Fall Funder Series: A Discussion with Aba Taylor, Executive Director of Brookline Community Foundation

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Written By Sherry Quam Taylor

This week on my Business Behind Fundraising podcast, I’m bringing the FINAL episode of my Three-Part Fall Series featuring funders we all admire! I’m asking all the questions that you want to know from funding partners. In case you missed one of the interviews, I've linked all three below…
 

🍂In August, we had Shireen Zaman of the Ford Foundation’s BUILD program. 

🍂Then, in September you heard from John Tracey of the Simons Foundation.

🍂Now, here in October, you’ll hear Aba Taylor, Executive Director of Brookline Community Foundation in Boston!

 

Here’s the snapshot of my time with Aba:

[02:25] Be inspired from the start! Aba shares here personal journey and the inspiration she took from her parents who immigrated to the States from West Africa…

 

[06:00] Aba explains what a community foundation is and why she's passionate about the role they play in the ecosystem. 
 

[11:00] Where Aba is driving her organization today and what role she sees BCF play as so much post-covid federal funding slows down. "What does it mean for everyone in our community to not just survive, but thrive?"

 

[16:30] How Aba has approached relationship-building with partners the organization funds…

 

[21:00] What misconceptions does Aba see in the grantee/grantor relationship?

 

[25:00] What has been Brookline Community Foundation's approach to funding grantee partners (gen-ops? project-based?) and how trust-based philanthropy drives this.

 

This series has been fun for me! What was your biggest takeaway? 

 

I’d like to say a big thank you to Aba for her time and insight! Take a listen and let me know what you think! YouTube link below…Apple Podcast link here.

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Sherry Quam Taylor

Sherry Quam Taylor works with business-minded Nonprofit CEOs whose Strategic Plans require expansive budgets and larger amounts of general-operating revenue for growth. To become investment-level ready, Sherry helps leaders see their revenue potential and helps them see what may be blocking donors from giving in this way. Sherry’s clients know how to attract larger donors by solving the funding challenges at the root of the issue.

As a result of learning her methodology, Sherry’s clients become sustainable, diversify revenue, and know how to add significant amounts gen-ops revenue to their budgets. But mostly, their development departments and board have transformed into high-ROI revenue generators – aligning their hours with relational dollars and set free from the limitations of transactional fundraising.

Sherry attributes the success of her business to her passion for modeling radical confidence to the future CEOs in her house - her two college-aged daughters.

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