuable, as well as how she has helped all fundraising teams in her charity to embrace this way of working, rather than keeping digital activity only for her specialist team. And to bring her strategy to life, Emily offers practical tips to help you raise more money through Facebook.

There’s nothing new about the benefits of charities working with a board of volunteers to raise funds. This is a classic strategy and there is a reason it’s still used so widely – when it works well, it’s so much more powerful than staff seeking funds for an appeal on their own. But it’s not for the faint-hearted, and when it goes wrong it can be stressful and frustrating. In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, we share an classic interview from the resource library of the Bright Spot Members Club. Rob Woods talks to Jennifer Coleman-Peers, a major donor fundraiser and social impact consultant whose extensive experience includes three years leading the Volunteer Board Fundraising team at the NSPCC. Jennifer and Rob discuss a range of ideas to help increase the up sides and decrease the risks that come with working with influential people to raise funds for your charity. Jennifer explains the four things you need in place if you are to make this strategy work; the most important factors to prioritise when seeking and selecting a chair; how to find board members; and how to make boards more effective.

In this noisy, distracting world, charities are finding it harder than ever to hold donors’ attention long enough to have proper conversation. So what can relationship fundraisers do to build strong, inspiring relationships with the people who care about our causes? In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods interviews Lynda Harwood-Compton of Animals Asia, a creative, dynamic fundraiser who is willing to try new things to build great relationships with major donor and mid-level supporters. At the time of this interview, Lynda was finishing her first year as a major donor fundraiser, having raised an extra £305,000 – ie her results were more than 40% ahead of her target budget. In the interview Lynda explains various strategies she used to achieve this success, including: organising webinars with a colleague in an animal sanctuary to bring supporters closer to the cause; finding ways to include more real stories when she talks to donors; and using WhatsApp groups to strengthen informal relationships.

If you’ve ever needed to represent your charity at a meeting with someone important – eg a powerful supporter or a Board Member – then you know how easily those differences in power can harm your performance and your stress levels. In this episode Rob Woods interviews the best-selling author, voice coach and gravitas expert, Caroline Goyder. Caroline originally trained as an actor at Central School of Speech and Drama. She is the pioneer of The Gravitas Method and for 16 years she has coached actors, business leaders and fundraisers in how to speak with more confidence and authority, so as to reduce stress and improve results. In this episode, first recorded for the Bright Spot Members Club, we’re looking at practical ways any fundraiser can increase their personal presence. This includes the mind-trick for handling pressure pitches and interviews that Caroline was taught by the actor Bill Nighy; a simple physical shift you can make which instantly changes the way you come across to others; and why Caroline encourages her clients to practice pausing more often.

Understanding and appreciating your supporters’ situation is a crucial element in consistent fundraising success, but how do you go about gathering this insight more effectively? In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, we share the second half of Rob Woods’ interview with Lesley Pinder. Lesley is the Head of Supporter Experience at the British Red Cross and here she shares a range of lessons she’s learned about the discipline of gathering insight to improve fundraising. These tips include: how you get the sceptics in your organization, including those more senior than you, to buy into the importance of better insight, how to be more open-minded, curious and brave, in spite of the natural human need for certainty; and ideas for how any fundraiser, even in a small charity with limited resources, can do some basic things to improve the gathering of insight. If you like this episode, we recommend you also check out Episode 10, also with Lesley.

At the heart of most fundraising success stories you find that the fundraiser(s) worked hard to better understand the supporter’s world. And unless you strive to understand and appreciate your supporters’ situation, it’s very difficult to consistently create great experiences. But doing this in practice is not always easy for busy fundraisers in busy charities. In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods talks to the Lesley Pinder who knows a great deal about the skills, issues and processes involved in gathering meaningful insight to improve the success of fundraising projects. Lesley is the Head of Supporter Experience at the British Red Cross and in this conversation she shares various distinctions she has made, including a clear three step process which makes insight-gathering easier to organise; she explains why we need to let go of the idea that there is ever one right answer and she explains several practical tactics you can use to better understand your own charity’s supporters.

We spend so much of our life at work, it clearly makes sense that we should aim to make this time rewarding and enjoyable. But how can you increase your chances that your career will take you in a direction that makes you really happy? In this episode of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods talks to Liz Tait, Director of Fundraising at Teenage Cancer Trust. When it comes to career development, Liz really knows what she’s talking about – she has taken specific steps over the last two decades that have helped her enjoy and develop her career as she wanted; and she’s also devoted a great deal of time helping others do the same, both as a leader in charities, and in voluntary roles such two years spent as Chair of the Institute of Fundraising Convention Board. In this interview Liz shares practical tactics to work out career next steps even if you feel stuck; ways you can increase your motivation to invest in your career development outside your day to day job, that is, doing things that improve your skills and confidence to land your dream job; and advice to help you go after a job that you will really enjoy, as distinct from something that you might merely be good at.

