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Send us Fan Mail The pandemic gave you and your team a taste of remote work, if not a complete immersion in it. What do you think? Do you struggle to connect with your peers when they're not under the same roof? If so, this episode will prepare you and your team to flex with purpose around remote and hybrid work arrangements. Digital wellness expert, Mark Ostach, shares tips, trends, and real...

Send us Fan Mail If you feel like the unexpected just keeps happening, you’re not alone! In this episode, Katie talks to Courtney Brockmeyer, the founder of the Sydney Paige Foundation . The Sydney Paige Foundation provides backpacks and school supplies to children of families that couldn’t otherwise afford them. With a focus on quality products that built students’ confidence and upheld their dig...

Send us Fan Mail What if I told you there is a social network where your organization's posts would be seen? Stop competing with the world and your hard-earned marketing dollars on Facebook or Twitter. It's time to try something new. After all, Anthony Jones makes the case that we’re in the “Golden Old Days” of LinkedIn . Despite the platform having over 300 million active users each mon...

Send us Fan Mail Charity auctions are as common as their featured prizes. Nonprofit organizations work every year to solicit in-kind donations of gift cards, memberships, small appliances, and free consultations for their live and silent auctions. In this episode, Katie interviews Scott and Eliza Friedman, the founders of Jewels with a Purpose (JWAP), about how their business is revolutionizing th...

Send us Fan Mail Even the most capable fundraisers and nonprofit leaders can find themselves in a situation of donor mistrust. Sure, you share the financial data, build beautiful annual reports, and foster transparency, but something is still missing. In this episode, Katie chats with Cara Augspurger of DonorBox about three causes of donor mistrust. Cara not only shares how to combat these causes...

Send us Fan Mail A core teaching principle of Do More Good and Nonprofit Hub is that nonprofits have one and only one purpose: to grow a supporter. Without support, you can’t fulfill your mission. As much we’d love to take credit for this wisdom, it was actually the business guru Peter Drucker who originated this perspective. In this episode, Katie talks to Lindsay LaShell, the founder of Open Lin...

Send us Fan Mail Donor retention is an ever-increasing concern for nonprofits. We all face the threat of donor attrition. In a fast-paced world where the competition for attention and resources is steep, it can be challenging to find ways to retain our top donors. In this episode, fundraising coach and expert, Adrianna O'Donnel gives us tips to recognize risk areas and strengthen our donor re...

Send us Fan Mail The gray areas of nonprofit land are deep and wide. Many things that we’d automatically dismiss as inappropriate become considerable in the pursuit of good work and, too often, survival. In this episode, Katie talks to Hannah Berger, a renowned nonprofit and philanthropy consultant who taught with Fundraising Academy. This “no holds barred” conversation examines why ethical issues...

Send us Fan Mail One of the greatest investments any professional can make is learning to do what they do better. Whether more effectively, efficiently, or simply with more enjoyment…professional development can help nonprofit professionals to amplify their impact. Listen to the full episode to hear Tony and Katie discuss everything from board professional development to finding the time when you’...

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you knew you would not fail? Probably raise support for your favorite mission, right? Unfortunately, there are some missteps that are common on the fundraising journey. In this episode of the Good to Growth Podcast, Katie talks to fundraising expert, Jack Alotto, MA, CFRE about three of the most common “epic fails” in fundraising.  Support the show Get free no...

Send us Fan Mail The largest expense of most nonprofits is also its greatest asset - people. The human capital cost behind events, campaigns, and even newsletters are large but often overlooked. Ironically, when it comes to building sustainable funding for a cause, it should come as no surprise then that the greatest asset for most nonprofits is the individual giver . No, not the corporate sponsor...

Send us Fan Mail The up-and-coming generations have been called many things and accused of many more. Speculation about their impact on philanthropy has been the subject of books, blogs, studies, and many podcast discussions. In this episode, Katie interviews Dr. Michael Moody and Sharna Goldseker, the researchers and authors behind Generation Impact: How Next Gen Donors are Revolutionizing Giving...

