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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Listeners can take advantage of some free offers along with a coupon for Mighty NPO: SNAPSHOT70. Find details within the podcast... 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. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mickey explains the unintended hiatus with an apology. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mickey has a small rant about nonprofit superpowers. Can you help him understand the visceral reaction he's having? We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

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

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

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 We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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: https://www.amyeisenstein.com/townhall/ https://capitalcampaigntoolkit.com/toolkit-talks-webinar/ 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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, 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.

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, 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.

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. 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, 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, 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.

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.

Part 1 of our conversation with Effie Santos about strategy and partnerships. It's not quite fundraising. 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.

Our second conversation with Robin Moch, partner of M.E. Wilson Company. We talk about risk management and insurance for 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. Music by bensound.com.

Robin is a partner at M.E. Wilson Company. She speaks with us about issues in risk management and insurance. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Another great conversation with Andy Robinson, this time about running effective meetings. It's not as obvious as one might think. 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.

Wrapping up our conversation with Julie Barwig of Keep Smyrna Beautiful. Talking about setting the right culture for the 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. Music by bensound.com.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Andy Robinson speaks on Collaborative Fundraising as a method for multiple entities to collaboratively meet their 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. Music by bensound.com.

Andy Robinson answers the question: "Can anyone be a fundraiser?" 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.

Part 2 of our conversation with John Waterman from 2012. Speaking more about activism, environmentalism, and his conservation efforts. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 is the Communications Development Coordinator at Heating Energy Assistance Team (HEAT), Inc. She speaks with us about HEAT and her role in communications.

Part II of our conversation with Ann-Laura Parks of Monsterful Nonprofit Communications & Fundraising.

Part I of our conversation with Ann-Laura Parks of Monsterful Nonprofit Communications & Fundraising.

Part III of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.

Part II of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.

Part I of our conversation on Issues In Marketing with Lindy Chaffin Start of Unstoppable Start Studios.