Over a five year period, high value income at EMMS International built steadily from almost nothing to £2m / year. In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots Podcast, we share the second half of Rob Woods’ interview with Tony Gaston who managed major donor fundraising during this period of fabulous growth. As in the previous episode, this interview gives you a sense of how Tony approaches the challenges and opportunities of high value fundraising for a small charity. Using examples, he brings to life some key lessons he has learned along the way, including how to be more confident when talking to supporters; how he often uses simple films made with a smartphone instead of sending lengthy proposals and the book he regularly re-reads to help him continue to manage his time so productively. If you’re interested in major donor fundraising, you can also check out Episode 7 of the podcast for more of Tony’s stories and advice.

How can you increase high value income for your charity? Clearly context matters - the same strategies will not work for every charity - but if you want ideas and an increased belief that growth is at least possible, then a good place to start is to look at a fairly small charity that’s achieved an impressive year on year uplift in major gifts income. In this episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods talks to Tony Gaston about the strategies he feels contributed to the way EMMS International transformed its high value results so dramatically in five years. He talks about how he manages to deliberately pause and see the bigger picture, and how this habit has helped him spend precious energy on solving the most important (and lucrative) challenges; he explains what he feels is the single most important thing to get right when meeting supporters; and how learning to act very quickly when you notice an opportunity has helped secure several generous major gifts.

There is no factor more important to your success as a fundraiser than your grit. But is it possible to become more resilient? In this episode of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods explores the inspiring research of Professor Angela Duckworth who talks about ‘grit’ in terms of how able you are to keep on moving forward, in spite of the setbacks you face. Rob shares key lessons he has learned from studying successful fundraisers over two decades and he shares four ways any of us can improve our ‘bouncebackability’. These include the concepts of ‘growth mindset’, overcoming pessimism and how avoiding certain words increases your resourcefulness to handle your challenges.

Most fundraisers agree that you won’t achieve serious growth without first investing in fundraising. But how do you actually persuade the board to invest? In this episode of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods talks to Adam Heuman, Director of Engagement at the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. In three separate charities (of varying sizes) Adam has asked the board to invest, and all three times his request has been successful. Rob and Adam talk about what holds many fundraising directors back from even exploring this issue, and why Adam feels it’s such a fundamental challenge to address. And he explains the particular things he does when he prepares a case for investment. Using stories from across his career, Adam explains the crucial question he always asks the board; the particular mistake he once made which wasted loads of time (and what to do instead); and why it’s usually right to start the process even if you don’t yet know all of the answers.

One major challenge for a fundraiser is how you help your colleagues and trustees to see things from the supporters’ point of view. In Episode 4 of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, Rob Woods interviews the individual giving expert Rachel Hunnybun about one personalised thank you project and the difference it made to the charity. She explains how handwritten thank you cards were written to anyone who had given more than the amount they normally gave (even if that gift was relatively small), and she shares the valuable impact this special thank you had on later giving, compared to a control group. Rachel and Rob go on to explore a charity that achieves both efficiency and ‘WOW factor’ in its thanking as well as the surprising power of involving non-fundraising colleagues in supporter-focused stewardship activities.

Taking full advantage of an opportunity makes a huge difference to your fundraising momentum. In this episode of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods talks to Jo Bega, Chief Executive of Child Rescue Nepal. The charity’s Radio 4 Appeal was one of the most successful of the year and in this interview Jo explains how they achieved these stunning results. This included securing investment from the board, tactics with the script and story-telling and ways to help existing supporters make the most of the appeal. We also hear a range of creative tactics Jo and her colleagues use to make their supporters feel special, because ‘a well thanked donor is where your next donation is most likely to come from’. Jo believes the charity’s supporters are an essential part of the mission, and she explains practical ways this belief affects how they communicate.

Many charities spend huge effort recruiting people to do fundraising events, but often fail to inspire them to become long-term supporters. In episode 2 of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods asks Andy King to explain how he went about solving this missed opportunity when he worked at East African Playgrounds. The strategy was so successful that it was a major factor in the charity’s income growing three-fold in three years. Andy explains how he achieved a better understanding of the supporter’s perspective, in particular why they might want to stay involved, and how he used this insight to change the proposition they were offered at the end of their event. As a result, take-up soared from 1% to around 60% of event participants signing up to support in the long-term. He also explains how this strategy led to growth in trusts and corporate income as well as individual giving.