Send us Fan Mail Planned giving plans are hard because it’s hard to talk about the end, right? Wrong! Lori Kranczer opens our minds to the possibilities of planned giving outside of estate gifts. While bequests are a form of legacy giving, they’re not the only form.  “Legacy giving is bigger than planned giving.” Somehow, along the fundraising journey, the sector began to associate legacy giving w...

Send us Fan Mail You don’t need one more acronym, right? We hear you. The nonprofit sector is riddled with abbreviations of ways to do more good. LOI, DAF, and even NPO. That said, there is one more acronym that we should all be aware of: SDG, or, better known as Sustainable Development Goals . These seventeen goals are agreed upon by the United Nations as initiatives to complete by the year 2030,...

Send us Fan Mail In March of 2020, many boards were faced with no choice but to continue to govern in a remote fashion. Federal and state gathering restrictions made the shift mandatory, but nearly two years later, many boards are opting to continue to meet remotely. In this episode, Katie talks to Krista Martin, the VP of Growth at Boardable about their recent research into how boards are operati...

Send us Fan Mail Back in the day, a nonprofit annual report was a full-team effort comprised of selecting the perfect stock images, stories, paper, and binding. ED's and advancement professionals balanced the decision of developing an impressive report with not looking like they spent too much. The end result was a 20+page volume that only the unlucky staff member assigned to editing actually...

Send us Fan Mail Just think...on average, 88% of an organization’s major donors are not giving at their full capacity. Therefore, how could it impact your organization if 88% of your major donors gave more?  That's just one of the stats that Katie discusses with Bob Westfall of Westfall Gold in this episode. Bob shares findings from the 2021 Major Donor Generosity Report which elaborates on h...

Send us Fan Mail It’s no secret that fundraising evolved in the past year. In 2021, few in-person events could be done safely or even legally in the nonprofit space. Social distancing mandates and gathering restrictions took a toll on fundraisers across the board. That is, except for one: golf outings. In fact, golf outings saw a 7.4% increase in 2021 according to the National Golf Foundation. The...

Send us Fan Mail We’re often tempted to think that the latest marketing technology or social media platform will help us elevate our mission. Fast and new often trumps the tried and traditional. In this interview, Larry Warkoczeski, a veteran marketer and nonprofit expert, reminds us that authenticity and amplifying the customer experience should always be our primary marketing strategies.  About...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve all been there...You hear about a new technology or solution that you’re pretty certain will help your nonprofit to grow, but it has a price. Convincing your board and donors of the value of testing and trying new solutions can be challenging.  In this episode, Katie talks to Maria Clark, the EVP of Partnerships and Chief Evangelist for GrowthForce about how we can not only...

Send us Fan Mail The nonprofit sector is notoriously self-sufficient—and often a little scrappy—when it comes to nonprofit accounting. With the aid of Google and volunteers plus an unabashed passion for our cause, we attempt to do all sorts of things we probably shouldn’t. We do it to save money, but we also do it to prove we can (at least, I do...sometimes). While our intentions are good, our cap...

Send us Fan Mail What a thought! Who you are, right now, with what you know and what you’ve experienced is enough. You are capable...in fact, you’re perfectly capable. But, you might still have doubts—and that’s okay. In this episode of the Good to Growth podcast, Katie talks about leadership and doubt with Marc Pitman. Marc is the author of the new book The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Using Underst...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you’re just starting a nonprofit or looking to take your organization to the next level, you’re going to need supporters. Knowing how to begin and how to build relationships is the name of the game. And Laura White Ludvik, the latest expert featured on the Good to Growth podcast, is an all-star. Support the show Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connec...

Send us Fan Mail If you've avoided the notion of taking cryptocurrency donations because it sounds complicated or risky,  this interview will be an eye-opener. From fascinating stats on how many people actually own crypto to the ease with which thousands of nonprofits are gaining support through this new channel. Katie talks to Pat Duffy, the co-founder of The Giving Block . This episode is s...

Send us Fan Mail An Interview with Bill McKendry, Author of Do More Good, the Book If you're in need of some firepower behind your marketing budget, listen to this episode! Bill McKendry shares select stories from his new book, Do More Good, to inspire and inform nonprofit leaders on the importance of brand, communications, and marketplace perspective. Support the show Get free nonprofit prof...