The Raimy and Bini Podcast

Leora and Eitan Ashman share how a devastating stroke became the unlikely foundation of Koach Eitan, an Israel based nonprofit supporting brain injury survivors and their families. Leora gets real about building a nonprofit from lived experience, leading without a playbook, fundraising through relationships, and growing a mission while still living the story every single day. They talk about messy...

In this episode, Raimy and Bini invite Kevin Schulman on the podcast and then proceed to let him politely light a match to about 40 years of fundraising “best practices.” Kevin is the founder of DonorVoice, a behavioral science fundraising agency, and managing editor of The Agitator DonorVoice blog. He studies why humans actually do what they do and applies that thinking to charitable giving. Spoi...

In this episode, we sit down with Joseph Bornstein, founder and CEO of CauseMatch , to talk about what it really takes to build something meaningful in the nonprofit and tech worlds. Joseph shares the story behind CauseMatch, from his early days as a nonprofit founder to bootstrapping a platform that now supports organizations around the world. We dive into leadership, values, team culture, and wh...

It is the last episode recorded in 2025, so we did a two-part special . First, we looked back at last year’s predictions. What actually happened in 2025 . Where we were right. Where we were off. We talk about AI moving from a novelty into real workflows, the comeback of in person events, the ongoing growth of donor advised funds, and the reality check around monthly giving growth. Then we go all i...

In this episode, Raimy and Bini sit down with Meredith Rothbart , co-founder and CEO of Amal Tikva, for a wide-ranging and candid conversation about peacebuilding, leadership, and what it means to undertake long-term work amidst ongoing conflict. Meredith shares her personal journey into this field, how Amal Tikva was built, and why she believes real peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians...

Winter finally showed up in Israel, and Bini and Raimy used that as the perfect excuse to have a big question conversation. Bini brings a headline that feels almost unreal: MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation teaming up. A Gen Z phenomenon and the most old-school foundation. They dig into whether philanthropy is ready for disruption, what disruption even means in this space, and what real nonpr...

In this episode, Raimy and Bini take a clear-eyed look at GivingTuesday. Not the hype, not the pressure, just the real question every nonprofit wrestles with. Does it actually help, or does it pull time and attention away from end-of-year giving, which is where the real momentum lives? They walk through the story of how GivingTuesday started, how it grew, and why its timing makes it so tricky for...

This week, Raimy and Bini sit down with Rabbi Tuly Weisz, founder of Israel 365 and one of the most active nonprofit leaders working at the intersection of Jewish life, Christian support for Israel, and public advocacy. This episode looks at how big ideas get built in the nonprofit world, how leaders handle pushback, and what it takes to hold onto a mission when the landscape gets loud. With Rabbi...

We’re back with Season 2! We dive right into the GoFundMe fiasco: what actually happened, why it rubbed so many nonprofits the wrong way, and how the apology somehow made it worse. We talk about tipping, SEO, missing money, and what happens when tech companies forget to ask permission. Raimy shares a tepid/lukewarm take on the debacle: that the damage wasn’t about lost dollars; it was about lost t...

What do landscaping, grant writing for dummies, and pistachios have to do with faith-based fundraising? More than you'd think. In this episode, Raimy and Bini are joined by Evan Cox and Jon DeLange, the dynamic duo behind strategicfundraisingplan.com , who’ve helped hundreds of Christian ministries raise more money with less stress. You’ll hear how Evan went from mowing lawns to mentoring ministri...

What If Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) Became the Norm — Not the Exception? This week, we sit down with Mitch Stein, Head of Strategy at Chariot, for a masterclass on the fast-evolving world of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) — and why they're becoming the giving wallet of the future. Mitch pulls back the curtain on: What DAFs really are (and why most people misunderstand them) How tech and policy shif...

What’s it like to fundraise when your donors are in one place and the impact they're making is happening thousands of miles away? In this episode, we sit down with Morgan Gross , the founder of Fundraising Beyond Borders , who joins us from a literal farm in Zambia. (Yes, there are monkeys. Yes, they jump on her roof.) We talk about the messy, meaningful world of international fundraising: bui...

