Nonprofit SnapCast

Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Protecting Your Mission-Critical Data

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Host Mickey Desai sits down with Jonathan Fitzgerald, the managing partner of GDS Technologies, a technology partner for businesses and nonprofits. They dive deep into the critical cybersecurity challenges facing nonprofits of all sizes, from ransomware and phishing to the importance of multi-factor authentication and tested backups. Jonathan provides practical, cost-effective advice on how nonprofits can improve their security posture, including the role of staff and volunteer training, zero-trust principles, and the fiduciary duty to protect mission-critical data. This episode is a must-listen for any nonprofit leader looking to safeguard their organization's future

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Evaluation as a Leadership Tool with Kayla Meyers

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Mickey interviews Kayla Meyers, founder of Bridgepoint Evaluation, about how nonprofits can embrace evaluation as a strategic tool rather than something to fear. Kayla shares practical advice on creating an "evaluation culture" within an organization, using data to drive decision-making, and shifting from reactive to proactive evaluation practices. She emphasizes the importance of qualitative data alongside quantitative metrics, and outlines Bridgepoint's approach to coaching, fractional management, and consulting to help nonprofits get the most value from their evaluation efforts.

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OFS Insights Podcast April 2026

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

The Our Fundraising Search team discusses how professionals can effectively navigate major career pivots, especially from the corporate world into the nonprofit sector. Key takeaways include:

Don't let your job title define you - focus on transferring your core skills and problem-solving abilities to a new context.
Be proactive in managing your professional identity and "begin as you mean to go" in a new role.
Translate your background using the language of the nonprofit world, and leverage your existing network to help bridge the gap.
Nonprofit hiring managers should look beyond linear resumes and assess a candidate's ability to adapt and contribute, rather than just their sector experience.
Leaving a previous role professionally is crucial, as you may need those connections and references in the future.

The team also touches on the evolving perceptions around compensation in the nonprofit space, and Dave shares a cocktail recipe as a metaphor for a well-executed career pivot. Overall, the discussion provides practical advice for those looking to make a strategic career change.

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Critical Moral Reasoning: An Applied Empirical Ethics Approach

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

host Mickey Desai interviews Mark T. Holcombe, author of the book "Critical Moral Reasoning: An Applied Empirical Ethics Approach." They discuss the importance of moral reasoning skills for nonprofit organizations and leaders. Key topics include:

The differences between legality and morality, and how morality is innate to humans rather than dependent on religion.
How moral reasoning skills can help nonprofits navigate complex ethical dilemmas, such as the "tainted money" dilemma and the "non-compliant patient" scenario.
The need for nonprofits to develop explicit codes of ethics, beyond just mission statements, to guide decision-making.
The potential conflicts that can arise between different ethical frameworks (e.g. Kantian duty-based ethics vs. feminist ethics of care) within nonprofit organizations.

Holcombe emphasizes that moral reasoning is a learnable skill that nonprofits should prioritize developing, as it can help them make more thoughtful, principled decisions that align with their values and mission.

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Normalizing Feedback in Nonprofits

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

Mickey Desai and guest Rita Sever discuss the importance of feedback in nonprofit organizations. They cover topics such as the science behind why people often react negatively to feedback, a formula (JOIN) for delivering feedback effectively, and strategies for normalizing feedback as a regular part of organizational culture. Rita shares her expertise on helping nonprofits have constructive feedback conversations that support their mission and staff success.

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Navigating the Ethical Use of AI in Nonprofits

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000

In this episode, Sondra Dellaripa, a nonprofit executive with over 40 years of experience, shares her insights on the responsible use of AI in the nonprofit sector. She discusses the importance of developing clear AI policies, training staff, and maintaining transparency with the community. Sondra also covers strategies for integrating AI into fundraising, communications, and other nonprofit operations without compromising trust and integrity. The conversation explores practical steps nonprofits can take to harness the power of AI while upholding their mission and values.

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Navigating the AI Frontier: Opportunities and Challenges for Nonprofits

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

Mickey interviews Karen Boyd, an economist and AI expert, about the opportunities and challenges of using AI in the nonprofit sector. They discuss how nonprofits can identify low-risk, high-gain tasks for AI augmentation, the environmental impact of AI, and strategies for maintaining transparency and authenticity when using AI-generated content. Karen shares insights on customizing AI language models to better match an organization's voice, and they explore the potential impacts of AI on nonprofit jobs and workflows. This episode provides practical guidance for nonprofits looking to responsibly leverage AI to enhance their operations and mission-driven work.

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The Role of Civil Society and Nonprofits in Democracy

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

In this episode, host Mickey Desai speaks with Steve Dubb, the senior editor of economic justice for Nonprofit Quarterly. They discuss the concept of civil society, its historical origins, and the unique role that nonprofits play in fostering civic engagement and community-driven problem-solving.

Key topics covered include:

Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on the vibrant civil society in early America compared to more statist systems in Europe
The definition of civil society as the space between the family and the state where social meaning is contested and constructed
How the weakening of labor unions and the rise of McCarthyism impacted the strength of civil society in the U.S.
The ways nonprofits can serve as "third spaces" for community members to come together as equals and address local issues
The challenges nonprofits face in balancing community responsiveness with the need to raise funds from wealthier donors
The potential for cooperatives and other member-owned organizations to embody the spirit of civil society

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Navigating Capital Campaigns with Fundraising Sol

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

In this episode, host Mickey Desai speaks with Frances Roen, CEO and Lead Strategist of Fundraising Sol, about best practices for preparing and executing a successful nonprofit capital campaign. They discuss the importance of pre-planning, assessing organizational capacity and donor pipelines, aligning committees, and leveraging technology and data. Frances emphasizes the need for nonprofits to take a thoughtful, deliberate approach rather than rushing into a campaign, and highlights how Fundraising Sol guides small-to-medium sized nonprofits through the campaign process. This episode provides valuable insights for nonprofit leaders considering a capital campaign.

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Race is Visible, Class is Not; with Steve Dubb

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

Steve Dubb is the senior editor of Economic Justice at Nonprofit Quarterly. He writes about solutions-oriented topics like the solidarity economy, cooperatives, community land trusts, and public banks. His writing has an activist focus, aiming to make economics more accessible and understandable.

The discussion covered how structural racism has been used to depress wages and weaken labor unions, especially in the American South. While progress has been made, wage gaps between Black and white workers persist.

A new Labor Institute for Advancing Black Strategists is being established at Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU, with support from Jobs with Justice. The institute aims to do research, document working conditions, train organizers, and help build a peer network of Black labor leaders in the South.

The conversation emphasized that issues of race and class are deeply intertwined, and that nonprofits working on policy, workforce development, education, and other areas could benefit from partnering with labor organizing efforts.

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Practical Donor Management: Erin Straza

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Our second episode with Erin Straza turns to the practical mechanics of donor management—highlighting the importance of clean CRM data, consistent tagging, and documenting every donor interaction to track passion, advocacy, and giving habits over time. She rejects binder-thick academic segmentation models in favor of practical, usable systems that a nonprofit staff can realistically maintain.

Key takeaways include:

You cannot engage donors well without a functioning CRM
Passion is measured through behavior (attendance, volunteering, giving consistency, social engagement), not surveys
High-end donors require highly personalized, strategic touchpoints throughout their annual cycle
Maintaining clean data today prevents massive organizational pain later.

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Guiding Your Adolescent Nonprofit: Stacy LeBaron

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

In this conversation, Community Cats Podcast host Stacy LeBaron unpacks her decades of nonprofit leadership, using the lens of animal welfare to illustrate how organizations evolve from scrappy, all-hands-on-deck startups into strategically focused, governance-driven institutions. Drawing on her experience mentoring 80+ organizations and running a successful feline rescue nonprofit, Stacy explains the realities of cat overpopulation, the challenge of transitioning boards from operational to governance roles, the complications of hiring an executive director, and the tensions that arise when long-time board members struggle to relinquish hands-on duties. She highlights the importance of clear communication, strong leadership structures, and succession planning as nonprofits mature, and underscores how internal dynamics, not funding alone, ultimately determine organizational stability.

Key Takeaways

The Community Cats Podcast focuses on turning passion for cats into community action, with an emphasis on reducing cat overpopulation and improving access to affordable spay/neuter services.
Stacy created the Catmobile, a mobile spay/neuter clinic, as a scalable solution that transformed Massachusetts’ cat population management.
An “adolescent nonprofit” is one shifting from reactive habits to strategic planning, typically when boards begin moving from operational involvement toward governance.
Operational boards often mix volunteer duties with oversight, creating confusion—especially when staff are hired for roles board members still want to perform.
Transitioning to a true governance board requires clarity, transparency, and sometimes a dramatic reshaping of board membership; Stacy’s board shrank from 22 to 11 in one day.
Healthy board–executive director relationships depend on communication structures that prevent bottlenecks while preserving accountability.
Hiring a first executive director often raises questions about financial sustainability and fundraising responsibilities; expectations must be explicitly discussed during recruitment.
It can take three to five years for a new executive director to fully hit stride and begin delivering significant programmatic and fundraising growth.
Mature boards come in different forms—some are ED-led, some are institutionalized—but all require succession planning to prevent stagnation or collapse.
Organizational maturity is defined less by funding levels and more by leadership stability, role clarity, and the ability to function smoothly despite staff or board turnover.

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Donor Engagement Strategies: Erin Straza

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Erin Straza explains the difference between basic fundraising tactics and a true donor-engagement strategy, emphasizing that nonprofits often exhaust themselves with endless low-ROI tasks—especially social media—without first defining their “why” or mapping donor journeys. She stresses that strategic messaging, clarity of purpose, and relationship-building yield far stronger returns than disconnected tactical scrambles. Key takeaways include:

Shift staff time away from low-impact busywork, build a donor-journey framework that can be used year after year
Focus on personalized communication especially for high-capacity and high-passion donors
Use strategy to reduce burnout and turnover by creating clarity and coherence in development work.

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Financial Confidence for Nonprofit Leaders: Stephen Newland

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

In this conversation, fractional CFO Stephen Newland joins to break down what financial leadership actually looks like inside a nonprofit—and why it doesn’t need to be complicated. Stephen explains that his core role is acting as a financial translator: turning dense, intimidating financial reports into meaningful insights that help leaders make informed decisions.

He emphasizes the critical role of forecasting, calling it one of the most underused yet most powerful tools available to nonprofits. While budgets are static snapshots, forecasts are “living, breathing documents” that give leaders visibility into the next 6–12 months. Without a forecast, executive directors are making decisions “in the dark,” relying on gut feelings instead of useful financial data.

The conversation also tackles the cultural components of financial leadership—modeling curiosity, encouraging teams and boards to engage with the numbers, and demystifying the jargon-heavy language of finance. When leaders show interest in numbers, the rest of the organization follows.

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Building Donor Communities with Vitalcy: Gustavo Zylberberg

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Gustavo Zilberberg, CEO of Vitalcy, visits the SnapCast to introduce the company as a web-based platform that helps nonprofits build long-term financial stability by re-engaging and maintaining relationships with their community of supporters, including former members, staff, volunteers, and donors.

Key takeaways:

Nonprofits Are Leaving Support on the Table Vitalcy’s mission is to help organizations reconnect with the huge pool of former staff, volunteers, donors, and program participants who often fall out of touch simply because teams don’t have the bandwidth to engage them consistently.
Bandwidth, Not Intent, Is the Problem Gustavo stresses that nonprofits want to steward these relationships, but day-to-day pressures keep them focused on immediate needs. Vitalcy automates the re-engagement process so this important work doesn’t get deprioritized.
The Sector Has Become Too Transactional Fundraising often centers on asking for money rather than building lasting relationships. Vitalcy flips that model by cultivating community, mission alignment, and long-term loyalty—ultimately driving more predictable, recurring revenue.
AI-Powered Content Keeps Supporters Connected The platform scrapes publicly available material, digitizes historical content, and uses AI (with nonprofit approval) to generate ongoing stories and updates that make supporters feel seen, remembered, and part of the mission.
Subscription Pricing with Strong ROI Vitalcy charges a monthly subscription fee scaled to organizational size. One client—a summer camp—tripled its annual donations after using Vitalcy to re-engage its broader alumni community.
Built for Long-Term Stability, Not Quick Wins Gustavo frames Vitalcy as infrastructure: a way for nonprofits to build durable financial health through consistent stewardship and relationship-building. He invites organizations to reach out and explore what the platform can do for them.

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Global Health Shift: Daniel Gordani

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Daniel Gordani, founder of Global Health Shift, joins Mickey to discuss his nonprofit’s mission to close healthcare gaps by bringing permanent, free primary-care clinics to communities—especially U.S. “healthcare deserts” where 75 million people lack basic access. Unlike temporary relief models, his organization aims to build lasting clinics near universities, staffed by medical and nursing students supervised by licensed physicians. These sites would provide early detection, preventive care, and referrals through partnerships with hospitals and specialists, reducing both community health burdens and hospital system strain. Still in early stages and run entirely by volunteers, Global Health Shift faces major challenges: fundraising for multimillion-dollar clinic builds, navigating state-by-state regulations, and working within (or around) entrenched insurance systems. Gordani outlines an ambitious funding model centered on corporate philanthropy and PR visibility, and he invites collaborators to join the effort at globalhealthshift.org.

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A Plan Shouldn't Happen To Anybody: Amanda ReCupido

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Amanda ReCupido to talk strategic plans, board and staff buy-in, and impact. Key topics discussed:- The importance of operationalizing a strategic plan, not just creating a document

Strategies for getting board and staff buy-in and engagement with the strategic plan
How a strategic planning process can expose issues and identify solutions across an organization (fundraising, communications, programs, etc.)
Amanda's work with a local library foundation, helping them expand their advocacy role and identity beyond just supporting the library
Tips for nonprofits, especially volunteer-run organizations, to maximize their impact and resources

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The State of Volunteering Entering 2026: Geng Wang

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Mickey reconnects with Gung Wong, CEO and co-founder of Civic Champs, for a look at the state of volunteerism as nonprofits head into 2026. Gung reflects on how volunteer engagement has shifted since Civic Champs launched in 2019 (through pre-pandemic growth, the collapse of in-person volunteering during COVID, and the slow climb back). Some key takeaways:

Volunteerism has rebounded since COVID, with individual volunteers returning in 2023 and corporate engagement resurging in 2024
Adoption of volunteer management tech has increased from ~25% in 2019 to ~50% in 2025
Experienced volunteers boost new volunteer retention by 10%, but COVID caused an exodus of experienced talent
Civic Champs learned to stay focused on core product development, avoiding distractions from tangential opportunities

The conversation also covers the rise of volunteer management technology, with adoption of platforms and digital tools rising from about 25% in 2019 to roughly 50% today. Gung speaks candidly about Civic Champs’ own lessons, especially the importance of staying focused amid waves of “shiny object” opportunities during COVID.

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Four Freedoms Fund, with Rini Chakraborty

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:01:00 -0000

Mickey learns about the Four Freedoms Fund, a national funder collaborative supporting immigrant justice, with its director Rini Chakraborty.

Key Takeaways

Four Freedoms Fund is a national funder collaborative that pools resources to support immigrant-led organizations across 48 states
Collaborative funds offer more nimble, flexible funding and break funders out of silos for greater collective impact
FFF focuses on equity, justice, and trust-based philanthropy, with a team of BIPOC immigrants with field expertise
The fund has mobilized over $300 million in 20+ years to support grassroots immigrant-led organizations

Overview of Four Freedoms Fund and Collaborative Funds

National funder collaborative committed to building power/capacity of immigrant justice movement
Pools resources from foundations, individual donors, donor-advised funds around shared vision
Allows for more nimble, flexible, timely grantmaking than traditional philanthropy
Acts as bridge between funders and community groups, finding/funding orgs often off national funders' radar
Focuses on equity, justice, diverse teams closer to communities

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Combining Four Brands, with Kate Viana

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:59:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Kate Viana about her new venture, Viana Communications, and its four brands supporting nonprofits.

Key Takeaways

Viana Communications launches with four integrated brands: Non-Toxic Nonprofits, Viana Social, Opscale, and Nonprofit Text
The venture addresses timely nonprofit needs: culture, marketing, infrastructure, and AI-powered communications
Kate's approach involves comprehensive observation and big-picture analysis to offer tailored, sustainable solutions
Launch timeline: websites and online infrastructure expected mid-July 2025; subcontractor hiring planned for early 2026

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Jocelyn Chamra Barrera Is A Brand New Executive Director

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:52:00 -0000

Mickey gets to interview Jocelyn Chamra-Barrera, new ED of the Christie Center, discussing her transition to leadership and today's nonprofit challenges.

Key Takeaways

Jocelyn transitioned from clinical work to the executive role role, bringing valuable perspective as a person of color and Spanish speaker.
Christie Center faces funding challenges but maintains strong community support and programs.
Nonprofit sector experiencing instability, with some orgs closing/merging due to funding issues.
Jocelyn emphasizes importance of self-care, team support, and strategic planning for sustainability.

Purpose Instead of Pressure, with Morgan Teel

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:46:00 -0000

Morgan Teel of Dance Waterloo visits the Snapcast to discuss social media strategies for small nonprofits, focusing on Dance Waterloo's approach.

Key Takeaways

Dance Waterloo prioritizes meaningful engagement over frequent social media posting, focusing on word-of-mouth marketing (89% trust from friends/family recommendations).
Email list growth and strategic, purpose-driven social media use have been successful for the organization.
Audience engagement through innovative performance formats (e.g., Spelling Bee) has led to increased attendance and community involvement.
Disengaging from constant social media doesn't mean ignoring it; strategic, intentional use is key for small.
The difference between audience growth vs. audience depth.
Alternative ways to engage: Email lists, word of mouth, hotel/apartment collabs, SMS, and print.

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Humanists Believe In People, with Fish Stark

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:29:51 -0000

In this episode of The Nonprofit SnapCast, host Mickey Desai visits with Fish Stark, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association (AHA). Fish shares his journey into humanism, his vision for the movement, and the role nonprofits play in safeguarding democracy, empathy, and human dignity in a rapidly shifting cultural and political landscape.

They discuss what humanism means today, the threats posed by rising authoritarianism, the importance of protecting religious freedom, and how nonprofits can step into advocacy without overstepping legal boundaries. Fish also emphasizes the vital role of empathy in civic life and why fostering meaning, purpose, and community is essential for both individuals and the nonprofit sector.

Key Takeaways

What Humanism Is: Humanism centers on inherent human worth, potential, and responsibility—valuing progress over tradition and people over dogma.
Shifts in the Political Landscape: Stark reflects on entering his role before the 2024 election, expecting one trajectory, and now leading the AHA in defending pluralism and constitutional freedoms in a far more hostile climate.
Nonprofits Under Pressure: From skepticism about NGOs to open attacks on institutions like Sesame Street, Fish explains why nonprofits must resist narratives designed to erode trust in community-based institutions.
The “War on Empathy”: Efforts to discredit empathy as weakness are not supported by research. In fact, empathy strengthens resilience, emotional regulation, and pro-social behavior—qualities vital for healthy societies.
Advocacy Within the Law: Nonprofits can (and should) speak out against harmful policies. While 501(c)(3) organizations cannot endorse candidates, they have the right to criticize government actions and advocate for their missions.
Seeds of Change: Cultural shifts don’t happen overnight. Planting seeds—through storytelling, conversations, and creating community—builds the long-term foundation for transformation.
Meaning & Leadership in Nonprofits: Stark urges nonprofit leaders to focus on helping people connect their work, giving, and participation to a deeper sense of purpose, especially in a world where loneliness and disconnection fuel extremism.

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Hope Doesn't Show Up On Sunny Days, with Adam Olenn

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:38:24 -0000

Adam Olenn, founder of Rustle and Spark branding agency, meets with Mickey to discuss effective storytelling techniques for nonprofits.

Key Takeaways

Storytelling is crucial for nonprofits to build trust, create emotional connections, and double donations
Never lead with data; start with an emotional story about a single protagonist, then provide supporting statistics
Train all staff and board members to tell authentic stories about the organization's impact
Avoid naming emotions in stories; instead, use vivid sensory details to evoke feelings

Among The Things We Discuss:

The Power of Storytelling for Nonprofits
Storytelling Structure and Techniques
Internal Benefits of Storytelling
Storytelling Resources and Training

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Headhunter Confidential: Kathy Bremer

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:39:00 -0000

Kathy Bremer of Boardwalk Consulting and Dave Paule of Our Fundraising Search visit the SnapCast to discuss career reinventions and job search strategies. We focus on Kathy's new book "Headhunter Confidential" Key Takeaways

Job seekers should focus on targeted, strategic networking rather than mass applying online
Successful candidates demonstrate cultural fit and provide specific examples of past achievements
Career transitions require understanding your strengths/motivations and translating skills to new contexts
Nonprofits offer meaningful work but may pay less; candidates should align values and demonstrate transferable skills

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Diversifying Nonprofit Revenue Streams Through Mid-Level and Major Gifts

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:32:00 -0000

Jeff Schreifels of Veritus Group discusses trends and strategies for mid-level and major gift fundraising. Key Takeaways:

Mid-level giving (typically $1,000-$9,999) is a growing focus, bridging small donors to major gifts
Nonprofits should diversify revenue streams, especially those reliant on government/corporate funding
AI can boost efficiency in fundraising, freeing up time for relationship-building
Restructuring development teams for better alignment with donor needs is crucial

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Living Authentically in Challenging Times: An Interview with Journalist Adrianne Murchison

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 20:56:51 -0000

This episode of the Snap Cast podcast features an interview with freelance journalist Adrianne Murchison. Murchison discusses her transition to freelance work after being laid off from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the challenges and opportunities of working as a freelance writer covering local and community issues. The conversation explores how national political themes and policy changes under the Trump administration have impacted local nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve. Murchison shares insights on the need for greater public and political engagement to address these issues, and the importance of cultivating hope, compassion, and authentic connections during challenging times.

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Transitions Pet Care: Keeping Pets and People Together

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:31:00 -0000

Host Mickey Desai speaks with Beverly Means, founder of Transitions Pet Care, and Jennifer McCormick, a dedicated volunteer with the organization.

About Transitions Pet Care:

A 100% volunteer-run nonprofit organization that helps pet owners facing health challenges keep their beloved animals
Services include free dog walking, litter box maintenance, veterinary care cost coverage, and temporary foster care for pets while owners are hospitalized
Founded in 2020 by Beverly Means after she contemplated who would care for her own pets during a health crisis

Key Insights:

The organization focuses on addressing a critical need: preventing pet surrenders due to temporary human health challenges
Beverly balances running the nonprofit with her full-time job as an auto underwriter by intentionally keeping the organization small and manageable
Jennifer joined as a volunteer after seeing firsthand through her shelter work how many animals are surrendered due to owners' health issues

Volunteer Management Highlights:

The organization maintains clear boundaries for volunteers while providing support when needed
Beverly's background as a social worker in healthcare helps her guide volunteers through challenging situations
Zero tolerance for no-shows, as reliability is essential to the organization's mission

Connect with Transitions Pet Care:

Email: TransitionsPetCare@gmail.com
Website: www.transitionspetcare.org
Instagram: @TransitionsPetCare

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Little Hummingbirds, a Case Study, with Pat Libby and Travis Kemnitz

Tue, 06 May 2025 09:38:00 -0000

Pat Libby returns to the SnapCast, bringing with her Travis Kemnitz, Executive Director of the San Diego Bird Alliance. Together, we talk about the work they did together, presenting a case study of their methods and results. Among the topics we discuss:

Strategic Planning - What did the process look like? - What did you learn along the way? - How did the board respond to what you were learning? Were they resistant to change? - What’s happened since the plan was inked?

2. Everyone Needs A Jewish Mother - Lessons Learned as a New Executive Director

How did you two meet? And how did you reconnect?
What are some key lessons you have learned since becoming an ED?
Tips for a new ED or setting a new path for an organization.

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Why do NPO's confuse patronage, corporate partnering and sponsorship? with Maria Perez

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:28:00 -0000

Maria Perez is the Cause Marketing Consultant. She specializes in helping organizations grow their sponsor-partner initiatives. Among the questions we tackle:

Why cause sponsorship is such an important revenue generation element for NPO's to pursue.
Why do NPO's confuse patronage, corporate partnering and sponsorship?
What are the nuances and why are they important?
Why do brands and companies sponsor?

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Nonprofit Video with Pat Taggart

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:04:00 -0000

Pat Taggart is the Founder and Chief Creative of SkyBlue Creative, helping many nonprofits effectively use video as part of their communications portfolio. He visits the SnapCast to talk about the right way to create and use video. Among the things we cover:

The biggest hurdle to promoting a non-profit on video is often the reluctance of leadership to put themselves on camera
Tell vs. Compel
What can you film yourself vs. getting help from a pro
How/where to share
Video FAQs for non-profits

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Nonprofits and AI with Colleen Cook

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:59:00 -0000

Colleen Cook of High Tide returns to the SnapCast to talk about AI. Our conversation covers a wide breadth of knowledge regarding AI, its use and utility to the Nonprofit Sector. Among the things we discuss:

Why nonprofits may be fearful of AI
How my team is using AI
Considerations to make when selecting and using AI
Potential of AI for nonprofit capacity building
Generative AI
Predictive AI
Natural Language Query
Use cases of AI in an organization
How we're thinking about deep AI integration for the nonprofit sector in HighTide

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The Prepared Organization with Michael Randel

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:39:00 -0000

Michael Randel makes his second recording with the SnapCast. This time we talk about how to determine if an organization is really prepared for growth. Among the things we cover:

Insights from studying Mackenzie Scott grant recipients that led to the concept of "the prepared organization."
Consequences for organizations that are not prepared for growth opportunities.
The importance of Purpose and Identity as the foundation of the framework.
The necessity of having a plan for growth.
The impact of leadership alignment on successful growth strategies.

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Five Critical Mistakes with Michael Randel

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:21:00 -0000

Michael Randel is the founder and director of Randel Consulting Associates, a consulting firm that leads organizations through change and growth. He visits the SnapCast to talk about how to make organizational change less challenging. In our conversation, we talk about five common problems organizations experience as they navigate change. Among the things we discuss:

Is it true that 70% of organizational changes fail?
Emphasizing mistakes that happen early in a change process
Three Levels Of Resistance
Advising leaders on how to lead change initiatives that are more likely to be successful

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Technology Won't Do The Work For You with Paul Morris

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:06:00 -0000

Paul Morris of Foundry Fundraising visits the SnapCast to talk about your technology and making the right technological investments. Among the things we discuss:

Technology won't do the work for you and doesn't solve all your problems. No matter how shiny it is
Nonprofits are woefully underinvesting in the technology tools needed, especially for development
Nonprofits don't have to invest wildly, they can and should be smart about it
The right tools supports the work
The impact of this underinvestment? Wasting a ton of time - staff, stakeholders, volunteers, donors.
The risk to not investing has short-term and long-term impacts

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The Endowment Handbook with Laura MacDonald

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:57:00 -0000

Laura Macdonald visits the SnapCast to talk about endowments, their utility, and why your nonprofit might want to think about adding an endowment to your funding priorities, and how to prepare to do so. Among the things we discuss:

Making the Case for Endowments • Why are endowments beneficial from an institutional perspective? • What resonates with donors about endowments? • How can we help donors see the benefits of endowments versus annual cash donations? • How do we make a solid case for endowments to skeptical donors? Stewardship of Endowments • How do we steward endowments effectively? • What are common pitfalls in endowment management, and how can they be avoided?

