Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions
Episodes
Community-Centric Fundraising: 30% Revenue Increase in ONE Year with Madeline Taylor
02 Apr 2024
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Send us a textTired of the same old fundraising that doesn't reflect your community? Join Maria and Madeline Taylor as they dive into the unique ...
The Nonprofit Sector’s Struggle with Groupthink, Tokenism, and Performative Allyship with Liz LeClair
19 Mar 2024
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Send us a textReady to rethink nonprofit leadership and accountability? Scandals, harmful practices, and image-obsessed leaders plague our sector, but...
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Simplified with Tess Conrad
12 Mar 2024
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Send us a textWhat if you could turn your biggest supporters into top-performing fundraisers? Discover the untapped power of peer-to-peer fundraising ...
Why Ethical Storytelling Will Transform Your Nonprofit Marketing Strategy with Diana Heinrich
05 Mar 2024
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Send us a textWhy do "big nonprofits" use those emotional, tear-jerking stories? Well, today, we are sharing a much better (and more ethical...
Leading Human First: Supporting Parental Leave in Nonprofits with Lacey Kempinski
13 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAre you torn between supporting your team's work-life balance and striving to hit those all-important milestones? Balancing parenta...
How Small Nonprofits Can Engage with Government Officials & Advocate for Policy Changes with Alison Stewart
30 Jan 2024
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Send us a textWanna get your voice heard at city council meetings? Join Maria Rio and Alison Stewart, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Cycle ...
Preventing Nonprofit Burnout: Boundaries & Better Leadership with Nonprofit Founder Mike Prosserman
23 Jan 2024
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Send us a textAre you feeling burned out? In this deeply insightful episode, Mike Prosserman, founder of Unity Charity and CEO of EPIC Leadership, sha...
Email Strategies for Nonprofits: Boost Engagement and Build Donor Trust with Sara Hoosholey
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTired of pouring your time and effort onto social media and NOT hit your fundraising goals? In this episode, Sara Hoosholey, fundraising...
Nonprofit Capacity Building: How Small Nonprofits Can Optimize Operations & Drive Impact with Miriam Dicks
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre the challenges in your nonprofit growing pains or signs of deeper issues? This episode can make your nonprofit more effective, scala...
Major Gifts & Community-Centric Fundraising Principles with Sarah Staiger
02 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIs your major gifts fundraising strategy aligned with your core values? In this insightful conversation, host Maria Rio is joined by Sar...
Unlocking the Power of Face-to-Face Fundraising with Jerome Cheung
26 Dec 2023
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Send us a textDoes face-to-face fundraising feel out of reach for your small nonprofit? In this episode of The Small Nonprofit, Maria Rio sits down ...
Leveraging Government Relations for Nonprofits: Advocacy, Strategy, and Impact with Tristan Dewdney
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIs your small nonprofit is getting the attention it deserves from key decision-makers? In this episode of The Small Nonprofit, host Mari...
Ethical Storytelling and Digital Fundraising Strategies with Fai Hassan
05 Dec 2023
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Send us a textAre you missing the mark when it comes to fundraising online? In this episode of The Small Nonprofit, host Maria Rio dives into the dyna...
Building Donor Relationships and Embracing Trends in Fundraising with Frank Mumford
28 Nov 2023
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Send us a textStruggling with staff leaving, keeping donors happy, or having competent leaders? In this episode of The Small Nonprofit, host Maria Rio...
New Beginnings for The Small Nonprofit Podcast…
21 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this brand new episode of 'The Small Nonprofit'—we have some exciting news! Our beloved host Cindy is handing over the mi...
Government Relations Foundations with Jesse Clarke
20 Jun 2023
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Send us a textOften we take government funding for granted. Or, we treat it like an impenetrable black box that’s a mystery so we write our applicat...
Communicating like a leader with Erica Barnhart
13 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDo you ever find yourself questioning whether your message was clear or if you expressed your thoughts effectively? If so, this episode ...
