About This Event
Outrageous Kindness
This year's Summer Book Club pick is: Outrageous Kindness by Kristina Carlson.
Join the AFP Greater Polk County Chapter for a four-session virtual book club featuring Outrageous Kindness, availalbe on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your books.
In today’s world, Outrageous Kindness is needed more than ever! At the heart of the 166-page book is the KIND Method—a four-step framework to turn heartfelt intention into measurable results. Whether leading a team, raising a family, or seeking purpose, you’ll discover how small acts can spark big change. You don’t have to be extraordinary to change the world—only outrageously kind.
Book: Outrageous Kindness - Author: Kristina Carlson
Dates: Thursdays | June 4, June 18, July 9, July 23 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom
As a special highlight, Kristina Carlson will join us for the final session on Thursday, July 23, offering insights, answering questions, and bringing the principles of the book to life.
· Pre-work: Read one pillar before each session
Thursday, June 4, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Know More: Kindness begins with a sincere intention to know more at the end of the conversation than you did at the beginning. It requires listening, understanding, and empathizing.
Thursday, June 18, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Impact: Practice enlightened self-interest by building clarity around your goals and the impact you make. Recognize the impact and importance of being kind to yourself, as it lays the foundation for being kind to others.
Thursday, July 9, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Navigate: When you’re pursuing outrageous goals, roadblocks are inevitable. Navigate disruption with poise by anticipating obstacles, developing standard responses, and extending grace when others struggle. Normalize change, model resilience, and lead with outrageous kindness.
Thursday, July 23, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Special Guest: Kristina Carlson
Deliver: Big change is rarely one grand gesture—it’s the result of countless small, reliable steps. Deliver with consistency and heart. Build trust through follow-through, showing others that when you commit, it gets done. Let accountability be an act of service that helps everyone cross their finish line.
About Kristina Carlson
A sought-after speaker and co-author of the best-selling Essential Principles for Fundraising Success, Kristina Carlson doesn’t just help organizations raise money; she facilitates the transformation of people’s lives, organizations, and the world through a practice of outrageous kindness.
Three decades in fundraising and entrepreneurship and an almost decade-long gauntlet of personal loss have taught Kristina she always has control over her purpose, perspective, and actions. Leveraging that wisdom, she helps nonprofit institutions across the globe secure the philanthropic resources they need to maximize their impact, including Habitat for Humanity International, World Vision International, and Susan Komen.
Founder of the KIND Method and Managing Director of Global Philanthropy at Carter, Kristina guides transformational capital campaigns, advises on 8-figure gifts and grants, creates bespoke training programs, and develops innovative technologies for some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations. She also helps maximize the philanthropic engagement of former US Presidents and other heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, Forbes 400 individuals, faith leaders, celebrities, and everyday people.
Through her roles at Carter Global, Ketchum, and FundraisingINFO.com, Kristina has supported thousands of organizations worldwide, providing counsel on major campaigns in healthcare, education, the arts, youth organizations, national and international organizations, and smaller grassroots organizations. Her mission is to inspire leaders, philanthropists, and professionals to practice outrageous kindness as they define and take mission-critical actions, create accountability systems, and experience the magic of philanthropy. With a master’s degree in Community Economic Development from New Hampshire College, Kristina lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where she starts each morning with Tazo Awake black tea and a quick round of Plants vs. Zombies.
About This Event
Outrageous Kindness
This year's Summer Book Club pick is: Outrageous Kindness by Kristina Carlson.
Join the AFP Greater Polk County Chapter for a four-session virtual book club featuring Outrageous Kindness, availalbe on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your books.
In today’s world, Outrageous Kindness is needed more than ever! At the heart of the 166-page book is the KIND Method—a four-step framework to turn heartfelt intention into measurable results. Whether leading a team, raising a family, or seeking purpose, you’ll discover how small acts can spark big change. You don’t have to be extraordinary to change the world—only outrageously kind.
Book: Outrageous Kindness - Author: Kristina Carlson
Dates: Thursdays | June 4, June 18, July 9, July 23 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom
As a special highlight, Kristina Carlson will join us for the final session on Thursday, July 23, offering insights, answering questions, and bringing the principles of the book to life.
· Pre-work: Read one pillar before each session
Thursday, June 4, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Know More: Kindness begins with a sincere intention to know more at the end of the conversation than you did at the beginning. It requires listening, understanding, and empathizing.
Thursday, June 18, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Impact: Practice enlightened self-interest by building clarity around your goals and the impact you make. Recognize the impact and importance of being kind to yourself, as it lays the foundation for being kind to others.
Thursday, July 9, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Navigate: When you’re pursuing outrageous goals, roadblocks are inevitable. Navigate disruption with poise by anticipating obstacles, developing standard responses, and extending grace when others struggle. Normalize change, model resilience, and lead with outrageous kindness.
Thursday, July 23, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Special Guest: Kristina Carlson
Deliver: Big change is rarely one grand gesture—it’s the result of countless small, reliable steps. Deliver with consistency and heart. Build trust through follow-through, showing others that when you commit, it gets done. Let accountability be an act of service that helps everyone cross their finish line.
About Kristina Carlson
A sought-after speaker and co-author of the best-selling Essential Principles for Fundraising Success, Kristina Carlson doesn’t just help organizations raise money; she facilitates the transformation of people’s lives, organizations, and the world through a practice of outrageous kindness.
Three decades in fundraising and entrepreneurship and an almost decade-long gauntlet of personal loss have taught Kristina she always has control over her purpose, perspective, and actions. Leveraging that wisdom, she helps nonprofit institutions across the globe secure the philanthropic resources they need to maximize their impact, including Habitat for Humanity International, World Vision International, and Susan Komen.
Founder of the KIND Method and Managing Director of Global Philanthropy at Carter, Kristina guides transformational capital campaigns, advises on 8-figure gifts and grants, creates bespoke training programs, and develops innovative technologies for some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations. She also helps maximize the philanthropic engagement of former US Presidents and other heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, Forbes 400 individuals, faith leaders, celebrities, and everyday people.
Through her roles at Carter Global, Ketchum, and FundraisingINFO.com, Kristina has supported thousands of organizations worldwide, providing counsel on major campaigns in healthcare, education, the arts, youth organizations, national and international organizations, and smaller grassroots organizations. Her mission is to inspire leaders, philanthropists, and professionals to practice outrageous kindness as they define and take mission-critical actions, create accountability systems, and experience the magic of philanthropy. With a master’s degree in Community Economic Development from New Hampshire College, Kristina lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where she starts each morning with Tazo Awake black tea and a quick round of Plants vs. Zombies.