DiscoverPurpose & Profit Club® – The Nonprofit Fundraising Podcast148: The 7-Minute Rule: For Fundraisers Who Hate Failing
148: The 7-Minute Rule: For Fundraisers Who Hate Failing

148: The 7-Minute Rule: For Fundraisers Who Hate Failing

Update: 2025-06-03
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Ever pour your heart into a campaign, emails sent, donors hyped, and an event planned, only to hit a wall? Donations stall, goals aren’t met, and suddenly, it feels like you failed. This episode is your permission slip to pause, reflect, and bounce back stronger. In part two of the mindset series, I’m sharing a concept I coach clients on weekly: The 7-Minute Rule. It's the strategy that helps nonprofit leaders recover from fundraising flops without spiraling into shame or burnout. Because the real issue isn’t that you missed the mark—it’s that no one taught you how to process the disappointment and evaluate what’s next. If you’ve ever walked away from a fundraiser thinking, “What’s the point?”—this one’s for you.

Topics:

  • What is the 7-Minute Rule—and how it saves your campaigns (and sanity)
  • Why post-campaign silence kills momentum and what to do instead
  • How to evaluate a campaign without making it personal
  • What emotional agility has to do with sustainable fundraising
  • The importance of celebrating wins—even when you don’t hit your goal
  • The mindset shift that separates stalled nonprofits from seven-figure growth


For a full list of links and resources mentioned in this episode, click here.

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148: The 7-Minute Rule: For Fundraisers Who Hate Failing

148: The 7-Minute Rule: For Fundraisers Who Hate Failing

Christina Tzavaras Edwards