https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars Christal M. Cherry will show you how to identify the ideal organization with values that align with your fundamental beliefs and lifestyle.

1. MATCHING YOUR
FUNDRAISING CAREERS
WITH YOUR VALUES
Christal M. Cherry
BLOOMERANG
February 25, 2021

2. CHRISTAL M. CHERRY
• Fundraiser
• Board Member
• Volunteer
• Consultant
• Toastmasters
• Super Mom
• Lover of Anything Purple
• Native New Yorker
• Snickers Groupie

3. MY PERSONAL VALUES AND
NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING
Human Connection
Giving Back
Kindness
Care for Others in Need of Help
Serving Others
“Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to
put their resources at the disposal of the kingdom. To raise
funds is to offer people the chance to invest what they
have in the work of God.”

4. ALIGNMENT:
PERSONAL
VALUES AND
WORK
Create Create an Action Plan
Get Get to know your organization’s values
Identify Identify your core values

5. ABOUT YOUR CORE INDIVIDUAL VALUES
They reflect a set of fundamental beliefs, ideals or practices that inform how you conduct your
life
They are subtle and implicit
They reflect who you are right now
They reveal what is most important to you
They give you a sense of purpose
They guide your conduct, interaction, and choice of actions in society

6. KNOW YOUR
WORK VALUES

7. CORE VALUES FOR WORK
Intrinsic – Motivate you
and help you to feel
fulfilled. Examples are
giving back to society and
expressing creativity
1
Extrinsic – Relates to
tangible rewards and work
environment. Examples
are pay, working as part of
a team and providing
influence
2
Lifestyle – Completes the
picture of what you value
most. Examples are living
in a big city, traveling
extensively or working
from home
3

8. WORK CULTURES THAT REFLECT VALUES
• A relaxed culture where work-life balance is important; casual dress
attire, kids can come to work
• A tall and busy office building with lots of people in the lobby that have to
be buzzed into offices or a 2-level flat in a quiet suburban area with ample
parking
• An open and trusting supervisor invested in your career and well being
• An executive team that models good behavior and helps to create a great
work-place to grow and thrive
• Opportunity to make lots money and winning means more customers,
more sales, more revenue
• Environment where professional development is offered for internal
promotions and career advancement
• An office with lots of structure, guidelines, and rules
• A place where women and people of color are valued, included, and
recognized

9. WORK FOR ORG’S WHERE VALUES ARE EVIDENT
ACT, College and Career Readiness Nonprofit
Our staff are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and
workplace success. Everything we do contributes to this mission, including staff events, professional
development resources, community outreach opportunities, and employee benefit offerings. Helping staff
achieve education and workplace success of their own advances the ACT mission on a daily basis. In addition to
a strong mission-driven culture, work at ACT is grounded in three guiding principles.
•Holistic – We assess and appreciate each person’s unique traits and skills, to help navigate toward college and
career success.
•Inclusive – We do everything we can to level the playing field for everyone, regardless of needs, backgrounds, or
resources.
•Transformational – We lead the industry through our research and technology, constantly evolving as an integral
part of the learning process.

10. ETHICS IN FUNDRAISING
• Honesty
• Conflict of Interest
• Respect for Community Served( language, images,
exploitive actions)
• Financial Transparency
• Respect for Donors (privacy, time, gifts, impact reports,
recognition, stewardship)
• Curb aggressive tactics
• Responsiveness
• Being donor-centered
• Treating donors like family + investors

11. HAVE YOU EVER COMPROMISED
YOUR VALUES TO CLOSE A GIFT,
WRITE A GRANT, OR DELIVER A
PROJECT?

12. POLL
One of your board members, Louis, is the chief of police in the county
that kids in your programs live. He has just learned that one of your
biggest funders, ECT Foods will not pay their 4th quarter gift to your
organization because they are diverting funds to Florida where they
are headquartered. Hurricanes and tornados have decimated whole
neighborhoods there and the state is in crisis.
Louis has a special fund in his department with money seized from
drug deals and stolen guns. He has offered to make a generous
donation of $100k to help save the summer feeding program that
feeds more than 10,000 kids. Do you have any reservations with
accepting this gift?
✓ No reservations at all, this is for the kids
✓ Yes, I’d feel uncomfortable taking dirty money even if for good
✓ I’d need to talk about it with my team to figure out how to handle
this before making a decision

13. ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES MATTER
They set the tone for workplace culture and highlight
what the organization cares about.
• Highlights what matters most to your organization
• Reveals where your organization invest its resources
• Shows when your organization experienced most of its
success and employees felt alive and celebrated
• Indications for greater team coherence and productivity

14. KNOW WHAT VALUE
ALIGNMENT FEELS
LIKE
Seek organizations that:
• Know their values
• Model those values
• Communicate their values
across personnel levels
• Celebrate those employees
who exemplify the
company's core values

