Next in Nonprofits

Sara Lomelin is the CEO of Philanthropy Together , with a mission "to democratize and diversify philanthropy through the power of collective giving." Sara joins host Steve Boland to talk about the power of collective giving in community. Philanthropy Together offers layers of tools to support communal giving, from starting new giving circles to now a Lauchpad for Nonprofits offering to support cha...

Noelani Pearl Hernandez is the Vice President, Culture & Leadership at Charity Navigator , whose mission "is to make impactful giving easier for all ". Carly Bad Heart Bull  is the Executive Director of Native Ways Federation , which "strengthen(s) the circle of giving by uniting Native organizations, supporting Native communities, and observing the highest level of ethical standards." Carly a...

Matt Stokes is the Senior Associate Director, Prospect Management and Research at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Matt joins host Steve Boland to talk about the field of prospect management, especially focusing on bringing new donors to a nonprofit mission. Matt shares his experience on thoughts on how to connect with potential donors, tools that support that work, peer-supported giving cam...

Rasheeda Childress is the senior editor for fundraising at the  Chronicle of Philanthropy and Emily Haynes is a senior reporter at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. They recently authored a review of findings from the Giving USA 2022 report. ( infographic summary here .) Emily and Rasheeda join host Steve Boland to talk about the early learnings from the 2022 Giving USA numbers. International giving...

Kari Aanestad is the Associate Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits , which "works to inform, promote, connect, and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector." Kari is also the Co-Director of Grant Advisor , "safe way to anonymously give and receive feedback on grantmaking." Kari joins host Steve Boland to talk about the emerging tools in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and...

Michelle Boggs is the Executive Nonprofit Industry Advisory for Classy , a "a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about." Classy is now part of Go Fund Me , the "#1 and most trusted leader in online fundraising." Classy and Go Fund Me have released the 2023 State of Modern Philanthropy Report , exploring what works and challenges the data are sho...

Arielle Zappia is the Founder and CEO of Project WHY , “to facilitate genuine empathy through understanding homeless people’s individual stories”. Arielle joins host Steve Boland to talk about the importance of story not only in fund development work but in the mission work of connecting communities to the impact of a nonprofit in the community. Arielle discusses this history of Project WHY, worki...

Latasha Jennings is the Project Lead at Let Everyone Advance with Dignity (LEAD) which "provides harm reduction-based, intensive case management to individuals who come into repeated contact with law enforcement due to unmet behavioral health needs, homelessness, and/or extreme poverty." LEAD practices have evolved in other cities, and are being brought in a new partnership to the Lake Street corr...

Jane Pfieffer is the founder and president of Fieldtrip , "a cause-driven agency that amplifies nonprofits and the impact they make." Jane joins host Steve Boland to talk about the ideas Fieldtrip uses with charities to move potential supporters or clients to action. Listeners can see Jane talk about some of these ideas in her Mission Multiplier series on the Fieldtrip website (or directly on YouT...

Aral Balkan is co-founder of Small Technology Foundation , which is promoting "everyday tools for everyday people designed to increase human welfare, not corporate profits." Aral and his Small Technology co-founder Laura Kalbag have been advocating for regulation of surveillance capitalism, investment in ethical alternatives, and carrying out research and development on ethical alternatives. Aral...

Kris Kewitsch is the executive director of the Charities Review Council , whose mission is "building donor and nonprofit relationships for strong, vibrant, and just communities." Their work helping nonprofits improve transparency and learn brought Kris to the podcast in 2019 to talk about the original news on the merger of the Foundation Center and Guidestar to create Candid . Candid announced las...

This episode is a first for Next in Nonprofits: A podcast cross-over episode with A Legacy of Generosity podcast! Kristi Ackley and Carl Newbanks are two of the hosts of that program, "dedicated to provide professional development content for every fundraiser with special attention to planned and legacy giving." Kristi and Carl join host Steve Boland to talk about the questions and challenges appr...

