Talking Shop

On the Talking Shop podcast, advancement ops guru Erin Moran and big-ideas-major-gift guy David Lively discuss the hottest topics in advancement. Up for debate on this episode: Is there such thing as a bad gift?

David Lively is the Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development and Campaign Manager at Northwestern University. He has led advancement teams at some of the highest-performing fundraising shops in the country. Erin Moran is Director of Product at EverTrue. She's a long-time advancement operations professional with a deep love for data. Dave and Erin have been friends forever. And whenever they meet up for coffee (they love coffee), well – they just can't help it. They end up talking shop. Advancement leaves Dave and Erin with no shortage of coffee talk these days. So, they've decided to make their coffee chats official. On this podcast, Dave and Erin will break down the hottest topics in advancement. They'll discuss questions like... Is there such a thing as a bad gift? What should we do about the phonathon? What’s the purpose of annual giving - is it short term or long term? Are campaigns becoming an arms race, or are they obsolete altogether? Every episode will be quick-hitting. (As in, consumable over a cup of coffee.) And, we hope you all use these conversations as fodder for the next time you talk shop with one of your advancement colleagues. Welcome to Talking Shop - the podcast where an advancement operations nerd and a big-ideas major-gifts guy debate the hottest topics in advancement. Thanks for tuning in!