The Development Debrief

By Kathryn Van Sickle

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Podcast by Kathryn Van Sickle *The views on this podcast are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.

Episode Date
176. Wendy Connors: CDO to CEO
May 06, 2026
175. Sustaining Your Journey: Sarah Bell
Feb 04, 2026
174. Sustaining Your Journey: Tommy Bergstrom
Jan 27, 2026
173. Sustaining Your Journey: Boi Carpenter
Jan 09, 2026
172. Solo Episode: Recalibrating Mid-career
Dec 09, 2025
171. Boyden with Texas A&M: What we Celebrate and what we Tolerate
Nov 06, 2025
170. David Kennedy: Strategic Realignment
Oct 30, 2025
169. Joanne Berger-Sweeney: Trinity's All In Campaign
Oct 09, 2025
168. Adrian Colarusso: What is your wealth's Highest Purpose?
Sep 25, 2025
167. Carolyn Vine: Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of Robin Hood
Sep 11, 2025
166. Joel Malina: How to Define and Respond to Crisis
Aug 28, 2025
165. Claudia Taylor Overstrom: Parent Fundraising at Yale
Aug 14, 2025
164. Robin Aviv: Sharing Our Stories
Jun 11, 2025
163. Craig Shelley: High Performing Teams
May 13, 2025
162. Susan Murray: Raising Unrestricted Capital
Mar 05, 2025
161. Julie Braverman and Mathwon Howard: Owning Your Career
Feb 19, 2025
160. Ashley Budd: Irresistibly Clickable
Feb 12, 2025
159. Dr. Tina Bernot: Grit, Growth, and Gratitude
Feb 05, 2025
158. Walking Through the Gate
Jan 08, 2025
157. Marc Camille: Chief Storyteller
Nov 06, 2024
156. Liz Elting: Dream Big and Win
Oct 30, 2024
155. CJ Orr: AI
Oct 23, 2024
154. Jessica Carbone: Philanthropy Means Love
Sep 25, 2024
153. Ben Feller: It's not what you say, it's what they hear
Sep 17, 2024
152. Boi Carpenter: Inquisitive Leader
Sep 11, 2024
151. Justin Fincher: Inhabiting The Gap
Sep 04, 2024
150: Ben Outar: CASE Summer Intern
Aug 28, 2024
149. Chris McGowan: Best practices for working with volunteers and parents
Jul 22, 2024
148. Elizabeth Keppel: 5 Ways to Take Your Team to the Next Level
Apr 22, 2024
147. Heather Kopec: Advancing, not replacing the human brain
Apr 15, 2024
146. Mark Koenig: How do we work alongside AI?
Apr 08, 2024
145. Deb Lin: CFR 101
Apr 01, 2024
144. Andrew Gossen: It is No Longer Abstract
Mar 25, 2024
143. Stephanie Cook: Building a non-natural constituency base
Mar 18, 2024
142. Jennifer Zaslow: Working Through Difficult Conversations
Mar 11, 2024
141. Looking forward and looking back
Jan 16, 2024
140. Chad Paris: The Making of Parisleaf
Jan 09, 2024
139. Elizabeth Hines: Investing in Generations
Dec 19, 2023
138. Brandon Baker: From 10M to 1B
Dec 05, 2023
137. Anna Schlia: Providing a Framework
Oct 17, 2023
136. Anna Dugan: Next Generation Fundraising
Oct 03, 2023
135. Matt Abrahams: Think Faster, Talk Smarter
Sep 19, 2023
134. My First Team Retreat
Sep 05, 2023
133. Wendy Sealey: Live Audience, FRDNY, AFP 2023
Jul 05, 2023
132. Emily Kernan: The joys of Annual Giving
Jun 28, 2023
131. The Wells Collective: You Can Only See From Where You Sit
Jun 21, 2023
130. Marcela Hahn: Women in Development
Jun 14, 2023
