Good Fundraising Podcast

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Good Fundraising Podcast.  Today I am speaking with Kirsten Bunch--coach, speaker, bestselling author, and former fundraiser--about mental fitness and why it's so important.

Kirsten is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach™ with hundreds of hours of coaching experience.  She incorporates neuroscience-based practices and adult developmental theory into her programs, and importantly fo...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Good Fundraising Podcast!  Like a good fundraiser I have been off working on next year's budget, but I'm back with a great line up of smart and inspiring speakers who will share ways we can make nonprofits better.

Kicking off this new season with me is Dorene Ocamb, Chief Development Officer at Armed Services YMCA National Headquarters.   Dorene and I talk about a sometimes overlooked a...

It's the end of a year and the end of the first season of the Good Fundraising Podcast.  
I'm going to review some of the innovations and lessons from this year that are worth keeping for our sector--thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts to this episode!

And thanks for YOU for listening. This year the Good Fundraising Podcast had contributors and  subscribers from all around the world--shout out t...

Corporate partnerships are much sought-after but seldom well understood.  What do corporations want from their non-profit partners, and how can non-profits evaluate promising partnerships from the rest?

Lauren Gray, Senior Director of Global Corporate Partnerships at the International Rescue Committee, joins me to talk about her extensive experience working with corporate partners across different verticals of the nonprofi...

Nonprofit fundraisers weather their share of storms in any given year, but an executive director has to contend with even more challenges.  In this week's episode, I speak with Rachel Herman, Founder and Executive Director of PAWS NY, about navigating growth and program changes for her now 10-year old organization.  Rachel shares her reflections on growing PAWS, making tough decisions during the spring of Covid, and how their ...

"With everything that has happened in our world this year,  it feels like the stakes are even higher when it comes to our ability to really listen to each other and to find new ways to shift towards much needed collaborative ways of working."

Kyla Shawyer, knows something about the need for new and improved ways of working together in the nonprofit sector.  Kyla has been leading transformational change in the glo...

For our tenth episode, I'm speaking with Jenny Belardi, Director of Development at Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, about what makes a great major gifts program.

Jenny shares what makes a great major gifts officer, building lasting donor relationships, and how her team is adapting donor cultivation to meet a socially distanced world.

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Jenny mentions hiring staff who share the qua...

We're back with part two of Ask the Fundraisers with Karin Kirchoff and Jenn Deerr!  This time we talk telemarketing, acquisition 101, and everyone's favorite topic: monthly giving.  

If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, sharing with a colleague, and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice! 

And as always if you have an idea for a topic, drop me an email a...

Giving has been up for many organizations, but revenue alone doesn't tell the whole story.

As the COVID pandemic unfolded, the team at Blakely and their partners began surveying donors in Canada and the U.S.  Kimberley Blease, EVP at Blakely, joins me to discuss the findings of their latest survey through the end of May.

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You can find recordings of Blakely's webinars and findings on do...

Fundraising events canceled?  You're in good company, but in the age of zoom you have more options than ever before.

 I'm joined by Oliver Hibbs, Director, Digital and Strategy Integration at Blakely Inc, to discuss strategy for how to not only bring your offline events online but also to engage new groups of donors with virtual event options.

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Digital engagement in 2020 and Beyond f...

To change or not to change your CRM.  It's a question more and more nonprofit groups are facing. What should you consider before making such a big investment in time and money?

In this episode, I speak with Smita Vandakekalam, COO and Senior Strategist at Heller Consulting, about how she helps nonprofits navigate decisions surrounding CRM changes, and Heller's new white paper on the topic.

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Between COVID, long-overdue social justice reforms, and record unemployment it's tempting to settle for the "ok" or "good enough" job right now.  But you can still take the reins of your career and make steps towards better--yes, even now.

I'm joined by Amy Koop, a career coach who will share some thoughts and frameworks for approaching professional challenges and change.

Amy has had ...

Are you getting questions from leadership about whether or not you could make TV work for your organization?  Or maybe you think now is the time to take the leap but you don't have puppies, kittens, or millions of dollars to invest so you think it's off the table?

I'm joined by Adrian White Slagle of Full Hearts who shares her extensive experience in the channel and demystifies some of the less visible aspec...

In this episode I recount some long-simmering thoughts about the bad habits non-profit leadership can get stuck in, if there's hope for change as the sector grapples with  fundraising and covid-19 response, and why it's important to try new things in our ways of working.

Starting with our next "real" episode I'll be bringing you interviews with nonprofit thought leaders on a range of topics includi...