This session is about fundraising, all about fundraising.

And I want to say I've been fundraising all my life.

I've started when I was a little girl, and I've fundraised all over this planet and trained thousands of fundraisers.

I'm delighted to do this session with my colleague and partner in all things, but particularly

in fundraising, Sarah Vetter.

Thank you.

Yeah, so I've been working with Lynn now for 13 years, over 13 years.

It's just an honor to be doing this work in fundraising. And I want to just share briefly sort of my money story because I think or I know it's important to look at your own money story. It really has an impact on the fundraiser you become or the fundraise you are. So for me, I grew up in privilege. Money was a forbidden topic. My mom had the money,

the control, the power. It was all about perfectionism and how it looked on the outside.

Then I married. I married someone who was quite successful, lived and raised our kids in a very

privileged way, but I never, ever, ever felt like I had enough.

And I always wanted more. And it always was about image. So, gosh, 15 years ago, everything crashed.

My whole life sort of crumbled. And I realized I had to look inwardly. It had to look inner. What is wealth? What is inner wealth? And that's where I

discovered the work of the Solomone Institute and fundraising. I met some spiritual leaders. I met Lynn.

I went on a journey with Lynn into the Amazon. And I realized that was my Dharma fundraising.

And I realized a new kind of wealth, an authentic, the well of being.

And I became an exceptional fundraiser.

And I say this because looking at your, you know, your history around money and your

relationship with money does really help carve out you as a fundraiser.

And now I was fundraised. People fundraised to me, you know, forever and ever.

And now I fundraise. So it's important to really know kind of the roots of your money story.

And that's my money story. It has made me the extraordinary fundraiser that I am.

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