Optimize your website with David Pisarek
06 Jun 2023
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Send us a textToday's digital world demands an impactful online presence. In the era where a website is your business card and more, do you know ...
Are you a hidden micromanager? with Erin Allgood
30 May 2023
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Send us a textHave you ever encountered a micromanager in your professional life? That person who just can't resist scrutinizing every little det...
Simple fundraising that works for small nonprofits with Sara Hoshooley
23 May 2023
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Send us a textAre you tired of feeling like your small nonprofit is constantly trying to catch up with the big organizations? What if there was a way ...
Strategic planning from the ground up with Carol Hamilton
16 May 2023
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Send us a textHave you ever struggled with strategic planning? Do you find it challenging to bring people along in the process? In this episode of the...
Asking for unrestricted funds with Aimee Lindenberger
09 May 2023
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Send us a textToday we'll tackle a common challenge faced by small nonprofits – obtaining unrestricted funds. It's no secret that while ma...
Moving people with words with Jordana Merkin
02 May 2023
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Send us a textAre you struggling to connect with your audience and make an impact with your organization's messaging? In this episode of The Smal...
Can we agree to stop exploiting our staff? with Nicole Gagliardi
25 Apr 2023
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Send us a textAre you tired of watching your nonprofit's most passionate and dedicated employees leave due to burnout and exhaustion? It's t...
Stop gatekeeping nonprofit knowledge with Tiffany Allen
18 Apr 2023
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Send us a textOur sector has a clear response when someone asks about starting a nonprofit - “please don’t”. I’ve seen this in Facebook groups...
Uncover the truth about status quo bias with Veronica LaFemina
11 Apr 2023
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Send us a textAre you struggling to turn your organization's strategic plan into a reality? Do you feel like your efforts to create change within...
get those elusive event sponsors with Mariah Monique
28 Mar 2023
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Send us a textHave you ever considered hosting an event for your nonprofit organization? Do you know how to incorporate sponsorship into the profitabi...
behind the scenes of the Fractional Fundraising Movement
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's episode of the Small Nonprofit Podcast, I'm introducing you to the Fractional Fundraising movement and our new priv...
Overcoming isolation at work with Sean Kosofsky
21 Mar 2023
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Send us a textIn this episode of the Small Nonprofit Podcast, I’m joined by Sean Kosofsky, aka the Nonprofit Fixer, to discuss the impact of isolati...
Older audience? Find the next generation of donors with Emily Taylor
14 Mar 2023
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Send us a textAs donors get older, it's essential for nonprofits to find new, younger donors to keep their organizations running. In this episode...
measuring your impact with Julie Gilbert
07 Mar 2023
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Send us a textAre you struggling to demonstrate your organization's impact? Are you looking for ways to engage your donors and keep them coming b...
Confessions with Jess and Cindy: From burnout to being your own boss with Sabrina Walker
28 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn today’s podcast, we’re chatting with Sabrina Walker Hernandez about how she moved from being completely burned out (including how...
practical minimalism in nonprofits with Danielle Russell
21 Feb 2023
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Send us a textWhen you're a small nonprofit, your work often involves doing more with less—which is why it's so important to know which ta...
Introducing: Missions to Movements with Dana Synder
14 Feb 2023
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Send us a textOn today’s podcast, we’re bringing you someone else’s podcast! That’s right, from time to time we’ll be featuring some friends...
making your tech work for you with Kevin Christopher George
07 Feb 2023
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Send us a textThe cloud is changing the tech game. In fact, it's already changed it. But how can you adapt to this new technology? How can your s...
equity in data with Meena Das
31 Jan 2023
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Send us a textSo many small nonprofits don't know where to start when it comes to managing the data they have. How can we use our data effectivel...
employee volunteering with Heather Nelson
24 Jan 2023
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Send us a text“Everybody pays, nobody pays. Because I think one of the most important principles that we put in place with our clients around corpor...
