May 13, 2026
Recent data suggests that more than half of nonprofit professionals are considering leaving their jobs — and those numbers climb even higher for frontline fundraisers. In today’s episode, Sadé Dozan from Borealis Philanthropy joins Russ Phaneuf to discuss the "invisible labor" that might be burning you out faster than your actual workload. Tune in to learn how your lived experience can be a powerful asset instead of "baggage," ways to set internal boundaries to protect your emotional capacity when the work feels deeply personal, and why leadership needs to support a fundraiser's whole identity to finally break the cycle of employee turnover.
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Additional Resources
[NPFX] Authentic, Ethical, and
Effective Messaging — From Theory to Practice (Bridge Conference
Q&A)
https://www.ipmadvancement.com/npfx/authentic-ethical-and-effective-messaging-from-theory-to-practice
[NPFX] Peer-to-Peer Fundraising:
Getting Started the Smart Way
https://www.ipmadvancement.com/npfx/peer-to-peer-fundraising-getting-started-the-smart-way
[NPFX] Improve Donor Retention and
Engagement with P2P Fundraising
https://www.ipmadvancement.com/npfx/improve-donor-retention-and-engagement-with-p2p-fundraising
Guest
Sadé Dozan is a philanthropic
advisor and culturist, whose work sits at the intersection of
wealth, care, culture, and power. She serves as Vice President of
Advancement at Borealis Philanthropy, leading
organization-wide fundraising and communications strategy during a
period of profound sector transition. She is also the Founder of
Melanate., a movement infrastructure initiative
cultivating leadership, narrative power, and resource fluency among
Black women and gender-expansive people working in wealth and
philanthropy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sade-dozan-cap%C2%AE-cfre-9a496665/
https://borealisphilanthropy.org/
https://www.melanate.org/
Host
Russ Phaneuf, a
co-founder of IPM Advancement, has a
background in higher education development, with positions at the
University of Hartford, Northern Arizona University, and
Thunderbird School of Global Management. As IPM's managing director
& chief strategist, Russ serves as lead fundraising strategist,
award-winning content creator, and program analyst specializing in
applied system dynamics.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russphaneuf/
https://www.ipmadvancement.com/
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