Be sure to check out the Endowment Handbook for more insights into this important topic.

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Supporting Humanitarians Through Burnout and Vicarious Trauma with Dimple Dhabalia

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:10:00 -0000

Dimple Dhabalia visits the SnapCast to talk about burnout and vicarious trauma among nonprofit professionals. Among the issues we cover:

Common occupational traumas in the non-profit sector.
Causes of vicarious trauma and moral injury, along with healing strategies.
The relevance of generational trauma in the workplace.
The connection between self-care, nervous system regulation, and the workplace.
How organizations, not just individuals, can experience trauma.
A call to action for mission-driven organizations to provide a more comprehensive duty of care.
Steps leaders and organizations can take to create a holistic, human-centered duty of care.

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Data & Tech and Organizational Culture, with Emily Hicks Rotella

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:57:00 -0000

Emily visits the SnapCast again to illustrate that nonprofit technology is not a project-based endeavor. We talk about data and technology are integral to defining organizational culture:

Human / data interaction Models of tech hiring Emily's Apprenticeship Program

Be sure to drop Emily a line and ask her about Friday Conversations.

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The HR Episode with Rita Sever

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:02:00 -0000

Full disclosure: Rita Sever and Mickey trash talk some HR practices. We know not all HR people/departments do these things. There are many good HR folks who walk their talk and are user friendly. Among the questions we cover:

What is Rita's history with HR?
As a consultant, how did Rita support organizations in terms of HR?
What are some unique challenges of HR – in a nonprofit in particular?
What if an organization doesn’t have an HR department or person?
When should an organization designated that role?
What does a good HR department cover?
What are some traits of a good HR person?
When and how does HR not work?
How does it impact staff when HR is not trusted?
What do you see as the best possible role of HR?
What has to be in place to make that role possible?
What impact does this have on staff, leadership, and mission?

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You Think You Know The Nonprofit Sector? (with Lisa Dietlin)

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:34:00 -0000

Lisa Dietlin visits the SnapCast and schools Mickey on the Nonprofit Sector. We start with taking in the 30,000 foot view of the sector and break some things down from there. Among the many things we discuss:

Do you know how the nonprofit/philanthropic sector evolved in the US?
Did you know the nonprofit sector is the largest employer in the US?
Did you know that every position that exists in the for-profit world exists in the nonprofit world?
Did you know that nonprofit does not mean non-revenue?
In 2023, more than $577 billion was donated to causes in the US with the majority of it coming from individuals. This means that almost $1.6 billion is given away every single day of the year?
Did you know that 80% of nonprofits receive 50% of their annual budget during the last two months of the calendar year? Yet kids are hungry in April, rivers need to be cleaned up in May, books need to be put on library shelves in July…. In other words, nonprofits work 24/7/365.

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HIdden Rules: Now What? with Rita Sever

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:13:00 -0000

Rita Sever and Mickey do a dive into organizational culture to examine the hidden rules that lead to discrimination and toxicity. Among the questions we address:

Remind us what hidden rules are and how they work?
Give us an example of a societal hidden rule?
Give us a few examples of hidden rules in a nonprofit organization?
How do they tend to undermine inclusion and equity?
Who tends to benefit from hidden rules?
How can you recognize hidden rules? Where should we look?
Then what? What are you supposed to do when you find a hidden rule?
Who is most likely to recognize hidden rules?
What is a supervisor’s role in regard to the hidden rules?
What about the role of HR and/or leadership if there is no HR?
What about as an individual – what can one person do?
This sounds like a lot of work. Does it really matter?

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Computerwork vs Peoplework Colleen Cook

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:22:00 -0000

Colleen Cook is the Chief Business Officer for High Tide. We talk at length about computerwork vs peoplework, and how High Tide's unification of data makes data management universally useful for the entire nonprofit. Among the things we discuss:

Unified, comprehensive data for nonprofits: Nonprofits deal with a lot of data points, but too often that data is siloed, making it difficult to see the complete picture. Streamlined data allows nonprofits to make fully informed decisions about donor relationships, communication strategies, etc. This is especially important because nonprofits tend to deal with higher levels of employee churn, meaning that data points can be lost when employees leave the organization if streamlined processes are not in place.
Technology lag in the nonprofit sector: Nonprofits tend to be years behind other industries when it comes to technology development & adoption. Fundraising vs. sales: Fundraising and sales at times use similar strategies and concepts (i.e. digital engagement metrics) - but there are key differences when one asks for a donation for a nonprofit, compared to selling a product or service to a customer.
Donor experience: Every touchpoint with a donor is critical for nonprofits in order to maintain positive, lasting relationships within their donor revenue stream. Nonprofits should tailor the donor experience to each individual donor, with unique communication, requests, and touchpoints for each donor. “People give to people.”
Changing donor demographics: Nonprofits need to consider and begin establishing relationships with the next generation of donors. Trillions of dollars will be changing hands from current, aging donors to the younger generation (donors of tomorrow), and nonprofits need to establish those relationships well before they begin asking for money. Millennials and Gen-Z also have different expectations on communication, accountability, etc. than Boomers. All of this must be considered & acted upon by nonprofit organizations.

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Nontoxic Nonprofits with Kate Viana

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:06:00 -0000

Kate Viana, MA, CNC is the Founder and Principal of Nontoxic Nonprofits. We talk about a number of things related to organizational culture including:

Intergenerational conflict arises in the nonprofit workplace due to a lack of understanding and connection, and from permissive attitudes toward ageism.
There are six main types of communications-related pitfalls: generational stereotypes; clashing management styles; fear and distrust; work-life balance expectations; lack of respect; and disparate communication styles.
Healthy intergenerational communication starts at the top. Leadership is responsible for setting and nurturing the culture and for promoting and rewarding the right behaviors.

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Grants Applications with Shoshana Grossman

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:15:00 -0000

Shoshana Grossman-Crist visits the SnapCast to talk about grant-writing. If you think you know about grant writing, you might be wrong. Among the things we cover:

Why do we need to make grantwriting easier?
How did you learn to write grants? How can others learn?
What´s the first step in grant writing?
Can you walk us through the key components of a successful grant application?

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Givesuite with Sean Littman

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:54:00 -0000

Sean Littman Founder/CEO GiveSuite.com: "...Everyone uses the term all in one. But GiveSuite literally is an all in one for small and medium sized organizations. You have your Crm, you have your donor management system, you have marketing tools, you have social media, scheduling tools, you have fundraising, crowdfunding everything all in one. So that way you can. You can just maximize your time and go out there and change the world, and the price is extremely nominal, because, as I said, our vertical was small medium organizations. ...All these other systems that were charging arm and a leg. I was just like this is stupid, like, you guys don't have the budgets for this stuff, and you don't have the technology for this stuff. Let's make something that's easy for you to use, and affordable and effective and welcome to GiveSuite."

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Okay, Now What?

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 01:30:06 -0000

Pat Libby and Travis Kemnitz visit the SnapCast. We were all set to talk about strategic planning, but spent our time talking about the 2024 U.S. Election results and what that might mean for nonprofits as we navigate the next several years. We outline a four-step plan that Pat outlines on her blog:

Be there for your team
Reaffirm your connections to the greater community
Hire a lobbyist
Create your year-end fundraising plan

Please join in this conversation on the SnapCast's Linkedin Page.

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2024 Nonprofit Leadership Conference

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:11:00 -0000

In this episode, Mickey is on-site at the 13th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference, hosted at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens on October 9th, 2024. He speaks with: Chris Woods, CEO and President of Artportunity Knocks, increasing opportunities in the Arts, Education, Community Service, and Bridging Cultures. Chris says, “I'm a firm believer of rather than talking about the problem, become the solution, and we did that.” What was the solution? Listen to find out. Joe Arnold, retired SVP at Suntrust Bank, and panel moderator of the conference. Joe notes: “We've got a lot of CEOs who are constantly working in their own vacuum and don't know some of the other CEO leaders across our city, and we thought putting together an annual conference about four and a half hours once a year would be a great way to pull them all together. And I'm just delighted that here in our 13th year that again, we've got to sell out crowd.” Mindy Binderman, Executive Director of GEEARS, the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students. We talk about issues of the importance of leadership in all of nonprofit work, “because we know that good leadership is essential for getting great outcomes for kids.” Howie Rosenberg, Executive Director of Gigi's Playhouse Atlanta, a Down syndrome achievement center offering free services to participants and their families with Down syndrome. “I'm very passionate about what I do. I love my job. I love having no barrier for people to be successful and to get services. I can tell you we may have a family that lives at Country Club to the south, and we might have family that lives in their car and they get the same quality service and the same experiences as each other.” Ron Alston, Senior Vice President at Truist, leading the Not-For-Profit & Government Banking practice. We discuss how nonprofit banking may differ from any other kind of banking: “Nonprofit needs are different. They really revolve around financing solutions they have. So if they are engaged in a capital campaign and they are building infrastructure, they can utilize tax exempt financing vehicles that small businesses don't have access to. If they're doing work in low to moderate income communities, there are tax credit programs that can be used to help them complete projects…”

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Nonprofits Should Be Involved In Advocacy and Lobbying

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:27:00 -0000

Pat Libby visits the Nonprofit SnapCast to talk about her work with the San Diego Bird Alliance and her book, The Empowered Citizens Guide. They discuss the importance of lobbying for non-profits, the legalities involved, and practical steps for organizations to start their lobbying efforts. Key Takeaways:

All non-profits should be involved in advocacy and lobbying, as these activities are crucial for advancing their missions. For example, a symphony orchestra might lobby for music education to ensure its future.
To encourage non-profits to engage in lobbying, they should align their activities with their mission, as many missions relate to public policy. Examples include advocating for mandated reporting laws for computer repair technicians and extending housing support for foster youth.
Mid-sized organizations can gain recognition and influence through lobbying, which enhances their impact. Non-profits inherently deal with political considerations, making it essential for them to engage in policy discussions.
For non-profits looking to start lobbying, the first step is to educate the board about lobbying rules. Signing the 501H form allows organizations to lobby more freely without complicating their audits.

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SB-17 Is Changing The Nonprofit Landscape

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:27:00 -0000

Dr. Johanna Moya Fábregas visits the SnapCast. Dr. Fábregas is the Executive Director of Con Mi MADRE, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Latina girls and their loved ones through education and emotional support. We talk about Texas State Bill-Seventeen, which is known informally as “the anti-DEI law,” shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion offices like university LGBTQ+ centers. Among the things we discuss:

SB-17 is changing the nonprofit landscape, it's important to "SB-17 proof" your organization
Difficult decisions must be made when you lead a nonprofit and the important thing is looking at the big picture and moving towards the decision that will ensure sustainable growth
Even during difficult times, the goal is to continue supporting all participants to the best of our ability
How can an organization that's run for 20 years continue to run for the next two decades?

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Capacity, Connection, Culture

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:33:00 -0000

Our friend Mary Hiland visits the SnapCast again to talk about Board Engagement and her research related to issues in board engagement. We unfold these issues and provide some suggestions on what it means to build connection, strengthen culture, and increase capacity. Among the things we touch on:

Envisioning the future
Knowing reality and how to respond
Engaging and inspiring others to act
Self reflection & self management

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Bring The Leadership Team

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:37:48 -0000

In this episode, we chat with Lita Ugarte Pardi, who spearheads the strategy and implementation of PEAK Grantmaking’s initiatives aimed at promoting equitable practices and advancing the Principles for Peak Grantmaking. Lita also serves on the planning committee for Atlanta's Nonprofit Leadership Conference. Join us as we delve into the significance of the conference and its benefits for nonprofit executives and board members.

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"If Our Mission Is Important To You, You'll..."

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:19:44 -0000

Today on the SnapCast, I’m thrilled to be joined by Pat Libby, a prominent expert on nonprofit advocacy and civic engagement. In our conversation, we dive deep into the vital role that nonprofits can play in encouraging voter registration and ensuring that supporters' registrations are up-to-date before the pivotal 2024 Presidential Elections. We discuss:

Voter Registration Essentials: Pat breaks down the key steps nonprofits should take to help their supporters register to vote.
Verification Matters: Learn why verifying voter registrations is crucial and how nonprofits can assist their communities in confirming their registration status.
Tools and Resources: Discover useful tools and resources that can aid in the voter registration process, including online platforms and community outreach strategies.
Engagement Strategies: Pat shares innovative ideas for engaging supporters in the registration process, from organizing voter registration drives to leveraging social media for outreach.

Be sure to visit https://www.nonprofitvote.org/ for more information. Pat’s website also provides a variety of resources on the matter. Thank you for listening to the Nonprofit SnapCast! Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more episodes focused on empowering nonprofits to drive meaningful change. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon.

Mastering Philanthropy for Today and Tomorrow

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:07:00 -0000

SnapCast listeners will know how much I don't want to hawk books on the show. I make a well-deserved exception here, speaking with Randall Hallet about his book, Vibrant Vulnerability. The book is originally geared towards Healthcare CEOs, but I believe every nonprofit executive should read Vibrant Vulnerability, especially if you're working in any health-care adjacent endeavor.

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It's For Everyone, with Ann Cramer

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 04:04:45 -0000

Ann Cramer is a member of the planning committee for Atlanta's Nonprofit Leadership Conference. We talk at length about the conference and its value to nonprofit executives and board members. It's for everyone. Come enjoy the community.

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You Can Lobby, Too

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:04:01 -0000

Sal Alaimo, friend of the SnapCast, is a Professor of Nonprofit Management with the School of Community Leadership and Development at Grand Valley State University. He visits with Mickey to talk about the myth that nonprofits are not allowed to lobby, and to make a case that ALL nonprofits should absolutely be lobbying to the limits of the law. Things we discuss:

Fewer than 3% of all nonprofits engage in any lobbying.
The vast majority of E.D.s erroneously think they are not allowed to do any lobbying.
How to get nonprofits to engage.
Reasons to get into lobbying now.

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Love the Journey

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:02:00 -0000

Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the last of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we reframe the listener to expecting the next gig to not be permanent, but, instead, a next great step. We discuss reasons why you might decline an offer, company culture, toxicity, authenticity, and more.

Reinvent and WIN!

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:08:00 -0000

Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the fourth of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we’ll guide the listener how to stand out and win! We discuss bullseye conditions, how to interview, questions you’re always going to be asked, and how not to come in second.

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Aim for Change!

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:05:00 -0000

Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the third of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we go over the steps to making the change. We’ll discuss goal setting, planning, one’s personal brand, building one’s network, and resume creation.

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Always Something To Learn, with Dave Matthews

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:18:00 -0000

Dave Matthews is a Board Member and Partner of Sterling Seacrest Pritchard; AND also a Founder of Atlanta's Nonprofit Leadership Conference. We talk at length about the conference and its value to nonprofit executives and board members. There is always something to learn.

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The Art of Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining Donors

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:24:00 -0000

The last of three episodes with Lisa Greer. This time we discuss key strategies of finding, engaging, and retaining new donors to sustain your nonprofit's mission. We explore innovative approaches to identify potential donors, effectively communicate your organization's impact, and cultivate long-term relationships.

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Ready to Move!

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:57:00 -0000

Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the second of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we’ll get the listener grounded on the steps to prepare for their search: where to start, how to gain personal insight and self-awareness, purpose, and opportunity.

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Understanding Donor Behavior and Experiences

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:21:00 -0000

The second of three episodes this time with Lisa Greer, this time we examine insights into the experiences and motivations of donors, shedding light on their decision-making processes. Discover strategies for nonprofits to engage with these supporters effectively, fostering stronger relationships and trust within the philanthropic community.

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The Mental Framework for Change

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:49:00 -0000

Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the first of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, our goal is to get the listener to start thinking about their career in terms of joy and accomplishments, rather than profession, title and salary. We'll discuss reinvention, why someone might want to switch to the nonprofit sector, the mental shifts candidates may need to make, and barriers to success.

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Driving Long-Term Impact by Leveraging Recurring Gifts and Donor Advisement Funds

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:06:00 -0000

Lisa Greer returns to the SnapCast to explore the power of recurring gifts and donor advisement funds in sustaining nonprofit organizations. Lisa's new book, The Essential Fundraiser's Handbook, is now available everywhere you can buy books. We discuss strategies to encourage donors to establish recurring giving patterns and leverage donor advisement funds effectively for long-term impact.

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Data Justice for Small Nonprofits

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:38:00 -0000

Gayatri Mathur is the Founder and CEO of Soondra Foundation, helping Indians with access to healthcare and health literacy. We talk about making data useful to all nonprofits, not just the large organizations. We discuss:

Who controls the data narrative.
Logistical considerations for collecting data in the field.
Establishing the framework for field data justice.
Data is power. So how do we make data matter for grassroots entities?

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SnapCast Housekeeping August 2024

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:26:17 -0000

Hello and welcome to the Nonprofit SnapCast. I'm your host, Mickey Desai. No guest today. Just a quick housekeeping episode. I've got a few briefs to share with you and one safety issue to discuss with you before this episode is over. The whole thing should take less than 10 minutes. First, as I'm always looking for cool guests to have on the show, this time I have a few special requests in addition to the excellent folks I always get to interview.

I'm looking for people who can share success stories about their nonprofits, people who have management tips to share that have turned into some sort of programmatic or nonprofit excellence. I want to hear your success stories.
The second thing is I'm looking for board members or managers who have had to shut down their nonprofits or shut down their programs. If you know of anyone who's had to make these decisions or had to supervise these decisions from a board perspective or from a management perspective, I would value their input on the SnapCast and would even be open to interviewing them anonymously.
And the third thing is you're about to get a series of interviews between myself, Dave Paule of Our Fundraising Search, and Kathy Bremer of Boardwalk Consulting. We've done a series about job hunting, specifically job hunting within the nonprofit sector, and we want to do some mock interviews with listeners. So if you know somebody who's looking to make a change for their career within the nonprofit sector, or even someone who's maybe outside of the nonprofit world and wants to become part of the nonprofit world, we would like a handful of folks to do mock interviews with on the show. So please contact me through the website--that's nonprofitsnapcast.org--if you know anybody who'd be interested in playing in that regard.

A couple of quick announcements:

You may remember a few episodes ago, Dave Paule did an episode with us about Our Fundraising Search’s Salary and Satisfaction survey that is still going on. They're still collecting data, and I wanted to remind you to go to ourfundraisingsearch.com. In the middle of the page, you'll find a link to their survey. Please get your colleagues to put in their information. More data means a more thorough report, and we will be discussing those results later this year. So please visit ourfundraisingsearch.com, and do take a minute to participate in the Salary and Satisfaction survey amongst nonprofit sector folks.

On October 9th of this year, I'm going to a conference here in Atlanta called the Nonprofit Leadership Conference. It is hosted by Sterling Seacrest Pritchard, Truist, and Boardwalk Consulting. Again, it's the 12th annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference. This theme for this one is Turbulence in the Talent Pool. Keynote presentations will provide thought provoking experience that help build new visions for advancing a diverse multi-generational work environment. And nonprofit executives are definitely invited to attend. I will be recording there, may even do a little bit of live streaming. But that's October 9th. You can find information about this at nonprofit conf.com. You'll find information there about the 2024 event and it'll take place at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Very cool room, very cool grounds. If you have never been, it's very nice place to check out. Come say hi to me if you happen to be there.

Real quick, I wanted to discuss something that I think is pretty important as this country moves through times of political turbulence, even though there may be reasons on the horizon to be very excited in a positive way about the country's political future, the divisiveness, the rhetoric that I continue to see amongst peers and my own friends disturbs me. And so I wanted to take a quick minute to discuss what your nonprofit should be aware of if an active shooter event occurs.

I know this is controversial. I know the subject matter is very dark, I apologize. I have done gun safety trainings. I have helped volunteer organizations train other volunteer organizations on gun safety issues. And the training is very simple. You basically have to remember three words: run, hide, fight. Of course, we're going to break that down.

Run. Run means if you have an active shooter situation happening in your area, get to a point of safety. What this means, of course, is having some awareness of where your points of egress are throughout your facility, and that could be a door, that could be a window. The closest way to get out may not even be the front door. So sit down with your plan and your staff, take a look at what's where and figure out how to get out if you need to get out.

If you can't get out, if things are too hot and you're not sure if you can get out safely, the general best practice is to Hide. So when you hide, lock your doors, prop them closed. If you can, silence your cell phones. In this case, I will tell you to turn them off, don't just make them silent, turn them off. Because a buzzing cell phone can still sometimes be heard through walls and doors, and you don't want a loved one to call you in the middle of an active shooter situation just to make sure you're okay and they betray your location to someone who's up to no good. So lock your doors, turn off the lights, silence or turn off your cell phones as well.

Lastly, if necessary, and if the situation just really goes sideways, Fight, the word of advice from law enforcement is do not play dead. Playing dead can backfire for all sorts of horrible reasons. So fight, do not play dead. This is my spin on the whole fight piece, and I think the exercise that I'm about to suggest makes for good leadership development amongst nonprofit teams overall. And that is to take your entire team to go get some self-defense training together. Again, great leadership development, great team development. You don't have to earn the entire black belt, but you should have some awareness of how to handle yourself in situations. And a good self-defense training course will also teach you situational awareness, which is something that I think we could all use a little more of just in general, not just in your office, but on the streets, and as you ride public transportation. Situational awareness is something I think a lot of us take for granted.

So I know it's dark material, but I hope this information is useful to you.

As the Nonprofit SnapCast continues to move on, you can support my efforts with Patreon. Go to Patreon and search for Nonprofit SnapCast. Every little bit helps. And I'm also continuing to search for sponsors. The SnapCast is almost seven years old. Listenership is actually quite significant, and I've articulated a small sponsor proposition on the website. Go to nonprofitsnapcast.org. You'll see a link in navigation there on Becoming a Sponsor. Any help is appreciated. My plan is to take those funds and turn them immediately into marketing activities for the Nonprofit SnapCast. We've come this far, doing this for seven years, using only word of mouth, and it's really quite amazing what we've accomplished in that much time and how many people think the SnapCast is useful. I am humbled by the reception we've gotten, but I would very much like a professional to see what they can do with the SnapCast in terms of getting us to more people in the nonprofit sector overall.

So again, thank you for taking the time to listen. Thank you for being part of the SnapCast family.

Just a quick recap: I'm looking for guests, people who can share success stories, board members or managers who've had to shut down a nonprofit and people who can do mock interviews with us. And if you can help with the sponsorship effort, I would greatly, greatly appreciate that.

In the meantime, I hope you're all having a lot of success in achieving your mission goals, doing the things that you do to make the world a better place. And stay safe out there, you guys. I'll see you with another episode in roughly a few days. Thank you.

Transition From Strategic Planning To Execution

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:30:00 -0000

Ricky, a co-founder at Mission Met, combines his expertise in software development and strategies to serve and support mission-driven leaders throughout the U.S., Kenya, and Australia. We discuss how nonprofit organizations can effectively transition from strategic planning to execution, focusing on engaging team members, communicating strategies to various stakeholders, and using technology to track and enhance the execution process. Among the things we cover:

Ownership and Engagement: Discuss strategies for encouraging team members to take ownership of goals, including the use of motivational techniques and tools that promote engagement and accountability.
Effective Communication: Explore methods for communicating strategic plans to both external stakeholders (like funders and community members) and internal stakeholders (including the nonprofit board, staff, and volunteers). This includes how to tailor messages to different audiences to ensure clarity and impact.
Utilizing Technology: Highlight the role of technology, specifically strategic planning software like Causey, in streamlining the execution process. Focus on features that support tracking progress, measuring success, and facilitating communication.
Flexibility and Adaptation: Talk about the importance of flexibility in the execution of strategic plans, how to incorporate feedback, and adjust strategies in response to changing conditions.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Resilient leadership during uncertain times; how to survive (and thrive)!

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:21:00 -0000

Erin Thibodeaux-Davison is the President & CEO at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, an organization that is marking 45 years of offering critical youth mentoring programs in Louisiana. We talk about resiliency, and what it means to lead an organization through FOUR federally named disasters within a year (not to mention a pandemic). We discuss:

Valuable lessons for nonprofit leaders about surviving – and even thriving – in the midst of mother nature’s chaos (and coming out even stronger on the other side). The need for volunteer mentors. BBBS of SWLA's Big Defender Fund

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No Matter How Shiny It Is...

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:13:00 -0000

Paul Morris is the Founder/Principal of Foundry Fundraising. We talk about the nonprofit sector's use of technology. Among the things we discuss:

Technology won't do the work for you and doesn't solve all your problems.
Nonprofits are woefully underinvesting in the technology tools needed, especially for development. There seems to be three reasons for this:
Nonprofits don't have to invest wildly, they can and should be smart about it. The right tools supports the work.
The impact of this underinvestment? Wasting a ton of time - staff, stakeholders, volunteers, donors.
The risk to not investing has short-term and long-term impacts.

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How Not To Hate Board Engagement, with Sara McCaskey

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:10:00 -0000

Sara McCaskey is the Content Strategist at Surfboard. Surfboard is modern governance software for your board of directors. The second of two episodes, Sara and I talk about turning Board Engagement into a pleasant experience. We cover:

Why are people frustrated with board management?
The good news: improving your board management practices is actually very attainable
Simple, tactical strategies for making board management less stressful and more valuable

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Health Equity at Western Cancer Reseearch

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:34:00 -0000

Lisa Switzer visits the SnapCast. Lisa is the CEO & Executive Director at Western States Cancer Research. We have an amazing conversation about health equity and Western States' role in helping people get access to clinical trials across their partner areas.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Increasing Board Engagement, With Sara McCaskey

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:05:00 -0000

Sara McCaskey is the Content Strategist at Surfboard. Surfboard is modern governance software for your board of directors. The first of two episodes, Sara and I talk about Increasing board engagement. We cover:

The current state of nonprofit board engagement
Why this is a problem for nonprofits
What do you do about it?

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Board Recruiting Through A DEI Lens

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:37:00 -0000

Christal M. Cherry is a nationally recognized nonprofit board consultant and certified leadership coach. She is the Principal and CEO of The Board Pro. We talk about Board Recruiting with an eye on Diversity and Equity. Changing beliefs, behaviors, and practices related to board service and leadership can be challenging, but with the right coaching and tailored training you can steer your organization toward a sustainable future and an equitable governance mindset.

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Anthropomorphizing Technology

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:22:00 -0000

Emily Hicks-Rotella returns to the SnapCast. Emily is a Nonprofit Data & Tech Strategist with her firm, Make Tech Work For You. We talk about what positive data & tech culture looks like. Our conversation covered:

What is data & tech culture, and why is it important to consider?
Three foundational sub-cultures necessary for fostering positive data & tech culture at NPOs: a Culture of Learning, encouraging continuous professional development; a Culture of Using, promoting job-embedded training and coaching; and a Culture of Loving, nurturing a positive long-term relationship with data and technology.
How will culture look different at different nonprofits - based on size, location, mission, budget, etc.
Examples of organizations/people in this work as well. Specifically organizations like CTData and COMPASS youth collaborative, which have really well built cultures, and also smaller orgs like Our Justice and the Digital Defense Fund.

