Birgit Smith Burton's guest appearances

Birgit Smith Burton

Fundraising Voices from RNL

RAISE Podcast

The Development Debrief

Today's Conversations on Leadership

Ashutosh Nandeshwar

Martin Leifeld

Vanessa Wakeman

Marc A. Pitman

Jim Rogers

Dan Peterson

Ryan Hart

Solomon Grey

Jason Lewis

Mike Kim

Ryan Davis

Larry Johnson

Chris Clarke

Colin Donovan

Melissa Brown

OwlTail

Birgit Smith Burton is a respected leader in the fundraising profession who has raised more than $500 million during her 33-year career. As the executive director of foundation relations at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she led her team in raising $309 million toward the Institute's most recent successful $1.8 billion capital campaign.Birgit is a well-regarded speaker on the topics of fundraising and diversity. She has authored articles on diversity in the fundraising profession, co-authored the book, The Philanthropic Covenant with Black America, and contributed to the book Five Minutes for Fundraising, A Collection of Expert Advice. Birgit is honored to tell her personal story in the book Collecting Courage, which shares the lived experiences of Black women and men working in the nonprofit and charitable space (published fall 2020). She was proud to be selected by Georgia Tech leadership to participate in the first cohort of Leading Women @ Tech, which identified the next community of leaders who will guide the institution in the 21st century. Birgit also was chosen as one of the 2020 Faces of Inclusive Excellence, recognizing faculty, staff, and students who are committed to gender diversity, equity, and inclusion.Birgit serves on the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and recently was voted as the chair-elect for 2021. She has the distinction of being the first African American woman in AFP’s 60-year history to serve in this role. Birgit is the immediate past chair of the IDEA Committee (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access). She also chairs the A.E. Lowe Grice Scholarship Fund, serves on the Hosea Helps board of directors, and advises the Aspen Leadership Group. Birgit is the founder of AADO, the African American Development Officers Network, which for 23 years has provided professional development, education, employment support, mentorship, and networking opportunities for fundraisers of color. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.Birgit earned a bachelor's degree in media communications from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York.

Birgit Smith Burton is a respected leader in the fundraising profession who has raised more than $500 million during her 33-year career. As the executive director of foundation relations at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she led her team in raising $309 million toward the Institute's most recent successful $1.8 billion capital campaign.Birgit is a well-regarded speaker on the topics of fundraising and diversity. She has authored articles on diversity in the fundraising profession, co-authored the book, The Philanthropic Covenant with Black America, and contributed to the book Five Minutes for Fundraising, A Collection of Expert Advice. Birgit is honored to tell her personal story in the book Collecting Courage, which shares the lived experiences of Black women and men working in the nonprofit and charitable space (published fall 2020). She was proud to be selected by Georgia Tech leadership to participate in the first cohort of Leading Women @ Tech, which identified the next community of leaders who will guide the institution in the 21st century. Birgit also was chosen as one of the 2020 Faces of Inclusive Excellence, recognizing faculty, staff, and students who are committed to gender diversity, equity, and inclusion.Birgit serves on the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and recently was voted as the chair-elect for 2021. She has the distinction of being the first African American woman in AFP’s 60-year history to serve in this role. Birgit is the immediate past chair of the IDEA Committee (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access). She also chairs the A.E. Lowe Grice Scholarship Fund, serves on the Hosea Helps board of directors, and advises the Aspen Leadership Group. Birgit is the founder of AADO, the African American Development Officers Network, which for 23 years has provided professional development, education, employment support, mentorship, and networking opportunities for fundraisers of color. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.Birgit earned a bachelor's degree in media communications from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York.

128: Birgit Smith Burton, Founder and Executive Director, African American Development Officers Network

Nneka Allen

We have a lot of work to do in diversifying our teams, and truly supporting professionals from diverse backgrounds. Nneka Allen, Co-editor and Author of Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love and Birgit Smith Burton from Georgia Tech joined the podcast to discuss this important topic. They’ve assembled the experiences of diverse professionals, in their own voices, in this incredible book. They share some takeaways, and talk about how we can do better to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice in our advancement work. Find out more about Collecting Courage and get a copy The African American Development Officers (AADO) Network

We have a lot of work to do in diversifying our teams, and truly supporting professionals from diverse backgrounds. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnekaallen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nneka Allen</a>, Co-editor and Author of <a href="https://www.collectingcourage.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgit-smith-burton-654a7a3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birgit Smith Burton</a> from Georgia Tech joined the podcast to discuss this important topic. They’ve assembled the experiences of diverse professionals, in their own voices, in this incredible book. They share some takeaways, and talk about how we can do better to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice in our advancement work. <a href="collectingcourage.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Find out more about Collecting Courage and get a copy</a> <a href="https://www.aadonetwork.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The African American Development Officers (AADO) Network</a>

Diversity and Social Justice in Advancement - Nneka Allen and Birgit Smith Burton

By now, most if not all of us have gotten an email from our institutions and leadership denouncing the heinous crimes we have seen take place in our country against people of color. But the question is, now what? My conversation with Birgit Smith Burton, (Executive Director of Foundation Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology)only scratches the surface of an issue Birgit has been working on for decades. I want to start this episode with a disclaimer: Of course there is precedent of conversations with people of color in development, I am not a pioneer—but we all must embrace our personal role in making continuous, systemic, and long-lasting change in the face of racism. It is our responsibility to take the time to listen to what our black colleagues experience on a daily basis. This episode aims to explore the question of what is next, and to inspire our listeners to make their own plan for change. Birgit's recommended reading:https://www.aadonetwork.com/ https://afpglobal.org/issue-racism-fundraising-profession https://www.amazon.com/What-Say-Wrong-Thing-Culturally/dp/1614389713 https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/0991331303--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devdebrief/support

By now, most if not all of us have gotten an email from our institutions and leadership denouncing the heinous crimes we have seen take place in our country against people of color. But the question is, now what? My conversation with Birgit Smith Burton, (Executive Director of Foundation Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology)only scratches the surface of an issue Birgit has been working on for decades. I want to start this episode with a disclaimer: Of course there is precedent of conversations with people of color in development, I am not a pioneer—but we all must embrace our personal role in making continuous, systemic, and long-lasting change in the face of racism. It is our responsibility to take the time to listen to what our black colleagues experience on a daily basis. This episode aims to explore the question of what is next, and to inspire our listeners to make their own plan for change. Birgit's recommended reading: <a href="https://www.aadonetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aadonetwork.com/</a> <a href="https://afpglobal.org/issue-racism-fundraising-profession" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://afpglobal.org/issue-racism-fundraising-profession</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Say-Wrong-Thing-Culturally/dp/1614389713" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/What-Say-Wrong-Thing-Culturally/dp/1614389713</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/0991331303" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/0991331303</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devdebrief/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devdebrief/support</a>

25. Birgit Smith Burton: Understanding Racism in Fundraising