IMPACTability: The Nonprofit Leaders' Podcast

It’s a difficult but necessary part of conducting business at a nonprofit: it’s the audit! Just as soon as I’ve said the word, you’re starting to get nervous, but in this episode, we’re going to take the nerves out of it and get you prepared for an audit. If you’re prepared, you should be ok. At least that is what our guest talks to us about in this episode. Amy Cooper is a CPA with Clifton Larson...

You’ve cultivated a great list of donors, you’ve launched an annual appeal, and the gifts are starting to come in. So far, so good. But what information are you capturing about your donors so that you can better target them for the next campaign? Are you doing the right things to move your donors along the path from the first gift to what will hopefully be many more later? And then there’s your li...

We’ve talked in past episodes about the fiduciary responsibility of your Board, where they protect your assets which helps further the mission. A good option to consider is the possibility of investing some of your assets in order to make the money grow. It sounds like a good idea, but where do you start? Is it safe? Should your nonprofit consider it? What do you need to do to get to this point, a...

DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a subject that often comes up but is not fully addressed. We can all agree that there is no room for racism or exclusion in our world today, but could we be doing more? What is DEI? Why is it important? How does it affect my nonprofit? Those are some of the questions we are going to answer on this episode with our guest Riley Randolph. Riley holds an und...

When you’re working at a nonprofit, funding sources can come to you from all directions. On one end of the spectrum you have individual donors, but on the other end, there are the foundations that can make a big difference in your fundraising goals. But how do you get to the foundations and how do you get them to consider funding your nonprofit? To answer these and many more questions, we’ve asked...

Having a strong board in place is imperative to the success of any nonprofit. The balance of leadership, community relations, and even their public persona can help motivate people to support your nonprofit with their time, talent, and treasures. But how do you recruit board members, how do you train them, and if there is a problem, how do you move on to a new candidate? Helping us sort out this i...

Cultivating a donor prospect is more than just a few lunches and phone calls. It’s knowing when to move and what steps to take. It’s more like a dance. On this episode of IMPACTability: The Nonprofit Leaders’ Podcast, we get some helpful insight on the moves to make and the steps to take with fundraising pro, Christine Rahill. She’ll share some excellent tips that might net you your next major gif...

It’s one of the most difficult facets of a nonprofit to manage, especially in the COVID age, but it can also be a huge help to your mission. It’s the volunteer. In this episode, we talk about volunteers: how to attract them, how to retain them, and how to keep them volunteering year after year. Our guest, Debra Haley, will offer some tips on how you can increase your volunteer pool. This podcast c...

If you’re hoping to secure major gifts or if you’ve got a major gift campaign on the horizon, don’t do anything without a well-written case statement. In this episode, Dr. Lou Traina examines the case statement, from the research to the writing to the graphic representation. Plus, Dr. Traina gives you the one thing that your case must have for you to be successful with major gifts. It is eye-openi...

In an interview that not only covers the basics, but offers incredibly helpful insight into writing grants, hiring a grant writer, and what the grantors are looking for, we talk with Teresa Stohs, CFRE. She offers lots of helpful information about grant writing. If grant writing seems intimidating, or if your nonprofit just can’t seem to get the grant you’re wanting, this conversation will help yo...