The Official Do Good Better Podcast

Does your board have a great memory...but for only about what went wrong? Sabrina Walker Hernandez has been there. With over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising and leadership, Sabrina Walker Hernandez, President/CEO of Supporting World Hope (SWH) , provides consulting services and project-based leadership in helping organizations in the areas of building and managing devel...

Krista Kleiner learned a life-changing lesson from her parents:  We can touch and transform the lives of others through acts of kindness and compassion.  Krista has been a published author on leadership, followership, and preventing harassment and discrimination at the workplace since the age of 16. Her reach exponentially grew after winning the Miss Philippines International title in 2010, and sh...

Dave Linn doesn't "believe" that ordinary people can change the world, he KNOWS it. As Co-founder and COO of The Generosity Series, he has shared the power and profit of Peer-to-Peer fundraising with 100s of nonprofits and 1000s of fundraisers. A husband, father, grandfather, educator, board member, beer & coffee snob, published author, and corny-joke creator, purveyor & rec...

Planning events during COVID? Great advice coming your way!  Meet Deidre Hillman, a professional with proven success as both an individual contributor and strategic business partner in a wide array of industries including, non-profit, technology, healthcare and transportation. Deidre has the ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical business requirements, identify deficiencie...

Prepare to be wowed! Joining Patrick today is David Pisarek, who leads Wow Digital--an award-winning, Canadian 🇨🇦 non-profit focused, Toronto-based web agency. In short, Wow Digital evaluates non-profit needs and objectives to provide a strategy from a marketing, communications, digital and technology perspective on how to improve, engage and promote. More about Wow Digital:   https://wowdigital.c...

"You're so money and you don't even know it."                 --Swingers, 1996 Got fundraising goals?  To kick off 2022, today Patrick shares his "Top 5 Tips for 2022 Goal-Setting."    Share your organization's goals with Patrick at: Patrick@dogoodbetterconsulting.com Support This Podcast! Make a quick and easy donation here: https://www.patreon.com/dogoodbetter...

Ads. Reviews. Results. Today's all about your organization and Google. As a nonprofit, do you wish your marketing didn't pull you away from your mission and fundraising? Finding donors, fundraising, and growing your mission - marketing seems to have the promise of doing these things, but it's time consuming, expensive, and complicated. There are too many options and ways to spend mo...

It's time for a mental-health check-in. Nicholaus Houser has 12 years of experience in writing/editing, online content production and marketing, which includes work as the Marketing and Communications Manager for a Sacramento nonprofit, a Digital Managing Editor for Hearst Television and as a featured columnist and feedback editor for Bleacher Report. He has also worked as a copywriter for a...

Today is about wellness, as Patrick welcomes Kyle Jones, Cofounder and COO of iCRYO. Kyle oversees all center operations, including center set up, grand openings, training, and customer service for iCRYO. He found his passion in health and wellness after pursuing his college career as a football player and graduating from Texas State University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science and Business...

IT'S GIVING TUESDAY! ARE YOU READY? (No? Well then it's also "follow up on those leads Tuesday.") Today host Patrick Kirby shares tips on making the most of special giving days and making the most of the remainder of the 2021 Giving Season. (and below is an easy way to give to this podcast)  Support This Podcast! Make a quick and easy donation here: https://www.patreon.com/dogo...

"We are all neighbors, helping neighbors." Diana Zhang is the CEO and co-founder of NeighborShare , a rapidly-growing direct giving approach that empowers our communities' frontline heroes to help families through critical moments of need of $400 or less. Prior to that, she spent 15 years in strategy and operations as an executive at Bridgewater Associates, a premier asset managemen...

As year-end fundraising approaches, your organization will be sending people to your online donation page. But will you raise max dollars from max donors? Your donation form could be hurting you, with poor design and content that isn't user friendly. Fellow nonprofiteer Ephraim Gopin has a special offer for you: Sign up for his Online Donation Form Boost and he'll send you a report meant...

"Because that's the way we've always done it." (That common response is cringeworthy.) Let's find a way to do good better. Let's start with your digital marketing. Let's start today. Cosmic Founder and Creative Director Eric Ressler has extensive expertise in brand development and digital strategy development and execution for profit-driven companies and social i...

