Great fundraising doesn't happen in isolation — it happens because someone is leading, delegating, and building a team that can execute. This session gives fundraising professionals a practical toolkit for managing up, down, and sideways without losing sight of what matters most.
Drawing on The Spark Mill's values-based leadership framework alongside tools from Management in a Changing World, Sarah will walk through how to clarify roles and expectations, delegate effectively (without micromanaging or disappearing), prioritize competing demands, and give feedback that actually helps people grow — all through the lens of a fundraising shop, where relationships are the product and burnout is the risk.
Attendees will leave with concrete tools they can use the next day: a model for clearer delegation, a way to sort urgent from important, and language for having direct conversations about performance and growth.