#131-What Sales and Fundraising Have in Common with Ramon Basie

Summary: <p>Join me and my new pal Ramon to talk about similar best practices in sales and fundraising.  Ramon and I explore how bad salespeople and bad fundraisers give us all a bad name, the power of relationship and the need to invest in yourself to succeed.  Some key takeaways:</p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Bringing the right energy and being in the right headspace are key to fundraising and sales.</li> <li>Invest in yourself to increase your skills--don't wait for someone else to give you permission.</li> <li>Focus on building the relationship and the rest will follow.</li> <li>Believing deeply in your product (or mission) to improve your client's (or donor's) life will drive success.</li> </ul> <p>I really enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation and it was an eye-opener for me to realize how similar sales and fundraising are (and how they're different in important ways!). To connect with Ramon, check him out on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramon-w-basie/</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/nonprofitlowdown/support</a>