15. WHEN JOB/CAREER
AND CORE VALUES
DON’T MATCH
Physical Ailments
Irritability, Defiance, +
Trouble Getting Along
Absenteeism and Poor
Performance
Resentment
Depression

16. WHEN A CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN
• You have no real passion for your mission, ministry, and donors
• Your energy lags, except at 5:00 pm when its time to go, your work ethic is weak , and you
do only the minimal requirements of the job
• Your people skills are wanting (you can be reclusive, strident, insecure, or insensitive)
• Your feel lost in the role, not sure if your contribution is meaningful
• You have a demonstrated ability to TALK about raising funds rather than actually DOING it
• You have a high tendency to make assumptions rather than dig for the facts
• You are constantly in search of “the magic bullet” or idea that will turn everything around
• You are not a trusting delegator, or conversely you delegate everything
• You lack the energy and curiosity to constantly learn about the best practices of fundraising

17. FIND A JOB THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR VALUES
Know who you are and what your goals are
Be active in your community – speak to friends and make connections
Include values in your resume or cover letter
Research before you apply and interview for jobs
Be selective with your job hunt to align your core values with companies that appeal to you
Don’t sacrifice your values – discuss them during job interviews
Go with your gut – it is usually right

18. WORK VALUES TO
CONSIDER AS A
FUNDRAISER
• A CEO/ED who believes it’s important to build a trusting
relationship with you and other staff
• A culture of equal work/life balance
• Managing up is the norm
• An environment that offers administrative and operational
support for development
• A supervisor that believes transparency is vital – about budgets
and losses
• Ethics and doing the right thing with donated money is
paramount (privacy, respect, recognition)
• Other departments has talking points, can recite the mission
and case and understand their roles
• An office where thank you is heard 100 times a day in the
hallways (volunteers and in-kind donors honored)
• A culture where wins are celebrated and acknowledged

19. FIND THE MOM
PROJECT
They turned recruitment into a
movement.
They connect talented women with
world-class employers that respect
work and life integration.
75% of women surveyed believe
employer support of work-life
flexibility is the most critical criteria
for feeling respected at work.
They work with companies that
understand the needs and values of
working moms.

20. KNOW TOP WORK VALUES
EMPLOYERS SEEK
• Honesty and integrity
• Strong Work Ethic
• Dependability and Responsibility
• Self-motivation
• Positive attitude
• Independent Thinking
• Self Confidence
• Professionalism
• Loyalty

21. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A NONPROFIT
WITH STRONG FUNDRAISING VALUES
Values are at the heart of a nonprofit and its operations.
The goals and visions of a nonprofit should first meet the needs of the
community served
Leadership should fully understand and support the nonprofit’s mission,
vision, and goals
A successful nonprofit should be volunteer led
Fundraising should start with the strengths and resources that are
currently available
A fundraising initiative should be guided by a plan that is derived from
the organization’s strategic or business plan, and influenced by market
research (feasibility study)
The operations of a nonprofit should be open and transparent

22. HAVE VALUE-RELATED QUESTIONS READY FOR YOUR INTERVIEWS
• How would you describe the CEO?
• How is the work culture here?
• What is your work from home policy?
• Are there flex hours? Is comp time offered?
• How open is management to new ideas and
feedback?
• How often does the Development team meet?
• Will there be administrative support for me as a
fundraiser?
• How are big wins celebrated?
• How is performance measured for this role?
• How is the Development team viewed and
received by other departments?

23. LEAN INTO INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT REVEAL VALUES
Has there ever been a time when your
beliefs clashed with someone else's on
your team? If so, how did you overcome
these differences?
Describe a time when you had to work
with a wide variety of people. How did
you go about identifying and
understanding their points of view?
How did you adapt your own working
style to work more effectively with
these people? What was the outcome?

24. FIND AN ORG THAT
WILL ALLOW YOU TO
GET TO KNOW YOUR
SUPERVISOR/CEO
Before taking the job…
Choose Your
Boss!

26. CREATE AN ACTION PLAN
• Know Your Why – What motivates you;
makes you happy?
• Identify organizations with values that
align with yours
• Read about the CEO’s interests,
workstyle, decisions, progress,
celebrations
• Talk to individuals who work there or
those who know about the internal
culture
• Read carefully the way they communicate
and words they use on their website and
on social media
• Apply to jobs that intrigue and excite you

27. FIND WHAT YOU LOVE +
GO FOR IT!
Finding an alignment between
your career and your core
values produces satisfaction,
fulfillment, and a sense of
purpose and happiness at work
and home.

28. REMEMBER
Don’t allow the
Fear of now to
rob you of the
courage for Next!

29. QUESTIONS!
Christal M. Cherry
www.linkedin.com/in/christal-m-
cherry
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