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2024 Salary & Satisfaction Survey

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:47:30 -0000

Our friends at Our Fundraising Search are conducting the 2024 Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction survey. Thought leadership is an important part of what Our Fundraising Search does. The goal is to give nonprofit executives and boards insights into what it takes to recruit and, perhaps more importantly, retain talent.

Please forward this on to everyone in your nonprofit organization. We'd be honored if all nonprofit professionals would take a few minutes to share some information with us. Here’s the link to the survey: Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction Survey

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Volunteering Is Back!

Tue, 21 May 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Geng Wang returns to the SnapCast. Geng Wang is the CEO and Cofounder of Civic Champs. We celebrate the return of Volunteering. Among the many things we discuss:

Despite popular belief based on the census (old data from 2021), volunteerism is back and appears to be above pre pandemic levels.
Multiple data points show this including civic champs data (both actual anonymized data from our customers but also surveys we have conducted), volunteermatch data, and also Google search trends.
In addition with individual giving continuing to go down, this gives organizations a great additional reason to lean into building up their volunteer programs.
Volunteering is the number signal for affinity or the willingness to donate

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How To Run An Effective & Sustainable Nonprofit Without Quitting Your Day Job

Tue, 14 May 2024 09:53:00 -0000

Kerry Stumpe and his wife are co-founders of Children of Conservation and have made it to the top of their professional careers (not quitting their day jobs) while successfully running a sustainable and impactful nonprofit in Africa. Both founders have received coveted awards of global recognition by Dr. Jane Goodall for their nonprofit endeavors. Among the things we discuss:

How to run an effective & sustainable nonprofit without quitting your day job.
Innovative partnerships with other NGO's and their benefits.
How to start a nonprofit with a business mindset without losing the passion.
How to make the most impact with your donations and avoid funding administrative costs.
How to make your nonprofit dollars go further with limited (or no) employees.
How to make the most impact as a nonprofit in remote areas outside of the U.S.

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Overwhelm Is A Symptom

Tue, 07 May 2024 09:40:00 -0000

My guest today is Sarah Olivieri, a true visionary in the nonprofit space. Founder of Pivot Ground, Sarah returns to the SnapCast to talk about the critically important topic of avoiding burnout and overwhelm. Seems simple, but you may already be overwhelmed and not even know it. Among the things we discuss:

Clearing your mind
Clearing your calendar
Clearing your to-do list
Showing up for the help
Avoiding martyr complex
Don't let someone say there's a fire where there is not a fire.

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CEOs, is Your Organization Too Dependent on You?

Sun, 05 May 2024 22:47:55 -0000

Emily Taylor, Principal of teenyBIG, returns to the SnapCast. Even the most impactful leaders have limitations. Eventually, their superhuman trajectory plateaus, or worse– drops off the cliff. No one can be everywhere at once, or all things to all people. Leaders must draw on the skills and talents of others if they want their organization to thrive. Among the topics in our discussion:

Identifying the telltale signs a leader has hit a growth ceiling
Why this issue is so critical to address for the long-term health of the organization
How organizations can begin transitioning their decision-making process from top-heavy to well-balanced

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Why You Shouldn’t Jump Into Your Next Strategic Plan

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:06:00 -0000

Emily Taylor returns to the SnapCast. Emily is the Principal of teenyBIG. We talk about why you may not want to jump into your next strategic plan. Many funders say you “should” have a strategic plan. But if you keep putting it off, it may signify you’ve encountered one of the four little-known reasons organizations fail at strategic planning. These challenges can limit buy-in from your team, make the plan seem unrealistic in the eyes of your community, and prevent you from getting funded. They guarantee your strategic plan remains untapped and on the shelf.

Among the things we discuss:

Identifying strategic planning success blockers within their organization
Steps to resolving the biggest 4 reasons nonprofits fail at long-term planning
Rethinking the Strategic Planning process to work for the organization vs. against it

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Talking Financial Leadership with Jason Kruger

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:03:00 -0000

Jason Kruger is the President and Founder of Signature Analytics. We talk about what it means to shake up the way nonprofits look at their financials. The dos and don'ts of financial leadership, and things that ALL nonprofit managers (including board members and staff) should be understanding when it comes to their org's financials.

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Fundraising Is An Inside Job, with Haley Cooper

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:35:00 -0000

Haley Cooper is The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consultant and coach. We make a slightly different and deeper exploration into fundraising, emotional connections, and empathy:

Why fundraising is an inside job and what it means to do your own inner work so you can manage in, up and out.
The significance of emotional connection in the nonprofit workplace and how it can facilitate more creativity and collaboration when it comes to raising more revenue.
The correlation between a culture of trust and enhanced emotional connections within the nonprofit team. How can leaders create an environment where vulnerability is embraced, and mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth?
Share practical strategies for incorporating empathy into conversations, such as active listening, recognizing individual contributions, and acknowledging personal growth.

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Michigan Healthcare Freedom, with Abigail Nobel

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:20:00 -0000

Abigail Nobel checks in with the SnapCast again to talk about Systemic Healthcare problems, opportunities in state health policy, and current MHF initiatives.

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Undermining Inclusion Efforts, with Rita Sever

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:19:00 -0000

Rita Sever works with select nonprofits to train supervisors to work in a partnership model that supports inclusion. She visits the SnapCast to talk about Hidden Rules in Nonprofits Undermine Inclusion Efforts. Among the things we discuss: · When you talk about inclusion, why does it matter? · Who is most often not included? · What are hidden rules and how do they function? · Who benefits from these hidden rules? · How do hidden rules show up in nonprofits? · How can you recognize hidden rules? Where should we look? · Then what? What are you supposed to do when you find a hidden rule?

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Aggregating Data with Fundminer

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:27:00 -0000

Chelsea Lamego and Alejandro Stevenson-Duran are Co-Founders of FundMiner, software that uniquely aggregates and organizes siloed fund data into its easy-to-manage platform, where fund managers can monitor their funds with access-based compliance tracking, data visualization, document workflow, and secure storage. Among the things we discuss:

What goes into the process of gift administration?
How can fundraising organizations more easily stay compliant with laws and donor agreements?
Why do fundraising organizations continue to use disparate systems and manual data entry and why hasn’t that changed?
What are your top tips on how organizations can effectively manage their funds and prioritize donors?
How does this translate to a nonprofit’s mission?

Professional Development, with Matt Stokes

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:33:00 -0000

Matt Stokes is the President and Founder of Nonprofit Millionaires, a fundraising consultancy. We talk about leadership development. Among the topics we discuss:

Finding a mentor and a sponsor
Attending and networking at fundraising conferences
Doing informational interviews for future fundraising positions of interest
Joining and becoming involved in local AFP chapters
Pursuing the CFRE

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Technology adoption in Volunteer Management, with Geng Wang

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:28:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Geng Wang, CEO and Cofounder of Civic Champs about Volunteer Management and adopting the right technology to significantly step up their game. Among the things we discuss:

What technology already exists today and how is it used by nonprofits to support their volunteer programs?
How could volunteer managers leverage tools like ChatGPT?
What is on the horizon that we can look forward to?
Hybrid environments and increased connectedness
Digital communities to support off-line work
AI to identify points of engagement (and automate or streamline it)

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The 5 Ingredients of an Unstoppable Creative Team

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:25:13 -0000

Anthony Dicks visits the SnapCast to talk about leadership, leadership development, and working with creative teams. He has spent over two decades preparing people with diverse responsibilities to reach their optimal leadership potential. He currently transforms leaders as the Senior Leadership Consultant for 180 Management Group. Some of the questions we address:

How can leaders foster a creative work environment in a culture of hurry?
What does a team of creatives need that other teams may not?
What are the ingredients of a healthy creative team culture?
What are 5 things creatives need from their leaders?
Why is it so challenging to manage graphic designers, copywriters, and marketers?
How can a team leader become more sensitive to the needs and nuances of a team of creatives?
What do most leaders misunderstand about marketing professionals in their organization?

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Online and Silent Auctions, with Nonprofit Jenni

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:15:00 -0000

This is the last of three episodes with Nonprofit Jenni, Jenni Getzy, host of the Nonprofit Jenni Show podcast, and the force of nature behind Nonprofit Jenni. We talk at length about Online and Silent Charity Auctions, examining step-by-step how to plan a charity auction, how to get items donated, how to maximize your revenue, etc. Questions we address:

When is it best to host an online/silent auction versus a live auction versus no auction at all?
What are the most important steps for planning an online or silent auction?
Where are the best places to get auction items donated?
How should you set bid amounts for auction items?
What are some easy time-saving tips to help avoid wasting a ton of time collecting auction items and coordinating with item donors?
What are some easy tips for increasing the revenue you raise during the auction?

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Next Level Nonprofits, with Chris Lambert

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:05:00 -0000

Dr. Chris Lambert is the author of Next Level Nonprofit and Founder/CEO of Life Remodeled. In 2010 he started Life Remodeled, which repurposes vacant school buildings into one-stop hubs of opportunities and helps create neighborhood revitalization that lasts. Additionally, he and his dream team built and launched the Next Level Nonprofit organizational operating system, which helps nonprofits build dream teams and increase lasting impact. The system can be self- implemented after reading Next Level Nonprofit, however, Lambert and his team created a one-Year Coaching program for organizations that want to go further, faster. Among the topics we discuss:

How to get the right people in the right seats
The key principles to recruiting and retaining top talent.
Building a united, purpose-driven team
Facilitating shared decision-making
Create a 2-page strategic plan where every staff member will know where the organization is headed and how to get there
Building an organizational structure that produces dramatically increased, sustainable impact

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The 3C Model, with Joey Goone

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:40:00 -0000

The SnapCast welcomes Joey Goone to talk about XXX. Joey is the President of Utopia Experience, a full-scale event management company, that focuses on A/V, event production, videography and entertainment. Joey has cracked he code on utilizing technology to benefit nonprofits in their events, helping them capture data to help them make more informed decisions. We talk about XXX. Among the things we discuss:

The 3C Model
Event Experiences and Video Stories - why they matter
The neuroscience of why people gather, and how once you understand this, you can truly unlock your community
The difference between event production and transactional audiovisual
How to negotiate with hotels and venues
How to implement experiential designs and technology into your event
How to turn attendees into active participants

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Email Marketing, with Nonprofit Jenni

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:55:00 -0000

Nonprofit Jenni is on the SnapCast!! This is the second of three episodes with Jenni Getzy, host of the Nonprofit Jenni Show podcast, and the force of nature behind Nonprofit Jenni. We talk at length about email marketing, how to add people to your email list, the two types of email marketing you can use once you have a list, and what to include in your emails to your list Questions we address:

What are some ways to get email addresses added to your list?
What are the two main methods of email marketing? (direct messaging versus mass email marketing)
What makes a subject line click-worthy?
How can you make email content engaging and personal?
How often should you send email newsletters?

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Innovation and Scalability with Anna Taylor

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:55:00 -0000

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Greater Sum Foundation, visits the SnapCast to talk about innovation and scalability in nonprofits. Among the topics we discuss:

Greater Sum mission: supporting innovative & scalable nonprofits
Types of innovation Greater Sum alumni are creating
Factors that impede innovation in the nonprofit sector
Working definition of scalability in the context of nonprofit growth
Opportunities for cross-pollination and partnership in the nonprofit sector
Examples of Greater Sum alumni that have done the most to scale their impact

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Alternatives to Starting a Nonprofit with Anna Taylor

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:02:00 -0000

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Greater Sum Foundation, visits the SnapCast to talk about alternatives to starting a nonprofit. Among the topics we discuss:

Greater Sum role in supporting startup nonprofits
Preconceptions about increase in # of new nonprofits
Alternatives to starting a nonprofit
Who SHOULD start a nonprofit
Potential partnerships/growth opportunities
Donor/volunteer engagement in work outside of traditional nonprofit sector

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Strategic Planning with Dolph Goldenburg

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:48:00 -0000

Dolph Goldenburg visits the SnapCast to talk about strategic planning for nonprofits. Dolph serves as a consultant, coach, and confidant for nonprofit leaders; and he is the Principal Consultant for Successful Nonprofits. A good strategic planning process re-energizes your nonprofit organization by engaging your Board, staff, funders, and constituents in a meaningful manner. Nonprofits that develop a robust strategic plan build more effective programs, experience more fundraising success, and encounter fewer operational issues. The opposite is also true: charities that fail to plan typically struggle with programs, fundraising, and operations. A good strategic planning process: · Aligns Board, staff, and donors around your mission and objectives · Guides and nurtures program growth · Offers a roadmap for governance · Supports the chief executive in management decisions · Serves as a fundraising tool

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Rally Around Giving Tuesday, with David Pisarek

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

David Pisarek, founder of Wow Digital, returns to the SnapCast to talk about Giving Tuesday. We talk about the importance of the Giving Tuesday opportunity for nonprofits. Among the things we touch on:

Prepping for Giving Tuesday
Identifying the strategy and timeline
Maximizing a Giving Tuesday campaign
What happens once someone makes a donation?
Tips for using email within the campaign

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Get Ready for Giving Tuesday, with Jenni Getzy

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 08:24:00 -0000

Nonprofit Jenni is on the SnapCast!! Mickey gets to do three episodes with Jenni Getzy, host of the Nonprofit Jenni Show podcast, and the force of nature behind Nonprofit Jenni. We talk at length about Giving Tuesday, and how you can still get ready to maximize the event for your nonprofit. Questions we address:

What are the most important steps for planning a Giving Tuesday campaign when you have limited time?
If this is your first time planning a GT campaign, how can you do it without getting overwhelmed by the vast amount of resources out there?
How can you set a realistic goal for your GT campaign, especially if it's your first?
How can you get ideas for a creative, compelling GT campaign theme?
What are the best ways to make a lot of money during your GT campaign?
What are the biggest mistakes to avoid when planning a GT campaign for the very first time?

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2023 Salary & Satisfaction Survey

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:37:02 -0000

Long-time friend Dave Paule, Principal & Managing Director of Our Fundraising Search joins the SnapCast to explore the results of their recent Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction Survey. The results are in, and we are ready to share. This session was recorded live. Were there any surprises? Discover key takeaways and some significant observations.

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Our Fundraising Survey: Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:35:00 -0000

Dave Paule of Our Fundraising Search makes a quick visit with Mickey to talk about their Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction survey:

We’d be honored if you’d spare just 4 minutes of your day to take the Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction Survey. Thought leadership is an important part of what Our Fundraising Search does. The goal is to give nonprofit executives and boards insights into what it takes to recruit and, perhaps more importantly, retain talent.

Please forward this on to everyone in your nonprofit organization. Here's the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H6Z8MRC

And here's the link to Our Fundraising Search's blog post on the matter: https://ourfundraisingsearch.com/our-fundraising-search-survey/

Thank you for your time!

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Affinity Programs, with Jenni Craig

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:25:00 -0000

Jenni Craig visits the SnapCast to talk about Affinity Programs, how to develop them, and how they benefit any philanthropic endeavor. Jenni has over fifteen years of experience in higher education, and is currently the principal at Affinity Makers, helping nonprofits to define and build their affinity programs. (Prior to Affinity Makers, Jenni's efforts have generated $2M in memberships and major gifts for Embry Riddle.) Among the things we discuss:

Moves management tool to grow annual giving into mid-level donors, and mid-level donors into major gift prospects
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, mid-level donors make up 1% of an organizations total donor base, yet their contributions can make up 34% of total donor revenue
Affinity programs strengthen a donor’s affinity for the organization, create reliable & consistent revenue, and develop a major gift donor pipeline
Statistically, a $100,000 gift takes 18 months and 8-10 touchpoints between a donor and a major gift officer; affinity programs move the needle without the pressure and investment of ongoing one-on-one cultivation.
Three necessities for a thriving mid-level donor program: 1. Touchpoint/communications calendar 2. Stewardship plan 3. Cultivation plan
Whether an organization is looking to expand their donor base or grow current annual fund donors, affinity programs are a proven system for making these goals possible.

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Ahead Of The Curve with NSITE, with Jonathan Lucus

Tue, 02 May 2023 09:14:00 -0000

Jonathan Lucus visits the SnapCast to talk about NSITE, placing individuals who are blind or have low vision in great jobs, and partnering with corporations to make it easier to hire, onboard, and retain these individuals. They offer training programs for workers who are seeking to get into (or back into) positions in IT, finance, HR... NSITE also works directly with businesses to assure that their new hire is a good fit and that they are seamlessly incorporated into their workforce.

Many blind/low vision job candidates are well-qualified for a position, but are overlooked at a time when businesses are struggling to fill important positions.
This attitude of “too difficult to incorporate someone who is blind or low vision into our workplace” really needs to change, because with technology today, it simply isn’t true. It throws up barriers to employment for an employee
It is important to remember that the benefits of hiring a DEI candidate who has a disability goes well beyond meeting an internal DEI goal. In today’s world, diversity is a competitive advantage. Diversity of thought is incredibly important. Different lived experiences, different perspectives, different ways of working – these are all critical points in a workplace no matter what industry a company is in.
Partnering with some of the best organizations in the business to assure that our classes are accessible for those who are blind or low vision such as APH, Google, Baker Communications, and Cisco.

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GreenLight Atlanta - Innovation and Philanthropic Leadership

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:08:00 -0000

Joli Cooper of GreenLight Atlanta visits the SnapCast. Launched with more than 50 local philanthropic investors, GreenLight Atlanta represents the city’s extraordinary philanthropic spirit and ambition to find innovative approaches created and proven elsewhere to help make significant, measurable progress toward a brighter and more equitable future. We tackle the following questions:

How do you decide which organization's to invest in?
Why is innovation so important?
Share a bit about your current investments to date --my portfolio organizations.
What's the future of GreenLight Fund Atlanta hold?
What brought you to this work?

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Let's Talk About Your Website, with David Pisarek

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:32:00 -0000

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David has been smashing the non-profit sector for over 20 years, and now he's living out his dream: to change the world one website at a time, by designing and building websites, leading design and branding projects, and implementing digital transformation for nonprofits and charities.

He’s a design and programming expert who has taught at the college level and found his passion for sharing knowledge at his clients' businesses. Since 2016, his digital agency, Wow Digital Inc. has completed over 240 projects, so if you need some help, David and his team are the experts. Breaking apart processes and tearing down department silos, David uses his background to effectively bridge the gaps between IT, Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising departments to align processes, streamline operations, and ultimately help his clients achieve digital success.

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Build Public Support for Your Most Important Initiatives Using Communication Campaigns

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:38:00 -0000

We welcome Kristina McKean to the SnapCast. Kristina is an animal rights activist and founder of The Elephant Project. Kristina has been volunteering and making a direct impact on wildlife and conservation efforts both at home and abroad for years now. She has successfully drafted petitions, protested circuses, and created social media campaigns (#ElephantProjectWalk) to help amplify and spread awareness of these issues. She was even able to garner 200,000 signatures in 24 hours for a petition she spearheaded to help humanely retire and rehome an aging elephant in Southern California. Through her company, she’s helping fight the poaching crisis while also providing care to injured, abandoned, and abused elephants by donating 100% of net proceeds from the sale of her stuffed animals to on-the-ground, aligned organizations.

How philanthropic leaders can build grassroots support and community awareness
How non-NPO business owners can still drive change/impact for their causes
The best business models for bridging consumer products with charitable work

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Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, with Hardy Smith

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:56:00 -0000

Hardy Smith visits the SnapCast to talk about his book: Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game. We talk at length about the book, why he wrote it, and how to address the frustrations often felt by board members and nonprofit executives. We touch on the following:

Nonprofit leaders consistently share frustration about board engagement.
Why don't board members do what they're supposed to do?
What are relationship mistakes nonprofits are making with their board members?
What actions are needed to develop a positive, productive fully engaged board?

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Brutal Focus, with Carla Fowler

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:56:02 -0000

Carla Fowler visits the SnapCast to talk about her practice as an Executive Coach. We discuss elements of human performance, the culture of over-work, and the concept of Brutal Focus as a means of avoiding burnout and increasing efficacy for nonprofits.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Nonprofit Entrepreneurialism, with Marc Lane

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:52:00 -0000

What do you do when your grant-stream and funding dries up? Marc Lane visits the SnapCast to talk about entrepreneurialism for all social enterprise organizations.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

The Legal Accountability Project, with Aliza Shatzman

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 10:47:00 -0000

Aliza Shatzman visits the SnapCast to talk about The Legal Accountability Project. She shares her journey as a law clerk, the problems she experienced and the solutions she's developed to hold power to accountability.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Stop Hiding, with Chris Borja

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0000

For the first 37 years of his life, Chris Borja suffered from extreme shyness, introversion, and a fear of social settings. Now that he has overcome those challenges, Chris is on a mission to create better networkers, stronger businesses, and connected communities in the real and virtual world.

Borja Virtual, LLC is a consulting and production company specializing in creating fun and engaging virtual and hybrid events that produce revenue and impact.

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Giving Circles, with Joy Webb

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:55:00 -0000

Joy B. Webb, community catalyst, believes a holistic people-powered, community-driven approach to philanthropy is what will ultimately drive sustainable change and community transformation. As a seasoned marketer, Joy understands how to motivate movement and get people to take action. Seamlessly translating her corporate skills to her passion for her community, Joy launched the Circle of Joy, a community giving circle focused on supporting nonprofits that support youth and education initiatives in Georgia. The giving circle has raised more than $100k for the programs it supports. We discuss giving circles and their widespread benefits to the causes they serve.

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Corporate Partnerships, with Chris Barlow

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:58:00 -0000

Chris Barlow of Beeline Marketing for Nonprofits returns to the SnapCast again to talk about ways to surmount the difficulties nonprofits may have when approaching potential corporate sponsors for their support. Chris says: "...there is a way you can offer a partnership to companies that is hard for them to refuse. In fact, it's something they want anyway. If you want corporate sponsors, you first need corporate partners. And if you want partners, you need to give a company a compelling strategy to work with you. And every nonprofit has such a strategy at their fingertips." To learn more, read Chris' guest blog on the Get Fully Funded website.

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WHOlives, with Nicci Renouard

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 01:30:09 -0000

Nicci Renouard visits the SnapCast to talk about the Wholives mission to provide clean water in the developing world using the innovative Village Drill. We talk about:

Origin Story of how the Village Drill was created - this is the innovative tool that we use to drill our boreholes
What is the World Water Crisis? - over 3 million people still die yearly from contaminated water and over 2 billion don't have access to clean water
The Village Drill versus other methods of drilling boreholes
WHOlives Community Funded loan program - communities own their own boreholes and are elevated out of poverty
Our focus is freeing women and girls from water slavery - also includes sexual predators at watering holes
Ease of donating to WHOlives - platforms and projects

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Talking Faith and Nonprofits with Michelle Berndt

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:06:00 -0000

Michelle Berndt is the VP of Sales for OneShare Health. We talk about a number of things related to faith and nonprofits, including:

Working for a nonprofit Health Care Sharing Ministry (an affordable alternative to traditional insurance)
The importance of combining faith and healthcare in America
Being a female executive in corporate America

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One Plus One Equals Three, with Terence Narcisse

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:20:00 -0000

Terence Narcisse is the Chief Executive Officer at the East Harris County Empowerment Council. We talk at length about his motivations for starting the Council, dissecting how it works, the benefits for the community, and lessons learned along the way. Topics include:

Intro to East Harris County Empowerment Council
Terence’s management style
3 tips for nonprofit leadership
EHCEC’s growth: Analysis, networking and marketing

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Discussing the Undiscussable, with Sharron and Don

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:40:00 -0000

Sharron Batsch and Donald Keel visit with Mickey to talk about all the things nonprofits just don't want to talk about. And there are a LOT of things nonprofits don't want to talk about. You've simply got to listen to this episode. And keep your ears open for Part 2...

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Building An Inclusive Board, with Rachel Branaman

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:38:53 -0000

Rachel Branaman, Principal of Talem Consulting, visits the SnapCast to speak with Mickey about what the data says about board diversity and how they benefit from diversification. We discuss:

The impact of the current statistics regarding diversity of nonprofit boards
Value add of diverse voices and lived experiences in the board room
Types of biases and the power structures in nonprofit organizations and boards
Ways we know systemic racism is real
Shaping organizational culture to ensure an organization is able to maintain effective DEIA practices

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Nonprofits Should Advocate with April Mastroluca

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:23:00 -0000

Mickey talks with April Mastroluca, of Synergy Nonprofit Consulting. We discuss a good handful of issues related to advocating, and bust the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations should avoid doing any kind of advocacy. Among the questions we tackle:

Why should nonprofits advocate and are they allowed?
What impact can advocacy have?
Do I need to hire a lobbyist?
How much time does this really take?

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Shared Leadership, with Trella Walker, Kristin Giantris, and Andrea Briscoe

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:18:00 -0000

Recorded in February of 2022, Trella Walker, Kristin Giantris, and Andrea Briscoe talk with Mickey about their shared leadership model--a three-way executive split that spans a nation to direct Nonprofit Finance Fund. NFF helps mission-driven organizations achieve communities’ aspirations through tailored capital, strategic advice, and accessible insights.

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Path To Shine with Marie Davis

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:01:00 -0000

Marie Davis visits the SnapCast to talk about Path To Shine, a small group mentoring program for elementary school children. We talk about what mentors actually do, the kinds of people who choose to mentor, and what it takes to get started as a mentor with Path to Shine.

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Nonprofit Health, Success, and Sustainability with Sabrina Walker Hernandez

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:45:11 -0000

Sabrina Walker Hernandez, the President of Supporting World Hope. We talk about many things including the importance of a nonprofit's board of directors. Sabrina says nonprofit professionals must:

Know the fundraising process
Support the board in resource development,
Tap into board members' fundraising strengths, and
Be strategic when getting the board engaged in Resource Development

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The Future Is Collective, with Alanna Irving

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:40:00 -0000

All the way from New Zealand, Alanna Irving visits the SnapCast to talk about her work with Open Collective, a legal and financial toolbox for grassroots groups. Open Collective is a fundraising + legal status + money management platform for your community. We talk about:

Open Collective Foundation's work as a 501c3 fiscal sponsor
The Open Collective software and what it's enabling for nonprofits worldwide
Open source tech as shared common infrastructure, instead of funding and building siloed tools for nonprofits and the communities they support
OC's plans to do an exit to community and exploring how we can be owned and governed by our wider community of stakeholders

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YesLiberia, with Jallah

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:34:00 -0000

Jallah visits the Snapcast to talk about YesLiberia, their programs, what it means to move a global mission while working remotely. Jallah shares a compelling, personal story, and the work he facilitates. We discuss:

A Pre-Covid Virtual Culture
Providing Authentic Charitable Service
How We Stay Open During Covid

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The Beat Goddess: Ruth Weiss – A Conversation with Elisabeth Montgomery and Melody Miller

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Elisabeth Montgomery and Melody Miller launched the foundation after making a documentary film called ruth weiss: The Beat Goddess in 2019. At the time, ruth, born in 1928, endured a long path to recognition as an original poet-artist. When she passed away on July 31, 2020, they committed to launching the 501 (c) 3 foundation that same year.