practicing community centric fundraising with Maria Rio
17 Jan 2023
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Send us a text“Community-Centric Fundraising is about reimagining how we engage our communities, so whether that's our service users or volunte...
in between asks - with Mike Duerksen
10 Jan 2023
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Send us a textSometimes fundraising in a small nonprofit can feel start-stop. You put in effort and maybe see results, but then as soon as you slow do...
direct mail isn’t dead with John Lepp
12 Dec 2022
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Send us a textAnd the small charities can slow down a little bit and stop automating. I remind people that direct response, whether it's direct m...
networks for impact with Michelle Shumate
05 Dec 2022
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Send us a text“Your first goal is let's create a win where we can begin to work on these relationships, where we can begin to build some trust,...
optimizing your event revenue in surprising ways with Rebecca Alfred
28 Nov 2022
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Send us a text"What are those moments where we can captivate our audience in a different way, because otherwise, they would just be standing ar...
from a plan to implementation with Deborah Gold
21 Nov 2022
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Send us a textThere's more fear than there was courage. We had to sort of change into, you know what, we're trying something new. We are not...
get those grants with DeaRonda Harrison
14 Nov 2022
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Send us a text"Grant writing is one of those things that small organizations love and hate. I would say the idea of grant funding, that is, fundi...
the secrets to successful emails with Ben Johnson
07 Nov 2022
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Send us a text“And number one question I would get usually is how many emails should I send in a year? So if you're starting from that big pict...
tending the seeds that you sew with Patrick Rodriguez
31 Oct 2022
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Send us a text“Patience is getting beyond yourself. If there's a lack of patience, it's because you're putting yourself as a priority...
leveling up your leadership with Danielle Rocheleau
24 Oct 2022
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Send us a text“I'll talk often to clients about the idea of building a culture of succession so that we know from the get go that when we hire ...
get unstuck with Ashley Fontaine
17 Oct 2022
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Send us a text“We're not changing for the sake of change. We're changing because we wanna do something different or grow or improve.” - ...
testing, testing, 123... with Cherian Koshy
10 Oct 2022
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Send us a textYou might have heard about the benefits of testing in your fundraising. Tweaking copy and sending to two different groups to see which p...
nonprofit sector role models with Jarrett Ransom
03 Oct 2022
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Send us a text“What am I doing in modeling for future leaders? I firmly believe everyone is a leader. Everyone has that ability just innately from b...
indigenous protocols in fundraising with Rowena Veylan
26 Sep 2022
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Send us a text“If you're learning about what indigenous protocols are applicable and relevant to your work? That's a journey. If we'r...
fundraising through an empathetic lens with Kyle Empringham
19 Sep 2022
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Send us a textOne of the biggest tenets of empathy is just listening and doing an act of deep listening. So understanding where people are at. You kno...
broad and deep relationships for fundraising success with Janaiha Bennett
12 Sep 2022
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Send us a text“Sometimes you have to have the courage to say that you are walking away from a potential supporter because it's not missionly al...
giving Tuesday - hope or hype?
25 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRe-release curated by: Morgan Domijan, Peerfect Fundraising SolutionsEvery year before GivingTuesdays, a lot of fundraisers and Executiv...
changing the world through fundraising with David Love
22 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRe-release curated by: Morgan Domijan, Peerfect Fundraising SolutionsOn today’s podcast, David Love, seasoned fundraiser also known as...
the burnout is real with Sam Laprade
18 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Lacey Kempinski, Balanced GoodThese are scary times. The world is in crisis as we work hard to contain the COVID ...
a feminist COVID recovery with Chi Nguyen
15 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Lacey Kempinski, Balanced GoodHow do we recover from the exhaustion and pain of the pandemic? How do we lead our ...
working with consultants with Jess Campbell
11 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Jordana Merkin, Voice for GoodWorking with a consultant can be beneficial for nonprofits. They enable organizatio...
leading with "nice" with Mathieu Yuill
08 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Jordana Merkin, Voice for Good What makes a good leader? If you’re an executive director in a nonprofit, you&ap...
