# Episode 276: Shooters Keep Shooting: How to Overcome that Fundraising Drought

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Podcast: [Around with Randall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-2161516)
Published: 2026-04-07T09:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Every fundraiser eventually hits a drought. Calls go unanswered, meetings stall, and momentum disappears. In those moments, the instinct is to hesitate, to overthink, or to pull back entirely. But the most successful fundraisers operate like great shooters: they keep showing up, trusting that consistent effort, not short-term results, drives long-term success. This episode explores the psychology behind those slumps and offers practical ways to stay confident, consistent, and moving forward when nothing seems to be working.

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