The ruth weiss Foundation is a poetry grant-making nonprofit. Annual awards are given to poets worldwide who create highly original poems. We talk about the process of setting up the foundation:

Setting up the non-profit poetry arts foundation using legal zoom to save time and energy
Keeping the foundation board small and building the grant process and board Grant Committee in year one
Expanding from outreach and social media in year one to hiring a PR firm for targeted print media exposure and opportunities for upgraded story-telling,
The foundation works with the documentary film to deepen the connection to the legacy values of the Beat Generation poets - tolerance, compassion, and authenticity.

Data For Social Good, with Sheri Jones

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:11:00 -0000

Sheri Chaney Jones is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Measurement Resources Company. Sheri has helped government and nonprofit organizations gather and use data to change actions, outcomes and lives. Sheri is the founder of SureImpact, a high-tech startup devoted to empowering mission-driven organizations to manage, measure, and communicate their unique social impact. She is also the founder of Measurement Resources Company, a national organizational development and research firm.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

They're Overworked, Stressed, and There's Low Morale

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:57:00 -0000

Joel Kessel of Kessel Strategies visits the SnapCast. Joel is a strategic advisor who helps nonprofits increase their impact through strategic planning and advising. For more than 25 years Joel has been advising, training, and guiding growth- minded nonprofit organizations as well as for-profit leaders and entrepreneurial-minded business owners to think more strategically and communicate more effectively so they can impact the people they lead.

This collaboration was arranged through a listing on Nexus Marketing’s HAPO (Help a Partner Out) page. HAPO is a free service that connects members of the social good sector for cross-marketing and educational opportunities, such as webinars, podcasts, and conferences. For more information on HAPO or Nexus Marketing’s other offerings check out their website, nexusmarketing.com.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Coming Out of Pandemic? With Stephen King.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:47:00 -0000

Mickey meets again with Stephen King, President and CEO of Growthforce, to talk about opportunities and strategies for the pivoting and innovating nonprofits may try coming out of pandemic. Stephen lists five steps for nonprofits to come out of the pandemic ready to run strong and successfully.

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Does The Size Of The Organization Matter?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:09:00 -0000

The eighth of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Chris Hammond, Corporate Giving Connection, CEO and Founder; and Davin Salvagno, Purpose Point Founder and CEO.
This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Fostering A Culture of Experimentation

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:05:00 -0000

The seventh of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Nicholas Kristok, founder and CEO of Fleece and Thank you, and KindCatch, a for-profit technology company; and Terri Losso, Senior Director of Programs for Hope Worldwide This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Caring About Your Donors

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:57:00 -0000

The sixth of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Bitebo Gogo, Volunteer Executive Director of Keeping It Real Foundation; and Nick Wilson, Customer Success Manager with Easy Board. Bitebo tells us about challenges running a nonprofit in NIgeria, and Nick tells us how Easy Board simplifies and organizes the work of nonprofit boards.
This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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What Is Unique About Us? (And other perennial questions.)

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:55:00 -0000

The fifth of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with John Clintworth, Executive Director of Sportsworks International, NGO; and Bryce Blossom, Market Developer for Thrivent, We talk about what it means to run an international NGO on a shoestring, and the things Thrivent does that you may not know about. This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

We Are Not A CRM

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:49:00 -0000

The fourth of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022. Mickey speaks with Ashley Sanregret, Customer Success Manager for One Cause, and Kelly Misata, Founder and Chief Trailblazer Sightline Security. Our conversations cover a wide range of topics from event & fundraising software to managing the security of your nonprofit's technology. This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Technology Options & Competition in the Tech Space

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:47:00 -0000

The third of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022,

Mickey speaks with Kirsten Hill of Firespring, Director of Nonprofit Solutions, and Johana Good, Marketing Manager of GiveSignUp. We talk at length about technology for nonprofits, covering everything from web-presence issues to fundraising and events.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Remember To Halt

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:45:00 -0000

The second of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Kyle Stephan, Marketing Supervisor for The Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association. Mark Ostach, Digital Wellness Speaker, stops by to talk about being genuine, and the relational components of any nonprofit communication.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Shooting For The Stars

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:38:00 -0000

The first of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Duke Turley, and Lysne Tait. Duke Turley, Jr. talks about shooting for the stars with Dream Garden, helping young people connect with resources to help them achieve their dreams. Lysne Tait, Executive Director of Helping Women Period talks about the process of becoming an “accidental nonprofit,” starting out of a group of friends, and finding unexpected success.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Small Business, Legacy, and Community, With Marie Davis

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:13:00 -0000

Our guest is Marie Davis, Launch Manager for Georgia Center for Employee Ownership (GACEO). The Georgia Center for Employee Ownership serves as the central hub for information and resources regarding transitioning Georgia businesses to an employee ownership model. We talk at length about GACEO, its importance to the community, educating business owners and advisors about employee ownership. By selling to their employees, owners can keep their legacy alive by keeping these businesses and jobs in the community.

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Your Nonprofit Budget, with Melanie Kirton

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:02:00 -0000

Melanie Kirton of Financial Affairs returns for episode 2 with the SnapCast, this time to talk about nonprofit budgeting. You might think you already know the ins-and outs of budgeting, and you might be wrong. We discuss:

The importance of doing an annual budget
Your budget document is not a stagnant document, it should be referenced often and reviewed monthly against financial statements
Be realistic about goals, revenue, expenses, staffing
Use as many details as you can to paint a clear picture
Get key staff members input and review with your board

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Talking Auctria with Laurie Hochman

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Friends, you really need to check this one out. Laurie Hochman visits the SnapCast to talk about her work, and what Auctria does for nonprofits. Auctria was founded in 2011. When this episode was recorded, they celebrated their 10 year anniversary, having worked on 40,000 events in that time, raising over $400 million for their clients. We talk about how Auctria works, and how the relationship between Auctria and their clients get built. Learn more about Auctria and schedule a demo here >>

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Optimizing Fundraising with AI

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:52:00 -0000

Michael Gorriarán, President of Arjuna Solutions, visits the Nonprofit SnapCast to tell us more about how Arjuna uses AI to maximize fundraising potential for nonprofits. We talk about his start in the industry, the problems Arjuna solves for nonprofits, how nonprofits may engage Arjuna, and how the entire process unfolds. Additionally, we touch on the energy needs sometimes expended by processing data, how Arjuna fights bias, and how donor Personally identifying information is protected.

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Association of Philanthropic Counsel

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -0000

Melissa Brown hangs with the SnapCast for a second conversation about the Association of Philanthropic Counsel, a membership association of consulting firms that advise philanthropic (nonprofit) organizations. Upholding a strict code of ethics, APC is committed to ensuring that nonprofit organizations of all sizes can engage experienced, qualified counsel by strengthening the abilities, growing the resources, and expanding the knowledge and networks of our members. Our key talking points include:

Code of ethics even "stricter" than AFP's - which is one reason for the referral and references pieces. For example, we commit to continuously updating our professional knowledge. In fact, that knowledge-gain is a key reason people join APC.
Membership survey this year showed extremely high commitment to DEIA as an organization and also across members in terms of how they work with clients, such as for board development, strategic planning, and other services, plus in their fee structures, etc.
Discussions still underway but it looks like revised Values, Vision, and Mission will be very clear about the commitment we have to inclusion, diversity, equity and access within APC - as a membership association -- and in our firms. That commitment dates to the organization's founding in 1995. It will be much clearer, though, in our public-facing language.
We try to live this commitment within the Association through how we seek vendors, our programming, including regular reading/discussion groups and who we invite as speakers, and in our firms based on how we work with clients, our hiring practices, etc. Within APC, we are also working on reviewing association fees and processes to be more accessible, too - stay tuned.

AFP's Study of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:25:00 -0000

Melissa Brown of Melissa Brown and Associates visits the SnapCast to talk about the work she did with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to produce the IDEA Report (Assessment of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access).

Key points include:

Collaborative study with NINE organizations participating including African Americans in Development Offices; AFP; CFRE, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy; and more, with sponsorship from DonorPerfect.

Bad behavior is too common - 34% of study participants reported experiencing some type of bias in the prior year. Bias from co-workers is far more common than from constituents -- and both are vastly underreported at the workplace, with maybe half of the people who experienced bias saying they notified a supervisor or HR staff member. We asked about far more than race -- including age, religion, bias based on physical appearance (tattoos, size, hair style), and so on.

People leave jobs because of bias they have experienced. The NP sector is losing talent because in a high percentage of organizations people are either blind the realities, or possibly "just too nice" to admit this is a problem.

To address bias: NP leaders must be strong in their statements and actions to show no tolerance. Provide time and funding (for facilitation ) of discussions that are themselves inclusive. Have a team of diverse (whatever that means where you are) staff and volunteers to create written policies and procedures. The report has links to some examples. Then be sure that EVERY staff member (and volunteer) is empowered to recognize, name, and take action in the event of bias.

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Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, with Daniel Kramer

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:12:00 -0000

Dan Kramer was the President of the Board of directors of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities (LATLC) when we recorded this SnapCast episode. Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (LATLC) was founded in 2006 by seven plaintiff personal injury attorneys whose mission was to make a tangible, positive difference in the community through financial support and volunteer service. Today, LATLC focuses on education, children, survivors of abuse, persons with disabilities, and homelessness. Since its launch, the LATLC has grown to more than 3,000 supporters, provided more than $5 million in grants and goods, and volunteered over 6000 hours. We talk about:

LATLC's history and mission
Daniel Kramer's background, and how and why he became involved with LATLC
What his job as President of LATLC entails
The ways LATLC is making a change in the greater Los Angeles area
What is coming up for LATLC and how people can get involved

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Cryptocurrency 101, with Marc Haddle

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:06:00 -0000

Marc Haddle is the Innovation Director for Baseline Protocol, an open source initiative that combines advances in cryptography, messaging, and blockchain to deliver secure and private business processes at low cost. We talk at length about what blockchain is, and why nonprofits shouldn't ignore the world of cryptocurrency.

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How Do We Train the Next Generation of Changemakers?

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:54:00 -0000

There are numerous universities and programs focused on social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and social impact design. We will talk about the strengths and limitations of higher education preparing the next generation of changemakers.

We want to talk about big questions like:

How do colleges and universities account for the complexities and opportunities of co-design in the constraints of a semester?
How can institutions of privilege root in equity and access, and help students identify their own positionalities?
How do you help students shift from the theoretical to the real-life work of social change?
How can these large institutions teach innovation practices when they often struggle to use them?

Our fantastic guests included:

Odesma Dalrymple, Associate Professor, Engineering Exchange for Social Justice, University of San Diego

Nate Wong, Georgetown University

Ann Verhey-Henke, Strategic Director, Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan

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The Comfortable Home Project

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:45:00 -0000

Keith Hutchings is the founder of the Comfortable Home Project, an innovative solution to connecting homeowners with local, sustainable housing industry experts. We talk at length with Keith and the current (at the time of recording) students who make the program succeed.

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Raising More Money with Direct Response Fundraising

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:10:00 -0000

Colin Stewart, EVP Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy for Arjuna Solutions, visits the Nonprofit SnapCast to talk about maximizing philanthropy. Using behavioral economics modeling with artificial intelligence, they help nonprofits determine the best times to target donors for maximum participation. We talk about funding trends, the role of industry influencers and philanthropists, and problems we all see with current funding models.

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Form 990: Most damaging mistakes, with Melanie Kirton

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:59:00 -0000

Melanie Kirton of Financial Affairs visits the SnapCast to talk about nonprofit financial issues. This episode, we talk about the Form 990, bust some myths and misconceptions, and discuss some of the most damaging mistakes an organization can make with their 990, including:

Missing the deadline
Wrong name or FEIN
Filing an incomplete return
Improper functional allocation
Other mistakes: outdated mission statement, outdated board list, wrong contact information

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FlexibleSites, with James Connor

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0000

James Connor does a second episode with Mickey to discuss FlexibleSites. FlexibleSites serves nonprofits, startups, and small businesses with quickly deployable and easy to manage websites and content management systems--affordably. James explains how Flexsites works to cut operational expenses, and facilitate a nonprofit's web-branding effort.

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Limitations of Empathy & The Future of Narrative Intelligence

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 01:52:59 -0000

Human relationships are at the center of humanity. They drive our culture, performance, and results across any organizational structure, geography, or sector. “Designing for Humanity” is a moral imperative we must consider embodying today to be successful in our impact. The inquiry, practice, strategy, and methodology allow for practices like narrative intelligence and design beyond empathy.

In this special event, Michael O’Bryan will shed light on these concepts and practices and lead us in a workshop on how to expand our knowledge and practices to reach greater relationship, approaches, and ultimately practices in design. The tools that Humanature deploys sit at the intersection of human, economic, and ecological resilience.

Michael is a practitioner and researcher in the fields of community development, organizational culture, and human well-being. He is an Innovation Fellow at Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and most recently served as Director of Learning at The Village of Arts and Humanities. Michael is the founder of Humanature, a design strategy firm working with nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies to transform how they understand and support human development, interaction, and performance.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Fractional CTO, with James Connor

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:53:00 -0000

James Connor is a Fractional CTO. We talk about what a Fractional CTO can do for even small nonprofits, and the pros and cons of using a Fractional CTO to facilitate an organization's technology.

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Reimagined Experiences, with Trace Kingham

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:05:19 -0000

Trace Kingham returns to the SnapCast to talk with Mickey about Reimagined Experiences, Trace's wildly successful endeavor to help nonprofits reimagine communications and events into engaging virtual, hybrid and in-person experiences.

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Marketing for Nonprofits, with Jeff Wasserstrom

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:45:00 -0000

Jeff Wasserstrom is the CEO and President of JAW Enterprises, providing custom promotional products along with screen-printed and embroidered apparel. We talk about brand awareness and marketing for nonprofits. Among the things we discuss:

Brand Awareness – Handing out branded products to enhance your brand / image.
Custom Event Gifts – Participants for Races, Walks, and many other events for registering or participating. These gifts create positive memories of the Non Profit that will last a lifetime.
Donor Gifts – Thank you Gifts which help create Good Will and shows appreciation from the Non Profit.
Apparel Program – provide logo apparel for employees and volunteers which helps promote their Non Profit and makes everyone feel a part of the organization.
Custom Gifts used for Fundraising Purposes – Selling custom items to raise money.

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One Heart, with Krista Kleiner

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:42:00 -0000

Krista Kleiner is the Founder and Executive Director of One Heart Movement, a 501(c)(3) committed to fostering unity and well-being through the power of community love. We discuss:

Krista's background in entertainment and her founding of the One Heart Movement
The launch and success of the #OneHeartHandOff global social media challenge
How Krista managed to get social media stars to participate in the viral challenge
Methods nonprofits can utilize on social media platforms to grow their following
Advice on how nonprofits can thoughtfully engage with users on social media
How social media has benefited and impacted her nonprofit

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The End of Philanthropy & Shifting to What’s Next

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:51:00 -0000

Our questions and approaches seek to advance collective action in our work and this conversation is, in part, inspired by this question of “What would the end of our dependence on philanthropy look like?” Our featured guests include:

Mario Lugay, Senior Innovation Director, Justice Funders
Pierre Joseph, Founder and Principal, P.E. Joseph Consulting
Lindley Mease, CLIMA Fund, Director, Co-Founder/Managing Director, Blue Heart

Join us to discuss the foundation of THIS article by Mario Lugay:

How can we stop the desire to accumulate wealth and help wealth holders actually spend down?
What if philanthropy didn’t exist? What is philanthropy building towards? Is values aligned-philanthropy enough?
What does a civic and political home look like today? And, what does that have to do with philanthropy?
How can government shift the philanthropic asymmetries we have today?
What do we need to be able to love our communities?
How do we shift narratives around who are the protagonists in philanthropy?
How do we build out the infrastructure to support key conversations that will translate to action?

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The TLC of LATLC, with Lissa Zanville

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:37:00 -0000

Lissa Mozur Zanville has more than 30 years of experience in the non-profit, public, and private sectors, including government affairs, media relations, crisis management, community relations, strategic planning, spokesperson training and stakeholder management.

We talk about her role with Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities. LATLC was founded in 2006 by seven plaintiff personal injury attorneys whose mission was to make a tangible, positive difference in the community through financial support and volunteer service. Today, LATLC focuses on education, children, survivors of abuse, persons with disabilities, and homelessness. Since its launch, the LATLC has grown to more than 3,000 supporters, provided more than $5 million in grants and goods, and volunteered over 6000 hours. For more: www.LATLC.org.

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Book Giveaway: Mission Met

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:46:00 -0000

Eric Ryan of Mission Met makes a quick visit with Mickey to give away five copies of his book, Mission Met. Five people will be picked randomly from all who enter. Visit the Nonprofit SnapCast website and find the entry for this bonus episode to enter.

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Innovation Is Messy, with Sam Zellner

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:28:00 -0000

Sam Zellner is the CEO and Founder of Inspire IP. We talk at length about innovation for nonprofits, how to capture and move on innovative ideas.

Sam says, "Innovation is about efficiency, so regardless if you are a for profit or nonprofit organization you should be constantly trying to innovate. Additionally, Innovation inspires and brings people together which is why nonprofits should be promoting innovation to their employees, volunteers and customers."

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Loss Prevention, with Bob Hays

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:16:00 -0000

Bob Hays, Business Consultant with Schooley Mitchell. Schooley Mitchell examines your business services including Telecom, Waste and Merchant Services. They prepare a professional audit report from which they advise how you can optimize your spending - and significantly reduce costs. Their fees only come as a portion of any savings they’re able to find. If there are no savings then there is no fee.

Bob is also an organizer of the Nonprofit Support Network. Nonprofit Support Network accumulates a variety of providers to help nonprofits make the world a better place.

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What's Wrong With Nonprofit Advertising Today? With Dan Schepleng

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:30:54 -0000

Dan Shepleng is Chief Creative Officer of Kapowza, a Baltimore based creative agency. He does a hostile takeover of the Nonprofit SnapCast to talk about marketing issues in the nonprofit sector, including:

• What's wrong with nonprofit advertising today? • We've all seen what doesn't work, so how should nonprofits approach brand advertising and differentiation? • What are the steps you should take to get to that brand essence? • How do you pull emotion into the ad? • What are some trends and examples that are working in today's environment? • Lessons learned and takeaways from nonprofit clients that listeners can put to work now.

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Black Women in Fundraising & Philanthropy

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 10:49:00 -0000

“The participation of people of color in professional roles in philanthropy creates the balance of insight, perspective, and conviction needed to steward some of the most important missions of nonprofit organizations.”

Rob Henry, Vice President of Education for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education We want to talk about the roles and experiences of Black Women in Fundraising and Philanthropy and discuss:
The daily living experiences of Black Women navigating micro aggressions, prejudice, and power
The role organizational culture plays in creating and recreating false narratives and racist patterns
Why less than 10% of all members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, out of 31,000 are people of color
Why the percentage of people of color in executive director/CEO roles has remained under 20 percent for the last 15 years.

Listen to our amazing speakers Birgit Smith Burton and Nneka Allen to dive into this very important topic. *Content sourced from The Issue of Racism in the Fundraising Profession by Birgit Smith Burton, https://afpglobal.org/issue-racism-fundraising-profession.

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The CEO Confidant, Angel Ribo

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:23:00 -0000

Angel talks about his work helping and training underprivileged children elements of entrepreneurship in Latin America as a means of fighting poverty, improving community, and changing lives.

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The Art of Networking, with Simon Town

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:14:00 -0000

Simon is a founder of Roots of Yggdrasil, a UK "third sector" entity that Simon set up as a social enterprise to work with disadvantaged communities providing health education. We talk about the networking, the cost benefits of doing effective networking, and the hard costs associated with neglecting one's network.

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Leading for Justice, with Rita Sever

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:05:00 -0000

Rita Sever, author of Leading For Justice, visits with Mickey to talk about making the book available to any leaders working for justice. The book especially speaks to the nonprofit sector and offers real, practical tools in their pursuit of justice. We discuss:

Environmental challenges to justice
How do you give staff a voice
Social justice and nonprofit leadership in the age of COVID, and what a post-pandemic world might look like for those organizations
Her work in the nonprofit sector and with social justice organizations, and how that led her to a career in human resources, specifically impacting (and changing) policies and practices that replicated oppression inside organizations
How inequity and biases can penetrate organizations, including those that are created to support equity -- Impacting hiring processes, promotions, pay and treatment of staff
Cultivating a healthy workplace culture, though this is never one size fits all

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What's It Like Founding An Organization From Scratch, with Jonathan Wright

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:57:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Jonathan Wright, an attorney, philanthropist, board member, and founder of nonprofit efforts. Our conversation goes down multiple paths, including:

What’s it like as a founder setting up an organization from scratch?
What kinds of nonprofits do you like to support?
How to support membership on nonprofit boards?
What do you think board challenges are? (and how to address them)

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The Future Of Fundraising, with Paul D'Alessandro

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:29:00 -0000

Paul D'Alessandro is the Founder and CEO of High Impact Nonprofit Advisors. We talk about Paul's book, The Future of Fundraising: How Philanthropy’s Future is Here with Donors Dictating the Terms.

Paul has many great insights and lessons to share. Among the things we discuss:

How artificial intelligence is already changing the nonprofit sector and what's to come
Why you need to familiarize yourself with donor-advised funds
Social impact investing
Blockchain philanthropy

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Career Agility, with Julia Geisman

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:18:00 -0000

Julia Geisman is the Founder and CEO of CareerAgility, LLC. Julia and Mickey talk about building a data-based roadmap for building inclusive environments. We talk at length about:

Why inclusion is the DNA of an organization
Corporate vs. non-profit worlds
What does it man to have an inclusive mindset?
What are components of an inclusive mindset?

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LEAD IT! with Libby V

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:25:00 -0000

Libby Villavicencio spends some quality time on the SnapCast to talk about LEAD IT! -- a framework for fostering Innovative leadership for nonprofits. LEAD IT stands for:

Leverage: Get clear on your desired impact and outcomes/results
Engage: Build a community of champions
Attract: Marketing to attract people to your organization
Develop: Your organization’s Sustainability and “Thriveability”
Influence: Effective Content Marketing & Signature Speeches
Tech Up: Systems, Automation, Tools to improve your efficiency and effectiveness

We talk about nearly everything from ambassadorship to human capital to technology. Don't miss this episoe.

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Donor Advised Funds, with Bill High

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:03:00 -0000

Bill High is the Executive Chairman and CEO of The Signatry, a global Christian foundation which inspires and facilitates revolutionary generosity by providing creative giving solutions to help donors support their favorite charity or ministry, through the use of a donor advised fund.

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An Unintended Hiatus

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:12:42 -0000

Mickey explains the unintended hiatus with an apology.

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Strategic Planning and Mission Met, with Eric Ryan and Ricky Chilcott

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:01:00 -0000

Visiting with Eric Ryan and Ricky Chilcott of Mission Met. We talk about strategic planning, and how the Mission Met software helps nonprofits achieve their strategic goals. We also discuss the most glaring problems with nonprofit strategic planning, including these barriers to effective execution:

The Executive Director Doesn't Champion the Planning Process
Nonprofit Strategic Plans are Often Too Complex
Planning is Viewed as an Event, Not a Proces

We'll soon be giving away a copy of Mission Met: Proven Strategic Planning Guidance to Help You Build a Financially Secure and Impactful Nonprofit. This book frames strategic planning as a mindset for managing your organization with writing a plan as one key step in an ongoing cycle creating a structure for implementation and course correction as needed. Among the things we cover:

I. Why strategic planning has a tremendous ROI:

Helps to ensure that your plan is executed
Keeps the team engaged and aligned in the planning process
Elevates the importance of strategic planning overall for the organization
Shows clear(er) history of what you've decided/tried and what worked/didn't
Saves you time and political capital by reminding people about work to be done
Is a break for the day-to-day project management software

II. Advice with selecting strategic planning (or really any software)

Be honest with yourself about what sort of power you need, want, and can afford
Ask yourself whether it's useful to only have a limited set of people able to access (most software is price per-user)
Ensure the platform you choose works the way you want
Ensure the platform you choose is designed for your size of organization
Be on the lookout for other support and resources that provide your team value

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Donate Stock with Andrea Young

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0000

Andrea Young is the Founder and CEO of Donate Stock. Their mission is to transform charitable giving, by making stock gifting fast, safe, and free for all donors and recipients. We talk about the dynamics of giving stock, the benefits of giving stock (even if you're a modest investor), and the benefits of receiving gifts of stock if you're a nonprofit. Appreciated securities represent an entirely new funding source for most organizations. At no cost, nonprofits can claim their Donate Stock page and gain access to a suite of tools to facilitate stock gifting. Andrea says the effects are sometimes instantaneous for nonprofits.

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Insider Giving, with Cindy Schipani

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:46:00 -0000

Mickey speaks with Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan. We talk about insider charitable giving, a "worryingly widespread" practice that is quite harmful. "Increasing civil and criminal penalties does not work as a successful deterrent if there is substantial ambiguity about what is illegal insider trading," says Schipani. "This ambiguity allows insiders to not only trade successfully but also to fend off attempts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice Department to discipline them after the fact." Our conversation covers the things nonprofits should be aware of when processing gifts of stocks and securities.

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Donor Advised Funds and B Charitable, with Jonathan Shugart

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:41:00 -0000

Visiting with Jonathan Shugart of B Charitable, an Alabama based nonprofit corporation. We talk about Donor Advised Funds and their benefit to both the donor and the recipients. B Charitable is a tax-exempt entity whose sole purpose is to house charitable gifting funds for individuals. In addition, the platform provides donors with financial peace of mind knowing that the funds collected on B Charitable can only then be donated to public charities. Different from other crowdfunding platforms, donations can not be spent by the individual collecting the donations.

Jonathan also turns the table and questions Mickey about the Nonprofit Snapshot.

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Inclusion and Nonprofit Boards, Part 2 with Robin Rosenberg

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:39:00 -0000

What do nonprofits need to know about looking at inclusivity within their organizations. We discuss multiple inclusion issues, what they mean for boards, and what inclusion means towards the mission of wanting to do good. We discuss:

What is the real legacy of the nonprofit?
Should a mission be designed to outlive its board members?
What happens when you have diversity but not inclusion?
Demonstrating ROI on inclusion efforts.

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Putting your Nonprofit on the Map, with Pace PR

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:31:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Annie Scranton of Pace Public Relations to talk about nonprofit visibility and community building.

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. With so many nonprofits, many of them trying to achieve the same goal, it can be challenging to gain visibility, build your community, and increase your donor base if your audience doesn't even know you exist. Using her client Concern World Wide U.S. as a case study, Annie dives into why every nonprofit should build a thought leadership program for their organization, how they can achieve it, and how this strategy put Concern Worldwide U.S. on the map. We also discuss what PR strategies you can incorporate to help you successfully pitch yourself to the media, how to leverage local press to garner larger media coverage, and how this strategy can be used to build your community and increase your donor base.

