About

Bringing more Success, impact, and Joy to fundraising

GoodRuption provides science-based training for fundraisers and support for fundraising leaders in the spirit of meaningful donor engagement that results in giving that is mutually rewarding. GoodRuption is designed to disrupt the status quo of ill-informed and amateurish fundraising practices and management models that result in fundraiser turnover and transactional bonds with donors.

 

Good•Ruption - /ɡo͝od ˈrʌpʃən/ - noun

1) Creating progress through internal and/or external change(s).

2) Disrupting the status quo in order to improve a situation and make the world a better place.

The Heart Behind GoodRuption

Meet Kathryn Dilworth, fundraiser and philanthropy scholar:

I am one of the lucky scholars who had the good fortune to study philanthropy at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, the only doctoral program in philanthropy in the world. My research is on fundraising practice, and I created and published a new fundraising model called The Social Capital Fundraising Model. I also research the impact of nonprofit organizations on community well-being and philanthropy ethics. Much of my research is about the fundraiser experience, and what needs to happen to support the kind of work environment that reflects the spirit of the work they do supporting philanthropy, which, by the way, means “love of humanity.”

I am also a front-line fundraiser with nearly twenty years of experience in the nonprofit sector. I am a passionate advocate for fundraisers. They are the professionals who actually facilitate nonprofit missions with the individuals who want to support them. My research and training are about empowering fundraisers to succeed and achieve their own professional goals.

Kathryn’s Mission:

Philanthropy is due for serious change – a change that heals rather than perpetuates power imbalance and celebrates those whose road to wealth has harmed others. I believe that the change needed will not be facilitated by nonprofit leaders, boards of trustees, or philanthropy scholars but by fundraisers – the very individuals who bridge donors to philanthropy missions every day. We want to help them be successful by providing tools that arm them with the knowledge to build ethical, long-lasting partnerships between donors and organizations and management models that give them the permission, space, and time to do their important work.

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The Good Values that guide us

  • Freedom to integrate creativity and innovation into fundraising practice

  • Building respect for fundraising as a profession

  • Advancing the science of philanthropy in fundraising practice

  • Building the case for the professionalization of the sector for fundraisers and philanthropy leaders

 

 Ready to rock the fundraising world with us?

Let’s get started. Take a look at our course selection or hire us as a consultant for your organization.