May 2, 2025 Quarterly Meeting
Location: Christ's Home Senior Services
1 Shepherd's Way, Suite 100 Warminster, PA 18974
Please park in the lot with the flag pole and go through the main entrance. We will meet in The Gathering Room.
Members are requested to attend in person to facilitate networking opportunities. A Zoom link will be made available for those unable to attend in person.
Members attend meetings for FREE! Not yet a member? Sign up at thescdn.org. Non-members pay $15 per meeting.
Topic:
Understanding Financial Trauma to Raise More Money
The topic of money can be charged with emotions. The Trauma of Money™ approach offers tools for overcoming trauma and thriving financially. This session will help fundraisers understand the financial trauma that they and their donors might be experiencing, enhancing their ability to build trust, make meaningful connections, and raise money.
The session offers an overview of the Trauma of Money™ approach for decreasing shame and increasing discernment around finances. Participants will be guided through understanding money trauma, how it can affect their ability to build donor relationships and raise money, and how donors' financial trauma might manifest. Participants will take away: tools for assessing their own financial trauma/lack of trauma, how to identify financial trauma clues from donors, and reflecting money statements back to donors with sensitivity and compassion.
60-minute presentation including opportunities for self-reflection and optional sharing. A conversational format is facilitated to encourage questions and observations throughout.
Bio:
Brenda J Riehl has more than 24 years of nonprofit experience. She has worked for a variety of organizations, including child welfare, older adult services, disability services and community health. Brenda’s social work education heavily influences her approach to serving nonprofit clients, placing the primary focus on people being served by the organization and the potential for enhancing services and improving quality of life.