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SideCar Global, with Chelsea Brasted

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:15:00 -0000

Chelsea Brasted, General Manger of Sidecar Global, speaks with Mickey about Sidecar and the niche they fill in the nonprofit space. We discuss:

Sidecar's niche in the nonprofit space (membership-based orgs) and target audience
What makes Sidecar different from other professional development options (learning as a team, etc.)
Learnings about virtual events (we've been hosting our virtual conference, SURGE, since before the pandemic began)
Trends for member organizations as we move beyond the pandemic

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Fundraising For All: Book Giveaway

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:44:00 -0000

Our Fundraising Search is giving away a copy of Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know. Visit the nonprofitsnapshot.org website and find the entry for this bonus episode to register to win. OR, register via this link:

https://forms.gle/R8FEkNwefxp5acbW8

One winner picked at random will be announced on December 1. Thank you, and good luck!

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Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:09:00 -0000

Dave Paule returns to the mic to talk with Mickey about Fundraising for All, a comprehensive fundraising book he and his colleagues at Our Fundraising Search have written to demystify fundraising for nonprofits of all stripe and size.

This innovative book guides readers on:

The importance of a strategic plan as the foundation for fundraising;
How nonprofit executives and boards should manage their time in every stage of their fundraising and stewardship efforts;
The essential role board leadership plays in fundraising;
The critical relationship between the chief executive and, if there is one, the chief development officer;
Detailed instructions on "how to ask;" and
How smart nonprofits cultivate donors for the future.

The book provides detailed explanations of which fundraising tasks are the most important and which should be undertaken first by an organization. Annual giving, major giving, capital campaigns, and endowments are all explained in ten easy-to-read chapters.

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Green Light Fund Detroit, with Rishi Moudgil

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:56:00 -0000

GreenLight Fund is a growing national network of cities that lifts opportunities for children, youth, and families experiencing poverty. Each local site such as Detroit runs a community-centered process to:

Elevate critical priorities for residents facing barriers to social and economic mobility
Select and replicate one innovative, proven national program annually that complements the existing landscape
Invest in significant, measurable outcomes that are desired across sectors and neighborhoods
Galvanize local support to maximize social impact and long-term sustainability

GreenLight Fund Detroit has specifically focused on building power through a racial equity lens while launching effective programming locally. As the founding executive director, Rishi Moudgil is responsible for building these coalitions and empowering local leadership to collectively achieve the desired goals. GreenLight Fund builds power with residents and local stakeholders to decide what focus areas and programming are focused on within the community. A key example is their Resident Advisory Council, which pays local residents with lived experiences with poverty to advise on investments.

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Accounting Systems & Questioning Authority, with Stephen King

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:03:00 -0000

Mickey meets with Stephen King, President and CEO of Growthforce, to talk about what nonprofits should be doing right now, as we get close to post-pandemic, to increase outcomes, serve more people, and raise more money. We discuss a five-point framework:

Which OUTCOMES best further the mission
Study the ECONOMICS
Which PROGRAMS do you Stop, Start, Continue
Revise the PLAN
Raise more MONEY

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Investment Philosophy, with Sean Hale

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:35:00 -0000

A bonus episode on ethical, values-based investing for nonprofits. Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to briefly discuss the issue of investment philosophies. An investment philosophy is comprised of the organization’s high-level investment beliefs. These principles are a reflection of the organization’s culture and should transcend committee and staff members. A well-structured investment program features an investment philosophy that informs each portfolio’s investment policy.

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Inflation Proof Your Nonprofit, with Sean Hale

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:07:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to dissect the issue of inflation, and talk about things nonprofits can do to protect the buying power of their reserved funds. This conversation stems from Sean's recent blog post:

https://www.seanhale.org/blog/dont-let-inflation-wipe-out-your-cash-surplus

Does your nonprofit have more money in the bank than you need to cover day-to-day operations? If so, rising prices across the economy, AKA inflation, could significantly reduce the value of your nest egg. Please don’t allow your nonprofit’s hard-earned savings to go up in smoke.

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Michigan Healthcare Freedom with Abigail Nobel

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Mickey had a quick conversation with Abigail Nobel, President at Michigan Healthcare Freedom. We get a glimpse of a nonprofit in startup mode, and we talk about their upcoming fundraiser, a virtual 5K completed over the course of a month: https://mihealthfreedom.org/5k/

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Code Ninja! with Vivian Rayam

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:37:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Vivien Rayam about STEM education and empowerment of girls in STEM. Among the things we discuss:

Growth of the STEM sector
Career aspirations are formed during adolescence
Girls may lose interest in STEM careers due to gender and social expectations
Busting the myths about stereotypical roles of women
Using the Code Ninjas franchise as a vehicle to promote STEM to the community

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Red and Green Icing, with Jessica Gruber

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:43:58 -0000

Mickey met with Jessica Gruber, CEO of Donor Love Digital to talk about a variety of issues surrounding technology, design, and websites. We touch on the following topics:

You can't be everything

What is the job of an ED
Why you need to delegate, support
Building the team you need
Setting Clear Expectations

How to Choose Your Web Design Agency

What is your website used for
Why you should hire your website out
What qualities should you look for in a Web Design Agency
Know your goals and who the website is for

How to build a website with a board

When you should involve the board
Troubles with “Designed by Committee” Projects
Set deadlines
Ways to get them involved in marketing

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Madeline Reamy's EarthShare Legacy

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:48:17 -0000

Mickey visits with Madeline Reamy, Co-Executive Director at EarthShare Georgia. We talk about her fifteen year legacy with EarthShare, and what the future may hold for her as she moves forward to help nonprofits with strategy and sustainable fundraising.

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We Cannot Become What We Need By Remaining What We Are

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:20:00 -0000

Dr. Charles Redd, Jr. is a nationally recognized Fortune 500 business leader, adjunct professor, speaker, and ministry founder. With more than 30 years of exceptional performance in both business and ministry, Dr. Redd has a profound approach to developing successful leaders. We talk about transformational leadership, fulfillment, and motivation for nonprofit professionals.

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Intentional Disinvestment Requires Intentional Investment, with L. Brian Jenkins

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:10:00 -0000

L. Brian Jenkins has impacted thousands of youth and adults through his nonprofit, Entrenuity. Founded in 1999, Entrenuity began with direct youth services in entrepreneurship education and then expanded to include adult entrepreneurs and returning citizens, as well as training Facilitators to teach entrepreneurship using StartingUp Now: 24 Steps to Launch Your Own Business, written by Brian. Additionally, Entrenuity operates the first Black-owned, enterprise level coworking space in Chicago, with special emphasis on providing vital business resources to Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs, as well as two craft coffee shops directed by the only certified Black female Coffee Director in Chicago. Brian is also the author of Know More Nonprofits: Moving From Dependency to Sustainability, and a founding partner of Renew Pavement Solutions, providing employment to returning citizens and underemployed.

We talk about the issues of race, equity, and why supporting minority-owned business is critically important to any thriving American community.

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What's a Process Consultant? with Lydia Barlow

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:32:00 -0000

Lydia Barlow, Process Consultant, visits the SnapCast to talk about her work, the difference between being an expert and being a consultant, specifically a process consultant. We discuss her work with organizations, helping them make sense of and organizing all the input into an agenda for future meetings. She says: "One specific, significant discussion [with a client] was about figuring out priorities in a situation with limited resources - no right or wrong, but considering this up front in order to have clear guidelines for the board."

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Possibility Project: Shift from Pain Profiting to Power-Sharing

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:41:00 -0000

In the nonprofit sector, we use stories and images to capture the interest (and care) of community members and potential donors.

How often are those stories and images used in extractive ways, that reproduce the dynamics of giver/receiver, service provider/recipient?
How do the stories we tell and the images we choose, replicate harm and perpetuate false narratives?
Who is collecting, shaping, and telling stories, and for whose benefit?
How can story be rooted in powerful and authentic co-creation, and be shaped by the voices and leadership of those at the center of the work?

We are thrilled to highlight the perspectives of:

Ivellisse Morales, Founder & CEO of bombilla
Tania Anaissie, Founder and CEO at Beytna Design

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The Blue Card, with Milana Hazan

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:56:00 -0000

Milana Hazan is the Associate Executive Director of The Blue Card. The Blue Card provides direct financial assistance, with utmost respect and ever mindful of their dignity, to needy Holocaust survivors in the United States. Financial assistance is available on a monthly basis for most basic needs, as well as for emergencies, such as medical and dental care, special equipment, rent and utility shut offs. The Blue Card supports Holocaust survivors in over 35 states. We talk about their programming, upcoming events, and how to work with passion while helping others with hardship.

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Talking Technology and Trends with David Nadelman

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:53:00 -0000

Talking Technology and Trends Into 2022

David Nadelman is a Senior Solution Engineer with Salesforce. We talk about what nonprofits should be thinking about with regards to technology for 2021 going into 2022:

Going completely into the cloud.
The need for ongoing remote solutions.
Using data effectively.
Double down on recurring donor programs.

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:36:00 -0000

Aoife Delargy Lowe is the Vice President of Law School Engagement & Advocacy at Equal Justice Works. Heather Jarvis is an attorney and a nationally recognized expert specializing in student loan law. Our conversation starts with some general facts that people should know about student loans? We further that with more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness:

What is PSLF? How did it come to into existence?
So we’re hearing a lot about canceling student debt, why not cancel all debt?
Where did it fall down?
What recommendations do you have to improve the program?
Will the program last? Will it change?
How can you leverage PSLF to hire and retain people?
Equal Justice Works launched this Coalition to Preserve PSLF, how did that come to existence?

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Possibility Project: Burn The Table

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:06:00 -0000

This Possibility Project:

We always talk about the proverbial "table" in leadership and community work - come to the table, have a seat at the table, and set the table, but what if we "burned the table" and considered new forms of leadership and how we come together? We will explore models of collective action and collaboration that can lead us toward transformation in the sector.

We have two fantastic featured guests for this episode:

Alnisa Allgood - Social Good Innovator, Capacity Building & Economic Inequity
Alanna Irving - Bossless Leadership thought leader, Open Collective New Zealand

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Pet Peeves & Misconceptions, with Dawn Randolph

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:29:00 -0000

Dawn Randolph is a Strategic Management and Public Policy Consultant. Our conversation stems from a discussion we had on social media regarding the question: "What would you want your for-profit peers to know about the nonprofit work you do?" We talk about a number of misconceptions people seem to have about the nonprofit sector, and a number of related pet peeves.

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Cause Camp, with Katie Appold

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:44:00 -0000

Katie Appold, Executive Director of Do More Good + Nonprofit Hub speaks with Mickey about the upcoming Cause Camp. Cause Camp returns in person in October of this year, for the first time since 2018. Sessions will include:

Forwarding Faith: Multi-Session Day for Christian Ministries
Prioritizing & Planning: A Practical Marketing Intensive
Turning Your Mission Into an Online Movement
Easy Steps to Growing Your Network

Mickey asks about COVID-19 precautions, and how to get ready for the event, which is geared to deliver content so that you can get right back to work with your organization with a full list of action items to immediately start making a difference.

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Talking Tonkean with Sagi Eliyahu

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:44:00 -0000

Sagi Eliyahu is the CEO and Founder of Tonkean. Tonkean is an no-code automation startup that's found success as a platform for very large enterprises like Salesforce and Lyft. They found themselves working with a non-profit, Shopping Angels, near the start of Covid. We talk about the origin of Changemakers, a week-long hackathon-style event where we (along with their other partners: Google, Airtable, Fin Analytics, Pledge 1% and Raise for Good) connect some of tech’s smartest minds with nonprofit projects that needed their help to run efficiently. Currently Changemakers has grown to over 8,000 volunteers across all fifty states and several other countries.

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Possibility Project - Talent Justice

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:51:00 -0000

How is it that the social sector, which prides itself on its mission to ensure that all communities have access to health, safety, and prosperity, can underpay, overwork, and endanger the very people who carry out the work? We all have either experienced or heard stories of beloved colleagues who are burned out or have left the sector because we can’t find a way that makes sense to stay, financially or spiritually.

Join another set of fantastic speakers who will talk about:

Who can afford to work in the sector?
Where accountability lies for equitable staff compensation and just treatment in the mission-driven workplace?
How can we better align our values with our practices?

We are thrilled to highlight the perspectives of Shari Dunn, CEO and Principal of ITBOM, LLC, Rusty Stahl, Founder, CEO, and President of Fund the People, and Judy Lubin, PhD, MPH and President of Center for Urban and Racial Equity.

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Live In Their World, with Robin Rosenberg

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:31:00 -0000

Robin Rosenberg, PhD, is a psychologist, CEO and Founder of Live In Their World. They use Virtual Reality to address issues of bias an incivility in the workplace. Robin's professional curiosity and clinical practice drew her towards the burgeoning field of virtual reality (VR) about 25 years ago. Robin followed the psychology of virtual reality literature for years, and then collaborated on research about VR.

At the same time, the world was hearing about the frequency of young Black people being killed by white people, including police (2012 on), which led to a surge in focusing on challenges in diversity and Black Lives Matter. In turn this led some white people to say “all lives matter.” Through her work as a psychologist, she hypothesized that if white people could get enough of a sense of a Black person’s lived experience, they would understand what the statement Black Lives Matter really means and, in turn, wouldn’t say “all lives matter.”

It wasn’t until early 2018 , when the Oculus Go VR headset was in the works and soon to be released, that VR technology made the idea feasible. That timing coincided with the rise of the #MeToo movement. Rob Hutter of Learn Capital had heard Robin’s idea earlier on, and in 2018 offered to fund a proof-of-concept study to see whether her idea could move the needle on gender bias and awareness.

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Navigating the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Work of BGCMA, with David Jernigan

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:14:00 -0000

David Jernigan is the President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA). For many companies and organizations, the past year has provoked critical conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and inspired many to take necessary steps to address systemic racism. While the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) has been advocating for racial equity for over 80 years, they too have been on their own DEI journey over the past year. With nearly 90% of BGCMA youth identifying as African American or Latinx and the large majority of BGCMA employees coming from racially diverse backgrounds, this past year has been a deeply introspective period for the organization. We talk at length about these things, learning that how BGCMA navigates this journey together matters and ultimately defines the organization that they will become.

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MOKA: A Case Study

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:23:00 -0000

Angele Reese, Tracey Hamlet, and Salvatore Alaimo visit the SnapCast to present a Program Evaluation Capacity Building Case Study. We talk about:

Organizational Culture and Culture Change
Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB)
Building a Path to Sustainability
Staying Grounded in One's Mission
The Tyranny of Metrics

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Giving USA 2021, with Laura MacDonald

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:13:00 -0000

Laura MacDonald, Principal and Founder of Benefactor Group, has served the nonprofit sector for four decades. In 2000, she established Benefactor Group to serve the needs of those who serve the common good. You can download the infographic mentioned in this episode, here: https://benefactorgroup.com/givingusa2021/

Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is the seminal publication reporting on the sources and uses of charitable giving in the United States. For over 60 years, fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, donors and volunteers, scholars, and other individuals who work in or with the charitable sector have counted on Giving USA _to provide the most comprehensive charitable giving data available. No other source provides the context for annual giving like _Giving USA.

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Possibility Project - Radical Allyship

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:47:00 -0000

After the racial justice reckoning we have experienced particularly in the last year at a national level, the new buzz word is ‘allyship’ or being an ‘ally.’ In this episode, we discuss what it really means and how to be radical in rethinking allyship. We explore going beyond performative allyship, and ask questions like, - What happens when folks get tired of doing the work? - How do we actually undo the harm and build authentic connection? Our fantastic guests include:

Trella Walker Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer at Nonprofit Finance Fund
Tovi C. Scruggs-Hussein Thought-Leader Cultivating Conscious, Connected, & Courageous Leaders World-wide BE the Work - Racial Healing Allies Visionary
Fleur Larsen Facilitator: Social Justice Impact On Organizational Culture

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Nonprofits Reimagined: Funding Strategies for Sustainability

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:08:00 -0000

Mickey played host for a virtual Nonprofit round table for the first edition of the Nonprofit Reimagined Summit. The "Nonprofit Reimagined" panel will galvanize top Nonprofit thought leaders for a robust discussion on funding strategies for nonprofit sustainability. The Panel will include Jenni Hargrove, Senior Consultant @Nonprofit Jenni, Chrystal Cherry, President @The Board Pro, Mikey Desai, Host @NonProfit Snapshot, and L. Brian Jenkins, Founder and President @Entrenuity & Mox. E Chicago.

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Delusional Altruism (Part 2), with Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:09:00 -0000

Kris Putnam-Walkerly returns to further the discussion of her book Delusional Altruism examining why philanthropists fail to achieve change, and some concrete things they can do to transform giving. Among the topics we discuss:

Starting with the right questions.
Acting with abundance
Staying nimble--unstoppable
Maintaining motivation
Transformational giving and changing the world.

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Children's Literacy Initiative, with Reina Prowler

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:14:00 -0000

Mickey speaks with Reina Prowler, CFO of Children's Literacy Initiative. CLI helps teachers, school-based coaches, teacher leaders, principals, and district leaders implement strategies & systems for continuous improvement of early literacy instruction. We talk about CLI's growth and transition from a literacy organization into a social justice entity that affects change and disrupts systemic oppression through early literacy. Among the things we discuss:

CLI's history and geographic footprint.
COVID-19 Response
The need to revise and revamp the mission.
Revising their literacy framework.
Online Learning
Future Client relations

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Empathy in Equity Centered Work

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:48:00 -0000

This week's Possibility Project: Equity is a growing focus for much of the work that we do in the sector, but what is the role of empathy specifically? Even more specifically, what is the role of empathy in social change work and how it intersects with policy, service design, and tech?

We want to talk about:

What are the core values in the sector that align around equity + empathy?
In a sector known for addressing human needs, how do we bring more humanity to the work?
What are ways that power and agency can be shared?
What does a holistic problem-solving approach include?

We will dive in and explore this topic with our three amazing guests:

Amy J. Wilson, Author of Empathy for Change: How to Create a More Understanding World | CEO, Empathy for Change
Mari Nakano, Design Director, Service Design Studio, NYC Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity
Mai-Ling Garcia, Head of Digital Strategy & Engagement at City and County of San Francisco

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The Career Toolkit, with Mark Herschberg

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:53:00 -0000

Mark Herschberg is the author of_The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You_. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. The book is divided into three sections: Career, Leadership & Management, and Interpersonal Dynamics. We talk at length about having a career plan, job optimization, and the careful cultivation of one's career path and the relationships we make along the way.

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Stewardship of Resources, with Jacque Daughtry

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:12:00 -0000

Jacque Daughtry is the Executive Director of Literacy Now. We talk about her ability to expand during pandemic. Jacque says "Relationships have been our cornerstone since day one, and that has not changed...one of our former board members calls it our secret sauce." We talk at length about her philosophies around the stewarding of resources, including the cultivation of volunteers and donors.

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Designing Equitable Futures

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:44:00 -0000

On this week's Possibility Project: More and more critiques and conversations are capturing the elements of design that reinforce white supremacist, white dominant, ableist, and cis-heterogeneous norms. The future of our work as changemakers rests on how we reimagine, elevate, and co-create disruptively. So, let’s get into the nitty gritty of addressing how we might use speculative and disruptive design as tools to imagine and create possible futures, all centered around equity.

These fantastic changemakers will lead us in this session:

Katie Krummeck is an educational designer and an international thought leader in leveraging the power of design to drive change in the K-12 system.
Christopher Rudd is an Instructor and Head of Community-led Design for the Chicago Design Lab at the Illinois Institute of Technology-Institute of Design (ID) where his work focuses on co-designing with community stakeholders.

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Funder and Power Dynamics, with Brittny and Nia

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:24:00 -0000

Brittny and Nia are the hosts of The Nonprofit Reframe podcast. The three of us talk about funder power dynamics:

When used for good, funders can fuel real change (ie: board diversity)
When used for...not so good, funders can really harm the sector and the organization's it's trying to support (ie: ridiculous reporting requirements for tiny grants)
At worst, these power dynamics are exploited for the gain of the funder and not the societal good
Things are changing and need to continue to change if we want to see nonprofits and their services scale impact

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Working With A Tech Consultant, with Emily Hicks-Rotella

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:36:00 -0000

Emily Hicks-Rotella is a Nonprofit Data & Tech Strategist. Her firm, Make Tech Work For You, helps nonprofits with their technology. We talk about her consulting practice, and how nonprofits can get the most value from a consultant:

Make the consultant commit to documentation. You can ask to see templates of their documentation, ask them to brand it for your org, and ask them where they can do "embedded" documentation (right in your system, so you don't have to click a link that brings you to a one-pager somewhere else).
Ask them to keep a parking lot of everything that you discuss, even if they aren't working on it right now or even ever. You don't want to lose those ideas in the shuffle.
Don't hold yourself back when asking for your tech to do something. Dream big about it! Even if the consultant hasn't done it before or you aren't sure if the tech system can do it, the consultant should try to find out what is possible for you.
Decide how rigid or flexible your needs are - some projects can be done to the letter based on a Statement of Work. But many can't, because things change and priorities shift. Have a clear process for discussing the direction of the work and priorities at many different touchpoints.

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Create Protest: How Artists Frame Dissent and Hope

Sat, 29 May 2021 09:43:00 -0000

This week's Possibility Project: Create Protest artists Man One, Naimah Thomas, and Florencio Zavala will exchange ideas around art & activism including the intersection of imagination/action, how artists create work that collides against fear and resistance, how the creation of artwork is in itself a political act, and how to create community around shared struggles. This group of engaged artists inspires us all to see and do, to observe and take action, to pay attention and participate.

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Choosing A Tech System

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:20:00 -0000

Emily Hicks-Rotella is a Nonprofit Data & Tech Strategist. Her firm, Make Tech Work For You, helps nonprofits with their technology:

Everything changes. We have to look at tech systems two opposing ways at the same time: Longevity and consistency with systems leads to more structured data and processes which can help with efficiencies and insights. BUT because everything changes you'll inevitably have to change parts of your system, connect to newer ones, or change it altogether at some point, so don't get too attached to what it is now. We talk about:

Thinking about the whole ecosystem of data & tech at the org, and how a new system fits in
Questions to start with for yourself and your potential vendors (more formally known as having Requirements)
No system will address everything, so recognize there will be workarounds and improvements you'll want in the future

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Do More Good, with Bill McKendry

Tue, 18 May 2021 09:15:00 -0000

A veteran marketer, speaker and messaging expert for nonprofit causes, Bill McKendry is the founder and chairman of DO MORE GOOD. We talk at length about how to use marketing and communications to help your nonprofit do more good. Bill shares five tips:

Avoid these five words.
See marketing as an investment, not an expense.
Touch every touchpoint.
Move from talking about what you offer to what you mean.
Understand that frequency wins.
(Bonus Tip) Be a painkiller.

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Burn the Table: New Forms of Collaboration and Collective Leadership

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:41:00 -0000

This week's Possibility Project: We always talk about the proverbial "table" in leadership and community work - come to the table, have a seat at the table, and set the table, but what if we "burned the table" and considered new forms of leadership and how we come together? We will explore models of collective action and collaboration that can lead us toward transformation in the sector.

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Choosing Love Over Fear

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:06:00 -0000

After losing her daughter to a terminal condition, Ashley Jones developed a new perspective on success, life, and love. Her passion for helping others, her photography skills, and her own personal experience through grief and loss, led her to create Love Not Lost. The driving question she asks daily is "How can we love people better?" Ashley is constantly working on new initiatives and resources for Love Not Lost to answer that question as well as loving her husband, family, friends, and community better in her personal life. Among the topics we cover:

Creating cultures of caring - leading with love
How to support your team in grief
Choosing love over fear mindset

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The Mental Game of Fundraising

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:22:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Dr. Kenna Barrett, Fundraising Leader, Author & Educator, and NGO Advisor. We talk about the mental game of fundraising, addressing the misconception of who fundraisers are, and tackling some of the anxiety and fears around the art of fundraising. Kenna divulges what it takes to be a good fundraiser, even if you are an introvert who might not feel very bold. It's easy to be intimidated by the process, but don't let that stop you: "Throw your hat in the right if you have a passion for making a difference." Listeners may connect with Dr Barrett via Linkedin.

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Design + Healing in Social Change

Sat, 01 May 2021 09:37:00 -0000

This week's Possibility Project: We dive into the trauma that we are forced to reckon with and the healing that is required of us today in the social change work we lead. We discuss the power we have to redesign, make moves, and inform shifts in our practices, policies, and structures that allow for (or don't) effective behavior change. Key questions include:

What does it mean to be in a constant state of design?
How do I design for deep healing?
How can I creatively help systems and institutions be more innovative, equitable, and customer/staff-centered?

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Little Allies, with Julie Kratz

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:09:00 -0000

Visiting again with Julie Kratz to talk about her book, Little Allies: A Children's Story about Inclusion, Diversity, and Becoming an Ally, an illustrated children’s story that inspires kids to be their best with everyone, especially for those who may need an ally from time to time. We talk about the creation of the book, and what it means to write a book about being an ally for little children.

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5 Ideas to Spice Up Your Virtual Event

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:11:00 -0000

Dana Snyder is an entrepreneur, digital strategist, and passionate conscious consumer. She founded Positive Equation in 2017 with a focus on helping nonprofits cultivate passionate online audiences of donors, partners, and advocates using social media. We briefly discuss the future of events and virtual events with the advent of a COVID vaccine. And we discuss Dana's five ideas for virtual events:

Don't use zoom.
Consider your audience and the kind of event they want.
Keep it live. No pre-recorded events.
Participation awards. Keeping people engaged.
Support local businesses as a conscious consumer.

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Data = Donors, Aligning Your Business Goals with Your Digital Strategies

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000

What content is working, is why?
Who is your audience, and why?
Your website and social media channels are your storefront.
Developing business goals and identify the right metrics for each.
Presenting one’s brand with authenticity.
Bringing positivity to one’s journey.
Focus on heartbeats, not followers.

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Examining DonorBoard, A #nocode Solution for Call Campaigns

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:49:00 -0000

Jagdish Bajaj is a #nocode consultant and entrepreneur. He visits with Mickey to demonstrate and talk about an app he built called DonorBoard which facilitates calling campaigns for nonprofits. He offers to help nonprofits use the tool, and can be contacted via email, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Listeners may find a demo of the app here: https://donorboard-public.bubbleapps.io/version-test.

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Domestic Terrorism and Your Nonprofit

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:03:00 -0000

Do you understand how domestic terrorism is a threat to your nonprofit and what you can do to minimize the risks? Mickey co-hosts this special episode with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio. Our guests are Heidi Beirich at Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, and Pete Clay with CyberOpz.

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Build An Early Warning System

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:38:00 -0000

Katherine Kreuchauf returns to the SnapCast to talk about her new venture, OnPoint Philanthropy. We discuss building a reporting mechanism to watch and forecast trends which may impact one's org. We touch on:

Every org should monitor certain trends specific to their work.
Think about levels--what are the data points you are watching now? Two data points do not make a trend.
What trends affect your organization?
Use free publicly available sources for this data.
Create a process to routinely gather and report this information.
Create a launchpad for innovation.
Use the data to inform your conversations with donors, and to build the case for any major fundraising campaign.

