145: Managing Stress - Waiting and Nurturing
From Reflections on Generosity for Capital Campaigns by Small Town Capital Campaigns
April 20, 2026 · 5 min · Season 4 · Episode 145
About this episode
This episode reflects on the concept of waiting as an active process in donor engagement, inspired by quotes from Henri Nouwen.
"...Waiting, then, is not passive. It involves nurturing the moment, as a mother nurtures the child that is growing in her womb...” This week, I am reflecting on selected quotes from Henri Nouwen from the The Path of Waiting, published in 1995 and Bread for the Journey, published in 1996. Reflection questions: When you are meeting with donors, are you listening with full attention and waiting with the donor to discover more about themselves and their potential capital campaign donation?Think...
Topics covered
- stress management
- donor engagement
- active listening
- capital campaigns
- nurturing relationships
Keywords
- stress
- waiting
- nurturing
- donors
- capital campaign
- Henri Nouwen
- listening
- reflection
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Path of Waiting, Bread for the Journey
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