How can anyone improve their fundraising skills and results? In this first episode of Fundraising Bright Spots, Rob Woods explains a powerful tactic he has been using to help charity fundraisers grow their results over the last two decades. He explores the power of modelling or ‘searching for bright spots’ and shares the most common reason we tend to run out of steam too early when trying to get better at a fundraising skill. Rob describes the particular steps he took early in his career, to improve his confidence in telling stories and he mentions some of the inspiring ‘bright spots’ he will be interviewing later in this series. He also explains four simple things any determined fundraiser could do to help them enjoy increased confidence and progress in their work.

What happens when you blend your own business with your personal mission? Rob Woods, founder of Ethical Adventures, guides intimately small groups deep into Australia’s remote Northern Territories in a way that brings a whole new perspective to our human role as stewards of the land. Host Bart Jackson invites Rob Woods from way down under to explain why Ethical Adventures has been voted “unarguably the best tour experience in the Northern Territory” – what we need to learn from 60,000 years of Aboriginal history – and how we may best preserve this mysterious land. Tune in and learn how exciting fun and profit dwell amiably with Jaburu, crocs, and wallabies.

What happens when you blend your own business with your personal mission?  Rob Woods, founder of Ethical Adventures, guides intimately small groups deep into Australia's remote Northern Territories in a way that brings a whole new perspective to our human role as stewards of the land.  Host Bart Jackson invites Rob Woods from way down under to explain why Ethical Adventures has been voted “unarguably the best tour experience in the Northern Territory” – what we need to learn from 60,000 years of Aboriginal history – and how we may best preserve this mysterious land.  Tune in and learn how exciting fun and profit dwell amiably with Jaburu, crocs, and wallabies.

"Your listeners are better fundraisers."Kenneth and James head back to old haunts this week and bump in to Rob Woods for a chat through his latest blog post on incredible Captains. Rob describes the surprising traits which make them so successful plus how to harness the power of a raised eyebrow, perfect listening and stealing other people's ideas. The guys learn about the phenomenon of social loafing, fighting your ego when answering questions and identifying as an ugly duckling. Talking of whom, Kenneth tries not to talk during meetings and James seeks help for his Sunday-League Team. This packed episode also features references to Liz Tait, Charles Pegram, Joe Jenkins and surprisingly, John Wayne. We also discover how to secure free bottles of wine in New York and what it takes to drink 56 coffees in a week.---You can find us on www.domoregood.uk or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Get in touch if you'd like to feature or star on the show. It goes without saying really but the episodes contains our opinions - essentially things we overheard in meetings, stole from presentations and read in magazines. Thanks for listening.---Further ReadingRob: brightspotfundraising.co.uktwitter.com/woods_robThe Captain Class - Sam WalkerCulture Code - Daniel Coyle

"Your listeners are better fundraisers."Kenneth and James head back to old haunts this week and bump in to Rob Woods for a chat through his latest blog post on incredible Captains. Rob describes the surprising traits which make them so successful plus how to harness the power of a raised eyebrow, perfect listening and stealing other people's ideas. The guys learn about the phenomenon of social loafing, fighting your ego when answering questions and identifying as an ugly duckling. Talking of whom, Kenneth tries not to talk during meetings and James seeks help for his Sunday-League Team. This packed episode also features references to Liz Tait, Charles Pegram, Joe Jenkins and surprisingly, John Wayne. We also discover how to secure free bottles of wine in New York and what it takes to drink 56 coffees in a week.---You can find us on www.domoregood.uk or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Get in touch if you'd like to feature or star on the show. It goes without saying really but the episodes contains our opinions - essentially things we overheard in meetings, stole from presentations and read in magazines. Thanks for listening.---Further ReadingRob: brightspotfundraising.co.uktwitter.com/woods_robThe Captain Class - Sam WalkerCulture Code - Daniel Coyle

Rob Woods, Marketing Automation Enablement Manager, and Rashmi Nath, Marketing Automation Capabilities Manager sat down with us to talk Intel's marketing stack. About a year ago, they set out to figure out what was missing among their marketing strategies and platforms, and what holes were most important to fill. They stumbled upon account-based marketing and haven’t looked back since. Hear more about their ABM journey in this episode!

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