The Brave and Balanced Fundraiser
The Brave and Balanced Fundraiser is the podcast I wish had existed during my 15 years in fundraising. It’s a love offering to the people behind the mission—the professional fundraisers who give their hearts and energy every day to make the world better.
This show isn’t about strategy, metrics, or money. It’s about you—the human being doing the work. Each episode offers real tools and soulful conversations to help you regulate your nervous system, reconnect with your purpose, and renew your energy so you can lead with clarity, compassion, and courage.
If you’ve ever felt stretched thin, overworked, or caught in the constant pressure to perform, this podcast is your invitation to return home to yourself. Join me to learn how to cultivate balance, resilience, and authentic impact—from the inside out.
Full Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/fkFZpmNYF3v
The Brave and Balanced Fundraiser
Brave and Balanced Fundraiser Welcome
A podcast for fundraisers ready to stop burning out and start showing up whole.
Summary
Welcome to The Brave and Balanced Fundraiser, a podcast created for fundraisers who are committed to their mission and ready to care for their inner world. Hosted by former professional fundraiser and coach Erin McQuade-Wright, this show is your space to breathe, realign, and reconnect with the part of you that chose this work for a reason.
Each week, you’ll explore practices that help you shift from stressed and stretched thin to grounded, brave, and on purpose — in your work and in your life.
What This Podcast Is About
Every episode opens a window into the internal side of fundraising so you can:
- Understand and work with the nervous-system responses that shape your fundraising
- Break unhelpful patterns that keep you anxious, overextended, or stuck
- Strengthen donor relationships by showing up regulated, present, and confident
- Discover how getting out of your own way leads to raising more money, building deeper trust, and living more meaningfully
- Create a sustainable fundraising career rooted in alignment rather than depletion
- Feel more connected, resourced, and empowered in the work you do
If fundraising often feels meaningful and exhausting, you’re not alone — and this podcast will help you navigate both with more ease and clarity.
Join the Community
Connect with other fundraisers practicing these tools inside The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser Facebook Group.
Stay Connected
Website: VitalistCoaching.com
Instagram: @erinmcquadewright
✨ Stay Connected & Continue Your Fundraising Growth
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Join the community:
The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser Facebook Group
👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/braveandbalancedfundraiser
Book a Brave & Balanced Breakthrough Call:
A personalized 1:1 session to support your inner clarity and fundraising wellbeing.
👉 https://calendly.com/vitalistcoaching/brave-balanced-breakthrough
Learn more about Erin’s coaching & nervous-system based support:
VitalistCoaching.com
Connect on Instagram:
@erinmcquadewright
Welcome to the Brave and Balanced Fundraiser, the podcast I wish I'd had during my 15 years as a professional fundraiser. I'm your host, Erin McQuade- Wright. This is your space to breathe, realign, and reconnect with a part of you that chose this work for a reason. Together we'll explore tools and practices that help you show up less stressed and spread thin and more grounded, brave, and on purpose. I'm so glad you're here. Let's get started.