HR made simple with Bruce MacDonald
04 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: IMAGINE CANADAFrom lack of opportunity to develop leaders or train managers to pay transparency, there are so man...
young and diverse - the new workforce with Tamara Balan and Bareera Sial
01 Aug 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: IMAGINE CANADAGuess what - the next generation of workers are not millennials! We’re so past the conversation o...
your case for support from the ground up with Leah Eustace
28 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Kim Peterson, Cedar Fundraising I know you have a long list of “to-dos” that never seems to end. I can also g...
fundraising as community building with David Karvinchuk
25 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Kim Peterson, Cedar FundraisingIn times like this, it’s so important that we stay connected. The same goes for ...
raise more money with this one simple trick with Cindy Wagman
21 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Sara Hoshooley, Charity ShiftSmall nonprofit organizations face the same fundraising challenges over and over a...
your fundraising mindset with someone whose been there with Mallory Erickson
18 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY: Sara Hoshooley, Charity Shift Fundraising is all about mindset. And if you don't believe that, chances are...
Building for inclusion with Christina Sackeyfio
14 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY BRIDGERAISE: https://www.bridgeraise.com/Anti-oppression, anti-racism, inclusion is an important conversation for ...
Corporate Fundraising Building Blocks with Heather Nelson
11 Jul 2022
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Send us a textRE-RELEASE CURATED BY BRIDGERAISE: https://www.bridgeraise.com/We hear all the time about corporate fundraising as an ~easy~ solution to...
decolonization in fundraising with Martha Awojobi
27 Jun 2022
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Send us a textThe nonprofit sector has a problem with racism and white supremacy. Well, not just the nonprofit sector - a lot of sectors and really, s...
five fallacies of fundraising with Nicole McVan and Tanya Rumble
20 Jun 2022
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Send us a textWe love busting myths in this podcast and in this episode, we are diving into more fundraising fallacies and why most of them are actual...
the smart nonprofit with Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
13 Jun 2022
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Send us a textIt's no secret that nonprofit organizations are a bit behind the times when it comes to technology. There are many reasons why nonp...
everything you thought about your donors is wrong with Tim Sarrantonio
06 Jun 2022
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Send us a textWe've all heard the stereotypes about giving and donors: They're wealthy, they're old, and they're white. But what i...
honest fundraising with Rickesh Lakhani
30 May 2022
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Send us a textHaving a “positive” relationship with your donors is a cornerstone of fundraising success. It's the key to building trust and e...
the state of fundraising with Jacob O' Connor
23 May 2022
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Send us a textChanges to the charitable sector? Indeed. You’ve probably felt those changes over the last few years—nothing like a pandemic to sha...
the power of "no" with Dr. William Clark
16 May 2022
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Send us a textWhen you’re a small nonprofit, it’s hard to say no to any opportunity that comes your way. After all, you want to make the most out ...
involving your board in fundraising with Elizabeth Abel
09 May 2022
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Send us a textWe constantly hear that if you don't have a fundraising board, you won't be able to raise funds as an organization. I don&apos...
leading with "nice" with Mathieu Yuill
02 May 2022
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Send us a textWhat makes a good leader? If you’re an executive director in a nonprofit, you're probably thinking about how you can be more effe...
are you ready for a capital campaign?
25 Apr 2022
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Send us a textA lot of people think that once they decide they want to start a capital campaign, they can just jump right in and start raising money. ...
shared platform/fiscal sponsorship 101 with Lizzie Howells
18 Apr 2022
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Send us a textCharity vs. Nonprofit. You may or may not know that those two have different meanings! They both doing amazing, mission-centred work! Bu...
leadership with Kishshana Palmer
11 Apr 2022
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Send us a textNonprofit leaders are always trying to do more with less. There never seems to be enough time in the day or enough resources to handle e...
from team to dream team with Ashlee Livingstone
04 Apr 2022
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Send us a textThe pandemic has changed the way that many teams work. More people are working from home, or in a hybrid arrangement. And as we rethink ...