129. Andy Rathmann-Noonan: Expand Your Mission
Jun 07, 2023
128. Christine Pina: Engendering Pride in People
May 31, 2023
127. Mike Hoffman: The Power of Proximity
May 24, 2023
126. Making Moves with Christopher Haight
May 15, 2023
125. Paul Sullivan: You Just Ask
Mar 22, 2023
124. Jan Abernathy: Building Your Personal Brand
Mar 15, 2023
123. Taylor Wood: Vanderbilt's Regional Hubs
Mar 08, 2023
122. Lisa Alvarez-Calderón: The Golden Ingredient to Recruiting, Talent, Retention
Mar 01, 2023
121. Eric Almonte: A True Partnership
Feb 22, 2023
120. Maria Di Mento: A Conversation about The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Philanthropy 50
Feb 15, 2023
119. JD Beebe: The Origin Story of ThankView
Feb 08, 2023
118. Laurel Richie and Bob Lasher: The Inside Story of Dartmouth's $3.5 Billion Campaign
Feb 01, 2023
117. Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk: Checking The Boxes
Dec 06, 2022
116. Maddie Hansen: What is the impact?
Nov 29, 2022
115. Adam Doyno: Who is "Frontline"?
Nov 22, 2022
114. Shanna Hocking: One Bold Move A Day
Nov 15, 2022
113. Connor Adams: Leadership From a Fresh Perspective
Nov 08, 2022
112. Karen Osborne: Board Diversification and Impactful Stewardship
Nov 01, 2022
111. Patrick Schmitt: Planned and non-cash Giving Strategies
Oct 25, 2022
110. Steve Grimes: Prospect Research
Oct 18, 2022
109. Leah Heister Burton: Circle in a World of Squares
Sep 06, 2022
108. Gauri Manglik: Building Instrumentl
Aug 29, 2022
107. Michael and Megan: There is Hope
Aug 22, 2022
106. Debbie Rosenberg Bush: CFR Career Journey
Aug 15, 2022
105. Orr Group: Mega Gifts, Crypto, ESG, oh my!
Aug 08, 2022
104. Amanda Pulawski: Setting the Table
Aug 01, 2022
103. Herb Soles: Culture Beats Strategy
Jul 25, 2022
102. Lydia Fenet: Command an Audience and Sell your way to Success
Jul 18, 2022
101. Demystifying The Ask
Jun 22, 2022
100. Amplify, Sunset, and Create
Jun 15, 2022
99. Rich Goode: Pro Tips in Planned Giving
Jun 08, 2022
98. Amy Eisenstein: Capital Campaign Toolkit
Jun 01, 2022
97. Thom Lockerby: Independent School miniseries
May 25, 2022
96. Jennifer Kaplan Burns: Independent School miniseries
May 18, 2022
95. Harold Brown: Independent School miniseries
May 11, 2022
94. Emily Stone: Independent School miniseries
May 04, 2022
93. Colin Stewart: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Apr 27, 2022
92. Margaret Kaufmann, Jonah Nigh, Alex Tapnio: Be a Pathmaker, not a Gatekeeper
Mar 23, 2022
91. Rob Scott: The Force Multiplier
Mar 16, 2022
90. Ashutosh Nandeshwar: Artificial Intelligence For Good
Mar 09, 2022
89. Karl Clauss: Leading Alma Mater and Campaign Momentum
Mar 02, 2022
88. Jason Briggs: Making specialist knowledge more accessible
Feb 23, 2022
87. Leti McNeill Light: Ideating Partnership
Feb 16, 2022
86. Matt Hutter: Creating Sustained Culture Change
Feb 09, 2022
85. Sue Cunningham: CASE as a strategic partner and professional home
Feb 02, 2022
84. Stephanie Posen: Recruiting and Training Front Line Fundraisers
Dec 30, 2021
(BONUS EPISODE) Exciting Opportunities at my Alma Mater!