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Think In, Speak Up, Act Out, with Dr. Steve Yacovelli

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Dr. Steve Yacovelli (a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership Dude”) is Owner & Principal of TopDog Learning Group, LLC, a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, Florida. We talk about diversity, inclusion, equity and BELONGING as these issues apply to nonprofit management and leadership. We talk about all the little things that comprise an organization's culture and how people may or may not feel they belong there, including the effort to get people comfortable with the ideas that it is safe to look at their own biases.

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Board Engagement: You Are NOT Alone

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:54:00 -0000

Katherine Kreuchauf returns to the SnapCast to talk about her new venture, OnPoint Philanthropy. We talk about board engagement, touching on recent research, and ways to improve board functioning. Among the topics we cover:

Board engagement is a process that starts with the first conversation re board membership
Most organizations don’t invest time into building a high performing board
Same principals as building a high performing team of employees
Build interpersonal trust by building interpersonal relationships
Committees are a great place to build relationships
Give board members speaking roles at meetings
Provide natural opportunities for social interaction
Create accountability by identifying 3-4 indicators/KPIs

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April 2021 Update

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:44:00 -0000

Mickey delivers a quick update for the Nonprofit SnapCast. He's got questions regarding:

1) What do you want your for-profit peers to know about the work that you do in the nonprofit sector? 2) CRM Bake-off 3) Case Studies 4) Guests We're Looking For 5) You can host an Inclusion Catalyst episode

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Crime Stoppers of Houston, with Rania Mankarious

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:44:00 -0000

Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, guests on the SnapCast. We talk about The Balanced Voice podcast, her work with Crime Stoppers, and the challenges she currently faces in the current climate. Among the topics we cover:

Fundraising and the need for effective messaging and marketing. You can have the best product in the world but if the community doesn’t know it, get it and relate to it, you have no value.
Know your audience. Nonprofits must speak to so many different groups - their donors, their volunteers, their team, their partners and the communities they serve. It’s an art and a science to understand how to message individually or simultaneously to all.
Strategic planning is sometimes a myth.
When it comes to fundraising, think broadly, think strategically and think ahead. It’s critical that NGOs are ready for whatever punches they take. Layering support and expanding support options is critical.
Social media is the greatest tool in your tool belt. Not enough nonprofits use it to tell their stories or they use it only to post events or “flyers.” Social media and the virtual world can and should be your greatest entryway for the community to learn about the nuances of your work.

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Gatherly, with Chris Cherian

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:39:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Chris Cherian, Co-Founder and CEO of Gatherly, a video conferencing platform designed specifically for events. Gatherly allows you to host online events where participants can seamlessly flow between one-on-ones, smaller huddles, and bigger groups. In a year where people have been limited to conference calls and forced interactions, people are craving a more interactive and genuine online experience. "Remember the feeling of bumping into an old friend at an in-person conference? You two step off to the side in the conference center hallway and take a few minutes to catch up before moving on to see the keynote speech together or to go find new medical professionals to network with. Your friend maybe even pulls you into a new conversation and introduces you to other people they know. If your conversation is cut short, you can always meet up later during the event when there's time. This is how fluid networking can be in real life." We discuss the ease of use and relevance of this software for nonprofits.

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Delusional Altruism, with Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:35:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Kris Putnam-Walkerly, philanthropy expert, advisor, and speaker. We discuss her book Delusional Altruism and examine why philanthropists fail to achieve change, and some concrete things they can do to transform giving. Kris cautions us against the "culture of scarcity," along with the dangers of over-bureaucratizing processes, and continuing to live in states of stress, fear, and varying degrees of burnout. Among the topics we discuss:

How to set steps in place to cut through decision-making snarls and act fast.
Why operating funds are critical and how to free them to do the most good.
How to communicate with staff, volunteers, and grantees to allay fears and defuse misconceptions.
How to stick with grantees through the most challenging times.

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Move The Money

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:04:00 -0000

Jami Duffy is the Executive Director of Youth on Record. She calls on community foundations to loosen restrictions and give nonprofits more time to focus on their critical support services.

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Catching A Unicorn, with Jermaine Smith

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:31:00 -0000

How do you stop and have that first conversation about diversifying your board? A candid Conversation with Jermaine Smith, Vice President of Major Gifts at City Year, Jermaine and Mickey talk about what it means to diversity a nonprofit board of directors, the challenges and difficulties experienced by both the board and potential board recruits. We address the following:

Perform a diversity audit and embrace where you need growth.
Integrate diversity into your organization-wide strategic plan.
Recruit for skills – not for “the look.”

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Too Many Cooks? (And Other Questions)

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:14:00 -0000

Bradley Kirschbaum, the founder of The Canopy Project, brings some excellent questions to the table that Mickey tackles with Dave Paule of Our Fundraising Search. This is the first of a series of special SnapCast episodes. Bradley asks:

Is there such a thing as too many cooks in the kitchen with board members?
Should board members have distinctly different expertise/experiences from each other?
What level of commitment or accessibility should a board member need to contribute to the founders of a newly launched nonprofit to be considered? Consider the first few years are particularly full of questions and hurdles for a new startup.
Is it a priority to have a (or a few) board members with experience in your particular sector?
Is there a type of person that should be avoided from being added to the board?
Our group has the daunting task of trying to improve a system that is not only different state to state, but also can have county to county management. Is there a particular experience in board members that should be sought out when the group will likely need to interact with many municipalities and levels of government to succeed?

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The Giving Block, with Pat Duffy

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:14:05 -0000

Pat Duffy of The Giving Block speaks with the SnapCast about helping nonprofits accept cryptocurrency (such as bitcoin) as part of their fundraising portfolio. The Giving Block was founded in 2018 after seeing hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin being donated to the few nonprofits that were equipped to accept those donations. Among the things we talk about:

Tax incentives, and the other reasons crypto is rising as a donation method
How are nonprofits getting in front of crypto users
How are nonprofits turning crypto users into crypto donors
What considerations matter when getting setup to accept crypto
What are the mistakes nonprofits make while fundraising crypto, and what works

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Can Nonprofits Be Bootstrapped For Free?

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:05:00 -0000

Mickey speaks with Kate West, CEO of Your Fundraising Lab, and David Somerfleck, Founder and CEO of DMS Blue about the wisdom of using volunteers to staff critical organizational roles. Kate maintains volunteer-led organizations cannot grow or scale. Among the points we cover:

1. Nonprofits need to distinguish between volunteers and unpaid staff and/or pro bono services for many reasons. Volunteers don't work in their area of expertise, but do tasks that anyone could do or that the nonprofit has to train them to do. This can be very valuable to a nonprofit, but volunteers are not considered to be as reliable, loyal or expert as staff (paid or unpaid).

2. As an exercise, nonprofits could/should develop a budget that lists realistic salaries and fringe benefits for staff (whether paid or unpaid) and then offset these expenses with in-kind contributions as income. This will help the board and donors (and staff) see the value of unpaid staff contributions.

3. It's difficult to institutionalize volunteer-led organizations.

4. When volunteers inhabit formal roles in organizations, corners are often cut including the development of job descriptions, personnel policies and other structures that guide professional conduct and development. Unless it's somebody's role to develop these critical instruments, they are often remain unrealized.

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Cyber Security On A Budget

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:56:00 -0000

Peter Clay, CEO and Founder of Cyberopz, says security is a problem that is easily solved with focus and commitment. We talk about what it takes to build an effective cyber-security program:

People working together
No finger pointing
Understanding WHY organizations get hacked
Committing to building the org's security program

Cyber security can be done without great expense. Peter says there are five things you should make sure your org does in reverse order:

5) Put yourself on a data diet 4) Monitor your environment 3) Be aware that clouds don’t solve security problems 2) Antivirus and endpoint management are almost magic 1) Firewalls are truly magic 1a) deliver interesting cyber security training

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Revolutionizing Nonprofit Learning, with Nancy Bacon

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:29:00 -0000

An excellent conversation with Nancy Bacon, Nonprofit Educator, Learning Strategist, and someone who thinks a whole lot about how to bring adult learning and nonprofits together. Nancy is also a co-host of the Nonprofit Radio Show. We talk about her efforts to revolutionize nonprofit learning:

Nonprofits have a lot in front of them. We can help them by changing how we think about nonprofit learning.
Learning means knowledge transfer, it means behavioral change, it means accountability.
Revolutionizing how nonprofits learn.
A learning strategy can help an organization achieve its goals.
Nonprofits are supported by a whole range of associations, from nonprofit associations to service-focused organizations. If they had a learning strategy, their members would be better set up for success.

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Nonprofit Superpowers, A Rant

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:05:00 -0000

Mickey has a small rant about nonprofit superpowers. Can you help him understand the visceral reaction he's having?

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Doing More With Less, with Ben Munoz

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:33:00 -0000

In 2006, Ben Munoz suffered a rare form of stroke called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Unable to find the support he was looking for on the internet during his lengthy recovery, he created a patient community AVMSurvivors.org in late 2007 to find others like him.

It rapidly became apparent that “community is the best medicine.” Ben soon co-founded BensFriends.org, with the sole focus of creating and operating safe, compassionate communities for people who need them (including patients and their families & friends).

Among the things we discuss is how the organization’s culture is built around running lean and efficient. A core tenet is always considering how to do more with less--how to maximize impact for the patients in their support communities.

Some of these approaches include:

Asking for favors.
Reading how-to books and doing it ourselves.
Finding overseas talent and figuring out how to work across time zones.
Avoiding sunk cost fallacy on failing projects.
Remembering it's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
Providing a mission that people can get behind.

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CariClub, and Board Diversity, with Rhoden Monrose

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:13:00 -0000

Rhoden Monrose grew up in Harlem, NY after emigrating from Saint Lucia at the age of twelve. Rhoden’s personal experiences with nonprofit organizations helped fuel his passion to develop a technology platform where other young professionals have the opportunity to engage with nonprofits at a higher level. He founded CariClub, a unique online platform strategically positioned at the intersection of corporate citizenship and professional networking. CariClub gives young professionals access to philanthropic leadership opportunities, specifically associate board positions with well-known nonprofits and foundations. We discuss:

What Cari Club is, and the communities it serves.
The Importance of Diversity on Boards.
The Relationship Between Board Service & Leadership Development.
CariClub's Pilot Board Matching Program for People of Color.
How Rhoden uses the events of today as motivation for the future.

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Working Backwards, with Eric Clay

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:47:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Eric Clay, CEO of Vale Creative, to talk about digital marketing, do’s and don’ts, providing value, and helping a nonprofit to discern the right media strategy to reach their desired outcomes. We talk about:

Goal-Oriented Marketing and Working Backwards Identifying what actions you want your prospects to take (donate/ volunteer/ signup etc.) Building a Marketing Funnel at low cost Utilizing existing resources to maximize value

Driving Traffic and Conversions The Basics of Blogging (Don't just spam out content) Keyword Selection and determining intent Some quick tips on how to structure your content for SEO

Providing Value & Nurturing Existing Customers Use your website from the perspective of a customer Providing value with every interaction Nurturing existing subscribers

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An Open Invitation

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:51:00 -0000

Hello! This is Mickey Desai, your host for the Nonprofit SnapCast, here with just a little bit of bonus information for you. We're going to run something of an experiment with the SnapCast. I'm inviting both consultants and nonprofit leaders, nonprofit managers, staffers, etc., to come to the table with their case studies or their questions. If you're a nonprofit professional with questions about your nonprofit, or you've always wondered how to do something differently with your nonprofit, I'd love to talk to you. I'd love to try to get you partnered up with me and possibly a third party consultant on a recording to discuss what's on your mind regarding your nonprofit. Or I'd just like to hear your questions so we can tackle them by way of doing something like "listener mail" with the Nonprofit SnapCast. I'm thinking we're going to try to do this maybe once a month. Similarly, I’m looking to consultants to bring to the table, maybe with some of their clients who can talk about their work as a potential case study with the Nonprofit SnapCast. My goal here is to bring more real-world data and real world questions to the kinds of things we talk about on a day to day basis. This will be something of an experiment that I hope you can join me on. I'll have more information on my website, that's NonprofitSnapCast.org. Otherwise, I hope you and yours are staying safe. We'll have another episode for you in a few days. Take care.

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It Landed On My Head Like a Piano, with Sarah Symons

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:03:00 -0000

Mickey speaks with Sarah Symons, Founder and Director of Her Future Coalition](https://herfuturecoalition.org/), their work, and the risks and challenges of working in two continents, especially during COVID-19. Sarah’s book, Standing In The Way hit the shelves on January 11.

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Measuring Organizational Culture, with Matthew Martin-Hall

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:25:00 -0000

Matthew Martin-Hall returns to the SnapCast to talk about organizational culture and the work he's doing with Issac:Culture. Matthew writes:

"Culture, as difficult as it can be to define, is amazingly malleable. Given the right level of openness and communication, organizational culture alignment can be leveraged into positive results for any organization of people; and the data proves this. "Culture succeeds in defining the aligned values and mores of any organized group of people, and it is beneficial to always look at any organization as suffering from a culture problem. Culture is always changing and tends to ebb and flow with every aspect of the ever changing and chaotic business environment. It’s important to understand that what we think of now as being okay for the workplace, may not be considered such, in the near-to-distant future. Organizational culture is crucial to define early on, because this is what will establish the rules of operating functionally in a group. No matter what that group is. "It is absolutely crucial to not just understand that the most prevalent constant pertaining to culture, is change. The only manageable way to deal with this reality is to constantly change with it. Culture shock is real and to be expected, for better and for worse, given any impetus, big and small in any organization. This could manifest by hiring a new employee, changing a communication standard, onboarding a brand-new project, or having to change general mores to adjust to a worldwide pandemic. Big and small splashes make ripples that can become monsoons without proper management. "Standardizing and normalizing an open communication policy that fosters a collaborative and egalitarian environment is the best way to navigate these changes, as it’s what one doesn’t feel comfortable saying that can cause a festering sore that leads to outright derision."

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Talking Volunteer Management, with Corina Sadler, CVA

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:27:00 -0000

Corina Sadler, CVA, talks with the SnapCast about running a local government volunteer program that had capacity for up to 10,000 volunteers a year, and the circumstances that led to taking the volunteer effort down to 0 volunteers, overnight. Among the topics we touch on:

During pandemic and downsizing, it's a mistake to get rid of volunteer managers.
Volunteer managers should be more valued within their organizations.
Volunteer managers should be using social media to tell their unique, professional stories.
When COVID hit, the volunteer management community turned on their computers and said “Help!” in every language and the global network has responded with loads of online support for volunteer engagement professionals.
How professional associations need to pivot themselves to keep members and provide relevant benefits through COVID.

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Finding Common Ground During Divisive Times, with Jessica Graham

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:09:06 -0000

Jessica is a co-founder of Impact100 Houston. We talk about her work and perspectives using philanthropy as a means of bringing people together during divisive times. We cover:

Using philanthropy to find common ground during a divisive year.
Collective giving as a way to empower women and build connection.
Establishing trust and investing general operating support.
Uncomfortable and critical conversations about race with nonprofit leadership.

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Getting 2021 Started, with Robin Cabral

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:37:00 -0000

Robin Cabral returns to the SnapCast to talk about things nonprofits may keep on their minds as we enter 2021. As the new year gets started:

What is the current stewardship strategy and donor retention strategy?
How to bring lapsed donors back into the fold and keep them?
Thinking beyond the regular stewardship strategies to keep donors engaged.
Getting to know your donors better.
Is it time for a donor survey?
What is a donor persona?

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Governance and Ethics, with Dave Paule

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 21:26:19 -0000

Dave Paule visits again to talk about Board Governance and Ethics. Among the topics we touch on:

Board seats are more valuable left empty than they are if filled with poor directors.
What separates a good director from a bad director?
What are board members legal duties and ethical obligations?
Being a nonprofit is not a license to lose money.
Getting board members to understand the difference between management and governance.

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Fundraising Myths, with Jack Silverstein

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:20:00 -0000

Our second episode with Jack Silverstein, Founder at YUCKS Enterprises. We talk about fundraising myths, sponsorship philanthropy. Jack maintains that “Doing more with less is insulting,” and we discuss why development offices should be sacrosanct during the COVID-19 crisis.

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What If Our Charity Disappeared Tonight? With Jack Silverstein

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:14:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Jack Silverstein, Founder at YUCKS Enterprises. We discuss the perhaps inevitable amalgamation of some charities precipitated by COVID19. The conversation comes back to the importance of stewarding relationships with individual donors and putting the donor first.

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Recruiting For Board Diversity, with Jim Taylor

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:12:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Jim Taylor, BoardSource Vice President of Leadership Initiatives. We talk about his experiences being recruited to boards and what makes for disrespectful recruiting endeavor vs something more fulfilling for all parties involved.

Expanding and diversifying your network of potential board candidates
Building an inclusive & welcoming board culture
Being intentional about inviting new board members of color to share their perspectives and opinions—opening the door to different ideas and conversations in the boardroom.
Acknowledging the value of the perspectives of new board members of color by leveraging their input to develop enhanced strategies and action plans that advance our mission by more directly addressing the needs of those we serve.

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Philanthropy's Imperfections, with Sal Alaimo

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:56:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Sal Alaimo, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management at Grand Valley State University, discussing some of the imperfections of philanthropy and what might be necessary for philanthropy to reach its potential in impacting society.

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Nonprofits Must Address The Economy, with Steve Dubb

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:03:00 -0000

Mickey gets to talk with Steve Dubb about economic recovery and the significance of a "K-shaped" recovery for the nonprofit sector as continued downturn will not effect all nonprofits equally. Can nonprofits keep society from breaking?

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What Is The CRA?, with Omar ElhagMusa

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:40:00 -0000

SnapCast visits with with Omar ElHagMusa, senior lender at IFF. We answer the question: What is the CRA? Among the questions we tackle:

What is the CRA?
What is Redlining?
What is a CDFI and what does it do?
What other limitations are there in order to move the capital to justice?

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The Secret World Of Volunteers, with Russell Barton

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:35:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Russell Barton to talk about the secret world of volunteers within his experiences being involved in non-profits in decline and some of their challenges. We discuss how to manage volunteers, what volunteers are looking for and some personal anecdotes about volunteerism.

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Nourish Your Nonprofit Board, with Monique Salinas

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:55:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Monique Salinas of Ascend LLC about board relations and what it takes to nourish your nonprofit board of directors. Among the things we discuss:

Most nonprofit organizations have a love/hate relationship with their Board of Directors. Why does this happen?
Few nonprofits and their boards take the time to get the professional education/training that could remarkably improve their relationships and as result more successfully accomplish their missions.
Staff does not adequately communicate organizational information to the board in a timely manner, or at all.
Boards either maintain a hands-off attitude and do nothing, or they attempt to micromanage the staff and organization.
Recommendations on how to improve the state of affairs for dysfunctional boards.

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Program Related Investments, with Kathy Kreuchauf

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:50:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Kathy Kreuchauf, Founder of OnPoint Philanthropic Consulting, to talk about Program Related Investments. We discuss:

What are Program Related Investments?
How long have PRIs been permitted?
How can a foundation get started investigating PRIs?
Why foundations should take a closer look at PRIs now.
Resources for investigating the feasibility of PRIs.
Size doesn’t matter.

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Why The Nonprofit Sector Needs More Empathy, with Mary Cahalane

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:51:00 -0000

Mary Cahalane of Hands On Fundraising talks with mickey about the importance of empathy, why empathy needs developing, and how empathy works (with a little dose of science).

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Bad Design Is Expensive, with Ross Kimbarovsky

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:47:00 -0000

SnapCast talks with Ross Kimbarovsky, the Founder and CEO of Crowdspring, a global marketplace to help nonprofit and for-profit entities with a variety of service. We talk about Nonprofit branding, and cover:

There is a general misunderstanding of what a brand identity is.
Your brand image is not what you say it is. It’s how people perceive you.
The importance of symbols in a nonprofit brand.
Sync-up your story and your brand identity so you can take control of how people see you.
Good design vs bad design. Bad design is expensive. Good design is an accelerator.

The Crowdspring Blog has a free branding guide for nonprofits: crowdspring.com/blog/nonprofit-branding

And Crowdspring picks one nonprofit monthly to receive a free design project: https://www.crowdspring.com/give-back/

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The Solution Is Giving, with Erika Feinberg

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:44:00 -0000

Mickey gets to spend some time speaking with Erika Feinberg, of Social Venture Partners, talking about the importance of connecting, passion, purpose, and a new method Erika has under development right now called Peek Forward.

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Engaging Volunteers In Meaningful Ways, with Cairn Reisch

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:31:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Cairn Reisch, Principal of Soul Of A Cairn Consulting about volunteer engagement, and engaging volunteers in meaningful ways, even during pandemic. Among the topics we cover:

Utilizing volunteers at all levels of your organization, they are your biggest supporters!
How do we go about creating new ways for volunteers to engage, especially when we can no longer gather together in person?
How do we make opportunities that are both meaningful for the organization AND the volunteer?

Cairn also share the My Tasks Activity worksheet.

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BryteBridge, with Brian Davis

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:06:00 -0000

SnapCast visits with Brian Davis of BryteBridge, formerly known as CharityNet USA. BryteBridge helps nonprofits with all their challenges: everything from startup to development, marketing, grant-writing, and compliance.

How business has changed as a result of pandemic
COVID and over-pivoting
Culture and community

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Whiteness of the Social Sector: A Possibility Project Conversation

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 10:19:00 -0000

Possibility Project talks about the lack of diversity and representation of community in the sector, and dive into questions like, how can we best help leaders and communities of color access and hold power? Where can we best support changemakers of color and be the accomplices they need?

Our guests include:

Andrew Plumley, Director of Inclusion, American Alliance of Museums
Dr. Lakeya Cherry, CEO, The Network for Social Work Management
Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director, Building Movement Project

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Managing Finances During Pandemic, with Amy Karson

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:32:51 -0000

Mickey visits with Amy Karson, CEO of Brand K Partners, their work with nonprofits, and how nonprofits may better manage their finances during ongoing pandemic. Among the topics we cover:

How keeping clean books spells success vs failure for nonprofits.
Numbers inform strategy.
Good data helps planning, and provides a road-map.
Nonprofits should not expect their bookkeepers to be their CFO.

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Google Ad Grants, with Chris Barlow

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:24:00 -0000

Chris Barlow, Director at Beeline, Inc., chats with Mickey about the Google Ad Grants Program and its ease of use for Nonprofits. This program is relevant now, more than ever, as nonprofits are trying to find ways to get discovered virtually, and to grow their subscriber/donor lists in advance of (virtual) fundraising events. We discuss:

Two characteristics to help nonprofits measure different marketing strategies & to pick the best one right now (these characteristics are Quickly Testable and Evergreen).
Google Ad Grants - what it is, and why it's a good fit for nonprofits when taking the above two characteristics into account.
What Ad Grants is good for what it's not good for.
Two stories of nonprofits with results that other organizations can hope for / achieve
When is it worth doing with no expertise in search ads, nor budget to hire an outside expert?
A short, online quiz to help nonprofits determine if Google Ad Grants is right for them: https://adgrants.paperform.co/

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Medical Bridges, with Marcel and Claudette

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:38:00 -0000

Nonprofit SnapCast visits with Marcel Benavides and Claudette Ferro of Medical Bridges, closing the healthcare gap worldwide by procuring and distributing medical equipment and supplies to underserved communities. We talk about procurement challenges, partnerships with medical entities, and process changes brought about due to COVID-19.

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Paying Attention To People May Feel Like A Luxury, with Carol Hamilton

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:29:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Carol Hamilton, Principal of Grace Social Sector Consulting. We talk about what makes a healthy culture, what gets in the way of defining a healthy culture, and how people create their culture whether they think about it or not...

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Anonymous Donor Facilitates Consulting Work

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:41:31 -0000

An anonymous benefactor is making a $250 contribution towards (almost) any of the consulting work the Nonprofit Snapshot offers. If we can help your nonprofit with the services we offer in partnership with consultants across the country, please send us a note via our Contact Us form, or via our Nonprofit Snapshot facebook page. This benefit may be applied to any of the work the Nonprofit Snapshot provides, with the exception of "Social Media Shuffling." This is a good opportunity to make use of Nonprofit Snapshot services to help you keep your organization poised for 2021. We originally designed this slate of offerings to help nonprofits get affordable help to weather the storm that is upon us. We remain committed to helping you and your board navigate whatever challenges are ahead. This benefit will expire on October 15, 2020.

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Freedom Writers Foundation Makes The Pivot, with Matt Martin-Hall

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:35:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Matt Martin-Hall, Creative & Marketing Director for the Freedom Writers Foundation in Long Beach, CA. We talk about the necessity of adaptive marketing and intelligence in pivoting a non-profit during a global pandemic. Specifically, how the study of Anthropology grounded Matt in an understanding that adaptation is a natural/biological mainstay, and the pivot he led for the organization to contend with the changing needs of pandemic.

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Ready To Board, with David Paule

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:28:00 -0000

Mickey talks with David Paule about Ready to Board, a program of Our Fundraising Search, recruiting and qualifying board members for nonprofits. David says: “In healthy, functioning nonprofits, the board of directors is the CEO's most valuable tool. Unfortunately, most boards do not understand the value of a board seat, and do not recruit board members effectively. Board seats are more valuable left empty than filled with poor performing directors. Ready to Board matches board members and nonprofit missions after vetting, training and certifying that they understand the duties and roles of a board member.

“As we said in the last podcast, ‘Nonprofit’ is a tax status; it is not a license to lose money. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that the running of nonprofits is easier than for-profits when, they actually tend to be more difficult. Partially because of this misconception, the barriers-to-entry for boards of directors of nonprofits tend to be significantly lower than their for-profit counterparts.

“Unlike for-profits, no one owns a nonprofit; instead they are held in trust by their boards of directors for the benefit of the community in exchange for their tax-exempt status. Few people understand this. As a result, nonprofits frequently have to contend with boards of directors that are populated with directors who are not qualified to serve on them.

“When an organization hires us to recruit a board member, we vet them against a set of standards like any board candidate. But we also train them. For the board candidates, we put them through two, 3-hour sessions on board governance duties and obligations, and also on the best practices of the most effective boards. (Note: We will also provide this training for existing board members to help improve their effectiveness.)”

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The Issue Of Accountability, with Cindi Phallen

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:22:00 -0000

Visiting with Cindi Phallen, President of Create Possibility, to talk about accountability, leadership, and taking ownership of the success or failure of one's org. Among the topics we cover:

Be mindful of role of board: setting strategy and direction, generating and allocating resources to execute the plan.
Identify who "owns" each priority in plan. This is a leadership development opportunity. Then train and support your leaders.
Agree on monitoring steps and methods.
People are motivated by success and want to be part of winning team!