working with consultants with Jess Campbell
28 Mar 2022
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Send us a textWorking with a consultant can be beneficial for nonprofits. They enable organizations to focus on keeping things running smoothly and ef...
the brain science of branding with Chloé Nwangwu
21 Mar 2022
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Send us a textIf you’re a regular listener, you will know that we love exploring brain science. And I am so excited to be exploring that in the co...
reclaiming your passion with Shilbee Dhalla-Kim
14 Mar 2022
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Send us a textThese days it's easy to feel like we're not passionate about our work. Very often we get into the sector because we are passio...
upgrading your strategic planning process with Jennifer Riel
07 Mar 2022
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Send us a textStrategic planning is one of those seemingly boring things that we need to do every once in a while to have a vision and clarity around ...
leveraging LinkedIn with Dee Boswell-Buck
28 Feb 2022
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Send us a textLinkedIn is known for being a professional social media platform that can help you find a job and make stronger connections with individ...
interim executive leadership with Jane Garthson
21 Feb 2022
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Send us a textHave you ever seen this in an organization? Maybe the executive director or founding executive director leaves and they hire someone t...
your fundraising mindset with someone whose been there with Mallory Erickson
14 Feb 2022
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Send us a textFundraising is all about mindset. And if you don't believe that, chances are actually that you need to work on your mindset. If you...
asking for a *gasp* major gift with Rhea Wong
07 Feb 2022
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Send us a textMajor gift fundraising can be very intimidating for so many small organizations. Oftentimes we think we don't know anyone who can g...
stepping into your leadership with Kathy Archer
31 Jan 2022
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Send us a textRunning a small nonprofit can be pretty lonely. Very often, whether we're the executive director or a senior manager or leader in t...
leveraging (micro) influencers with Christina Edwards
24 Jan 2022
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Send us a textIn today’s podcast episode, we’re going to talk about influencer marketing with Christina Edwards, the founder of Splendid Consultin...
raise more money with this one simple trick with Cindy Wagman
17 Jan 2022
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Send us a textSmall nonprofit organizations face the same fundraising challenges over and over again. They often believe that one fundraising strategy...
HR made simple with Bruce MacDonald
10 Jan 2022
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Send us a textFrom lack of opportunity to develop leaders or train managers to pay transparency, there are so many issues and topics about HR that we ...
creating space to breathe with Kim Dechaine
13 Dec 2021
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Send us a textHave you ever felt overwhelmed, like giving up? Or maybe just really burnt out? You are not alone! Nonprofit employees are always at ri...
AI, fundraising, and you with Nejeed Kassam
06 Dec 2021
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Send us a textAI is one of those buzzwords that has recently taken over people's minds. We imagine AI as a futuristic, thrilling, and scary oppor...
a primer on design thinking with Betty Xie
29 Nov 2021
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Send us a textHave you ever heard the term design thinking thrown around whether in our sector or in the business world and you've thought, what ...
how-to guide for staff supervision with Rita Sever
22 Nov 2021
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Send us a textSupervision is one of those things in our sector that we kind of fall into. It is often overlooked in our sector but the quality of supe...
disrupting philanthropy with Yonis Hassan
15 Nov 2021
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Send us a textFundraising and philanthropy make a lot of people very uncomfortable. A big part of that is our discomfort with money generally, but a l...
an education journey for your donors with Aneil Gokhale
08 Nov 2021
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Send us a textAre your donors on the same page as your organization when it comes to understanding the work? Often, we think that there is this great ...
using digital marketing to SCALE with Adora Drake
01 Nov 2021
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Send us a textHave you ever wondered how your small organization can leverage marketing to build an audience, raise more money, find volunteers or eve...
you are not alone with Kimberley MacKenzie
25 Oct 2021
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Send us a textThe last year and a half has been lonely. While at the beginning slogans like “together alone” might have made us feel connected, th...