Dec 23, 2021
83. Daren Batke: I Just Am
Dec 23, 2021
82. Rich Berlin: Could DREAM be in your future?
Dec 16, 2021
81. Sarah Krasin: New Leadership and Building Culture
Dec 09, 2021
80. CeCe Aparo: Email hacks for effective (not efficient) donor outreach
Dec 02, 2021
79. Mary Jane Bray: It Starts With Thank You!
Nov 25, 2021
78. Colin Donovan Wyatt: The Business of Becoming
Nov 18, 2021
77. Jim Husson: Understanding Yourself and Your Institution
Nov 11, 2021
76. Part 5: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
Oct 07, 2021
75. Major Gifts Guide
Sep 30, 2021
74. Josh Schaier: Hebrew Free Lending
Sep 23, 2021
73. Sara Sargent: Don't Assume Anything
Sep 16, 2021
72. Part 4: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
Sep 09, 2021
71. Kris Putnam- Walkerly: Delusion Altruism
Sep 02, 2021
70. Dee Robinson: On T.R.U.E Leadership
Aug 26, 2021
69. Part 3: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
Aug 19, 2021
68. Sam Duplessis: MGO to Manager
Aug 12, 2021
67. Rebecca Clendenen: Growing Healthy Annual Giving Societies
Aug 05, 2021
66. Ben Feller: Be Known for Who You Are
Jul 29, 2021
65. Part 2: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
Jul 22, 2021
64. Michele Ripka: New to the Field
Jul 15, 2021
63. Part 1: Returning to a Sense of Place Mini Series
Jul 08, 2021
62. Elizabeth Abel: Happy New Year!
Jul 01, 2021
61. Lisa Greer: Do We Need A Philanthropy Revolution?
May 13, 2021
60. Jill Lasman: The Future of Executive Search
May 06, 2021
59. Ryan Hart: The Gift Multiplier
Apr 29, 2021
58. Joan O'Neill: Virtual Campaign Launch and Principal Gifts
Apr 22, 2021
57. David Smith: Cancel the Gala for Good?
Apr 15, 2021
56. Jen Risher: Let's Talk About Wealth
Apr 08, 2021
55. Mike Eicher and Justin Fincher: Leadership Starts with You
Apr 01, 2021
54. Elizabeth Angeles: Celebrating Advocacy and Education
Mar 25, 2021
53. Chris Clarke: Engineering and Campaign Strategy
Mar 18, 2021
52. Alison Traub and Chris Cox: A Comparative Discussion of UK vs. US Fundraising
Mar 11, 2021
51. Robert Khederian: Selling to the Carriage Trade
Mar 04, 2021
50. Esther Choy: Interpreting First Generation Wealth
Feb 25, 2021
49. Braylon Edwards: Football and Philanthropy
Feb 18, 2021
48. Blake Davis: Networking with Natural Curiosity
Feb 11, 2021
47. Karen Isble: From Prospect Researcher to Vice President
Feb 04, 2021
46. John Toolan: How to Prepare for an Authentic Interview
Jan 28, 2021
45. Patty Hill Callahan: Pressing The Reset Button
Jan 21, 2021
Season 3 Trailer: Tell Me Something Good
Jan 14, 2021
44. Anniversary Episode: What We Know After 2020
Dec 16, 2020
43. Jonah Nigh: Museum Musings
Dec 09, 2020
42. Julie Lucas: Independent Schools Empower Students
Dec 02, 2020
41. Brent Grinna: Thanksgiving Special!
Nov 25, 2020
40. Brian Chapman: The Value of Gifts
Nov 18, 2020
39. Nina Diefenbach and Whitney Donhauser: Broadening Audience with Closed Doors
Nov 11, 2020
38. Andy Zepp: Environmental Fundraising
Nov 04, 2020
37. Howard Stevenson: Examine the Root
Oct 28, 2020
36. Suzanne Hilser-Wiles: Know Better, Do Better
Oct 21, 2020
35. George Development Group: High Impact Philanthropy
Oct 14, 2020
34. Kathi Warren: Commitment to Culture
Oct 07, 2020
(BONUS EPISODE) Kathryn Van Sickle: Virtual Visits
Sep 30, 2020
33. Matt Lachs: CFR and a Childhood Dream
Sep 30, 2020
32. Tamara Rogers: Reflections on a Billion Dollar Career
Sep 23, 2020
31. Ben Porter: Unpacking Principal Gifts
Sep 16, 2020
30. Brooke Schostak And Bonnie Taylor: The Future of Furlough
Sep 09, 2020
Season 2 Trailer
Sep 02, 2020
Season 1 Recap: The Power of Change
Jul 19, 2020
29. Dan Shephard: Tips for Preparing for FY21
Jul 12, 2020
28. Abigail Smitka: The Graveyard Shift
Jul 05, 2020
27. Kevin Hallock: Higher Ed Econ 101
Jun 28, 2020
26. Thomas Moore And Britani Griffin: Progress and Hope for Black Development Officers
Jun 14, 2020
25. Birgit Smith Burton: Understanding Racism in Fundraising
Jun 07, 2020
24. Dennis Barden: The Demand Will Increase
May 31, 2020
23. Michele Schiele: Complicated Projects and Institutional Change
May 24, 2020
(BONUS EPISODE) Michele Schiele: Brilliant Minds and Highly Successful People
May 24, 2020
22. Phil Wilkerson: Find Your Fuel
May 17, 2020
21. Leslie Nelson-Bernier: A Mother's Mark
May 10, 2020
20. Tara Gans: A Donor Unscripted
May 03, 2020
19. Fritz Schroeder: Longevity and Leadership
Apr 26, 2020
18. Shanna Hocking: Let's Get Motivated
Apr 19, 2020
17. Dan Peterson: Maximum Flexibility
Apr 12, 2020
16. Michelle Vaeth: Play your Position
Apr 05, 2020
15. Martin Leifeld: Faith in Fundraising
Mar 29, 2020
14. Veronica Martini: Front Line Online
Mar 22, 2020
13. Jeff Richard: Timing is Everything
Mar 15, 2020
12. Ryan Davis: Surround yourself with Strength
Mar 08, 2020
11. Rachael Gazdick: Scholarship in Action
Mar 01, 2020
10. Chase Palmer: A Father's Focus
Feb 23, 2020
9. John and Scott: Giving from the Heart
Feb 16, 2020
8. Susan Feagin: She Opened The Door
Feb 09, 2020
7. Steve Poskanzer: The President Prepares
Feb 02, 2020
6. Fred Van Sickle: If you don't ask, you don't get
Jan 26, 2020
5. Dawn Nadeau: A Donor Unscripted
Jan 19, 2020
4. Rhea Turteltaub: The Transparent Trustee
Jan 12, 2020
3. Craig Smith: Owning the Conversation
Jan 05, 2020
2. Chris Haight: Raising the bar for yourself
Dec 21, 2019
1. Introducing The Development Debrief with Kathryn Van Sickle
Dec 15, 2019