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Preparing For 2021, with Cindi Phallen

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:13:00 -0000

Visiting with Cindi Phallen, President of Create Possibility, to talk about Scenario Planning as an essential exercise in identifying the internal and external factors which may impact business and service delivery for nonprofits. We cover:

How to conduct Scenario Planning. Identify the drivers that might be at risk, and determine what your trigger points may be.
Five main areas to plan for: Policies and procedures, People, Finances, Programs/services, and Marketing.
Assessing the current state. What have we learned?
It's vital to engage stakeholders.
There's still room to celebrate.

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Philanthropy Revolution, with Lisa Greer

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Is Philanthropy in trouble? Mickey talks with Lisa Greer about philanthropy and leadership, taking a look at how older fundraising techniques may turn-off or disenfranchise donors. We also touch on a number of topics in her book, Philanthropy Revolution, How To Insipre Donors, Build Relationships, And Make A Difference, providing guidance on how Fundraising may need to shed some of its old practices as the sector seeks to build meaningful and lasting relationships with a new generation of philanthropists.

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Nonprofit Board Chairs, with Jeff Jowdy

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:28:53 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Jeff Jowdy, President of Lighthouse Counsel, about the special significance of what it means to be a board chair, and the research Lighthouse Counsel is conducting in the area, along with a summary of their findings so far. To participate in the research, please visit: https://www.research.net/r/8N5P88Q

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Improving Nonprofit Employment Practices, with Kerry O'Brien

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:20:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Kerry O'Brien, Employment Lawyer & Labor Policy Consultant, about broad issues in U.S. Employment Law, and how nonprofits should make sure their employment policies match their values. Your nonprofit may not be living its values and may be communicating mixed messages that can contribute to employee disengagement and turnover, and yes, even lead to the lawsuits that well-done HR policy is meant to avoid. Among the things we discuss:

Employment law in the U.S. is pretty harsh, ranking last out of 71 countries in how easy it is to fire someone (OECD data).
Examples on how to change, or improve policies relating to employment practices, such as implementing a grievance process to off-set a harsh at-will disclaimer, enacting a severance pay policy, and explaining more about any employee benefits and how to access them.
Making the Employee Handbook a living document that is free of industrial-era clauses.

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Architects Are Community Problem Solvers, with Marci Reed

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:44:00 -0000

Mickey speaks with Marci Reed, Executive Director, Architects Foundation at The American Institute of Architects about the organization’s focus on empowering a diverse, next-generation of architects. Among the topics we cover:

Architecture is a profession held in high regard, although it’s mysterious to people who aren’t exposed to it either as a possible career, or as a client (think Seinfeld’s Art Vandelay).
The nature of design thinking makes architects natural problem solvers – which can lend itself to social impact solutions through well designed buildings and communities – which is also the reason the profession needs to be diverse – so all voices are on both sides of the table.
Architectural education is rigorous and expensive – architecture students who take out loans generally graduate with 25% more debt than the national average student loan debt.
In 1968 Whitney Young challenged the profession to become more diverse; we have made some strides but it’s not enough. (https://www.50yearsafterwhitneyyoung.org/)
We lost a generation of architects in the 2008 downturn; we could be facing a similar situation depending on how COVID plays out (architects can’t take their tests for licensure as testing centers have been closed).

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Don't Over-Pivot, with Veronica Kirin

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:08:00 -0000

Veronica Kirin (she/her/hers) is an Anthropologist, Author, and Board President for Stem Greenhouse. Her first business, a nonprofit corporation conducting disaster relief, was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her latest work, Stories of COVID, is documenting the pandemic in real time for a book for future generations. We talk about “the pivot,” the tendency to panic-pivot, and avoiding over-pivoting. Our conversation also covers:

Nonprofits rely heavily on private donors (how is that changing).
What initiatives can nonprofits implement at this time to pivot their work?
Do virtual fundraising galas work?
How nonprofits mis-construe their status to hurt their revenue.

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Adapting and Moving Forward, with Georgia River Network

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:01:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Georgia River Network Board Chair Lynn McIntyre and Executive Director Rena Ann Peck to talk about GRN about their programming and fundraising adaptations during pandemic. They recently successfully completed a virtual event, and contend that making virtual contact with stakeholders has actually improved some things for the organization. Learn more about their efforts here: http://garivers.org/

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Acquiring and Retaining Grants, with Patrice Davis

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:02:00 -0000

Talking with Patrice Davis founder of Grants Works, about acquiring and retaining grants. We discuss:

• Ongoing availability of private sector and federal government grants. • Noticeable trends in how foundations are funding nonprofits impacted by the slowdown (and increased need) caused by COVID-19. • The continued and possibly increased importance of collaborative partnerships when seeking grants. • How to find local government grants. • How local government grants are funded. • Federal administrative relief offered to federal grant recipients.

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Possibility Project: Equity & Design

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0000

This Possibility Project was conducted on August 6th. How do we go about designing programs, services, and policies? Is equity and access at the center of this work? Usually not. Let's talk about what it means to create mechanisms of social change that are disruptive, because they are rooted in shifting power, equity, and impact. Find Possibility Project on LinkedIn to participate in the next, LIVE session: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13856641/

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Supporting Leaders Of Color

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:33:00 -0000

Nonprofit SnapCast gets to interview Idalia Fernandez, Monisha Kapila, and Angela Romans about their work coaching and supporting nonprofit leaders of color, and some key patterns they see emerging as many historically White-led organizations may be appointing leaders of color for the first time. Among the topics we cover:

Connecting this work to current events.
Identifying problematic organizational patterns.
The issue of funding scarcity.
Effectively supporting new leaders of color.

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Seeking Beta Testers

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:32:47 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit Snapshot announces testing for the Nonprofit Snapshot micro-assessment app for nonprofits. You can find more information on testing and how to become a tester here: http://nonprofitsnapshot.org/blog/71-seeking-beta-testers

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Moving Up in Your Fundraising Career, with Robin Cabral

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:28:00 -0000

Talking with Robin Cabral on the topic of Fundraising Career Advancement: How to Move Up in Your Fundraising Career By Building Your Personal Brand. Among the topics we cover:

Leveraging social media to advance in your fundraising career.
How does your fundraising resume fits into today's digital world?
Creating a digital fundraising persona that stands out.
Making LinkedIn your fundraising best friend.
Enhancing your paper resume in a digital world.
Mastering the digital fundraising career advancement world.

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Circuit Riding with Che Casul

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:23:00 -0000

The Center for Social and Environmental Stewardship is an organization founded under the name Circuit Rider in 1976. Returning to its original name, Circuit Rider has a long and storied history in Sonoma county of being an incubator for young leaders. Many people in positions of power in the community started their career with Circuit Rider. Che talks with Nonprofit SnapCast about where the organization has been, the challenges they've faced over the years, and their plans for the near future.

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Voter Engagement in Nonprofits, with Katharine Hill and Tanya Rhodes Smith

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:03:00 -0000

Mickey talks with Katharine Hill and Tanya Rhodes Smith about Political Social Work, and the role all nonprofits should play in encouraging their stakeholders to vote. Our conversation covers:

Nonpartisan voter engagement is legal, ethical and professional and central to building power in the communities that nonprofits work within.
Communities with high voter turnout report greater well-being, and more resources and attention from elected officials.
Presidential elections get most attention but voting in every election is critical. State and municipal elections have the lowest turnout yet the decisions are not less important. Issues like education, policing policy, housing, clean water, transportation, voting, healthcare, etc. all have state and local implications.
Structural barriers to voting- voter id laws, felon disenfranchisement laws, confusing and complicated voter registration requirements, etc- are not accidental. They are intended to limit power and access. Social workers (and people who work in nonprofits more generally) should work to overturn these laws so that voting is more accessible
Voting is an act of power yet most people don’t vote because they don’t trust the system or believe their vote doesn’t matter. Nonprofits can help change this narrative by asking people to vote and sharing why it matters. Nonvoters are more likely to be younger, less educated, less wealthy and nonwhite so their voice and power is diminished relative to voters who are more likely to be educated, white and wealthier.
Integrating voter engagement into nonprofit settings isn’t hard to do- it can be built into activities and settings that already exist.
There are great resources out there to support people who want to do this (Voting Is Social Work, Nonprofit Vote, TurboVote, Vote.org, League of Women Voters, etc).

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Untapped Volunteer Potential Among Teens, with Alejandro Morles

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:49:00 -0000

Our guest is Alejandro Morles, Founder and President of the Warm Ears, Warm Hearts Foundation. We talk about his journey starting a nonprofit at the age of fifteen, and the importance of reaching out to young volunteers as ambassadors of the organization. We cover the following topics:

Teens are not inexperienced and are quite willing to help.
Ways to reach out and recruit teenage volunteers.
Partnering with high schools
Examining how teen volunteers are beneficial for both the organization and the teenager.
Enfranchising volunteers from the moment of recruitment.
Recruiting volunteers AS ambassadors for the organization.

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Building A Better Mouse, with Carol Hamilton

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:57:00 -0000

With more than 20 years experience in the nonprofit sector, Carol works with organizations to help them get clarity on strategic challenges for greater mission impact. Carol keeps a list of free resources on her firm’s website: Grace Social Sector Consulting. We talk about design thinking and human centered design:

What is design thinking?
How can design thinking be of benefit to nonprofit leaders?
Examples of how design thinking can be applied and examining the results?

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Getting Nonprofits Ready For Grants, with Patrina Pelton-Smith

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 -0000

Our second episode with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. This time we talk about dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s when it comes to getting nonprofits prepared to properly engage in a grant-writing agenda:

Getting procedurally clear on programs & services vs activities and events.
Receiving the grant is when the hard work actually starts.
Ensuring the organization has the right accounting infrastructure in place.
Preparing required registrations & certifications (DUNS / SAM).
Grant compliance issues.

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It’s Not A License To Lose Money, with David Paule

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:49:00 -0000

Our second episode with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David says: “There are too many nonprofits and too few ‘well run’ nonprofits. In an economy like we are facing right now, there is going to be consolidation.” We talk strategy and consolidation, among these topics:

Educating board members on nonprofit rules and fiduciary responsibility.
Founder-Syndrome is a real thing.
You have to be really well funded to sit on the sidelines.
Hope is not a strategy. A good strategic plan lets an organization play a stronger role in setting its own future as opposed to just hoping for the best.
The value of professionalizing an organization’s business operations.

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Investments & Philanthropy

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 09:23:00 -0000

POSSIBILITY PROJECT: On July 20th Angela Barbash + Marc Rand talked with us about disrupting #investments and #philanthropy, check out this recording, and join us for the next Possibility Project to take part in our breakout discussions. Learn more about the next session, here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13856641/

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The Importance of Legacy Giving, with Lori Kranczer

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:51:00 -0000

Lori Kranczer believes firmly that planned giving, or “legacy giving,” which are ways donors make impactful gifts through endowments, bequests in wills or other structured gift vehicles, should be a vital part of the fundraising practice of every nonprofit organization, no matter the size, budget or mission. We talk about:

Why legacy giving is vital to an organization's long-term fiscal stability
How legacy can bring in dependable income, and how much is enough?
How an organization can start to create a legacy program.
The interaction between legacy giving and other fundraising efforts.

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You Should Always Be Looking For Your Successor, with Patrina Pelton-Smith

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:28:00 -0000

An excellent conversation with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. She focuses on non-profit formation, infrastructure, administration, and grant writing to support her clients in successfully meeting their organization's mission. This episode, we discuss nonprofit board development during pandemic:

Recruitment is an ongoing process. “You should always be looking for your successor.”
Board candidates currently finding themselves with time.
Candidates know there’s a need across nonprofits.
This may not be a time to do recruiting if an org is in the middle of a pivot.
Keeping your house in order.
The board self-assessment along with the messaging to give to board prospects.
Getting nonprofits ready to engage in the recruiting cycle.

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Good Strategic Planning For Nonprofits, with David Paule

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:47:00 -0000

Mickey talks with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David talks about the value of strategic plans, and how to get the most out of them. David talks about his development of a tool—a strategic plan that fits on a one-page sheet of paper. Among the topics we cover:

The first step to fixing a problem is to admit you have a problem.
Many nonprofits undervalue the strategic plan as a management tool.
The biggest value of the strategic plan: it empowers you to say no.
A strategic plan is not how you solve a crisis.
The strategic planning process doesn’t have to be complex.
If your house is on fire, you don’t want to have to think about how to get out of the building.

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Nonprofit Technology Issues, with Maureen Wallbeoff

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:45:00 -0000

Maureen Wallbeoff spent more than seventeen years working inside nonprofit organizations, and another ten years leading a digital agency for nonprofits. We talk about a number of nonprofit technology issues including:

Why nonprofit tech seems so overwhelming to deal with.
Getting a good return on your technology investment.
The 4 P framework (plan, people, platform, and process).
Defining your true system requirements (not just functionality).

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Using the 990 As A Marketing Tool, with John McGee

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:32:00 -0000

Part 2 of a conversation with John McGee of McGee Consulting. This time we talk about how an org's 990 becomes a marketing tool, instead of remaining a federal reporting requirement. It's more than just a tax return.

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You Can't Avoid The 990, with John McGee

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:30:00 -0000

Talking with John McGee of McGee Consulting about the 990, why you can't avoid it, what needs to be on it, and the consequences for doing it incorrectly.

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Influence The Cause, with Jerry Tuzil and Jason Shimitz

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:35:00 -0000

Nonprofit SnapCast has a quick conversation with Jerry Tuzil and Jason Shimitz of Influence The Cause, a soon to be released crowd-funding platform that incorporates ways to immediately gamify the friend-raising and fundraisng aspects of any crowdfunding campaign.

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Deborah Marshall, Nonprofit PRO's 2020 Fundraiser Of The Year

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:28:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Deborah Marshall, recently named Nonprofit PRO's 2020 Fundraiser of the year. An expert in strategic initiatives, Deborah Marshall is a seasoned and innovative administrator who oversees all operations at the American Fundraising Foundation. We talk about the award, AmFund's activities, and about establishing a healthy and rewarding workplace culture.

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teenyBIG, Human Centered Design with Emily Taylor

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Talking with Emily Taylor, Principal of teenyBIG, to talk about the work she does using Human Centered Design to turn "lackluster followers into passionate supporters." We define what Human Centered Design is, and how these principles are used across an entire organization and its operations. Human Centered Design is not just limited to website construction.

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Good Goes Further, with Steven Aguiar

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:18:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Steven Aguiar, the founder of Good Goes Further, a company that helps nonprofits create and execute a plan for digital growth. We talk about:

What "growth marketing" is, and how nonprofit use it.
Frameworks to map growth marketing strategies.
The most effective Facebook advertising strategies.
A socially responsible approach to digital advertising.
The launch of Good Goes Further and the nonprofit marketing community.

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Your Virtual Events, with Therese Jardine

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:32:00 -0000

Mickey gets to talk with Therese Jardine, Principal of Strategic Event Procurement. We talk about the shift away from in-person fundraising galas towards virtual events. Therese shares best practices and some solid advice about what nonprofits should or should not to when planning a virtual event.

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Big Philanthropy--Bad Idea? With Robert Drake

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:25:00 -0000

Visiting with Robert Drake, we tackle the issue of “Big Philanthropy.” What exactly is Big Philanthropy? Is there any danger to letting enormous wealth sectors of our economy to be spent with no government oversight?

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There Are No Magic Beans, Websites and Marketing with Susanne Allen

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:15:00 -0000

SnapCast talks with Susanne Allen of Allen Farm Studios about website design, content development, and how content drives the internet to your door. Anyone who says you can pay them money to magically raise your SEO is selling you "magic beans." She contends that you are doing your org a disservice if all you do is post content to facebook. The good news is, you don't need to write a blog post every day. Contact Allen Farm Studios: http://www.allenfarmstudios.com/

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Being A Good Nonprofit Citizen, with John McGee

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:38:00 -0000

We visit with John McGee, of McGee Consulting, about nonprofit regulations, loan forgiveness, and many related subjects, including:

Regulatory oversight of nonprofits.
New regulations and new information seem to surface very frequently.
What exactly does a 501(c)(3) do for you?
Who does the enforcing of all these regulations?
Who, within an organization is responsible for keeping track of everything?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Why Boards Even Matter, with Mary Hiland

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:08:00 -0000

Our second episode with Mary Hiland, of Hiland Consulting. This time we examine why boards exist, how the culture of board recruiting may change, how to maintain board energy & morale, and taking a hard look at the question: Can we do away with the executive committee?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Recognizability! Social Media Cutting & Shuffling. With Lindy Chaffin Start.

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:39:00 -0000

We talk with Lindy, President of Unstoppable Start Studios, about the importance of conducting effective social media activities as part of a larger communications strategy. Telling one's story is more critical now than it has ever been. This episode includes a special offer on consulting services to help nonprofits navigate the uncertainties that we're all contending with these days. Find Unstoppable Start Studios at: https://www.unstoppablestart.com/

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Leaders Invest In Themselves, with Mary Hiland

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:57:00 -0000

Mary Hiland of Hiland Counsulting talks with us at length about issues in leadership development, especially as they apply to Board Chairs, examining a 2016 study of board chairs. Among the things we discuss:

51% of board chairs reported there was nothing to do to prepare them for board leadership.
Mentorship was one thing board chairs reporting wanting more of, in preparation for leadership.
Serving as the chair of a committee was helpful towards getting prepared for board chair responsibilities.
We should be intentional about learning and development.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Pause For Change, with Heather Hiscox

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:14:00 -0000

We visit with Heather Hiscox, Co-Founder of Pause For Change, a consultancy that helps organizations to address “sticky challenges” or exciting opportunities using the P.A.U.S.E. methodology. The methodology is specifically derived from several corporate and nonprofit leadership models (and interventions) to interrupt the status-quo behaviors and habits that may prevent an organization from properly addressing its challenges and opportunities. We also talk about the Possibility Project, an open conversation series where change-makers talk about the big questions we need to answer now.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Story Telling Can Be Difficult, with Reanna Karousis

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:51:00 -0000

The first episode we recorded with Reanna Karousis, Founder of Collective Reach, a branding, content, design and communications consulting firm. We talk about brand positioning, and encourage nonprofits to examine what it is that makes them uniquely valuable to their stakeholders. Reanna also describes the five elements of effective nonprofit storytelling:

A Plot
Authenticity
Hope
A Call To Action
Context

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Chasing Diversity And Inclusion, with Olanike Ayomide-Mensah

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:36:00 -0000

This episode was recorded on May 27, 2020: Nonprofit SnapCast visits with Olanike Ayomide-Mensah to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace; and how it intersects with leadership development. We discuss:

We've been chasing diversity and inclusion since the Civil Rights Act and making anemic progress. It's time workplaces face the truth about what it's going to take to see real change.
Nonprofit organizations have a unique opportunity to model and lead
The nonprofit sector will have to face some hard truths and be imaginative and courageous in forging a new path forward.
Nonprofits are good at treating individual problems, but not cultural problems.
How does one transform a culture?
Looking at an org’s policies and procedures, especially related to workforce planning, hiring, training & development, promotion and retention.
Equity and diversity in board governance
Equity in Philanthropy & Fundraising

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Teaching Philanthropy To Children, with Linda McNay

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:48:04 -0000

This time we speak with Linda McNay about teaching one's children about philanthropy, how parents may talk about philanthropy in their home-schooling sessions, and about The Adventures of PhilAnThropy a book for children which introduces readers to young friends Phil, An, and Thropy as they embark on an adventure in philanthropy upon realizing their new friend needs a special chairlift to enjoy the neighborhood pool.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Needs Assessments, talking with Rachel Sacks

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:22:00 -0000

Our second episode with Rachel Sacks, President of Leading Healthy Futures, as we talk about Needs Assessments, and why they’re important. We address:

Conducting a Needs Assessments
Things to include in your Needs Assessments
Types of needs asssessments
Forming the foundation for everything the organization does.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

The Pivot Is The Acceleration Of What We Knew Was Going To Happen

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:21:00 -0000

Visiting with Meghan Pietrantonio, Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Truist Foundation. She talks about the foundation's areas of focus, along with current (short term and long term) funding priorities during times of pandemic, including expanded commitments through the Truist Cares Initiative to impact the areas of: Seniors, Youth, Workforce, Small Business, and Connectivity. Meghan also underlines the importance of keeping all channels of communication open to ease the stress and anxiety that nonprofit stakeholders may be experiencing during these times of uncertainty.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Your Fundraising Search, with Linda McNay

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:27:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with Linda McNay. We talk about Our Fundraising Search and her work helping nonprofits find the right fundraising professionals, and greatly improving retention rate once the right people are identified. Among the topics we cover:

What makes for an effective search?
How does a nonprofit determine what is a "good fit?"
Changing organizational culture to best fit its fundraising goals.
Why a personal touch to fundraising is more important than ever.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Peeking Behind The Curtain, with Mickey Desai

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:45:00 -0000

This week Mickey gets to be the interview guest. Susan Cooper interviews Mickey to talk about his history with the Nonprofit Snapshot, the Nonprofit SnapCast, and his new consulting endeavors that are available to help nonprofits navigate these troubling times. Mickey also talks about the possibility of facilitating a monthly "fireside chat," interactive gathering for the community online.

More information can be found at: http://www.nonprofitsnapshot.org/consulting

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Anatomy Of A Brand, with Reanna Karousis

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:43:00 -0000

This is actually the 2nd episode we recorded with Reanna Karousis, Founder of Collective Reach, a branding, content, design and communications consulting firm. We begin our conversation with a frank talk about the messages and values nonprofits may be wrestling with during these times of civil unrest (not to mention pandemic). Then we spend some time dissecting the anatomy of a "brand," defining what a brand is, looking at an org's core identity, its messaging and verbal elements, and the visual elements that accompany the verbal and written messages.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Ethics & Transparency, with Brian Frederick

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:29:00 -0000

Mickey visits with Brian Frederick to talk about issues in ethics and nonprofit management. Among the topics we cover:

What does bad ethics look like?
Things nonprofits can do to avoid ethical problems.
Things boards can do to prepare board members for board service.
Procedures and Policies your bylaws should include.
Making a one-page “cheat sheet” of the org’s bylaws.
Building and documenting processes for handling ethical concerns.
The importance of a donor bill of rights.
A decision-making framework: Can we? Could we? Should we?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Pandemic Grants-Agenda, talking with Rachel Sacks

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:19:00 -0000

Rachel Sacks, President of Leading Healthy Futures, talks with us about her Origin Story, the work she does to help health and human services nonprofits get the strategic clarity and the grant support they need to fulfill their missions. Among the topics we cover:

How should nonprofits change their grants-agenda during pandemic?
Tips for communicating with funders during pandemic.
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Are we all simply in recovery mode or mitigation mode at this point?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Public Relations & Pandemic Communications, with Joanna Brody

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:03:00 -0000

Joanna Brody, President of Brody Public Relations, relates a few case-studies to illustrate how communications and messaging may change during times of pandemic. Among the topics we cover:

How are nonprofits changing the way they tell their stories during pandemic?
Staying nimble with both message and delivery.
How to stay genuine to mission during pandemic?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Borrow When You Don’t Need It, with Sarah Olivieri

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:15:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast welcomes Sarah Olivieri back to the table to talk about the SBA loans that are available to nonprofits, and how nonprofits might or might not choose to take advantage of what's available to them at the moment. Among the topics we cover:

Where to find information on EIDL and PPP loan availability and how to apply.
You’re approved, now what?
Interest rates are currently less than inflation.
Where to spend the money and where not to spend the money.
Income Generating Expenses vs Impact Generating Expenses vs Flushed Expenses.

Listeners will find more valuable knowledge on these topics on the Pivot Ground website.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Start With The Story, talking PR with Joanna Brody

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000

We visit with Joanna Brody, President of Brody Public Relations, and talk about some general issues in playing the Public Relations Game. Topics we cover include:

How do you craft the right story?
How do you make sure the right story is getting to the right people?
Putting a human face on the story you want to tell.
Do I need to be a good writer to be a good PR person?
When crafting the story, what is the right balance of data and anecdotes?
How to keep the dialog going?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Racial Unrest and Your Nonprofit's Message, with Robert Drake

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 09:16:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast talks with Robert Drake to discuss whether or not nonprofits should be making any open declarations about the current civil unrest, and if so, how.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Digital Duct-Tape, Virtual Meetings, and Boardable, Jeb Banner

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:51:00 -0000

Jeb Banner speaks with the SnapCast about Boardable, which is fully integrated board management software platform specifically for nonprofit boards (and not just another board portal). We talk about:

How attention and awareness impacts virtual board meetings.
The issues of board member engagement.
The building of a virtual boardroom.
Eliminating of the “digital duct-tape” that many organizations must use to manually integrate their virtual meetings.
How to ensure all board members get heard in the virtual environment.
And Jeb introduces Mickey to the term “uncanny valley.”

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Integrating VR to Monetize the Fundraising Experince, Robert Brodney

Wed, 27 May 2020 09:44:00 -0000

Talking with Robert Brodney, CEO & Founder at Launchpadds about his experiences using Virtual Reality to streamline aspects of a nonprofit's fundraising efforts. This fascinating discussion touches on new ways nonprofits may use this technology for their own purposes.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

GlobalGiving During Pandemic with Michael Gale

Tue, 26 May 2020 09:53:00 -0000

We talk more about COVID-related challenges that all nonprofits may face: “Nonprofits are at the fore-front of community responses throughout the world. Many are also suffering financially because of limited resources and increased need. AND the individuals working in nonprofits are facing many of the same challenges as the rest of us: reduced income, childcare challenges, strain on mental health. Needs have never been greater and the work has never been more challenging on a personal and professional level.” We also touch on:

Changes and innovations GlobalGiving is implementing to lighten the load for their partners.
Lessons nonprofits may learn from pandemic, including the presence of a silver lining.
Challenging assumptions on what it means to be a responsive and supportive funder.
How to start setting strategic priorities for 2021 while in the midst of such uncertainty.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Data Management In The Age of Pandemic, Jonathan Goldberg

Mon, 25 May 2020 09:42:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Talking again with Jonathan Goldberg of Megaphone Technology Consulting. A look at how Jonathan’s clients are changing some of their clerical and data-keeping duties during the age of COVID-19. How have the actual physical practices of collecting and depositing checks changed? Jonathan shares a case study to illustrate how one of his clients successfully (and quickly) organized themselves to implement a database solution and how doing so benefitted their operations. What should organizations be doing with their data during times of pandemic?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Data Management Practices and Implementation, Jonathan Goldberg

Wed, 20 May 2020 09:36:00 -0000

Talking with Jonathan Goldberg of Megaphone Technology Consulting on database needs, and data needs for nonprofits. We cover:

What nonprofits need to do to graduate from a spreadsheet to something more sophisticated?
What are the biggest factors that spell success vs. failure with the move to a better data management solution?
Contrasting how data management goes wrong with what it looks like when it goes well.
What data should nonprofits store, and how should they use it?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

What Really Matters? The Nature Conservancy in Georgia, Deron Davis

Tue, 19 May 2020 09:26:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Today we visit with Deron Davis, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Georgia. We talk about changes to their operations, fundraising strategies, and what it means to be looking at a public that seems to be realizing just what it is they they value most as a result of pandemic. Topics include:

A look at TNC’s current initiatives.
Managing leadership at the local level as part of a global entity.
COVID-19's impact on TNC’s current conservation work and a look at what may change moving forward.
How TNC pivoted its fundraising and donor outreach as events and in-person meetings are discouraged.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mobile App Development for Nonprofits, Jared Sheehan, Part 2

Mon, 18 May 2020 09:42:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Jared Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer at PwrdBy. We talk about the benefits and pitfalls of mobile app development. And we tackle the following questions for nonprofits:

Do all nonprofits need an app? What will they do with it and how?
What’s your use-case? Do you have a great audience?
Does anything similar already exist?
Do you have the right team and is “mobile” a core-competency of your team?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

You're Using AI Already, Jared Sheehan, Part 1

Wed, 13 May 2020 09:26:00 -0000

Talking with Jared Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer at PwrdBy, about the state of Artificial Intelligence and better use of data for nonprofits. In this conversation, Jared makes data science relevant for nonprofits of any size, and we touch on issues of ethics in data mining and artificial intelligence. You are already using AI and you may not be aware of it.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Grant Writing Is Part of Program Management, Leonore Okwara

Mon, 11 May 2020 09:15:00 -0000

SnapCast got to visit with Leonore Okwara, Community-Based Participatory Research Program Management Expert. We talk about her history with the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs creating the PMRG (Program Manager’s Resource Group) which unified all researchers and program managers together to talk about problems & procedures with implementing programs, and developing standardized procedures for program implementation throughout the department.

