This episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Cam Shapansky, a social sector fundraising and program development advocate, thought leader, and an old friend of mine. Cam is the Founder and CEO of Blue North, a fundraising and strategy group that works with Non-profit Organizations around the world, helping them improve their programs, raise more money, and do more great work for others.
Cam and I reflect on what the privilege of working internationally, in other cultures over the past quarter-century, has taught us about life and leadership. We pour some tequila and Mezcal and share some battlefield stories that have informed and instructed us over the years, experiences and encounters that have taught us that we are bigger and build better when we listen first and well to the wisdom in the room or the wisdom in the hut.
We muse about the fact that we are most likely "dumb-as-a-stump" until we sit on a stump under a tree and listen and learn from village elders and battle-scarred helpers.
We reflect on how easy it is to dishonour without knowing, and that bestowing honour begins with reserving judgement.
I share with Cam the wisdom I learned on a visit to an Ontario winery that transformed how I worked with Political and Social Leaders in other nations: the wisdom of grafting my experience and knowledge onto cultural root systems in the countries and cultures that I had the privilege to work in.
Cam shares some powerful ideas about how impactful communication is empowered by SIMPLICITY, and by crafting and communicating our message "OUTSIDE IN."
Our hair has surely diminished over the years, but we have grown as men and mentors, as we have wandered, wondered, and grown wiser along the way.
Tim Windsor
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PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen
TECHNICAL EDITOR: Alyne Gagne
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