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Status Quo is a Death Sentence: 40 Years of Fundraising Wisdom with Tom Berekoff

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With over 40 years in the nonprofit sector as a fundraising strategist and 7 years as the CFRE International Board Chair, Tom Berekoff has seen what separates organizations that thrive from those that slowly disappear.
In this conversation, Graeme sits down with his longtime mentor and former board chair to unpack the frameworks that have shaped his thinking on fundraising, leadership, and organizational health.They dig into Tom's core philosophy β from Impact, Outcomes & Change (IOC) as the true measure of nonprofit success, to why status quo is a death sentence, to what it really means for an organization to be "fit for speed" in 2026.
If you're an executive director, board member, or development leader, this one is full of hard-won wisdom that will challenge the way you think about strategy, fundraising, and what it means to fulfill your mission.
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