Our conversation also covers:

How program planning impacts the management of a grant.
Program Management and Grants Management should be integrated.
Tips for nailing down the science of designing a program and the grant effort to fund it.
The top three program management issues that nonprofits tend to encounter.
Program management systems (online tools), which must be adopted by all internal stakeholders.
Getting buy-in from all internal stakeholders
More advice for nonprofits as they pursue their program/grants agenda.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Lisa Rupple: Crisis Communications For Nonprofits

Wed, 06 May 2020 18:49:47 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Speaking with Lisa Rupple, Content Strategist & Content Writer, on the issue of nonprofit crisis communications and some best-practices that ALL nonprofits should keep in mind when developing their Crisis Communications Plans. We talk about:

Who are the stakeholders should be involved in developing the Crisis Communications Plan?
Who should have a role in delivering crisis communications?
What form should crisis communications take?
Keeping your messaging simple, relevant, and personal for your stakeholder audiences.
What’s in your Crisis Communications Kit? How is it accessed and who gets to access it?
The benefits of having an organized plan and a centralized communications kit.
Use audience feedback to improve your communications.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Honoring A Guest At Your Events, with Trace Kingham

Mon, 04 May 2020 15:35:09 -0000

Visiting with Trace Kingham (in early March of 2020), we have another great conversation. This time we discuss the honoring of a special guest at our nonprofit events, whether or not it's a good idea, and how to judiciously do it. Strategically done, honoring a special guest can be a useful tool towards increasing revenue and awareness. Trace also answers these questions:

How much time should an org spend "prosyletizing" at their own events?
Should an org pay an appearance fee to their special guest for being the honoree?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Deeper Dig On Planning and Execution, Tom Brush, Part 2

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:09:00 -0000

This session was recorded before the current pandemic, but these issues remain critical for nonprofits today. Part 2 of our conversation with Tom Brush, CEO of Advancement Designs. This time we get into the idea of planning and execution, and how to get past the notion that a plan is a document that sits on the shelf for eleven months at a time. We discuss:

Understanding and knowing what your mission is – one assumes this is a given, but sadly, not for many nonprofits.
Reviewing a nonprofit’s current scope of activities, and determining how to measure those efforts.
Making sure those efforts are measured against definable, quantifiable SMART goals.
Fundraising feasibility studies, are they relevant?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Global Giving During Pandemic, Sandrina da Cruz

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:47:00 -0000

A quick visit with Sandrina da Cruz, we talk about the scope of her activities as the Senior Humanitarian Response Specialist at GlobalGiving. Our conversation touches on Global Giving's activities and their efforts with the Coronavirus Relief Fund, and how Global Giving works with and communicates with their partners across the globe. You can learn more about the Coronavirus Relief Fund here: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/coronavirus-relief-fund/

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

More Than Fundraising, Tom Brush, Part 1

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:07:00 -0000

This session was recorded before the current pandemic, but focusing on the donor is still critical today. We talk with Tom Brush, CEO of Advancement Designs, about how to help nonprofits become stronger in achieving new levels of support. Tom looks at the cyclical elements that move within a fundraising engine, helping nonprofits better understand their donors, and crafting the right message to reach the right donor at the right time.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Major Gifts for Small Nonprofits, Sherry Quam Taylor

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:54:00 -0000

Sherry Quam Taylor is back for another episode. This time we talk about what it means to be a small nonprofit shop that is looking to improve its major gifts agenda. We talk about where to start, and where emerging nonprofit leaders might prioritize their fundraising energies and time.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Budgeting During Pandemic, Sarah Olivieri, Part 3

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:16:35 -0000

The last of three conversations we had with Sarah Olivieri, Founder of PivotGround. This time we talk about budgeting--specifically about budgeting changes an organization may need to make as a result of pandemic. We discuss:

The budget tells a story. It tells you what's going on and what the financial plan is.
Boosting the money generating activities. Do not cut money generating activities.
Examining the fraction of the overall budget that should be targeted for money generating activities.
If organizational failure seems imminent, what can that org do?
Sarah offers a budgeting template on her Pivot Ground website: https://www.pivotground.com/budget-template

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Before You Can Take Care Of Others..., Sarah Olivieri, Part 2

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:36:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: The second of three conversations we had with Sarah Olivieri, Founder of PivotGround. This time we get to speak about fundraising during times of pandemic, discussing issues related to leadership, dispelling myths and rumors for your team, and using available tools to rally one's team. Sarah says this is a great time to fundraise, and a great time to lay the ground-work for fundraising asks, positioning one's org as the source of information that constituents can trust. This and more (which is why there's a Part Three...)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Mindful Leadership - One Step At A Time, Dr. Theresa Ricke-Kiely, Part 2

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:37:56 -0000

Mindful Leadership. Concluding our talk about leadership, this time we discuss mindfulness as a practice to improve the quality and efficacy of leadership across the sector. Mickey learns adults are generally only mindfully present about 50% of the time. Also, multitasking is bad, okay?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

What Kind Of Boat Are You Driving? Sarah Olivieri, Part 1

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:46:00 -0000

This is the first of three conversations we had with Sarah Olivieri, Founder of PivotGround, author of The Impact Method. The Impact Method hinges on three guiding principles:

Having a process for improvement.
Having plan in place for implementation, instead of a stand-alone strategic plan.
Building the right leadership / organizational structure.

We discuss the notion that the vast majority of nonprofits don't actually have money problems--that they really have people problems, not knowing how to organize and leverage their people.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Being A Leader Is About Being Uncomfortable, Dr. Theresa Ricke-Kiely, Part 1

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:44:00 -0000

Dr. Theresa Ricke-Kiely talks about leadership. Identifying leadership, how to foster leadership, and building the conceptual skills that many leaders lack. What are leader responsibilities? And what does it mean to live in a conflict-averse society?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

GoodWorks 360°, Passionate Dedication with Dennis Pitocco

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:18:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with Dennis Pitocco, we talk more about GoodWorks 360°. Dennis and his team are passionately dedicated to helping nonprofits – locally, nationally and internationally enhance sustainability via streamlined access to high-impact pro bono services.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Keep Fundraising, Even Now with Amy Eisenstein

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:50:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: A return visit with Amy Eisenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit to talk about the fundraising advice she is sharing with nonprofits now that we're a month into pandemic, along with some resources nonprofit fundraising professionals may find useful. Here are the links to Amy's town-hall sessions that we mention in this episode:

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Communications & Fundraising During Pandemic, Molly Sweet at Community Liver Alliance

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:18:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Molly Sweet, Director of Development at Community Liver Alliance, talks with us about the challenges Community Liver Alliance faces during these times of pandemic and how they have changed their strategy, messaging, and fundraising efforts to contend with those challenges: how an events-driven fundraising agenda has been impacted, working with volunteers, maintaining stakeholder and partner relations...

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

BizCatalyst 360°, Being Constructively Disruptive with Dennis Pitocco

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:11:00 -0000

Dennis Pitocco talks with us about his efforts with BizCatalyst 360° and GoodWorks 360°. BizCatalyst 360° is an award-winning business, culture and lifestyle digest, serving as the global hub for enhanced performance and well-being. With an emphasis on action, BizCatalyst 360° empowers people to transcend from knowing what to do to actually doing it.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Strengthening a Culture of Philanthropy in Times Like These, Rainmaker Consulting

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:17:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast shares a presentation made by Rainmaker Consulting. A select group was invited to gather virtually, share best practices, and address the challenging times we find ourselves in. This episode is shared in its entirety.

In this session Rainmaker Consulting examines: • How do we address the crisis? • How do we use this crisis to both make good decisions for our present time and deepen connections with your colleagues, your mission and your supporters for long term sustainability? • How can board members help your agency employ best governance practices for times of crisis? • How can we maintain a connection with our staff, board, supporters, and stakeholders? • How to lead your agency in a way that advances your work beyond where it currently is.

You'll find all linked resources available via the Rainmaker website: https://rainmkr.com/

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Building Trust, Psychology & Leadership, Gregory Nielsen, Part 2

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:38:00 -0000

The latter half of our conversation with Gregory Nielsen, President and CEO of Nielsen Training & Consulting. This time we're talking about psychology and trust as it relates to the dynamic of helping boards succeed.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Talking Capital Campaigns with Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:48:00 -0000

Recorded in January of 2020, SnapCast visited with Amy Eisenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit. We talk about her journey into the world of fundraising, and do a little digging around the subject of capital campaigns: When does an org know if it's ready for a capital campaign? What are common mistakes orgs see during a campaign? How do you prevent your capital campaign from cannibalizing your annual fund? And what tools do nonprofits need to lead a successful campaign?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Pandemic Fundraising, Talking Crisis with Sherry Quam Taylor

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:15:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: A quick conversation with Sherry Quam Taylor about the importance of (and tips for) fundraising during times of crisis.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Atlanta Community Food Bank, Handling Crisis with Kyle Waide

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:46:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast gets to talk with Kyle Waide, President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We talk about changes ACFB has made to contend with pandemic issues, their bigger challenges going forward, and how people can still help even as they are not currently working with volunteers. Visit https://acfb.org/ to learn more how you can help. ACFB has also created a text program that will tell those in need, where to get free food near you, in Spanish or English. Just text FINDFOOD OR COMIDA to 888-976-2232.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Defining Board Culture, Preparing For Excellence, Gregory Nielsen, Part 1

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 08:32:00 -0000

We talk with Gregory Nielsen, President and CEO of Nielsen Training & Consulting. Our conversation covers a variety of topics about leadership, board development, board excellence, and setting the culture for helping leaders and organizations excel.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Digital Marketing Strategies for Nonprofits with David Somerfleck, Part 2

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:25:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with David Somerfleck. This time we talk about how to apply real strategy towards digital marketing strategies and not become overburdened with passion. That’s right, to avoid becoming overburdened with passion.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

The CARES Act, Talking Crisis with James Hart

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:04:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: We talk with James Hart about the CARES Act, and three ways it incentivizes charitable giving:

Above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions.
No cap on % of AGI for annual contributions.
Increased cap on Charitable Gifts from Businesses.

These spell out new ways nonprofits may interface with their donors as pandemic unfolds.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Digital Marketing and Digital Issues with David Somerfleck, Part 1

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:19:00 -0000

We had the opportunity to sit with David Somerfleck to talk about digital marketing, trying to answer the question: "What does a nonprofit need in order to properly do digital marketing?" Spoiler: It's a process, not an item.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Force Majeure and Acts Of God, Speaking with Susan Billeaud

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:21:00 -0000

We speak with attorney Susan Billeaud about Force Majeure clauses and things nonprofit organizations may keep in mind when making plans for future events.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Comfort Zones and Creative Zones, Talking Crisis with Lauren Koontz of YMCA

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:43:00 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: Lauren Koontz, President & CEO at YMCA Of Metro Atlanta, takes the time to talk with us about organizational culture, the drive to serve, and preserving humanity among our service providers during times of crisis in this special episode.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard Syndrome with Sharron Batsch, Part 2

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with Sharron Batsch, talking about EASE, software and the importance of training for any software use. We talk about Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard Syndrome, data maintenance, and database management. “Good data management is everybody’s job.”

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Learn To Surf, Talking Crisis with Amy Frizzell of Usher’s New Look

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:44:06 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: We speak with Amy Frizzell, Chief Engagement Officer for Usher’s New Look, about things that nonprofits might keep in mind while working during times of crisis. She describes the “Four C’s” for nonprofits during the coronavirus: Control, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. She says, “Your mission is still relevant. It’s the delivery that needs tweaking.”

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Talking Big Data and Donor Fund Development with Sharron Batsch, Part 1

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:49:00 -0000

Our first conversation with data expert and CEO of EASE, Sharron Batsch. We discuss how to better use data to serve one’s organization, data management, and the difference between leadership and management. Sharron talks about how an organization might collect and use data to improve their fund-raising practices, and how data can more humanely help an org achieve its mission goals.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Board Transitions, Earned Income, and Hiring Good People, Dorothea Lotze-Kola, Part 2

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:07:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with Dorothea Lotze-Kola. We discuss getting the business out of the “parents” basement, establishing a new business model, new funding streams, and growing the organization. Dorothea tells us about her board, board relations and transitions, and using her background in counseling to effect change and benefit the organization, tripling organizational capacity in the first five years of her tenure as Executive Director of the Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke’s in Atlanta, Georgia.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

COVID-19 Concerns and Nonprofit Event Planning, a quick visit with Trace Kingham

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:52:17 -0000

SPECIAL EPISODE: We take a moment to talk with our friend Trace Kingham, Event Strategist about event planning during a time of pandemic and discuss ways a nonprofit may innovate around their events in order to minimize the financial strain that postponing or cancelling an event may bring. Trace has put together a resource page, here: http://eventdesign.expert/coronavirus-resource-page/

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Fostering Trust and Building The Organization, Dorothea Lotze-Kola, Part 1

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:06:00 -0000

Dorothea is the Executive Director of the Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke’s in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about running a church-affiliated nonprofit that is a free-standing 501(c)(3), but remains something of a mission-activity for the church. Dorothea speaks about what it means to step into the leadership of a long-time established entity, managing change within an entrenched culture, and the importance of establishing trust as being central to building an organization.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Grants, Data, Synergy, and Finding The Right Board, Stephanie Watson, Part 2

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:41:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with Stephanie Watson. We talk about measuring impact, data requirements imposed by funders, measuring outcomes, and what a prospective board member might do when looking for an organization to serve.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Writing Grants, Working With Boards, a visit with Stephanie Watson

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:43:00 -0000

Mickey gets to visit with consultant Stephanie Watson to talk about her work in the sector. We discuss lots of tips on how to write grants and touch on the strategic outlook a nonprofit must have when working on any grant-writing endeavor. We also talk about working with board members to reinforce their obligations and responsibilities.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Building Community, Measuring Success, Belisa Urbina of Ser Familia, Part 2

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Belisa Urbina, the Founder and Executive Director of Ser Familia. We talk about building community, measuring outcomes, assessing risk, and what it really means to help Latino families develop stronger bonds and nurture their potential.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website.

Humility, Passion, and Leadership, a conversation with Belisa Urbina of Ser Familia

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:15:00 -0000

Belisa Urbina is the Founder and Executive Director of Ser Familia. We have a frank conversation on how Ser Familia went from a small church ministry effort to a very successful and effective entity serving Latino youth, couples, parents, and families with a variety of educational programming, social services, and leadership training. We talk about revisiting the mission at every board meeting, take a quick look at remaining genuine and faithful to the mission through all parts of the fundraising strategy. Belisa talks about leadership, and the transition of taking the organization to larger and stronger efficacy.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Tim Sarrantonio - Data and Technologies for All Nonprofits

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:54:00 -0000

Mickey gets the opportunity to speak with Tim Sarrantonio of Neon One about utilizing data to create impact around funding an organization's mission.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website.

Allison Budschalow - Grassroots Fundraising

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:22:00 -0000

This week we get to talk with Allison Budschalow. Allison has spent over two decades working in the nonprofit sector, based in Philadelphia from which she hails. For the past 10 years, she has been the development director for community based nonprofit organizations, effectively increasing revenue with particular emphasis on diversifying funding streams and securing grassroots fundraising efforts with individual donors of all sizes. She focuses on how grassroots fundraising can support and sustain community-building.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Trace Kingham, Event Strategist, Wants You Out Of Your Silo

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:40:00 -0000

Trace Kingham, Event Strategist, talks with Nonprofit SnapCast at length about doing events correctly, making sure events get planned correctly within a larger context for the nonprofit, and friend-raising vs fund-raising, among other event-planning-related topics.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Shelly Henderson - Charitable Solicitations and You

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:06:00 -0000

Our third and final conversation with Shelly Henderson. This time we talk about some of the rules and regulations surrounding charitable solicitations. What are the rules in your state?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Shelly Henderson - Regulations Regarding Charitable Giving

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:01:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Shelly Henderson, talking more about bookkeeping and some of the regulations surrounding charitable giving.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Shelly Henderson - Nonprofit Bookkeeping

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:23:58 -0000

This week we're talking with Shelly Henderson, about a variety of topics in nonprofit bookkeeping: from basic issues of accounting to some things that are not so basic. (Public support test, in-kind giving, board member reporting...)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Michelle Turman, Catalyst Consulting, on Succession Planning and Executive Search

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:50:00 -0000

Continuing our conversation with Michelle Turman, Founder & CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services. We talk about succession planning and executive search.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Michelle Turman, Catalyst Consulting, on Fundraising & Friend-raising

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:45:00 -0000

A thoroughly fascinating conversation with Michelle Turman, Founder & CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services. We talk about fundraising and friend-raising.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Heather Yandow - Consulting, Strategic Planning, Consulting Challenges

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:31:00 -0000

Heather Yandow, founder of nonprofit.ist, speaks to us about her favorite kind of clients, and mistakes nonprofits should avoid when looking for a consultant.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Heather Yandow - Answer These Five Questions...

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:28:00 -0000

Heather Yandow, founder of nonprofit.ist, speaks to us about her article, "Five Questions To Answer Before You Call A Consultant." She also explains why she's not a fan of all RFP's, and tells us a little about her consulting practice.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

DiShonda Hughes - Mission Priorities for The Atlanta Women's Foundation

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:30:00 -0000

Our second conversation with DiShonda Hughes. We complete the conversation on mission priorities and delve more into the Collective Impact Approach for changing the lives of women and girls.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

DiShonda Hughes - Nineteen Years At The Atlanta Women's Foundation

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:30:00 -0000

DiShonda Hughes, Executive Vice President of Mission for the Atlanta Women's Foundation takes the time to speak with us about her nineteen year history with the organization, the changes she's seen during that time, and how she transformed the granting process with the Collective Impact Approach.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. - Apps and Your Nonprofit

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:33:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Deborah Gonzalez. This time we talk about app development, legal protections, data collection issues, app ownership issues, and more.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website.

Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. - Managing Online Risk

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:31:00 -0000

Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. speaks with us about the problems with risk and social media. We talk about understanding the legal consequences, breaking bad habits, and minimizing risk on the whole (while playing a successful social media game).

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Karen Graham - Nonprofit Leadership and Technology Strategy, Part 2

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:24:00 -0000

Karen Graham, Director of Capacity Building with Tech Impact, speaks with us about Stages of Technological Maturity for Nonprofits and her recent research and publishings on technology and leadership in the nonprofit sector.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Karen Graham - Nonprofit Leadership and Technology Strategy, Part 1

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:19:00 -0000

Karen Graham, Director of Capacity Building with Tech Impact, speaks with us about Technological Literacy for nonprofits, examples of technological use and planning, upward mentoring, and advocating for resources to help nonprofits make better use of technology to facilitate capacity building.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Effie Santos - Founder and Chief Strategist at Red Root Strategies, Part 2

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:55:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with Effie Santos of Red Root Strategies. We talk more about strategic matchmaking, and making deeper alliances work for the mutual benefit of nonprofits and their partner benefactors.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Effie Santos - Founder and Chief Strategist at Red Root Strategies, Part 1

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:51:00 -0000

Part 1 of our conversation with Effie Santos about strategy and partnerships. It's not quite fundraising.

Robin Moch, Partner at M.E. Wilson Company

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:49:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Robin Moch, partner of M.E. Wilson Company. We talk about risk management and insurance for events.

Robin Moch, Insurance and Risk Management

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:48:00 -0000

Robin is a partner at M.E. Wilson Company. She speaks with us about issues in risk management and insurance.

Ali Cobb - Director of Development

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:44:00 -0000

The last of three conversations we recorded with Atlanta Women's Foundation. Ali Cobb, Director of Development, tells us a great deal about fundraising and relationships management.

Mickauna Love-Tinker Database Manager

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:42:00 -0000

Our second Atlanta Women's Foundation conversation, this one with Mickauna Love-Tinker, Database Manager. She tells us about her journey, and the importance of being able to tell a story with proper database management.

Kate Balzer, Director of Communications

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:40:00 -0000

The first of three conversations with Atlanta Women's Foundation, we talk with Kate Balzer about her role as Director of Communications, and the nuances of handling communications for AWF.

Jesica D'Avanza - Nonprofit Communication and Innovation (Part 2)

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:17:00 -0000

The second of two episodes with Jesica D'Avanza, owner and chief strategy officer at Round Square, who speaks with us about communications and nonprofit innovation.

Jesica D'Avanza - Too Many Nonprofits Are On The Brink Of Failure (Part 1)

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:10:00 -0000

The first of two episodes with Jesica D'Avanza, owner and chief strategy officer at Round Square, who speaks with us about why so many nonprofits seem to be on the brink of failure.

Andy Robinson - Running Effective Meetings

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:40:00 -0000

Another great conversation with Andy Robinson, this time about running effective meetings. It's not as obvious as one might think.

Julie Barwig - Volunteer Coordination Part 2

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:55:00 -0000

Wrapping up our conversation with Julie Barwig of Keep Smyrna Beautiful. Talking about setting the right culture for the organization.

Julie Barwig - Volunteer Coordination Part 1

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:54:00 -0000

Our second conversation with Julie Barwig of Keep Smyrna Beautiful. This time talking about more general aspects of volunteer coordinating, and setting the right culture for the organization.

Julie Barwig - Hybrid Government Orgs

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:50:00 -0000

Mickey gets to speak with Julie Barwig, Title:Keep Smyrna Beautiful Coordinator, about the nature of city/nonprofit hybrid organizations and her work with the City of Smyrna, Georgia.

Andy Robinson - Collaborative Fundraising

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:18:00 -0000

Andy Robinson speaks on Collaborative Fundraising as a method for multiple entities to collaboratively meet their mission goals.

Andy Robinson - Can ANYONE Be a Fundraiser?

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:15:00 -0000

Andy Robinson answers the question: "Can anyone be a fundraiser?"

John Quarterman, WWALS Watershed Coalition (Suwannee Riverkeeper) Part 2

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0000

Part 2 of our conversation with John Waterman from 2012. Speaking more about activism, environmentalism, and his conservation efforts.

John Quarterman, WWALS Watershed Coalition (Suwannee Riverkeeper) Part 1

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:40:00 -0000

Resurrecting an old recording from 2012, John Quarterman speaks with us about his ideas and frustrations with the forming of the WWAC and protecting south-Georgia waters.

Dr. Jeremy Dahl, Machete Man, Deep Forest Field School, Part 3

Tue, 28 May 2019 02:33:11 -0000

Part 3 of a thoroughly enjoyable but unexpectedly unorthodox conversation with Dr. Jeremy Dahl of Atlanta's Deep Forest Field School. Please join us in furthering this conversation on the Nonprofit SnapCast facebook page.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit Snapcast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Dr. Jeremy Dahl, Machete Man, Deep Forest Field School, Part 2

Mon, 20 May 2019 10:30:00 -0000

Part 2 of a thoroughly enjoyable but unexpectedly unorthodox conversation with Dr. Jeremy Dahl of Atlanta's Deep Forest Field School. Please join us in furthering this conversation on the Nonprofit SnapCast facebook page.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Dr. Jeremy Dahl, Machete Man, Deep Forest Field School, Part 1

Mon, 13 May 2019 10:24:00 -0000

Part 1 of a thoroughly enjoyable but unexpectedly unorthodox conversation with Dr. Jeremy Dahl of Atlanta's Deep Forest Field School. Please join us in furthering this conversation on the Nonprofit SnapCast facebook page.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Patrice Holt of Start2Soar, Helping Others Achieve (Part 2)

Mon, 06 May 2019 10:29:00 -0000

Patrice Holt is the Founding Director of Start2Soar. She talks with us about working with small-to-medium sized nonprofits, helping nonprofits collaborate with each other, achieve sustainability, and focus on doing the things they do really, really well. (Never let quantity come at the expense of the quality of one's work.)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Patrice Holt of Start2Soar, Helping Others Achieve (Part 1)

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:54:00 -0000

Patrice Holt is the Founding Director of Start2Soar. She talks with us about her history with the Boys & Girls Club, her journey into the nonprofit world, and helping organizations define their strategic principles.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Andrew Leonard, LIME Foundation, on Program Models and Funder Priorities (Part 2)

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:50:00 -0000

Andrew Leonard is the Vice President of Programs for The LIME Foundation. He speaks with us about his work, program process, prioritizing programs, and funder priorities in the grant-making process. (Guest host: Monica Labelle.)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Andrew Leonard, LIME Foundation, on Grants and Outcomes (Part 1)

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:44:00 -0000

Andrew Leonard is the Vice President of Programs for The LIME Foundation. He speaks with us about his work, outcomes measurements, data vs story, and output vs outcomes in the grant-making process. (Guest host: Monica Labelle.)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Violette Meier on HEAT and Communications (Part 2)

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:06:18 -0000

Violette Meier is the Communications Development Coordinator at Heating Energy Assistance Team (HEAT), Inc. She speaks with us about HEAT and her role in communications.

Violette Meier on HEAT and Communications (Part 1)

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:23:00 -0000

Violette Meier is the Communications Development Coordinator at Heating Energy Assistance Team (HEAT), Inc. She speaks with us about HEAT and her role in communications.

Fundraising 101 with Ann-Laura Parks (Part 2)

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:11:46 -0000

Part II of our conversation with Ann-Laura Parks of Monsterful Nonprofit Communications & Fundraising.

Fundraising 101 with Ann-Laura Parks (Part 1)

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:17:00 -0000

Part I of our conversation with Ann-Laura Parks of Monsterful Nonprofit Communications & Fundraising.

Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start (Part 3 - Conclusion)

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:16:34 -0000

Part III of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.

Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start (Part 2)

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:12:00 -0000

Part II of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.

Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:29:21 -0000

Part I of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.

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