Allie Meador is the Chief Revenue Officer of RightGift , whose "mission is to empower nonprofits and their donors to expand their social impact through conscious utilization of purchases and in-kind donations." Allie joins host Steve Boland to talk about how RightGift supports charities with tools such as wish-list purchasing from donors, receipts for those donors, bulk purchases, delayed shipping...

Holly Rustick is "founder of Grant Writing & Funding , and ... create(s) effective systems so grant writers ensure that nonprofits grow capacity, increase funding and advance mission." Holly is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing and the host of the podcast Grant Writing and Funding . Holly joins host Steve Boland to talk about the evolving nature of outsourced support for nonprofi...

Houda Elyazgi is the Chief Client Officer at Saxum , "an integrated digital agency obsessed for good." Houda is committed to making the world better through her work in diversity, equality, education and public policy. Houda joins host Steve Boland talk about social permitting, a practice she uses at Saxum to help charities think about engaging with audiences to support nonprofit goals. The focus...

Gauri Manglik is the CEO and co-founder of Instrumentl , which "brings grant discovery, research, and tracking to one place. With Instrumentl, development staff are more effective and efficient at finding the right grants for their nonprofits." Gauri joins host Steve Boland to talk about the origins of the tool, and what makes Instrumental different from other tools for grants in the nonprofit sec...

Emily Heck is owner and marketing consultant at Evergreen Marketing Solutions , which "work(s) with clients to elevate their brands and grow the engagement of their audiences. We blend data driven decisions with our years of experience to build strategies that evolve as audiences and markets change." Emily joins host Steve Boland to talk about how users join email lists, creating and using a welco...

Daniel Moss and Michelle Garrison are the Co-Founders & Virtual Event Strategists at We & Goliath , which "provides a beautifully branded end-to-end solution that will engage your attendees, improve their collaboration and performance, and keep them coming back for more." Daniel and Michelle join host Steve Boland to talk about the changing nature of events in 2022 and beyond, especially as it rel...

Dr. Michelle Shumate is a professor at Northwestern's School of Communication, where she "investigates the dynamics of interorganizational networks designed to impact large social issues." She is co-author of the new book, Networks for Social Impact . Dr. Shumate and her co-author Dr. Cooper depict when and how to use networks for social impact to improve issues related to educational outcomes, me...

  Lauren Kaufman is the President of the Young Women's Alliance, and Bijal Patel is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Belonging of the Young Women's Alliance. The Alliance is "building a community that supports, empowers, and connects women."   Lauren and Bijal join host Steve Boland to talk about the changes community building face since the COVID-19 pandemic impacted in-person events a...

Patrice Davis is the Founder and Managing Principal of Grants Works , which "helps organizations, businesses, and municipalities identify, acquire, manage, and comply with government and foundation grants." Patrice joins host Steve Boland to talk about government funding for nonprofit work, including federal grants, federally funded work which may be re-granted from state, local, tribal or territo...

Professor Russel James has been on the Next in Nonprofits podcast before, talking about resources for donors after the changes in itemization in 2018. Russell joins the conversation again to talk about his new book series, Fundraising Myth and Science. The books are available in audio for free on YouTube , in .pdf by connecting to Russell on LinkedIn , or in paper if desired via Amazon . The books...

Rob Shavell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Abine and DeleteMe , "a hands-free subscription service that will remove your personal information that’s being sold online." Rob joins the podcast to talk about the risks of general data availability for nonprofit organizations. Groups will need and want to publish some information online about their key officers and directors for the community, but can al...

Jon Prat t recently retired as Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits . Jon was the founding director, working in that role since 1987. The world of collective action by and for nonprofits has evolved in many ways since that time. It has also kept some very solid foundational elements through those decades. Host Steve Boland talks to Jon about this history of building one of the...

Veronica Garcia is Lead Organizer for Wealth Reclamation Academy of Practitioners , "a community of practice organized by and for Resource Mobilizers. As Resource Mobilizers, we are the individuals in our communities who specialize in cultivating relationship networks and stewarding the flow of assets (social and material) back into social justice movement and community-building." Veronica joins h...