You open an email from a nonprofit. Four seconds later, you close it. No donation. No action. No connection. In this episode, we take you inside a real fundraising email from a major organization. We don’t name names to take shots. We do it to learn. Together, we break it down. Line by line, design choice by design choice. We ask: What’s working here? What’s missing? And what can every nonprofit l...

Bini turns 50! He celebrates the only way he knows how: by recording a podcast. We kick things off with Bini's reflections on being an old man before diving into questions like: How should nonprofits think about special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and national events? What’s the right way to mark these moments with donors? What are the wrong ways? And what kind of impact do...

What happens when you mix fierce advocacy, government bureaucracy, and a refusal to look the other way? You get Bob Nelkin. In this episode, we sit down with Bob, whose 50-year career spans government, nonprofits, academia, and policy reform. From walking unannounced into state institutions to uncover abuse... to reducing infant mortality with a coalition of beauticians and crossing guards... Bob&...

There are a lot of things people say about nonprofits that just aren’t true. In this episode, we go after some of the biggest myths in the fundraising world. Like the idea that if your cause is good enough, the money will follow. Or that board members don’t need to give. Or that overhead is a dirty word. Or that only rich people can make a difference. We don’t just bust these myths. We talk about...

In this episode, Raimy and Bini dig into the 2025 M+R Benchmarks Study, a wide-ranging report on digital fundraising trends. We unpack the surprising stat that online giving is flat and explore why monthly giving continues to rise, now making up 31% of all online revenue. We question whether donors are driving the trends or just responding to smarter asks. We also tackle the 11% drop in email fund...

Barry Kislowicz knew he wanted to be a rabbi when he was two-years-old. What he didn't know at the time was that he would go on to do so much more. A couple decades later, Rabbi Dr. Kislowicz is a coach who helps nonprofit leaders find their way through chaos. In this episode, Bini and Raimy hear how Barry went from managing a school to coaching the folks who run them. Barry shares some gems a...

We’re back! After a short break, Bini shows off his dining room art (and explains why he's podcasting from a new angle), and Raimy shares an epic Good of the Week story involving his dad, a piece of medical tape, and a life-changing bottle of dish soap. Then we dive deep into the world of matching donations. Why they work. When they don’t. What they do to donors’ brains. And how to use them wi...

This week, Bini and Raimy sit down with Elisheva Hudson of Hudson Films , a true expert in nonprofit video production. Elisheva knows exactly how to craft videos that do more than tell a story. They inspire action. In this episode, she takes us behind the scenes of nonprofit filmmaking and breaks down the dos and don'ts of creating compelling content. She shares her best tips for getting the m...

In this week's episode of the Raimy and Bini Podcast, we talk about data! (Cue the Jon Stewart popcorn gif.) Our fearless hosts dive into a topic many nonprofit professionals avoid: metrics. They explore different ways to approach evaluation and measurement, what’s worth tracking, and what’s totally overrated. Bini and Raimy break it down from three angles: fundraising, program impact, and org...

In this week's episode of The Raimy and Bini show, we dive into 5 qualities that make a nonprofit leader shine... and five that could use a little work. We tackle some of the big questions keeping you up at night like: Are good nonprofit leaders any different from good for-profit leaders How do strong leaders empower their staff? And how can leaders avoid chasing shiny objects and stay focused...

In this week's episode of the Raimy and Bini Podcast, we say all there is to say about AI. Once you listen to this episode, you won't need a single other resource about the subject for the rest of your life. Jokes! In fact, this episode may very well become obsolete in the four days between recording time and publishing time. But we can't let that stop us. Love it or fear it, AI is her...

If you were starting a nonprofit from scratch, what would be your first move? In the latest episode of the Raimy and Bini Podcast, we walk through how we would each approach starting a brand new organization. (Bini even put together a chat-gpt-fueled advisory committee that guided him throughout the process.) We talk about the pros and cons (well, mostly cons) of starting a nonprofit and the diffe...

In this week's episode of THE Raimy and Bini Podcast , we interview the hip-hop fundraiser (and our second Jeremy in a row), Jeremy Haselwood . Jeremy is a two-time bestselling author. His first book, The Digital Fundraising Blueprint , is a cheat code for nonprofits looking to crush online giving. And his second book, Finding Your EDGE , is all about unlocking your personal and professional p...