Joanne Bath

Leadership can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. As leaders in fundraising, I think we should see ourselves as part of a collective, as part of a group of passionate individuals who are all working toward the same cause, in our own way:  The cause of making the world and our communities a little bit better, each day. So, a few weeks ago, when someone told me I’d been named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Business by Atlantic Business Magazine, my first thought wasn’t about power, it...

This may or may not surprise you, but my first real job was in the hold of a fishing boat. I grew up in a family of fishermen and women, so from the time I was small, it was seabirds overhead and salt in the air. Work was loud and messy and really, really honest. So that’s my origin story: A tiny place where people still show up for each other without being asked. And where kittiwakes nest on the edge of cliffs. As a community, a collective. When I think about the work we do, I think a lot...

Like the kittiwake, great leadership thrives in collaboration, resilience, and adaptability. Let’s rise together.