# Why Nonprofit Fundraising Starts With Love, Not the Ask with Bethany Hardwig

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Podcast: [Tellwell: The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tellwell-the-podcast-7097140)
Published: 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This nonprofit fundraising podcast explores how to turn one-time givers into lifelong partners. If your fundraising feels stuck in transaction mode, this conversation will show you a better way. Bethany Hardwig is a philanthropy strategist who has spent years building donor pipelines in higher education and nonprofit spaces. She brings a powerful framework to the table: engagement breeds affinity, and affinity breeds investment. In this episode, she walks through practical strategies for dono...

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