Do you find yourself saying “yes” to colleagues’ requests for help—even when your plate is full? Does saying “no” leave you feeling guilty? Setting boundaries can be challenging, especially for fundraisers who lead with a servant’s heart, offer support to team members, and strive to keep donors smiling. However, when professional and personal boundaries blur, being a team player can morph into people pleasing behavior, leading to stress and anxiety.
Imbalance can also cloud a fundraiser’s judgment, making it harder to recognize when situations cross into the realm of Illegal, Unethical, or Impossible (IUI). Successfully raising money while avoiding the IUI pitfalls requires a combination of professional development, self-check-ins, and firm boundaries. By examining your ethical influences and responsibilities, you can learn how to help find your balance while establishing boundaries.
This low-cost, interactive workshop will include specific information on how people pleasing behavior can derail your cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts. Through an engaging game and group work, you’ll learn to recognize these habits while boosting your confidence. You’ll come away with practical, easy to apply techniques to strengthen your leadership skills and have meaningful results.
Key Takeaways:
· Understand the difference between being a team player vs. a people pleaser and learn how to transition into a team player.
· Learn self-check-in techniques to spot people pleasing behaviors.
· Recognize situations that cross into Illegal, Unethical, or Impossible (IUI) territory.
· Learn how to apply Fundraising Academy's ethics checklist and AFP’s Code of Ethical Standards to identify barriers.
· Explore professional development categories and develop an effective boundary-setting action plan.
- Understand the difference between being a team player vs. a people pleaser and learn how to transition into a team player.
- Learn self-check-in techniques to spot people pleasing behaviors.
- Recognize situations that cross into Illegal, Unethical, or Impossible (IUI) territory.
- Learn how to apply Fundraising Academy's ethics checklist and AFP’s Code of Ethical Standards to identify barriers.
- Explore professional development categories and develop an effective boundary-setting action plan.
