Biggest Challenges For a Vice President Philanthropic Strategies at United Way of San Diego County
Katie, a VP of Philanthropic Strategies, finds that the biggest challenge in the role is navigating "external factors" that impact giving; for example, large-scale events like COVID can "derail" the best-laid plans, requiring significant reformulation and affecting fundraising numbers. Being able to proactively account for community, country and world events is critical in this role.
Philanthropy, External Factors, Crisis Management, Strategic Planning, Adaptability
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Katie Khaism-San
VP Philanthropic Strategies
United Way of San Diego County
SDSU & Springfield College
Humanities, Business Management & Admin
Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Communication and Marketing
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. External factors, such as community, national, or global events, significantly impact philanthropic giving and require adaptability.
2. Unforeseen events like COVID-19 can derail even the best-laid plans, necessitating reformulation and realignment of strategies.
3. Navigating external challenges requires resilience and the ability to adjust plans to maintain progress and impact.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your role?
External factors definitely impact giving. When bigger things are happening in our community, country, and the world, it affects donations.
This can be hard to navigate. You can have the best plan and team, but an external factor, like COVID, can derail it.
You then have to reformulate everything and try to get everyone back on track, which takes time. It also affects the numbers.