The Black Fundraisers' Podcast: The Art of Creating Corporate Partnerships w/ Gail Bower, Strategist

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more. Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available. Connect with us on IG & YouTube, and LinkedIn @Blackfundraiserspodcast **ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST**** Companies turn to Bower & Co. when they face a challenge or recognize an opportunity and need a strategic collaborator to plan the path forward. Faced with external or internal change – disruptions wrought by the economy; a new competitor; mergers; outdated strategies, business models, or skills – organizations know Gail Bower will break the logjams to build their brands, attract customers or donors, boost profits, and deliver a better customer experience. Gail Bower transforms the organizational complexities that you face into strategies that result in sustainable revenue, increased growth, and greater value. She's the author of How to Jump-start Your Sponsorship Strategy in Tough Times; she’s a professional consultant, coach, writer, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience in marketing and managing some of the country’s most important events, festivals, and sponsorships. To learn more about Gail and her work visit https://gailbower.com/ The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is, structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn ways you can work with Kia Croom.

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Research indicates Black fundraisers bring incredible intrinsic motivation, passion and lived experience to their work, yet they are not experiencing inclusion within their organizations. Instead, they’re confronted by white supremacy, anti-Blackness and experience workplace racial trauma as a result. Tune in as we shed light on the challenges Black fundraisers contend with, and how they find the motivation to carry on in spite of them. Learn with us, as we explore next-in-class strategies for fund development, fundraising, diversity, equity and inclusion. Celebrate with us as we pay homage to Black culture. Lastly, join our network of fundraisers of color and allies as we elevate Black voices and push for a more equitable and inclusive sector. The Black Fundraisers’ Podcast was founded by Kia Croom, a 22-year fundraising maven who has raised nearly half a billion dollars in a variety of cause areas including but not limited to STEM, anti-poverty initiatives, education, health, HIV/AIDS, advocacy, children & youth, workplace development, re-entry and more. The Black Fundraisers’ Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy, a full-scale, Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with organizations fighting the byproducts of structural racism (e.g. poverty, mass incarceration, education inequity, economic injustice and more. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Black Fundraisers’ Podcast on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.