308. Enneagram for Nonprofits: Part 4. External Dynamics - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Kishshana Palmer, CFRE

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Overview

It’s the final epsiode of our Enneagram Friday series, and we're betting you just might have been waiting for this one. Kishshana Palmer, CFRE is back to talk about how to utilize the Enneagram with your donors. She's bringing stories and examples, and they're ones we can relate to. Still haven’t taken the free test? No sweat - find it here and report back!

Jon: Type 9 - The Peacemaker ✌️
Becky: Type 2 - The Helper 🤗
Julie: Type 2 - The Helper 🤗

Today’s Guest

Kishshana Palmer, Speaker, Educator, Trainer, Coach and Recovering Fundraiser, and Founder of The Rooted Collaborative

“When you go into your interactions with prospects, with donors, when you sit down to write a grant, when you pick up the phone to talk to someone, be present, because everywhere you go, my friend, there you are.”

— Kishshana Palmer, CFRE

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Episode Overview

Tone setting for the final Enneagram conversation (2:00)
Importance of knowing yourself (3:40)
Breaking down limiting beliefs with the Enneagram (12:30)
Examples of different Enneagram types in fundraising scenarios (15:30)
Kishshana’s One Good Thing: “Be awake, be present.” (13:30)

Powerful quotes

“This is an opportunity for you to understand how you work and how you show up so that you feel confident, you can be able to move and to shift in real time when you're encountering others who are going to experience you because they're not going to all experience you the same.” -Kishshana

“What's most important is for you to know yourself.” -Kishshana

“You’ve got to know how you show up when you were feeling most healthy and most powerful and when you're tired.” -Kishshana

“The power in your Enneagram is in how you are able to plug into the fabric of the people who you connect with. Be awake, be present. When you go into your interactions with prospects, with donors, when you sit down to write a grant, when you pick up the phone to talk to someone, be present, because everywhere you go, my friend, there you are.” -Kishshana