Richard Kaufman is #thecomebackcoach. Richard Kaufman is a Veteran who has personally come back from drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness, PTSD and blindness to become a public speaker, #1 Amazon Author and top rated podcaster. He joins Patrick today to share his inspirational story and positive advice. More About Richard: richardkaufman.net Connect with Richard on Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Sponsorships mean so much more to nonprofits than just event success.  Ken is here just in time to tell you why. Ken Ungar is the president and founder of CHARGE. Prior to founding the agency, Ungar worked as a marketer, league representative, event promoter and business leader at the highest levels of professional sports. He is an attorney and a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA)...

"They're people, not email addresses." Dan Reed, CFRE, is the Senior Account Director, Digital Fundraising for the nonprofit marketing agency, Media Cause. He joins Patrick today to share the most up-to-date advice on nonprofit marketing.   Dan started his digital fundraising career at Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, developing peer-to-peer activi...

“How does it help…to make troubles heavier by bemoaning them?”  - Seneca In today's episode, Patrick deals with grieving and loss of all kinds...family, pets, things important to our work, and more. He shares his personal experiences and advice on how to recover--both personally and professionally. Support This Podcast! Make a quick and easy donation here: https://www.patreon.com/dogoodbetter...

In this BEST OF episode from June, Patrick outlines his "to-do list" for every nonprofit before they get ready for their big end-of-the-year fundraising push.  How ready are you NOW? Check your progress here!  Host Patrick Kirby shares his "Five Tips & Tricks to Plan for Your End of the Year": What does your "end of the year appeal" look like?  What can you do to...

Volunteer. Board Member. CEO. Consultant. Author. Today's guest-expert Diane Lebson is helping nonprofits do good...(wait for it...) awesomer!  Diane is a first-generation American, the daughter of working-class, Polish immigrants who instilled in her a strong work ethic and desire to “do good.” After studying international relations in college, Diane stayed in Washington and began her nonpro...

It's fundraising season! Are you excited...OR TERRIFIED?  Lamar Hill is here, just in time.  Learn More About Four Elements Therapy: https://www.fourelementstherapy.com/ All About Lamar: https://www.fourelementstherapy.com/about-us Buy Lamar's Book! https://www.fourelementstherapy.com/are-you-my-daddy-book Support This Podcast! Make a quick and easy donation here: https://www.patreon.com...

Be afraid. Be very afraid. (Or just listen to Rob.) Today's guest is CEO of Abine / DeleteMe, The Online Privacy Company. Rob has been quoted as a privacy expert in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, ABC, NBC, and Fox.  Rob Shavell co-founded Abine (alongside Eugene and Andy) and previously led Abine’s product and business development. Rob brought Abine’s core produc...

Think outside of the box today. (The donation box.) Think "Facebook Marketplace meets GoFundMe." For nonprofit fundraising. FunditOn is a powerful community-driven fundraising platform where your donated in-kind goods are converted into financial support for the people and causes you care about. FunditOn breaks down the financial barriers that can keep people from donating to organizatio...

Just for today our slogan is, "Do LESS Better." Maria Clark joins Patrick to explain why. Maria Clark spent 33 years at the American Cancer Society, leading strategy, planning and implementation for name brand events like Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, before joining GoodUnited in early 2021. Her amazing experience at the ACS led to the opportunity to champion t...

89% of people get fired because of their lack of soft skills, only 11% because they couldn't do the job. "Choose to be a Pro" today and learn more about what it takes to really lead your nonprofit.  Today's guest Josh Davies is passionate about helping others make a difference in their lives, jobs, and community. Through his work as a speaker and trainer, he has engaged and enc...

Today Patrick is joined by Jonathan Shugart, a "recovering tax attorney" who now advises those of all income levels how to make their greatest impact through charitable giving. His nonprofit, bcharitable.org, is a unique tool to make that happen. More About bcharitable.org Here: https://bcharitable.org/ Jonathan Shugart's Bio Here: https://bcharitable.org/founders-story/ Follow John...