Nonprofit SnapCast

Pat Libby returns to the SnapCast, bringing with her Travis Kemnitz, Executive Director of the San Diego Bird Alliance. Together, we talk about the work they did together, presenting a case study of their methods and results. Among the topics we discuss:

1. Strategic Planning - What did the process look like? - What did you learn along the way? - How did the board respond to what you were learning? Were they resistant to change...

Maria Perez is the Cause Marketing Consultant. She specializes in helping organizations grow their sponsor-partner initiatives. Among the questions we tackle:

• Why cause sponsorship is such an important revenue generation element for NPO's to pursue.
• Why do NPO's confuse patronage, corporate partnering and sponsorship? 
• What are the nuances and why are they important?
• Why do brands and companies sponsor?

We welcome suppo...

Pat Taggart is the Founder and Chief Creative of SkyBlue Creative, helping many nonprofits effectively use video as part of their communications portfolio. He visits the SnapCast to talk about the right way to create and use video. Among the things we cover:

• The biggest hurdle to promoting a non-profit on video is often the reluctance of leadership to put themselves on camera
• Tell vs. Compel   
• What can you film yourself vs...

Colleen Cook of High Tide returns to the SnapCast to talk about AI. Our conversation covers a wide breadth of knowledge regarding AI, its use and utility to the Nonprofit Sector. Among the things we discuss:

• Why nonprofits may be fearful of AI
• How my team is using AI 
• Considerations to make when selecting and using AI
• Potential of AI for nonprofit capacity building
• Generative AI
• Predictive AI
• Natural Language Query
• Use cases...

Michael Randel makes his second recording with the SnapCast. This time we talk about how to determine if an organization is really prepared for growth. Among the things we cover:

• Insights from studying Mackenzie Scott grant recipients that led to the concept of "the prepared organization."
• Consequences for organizations that are not prepared for growth opportunities.
• The importance of Purpose and Identity as the fou...

Michael Randel is the founder and director of Randel Consulting Associates, a consulting firm that leads organizations through change and growth. He visits the SnapCast to talk about how to make organizational change less challenging. In our conversation, we talk about five common problems organizations experience as they navigate change. Among the things we discuss:

• Is it true that 70% of organizational changes fail?
• Emphasi...

Paul Morris of Foundry Fundraising visits the SnapCast to talk about your technology and making the right technological investments. Among the things we discuss:

• Technology won't do the work for you and doesn't solve all your problems. No matter how shiny it is
• Nonprofits are woefully underinvesting in the technology tools needed, especially for development
• Nonprofits don't have to invest wildly, they can and should be smart ...

Laura Macdonald visits the SnapCast to talk about endowments, their utility, and why your nonprofit might want to think about adding an endowment to your funding priorities, and how to prepare to do so. Among the things we discuss:

Making the Case for Endowments •      Why are endowments beneficial from an institutional perspective? •      What resonates with donors about endowments? •      How can we help donors see the benefits ...

Dimple Dhabalia visits the SnapCast to talk about burnout and vicarious trauma among nonprofit professionals. Among the issues we cover:

• Common occupational traumas in the non-profit sector.
• Causes of vicarious trauma and moral injury, along with healing strategies.
• The relevance of generational trauma in the workplace.
• The connection between self-care, nervous system regulation, and the workplace.
• How organizations, not just...

Emily visits the SnapCast again to illustrate that nonprofit technology is not a project-based endeavor. We talk about data and technology are integral to defining organizational culture:

Human / data interaction Models of tech hiring Emily's Apprenticeship Program

Be sure to drop Emily a line and ask her about Friday Conversations.

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Full disclosure: Rita Sever and Mickey trash talk some HR practices. We know not all HR people/departments do these things. There are many good HR folks who walk their talk and are user friendly. Among the questions we cover:

• What is Rita's history with HR?
• As a consultant, how did Rita support organizations in terms of HR?
• What are some unique challenges of HR – in a nonprofit in particular?
• What if an organization doesn’t h...

Lisa Dietlin visits the SnapCast and schools Mickey on the Nonprofit Sector. We start with taking in the 30,000 foot view of the sector and break some things down from there. Among the many things we discuss:

• Do you know how the nonprofit/philanthropic sector evolved in the US?
• Did you know the nonprofit sector is the largest employer in the US?
• Did you know that every position that exists in the for-profit world exists in t...

Rita Sever and Mickey do a dive into organizational culture to examine the hidden rules that lead to discrimination and toxicity. Among the questions we address:

• Remind us what hidden rules are and how they work?
• Give us an example of a societal hidden rule?
• Give us a few examples of hidden rules in a nonprofit organization?
• How do they tend to undermine inclusion and equity?
• Who tends to benefit from hidden rules?
• How can yo...

Colleen Cook is the Chief Business Officer for High Tide. We talk at length about computerwork vs peoplework, and how High Tide's unification of data makes data management universally useful for the entire nonprofit. Among the things we discuss:

• Unified, comprehensive data for nonprofits: Nonprofits deal with a lot of data points, but too often that data is siloed, making it difficult to see the complete picture. Streamlined...

Kate Viana, MA, CNC is the Founder and Principal of Nontoxic Nonprofits. We talk about a number of things related to organizational culture including:

• Intergenerational conflict arises in the nonprofit workplace due to a lack of understanding and connection, and from permissive attitudes toward ageism.
• There are six main types of communications-related pitfalls: generational stereotypes; clashing management styles; fear and d...

Shoshana Grossman-Crist visits the SnapCast to talk about grant-writing. If you think you know about grant writing, you might be wrong. Among the things we cover:

• Why do we need to make grantwriting easier?
• How did you learn to write grants? How can others learn?
• What´s the first step in grant writing?
• Can you walk us through the key components of a successful grant application?

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Sean Littman Founder/CEO GiveSuite.com: "...Everyone uses the term all in one. But GiveSuite literally is an all in one for small and medium sized organizations. You have your Crm, you have your donor management system, you have marketing tools, you have social media, scheduling tools, you have fundraising, crowdfunding everything all in one. So that way you can. You can just maximize your time and go out there and change the ...

Pat Libby and Travis Kemnitz visit the SnapCast. We were all set to talk about strategic planning, but spent our time talking about the 2024 U.S. Election results and what that might mean for nonprofits as we navigate the next several years. We outline a four-step plan that Pat outlines on her blog:

• Be there for your team
• Reaffirm your connections to the greater community
• Hire a lobbyist
• Create your year-end fundraising plan
...

In this episode, Mickey is on-site at the 13th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference, hosted at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens on October 9th, 2024. He speaks with:   Chris Woods, CEO and President of Artportunity Knocks, increasing opportunities in the Arts, Education, Community Service, and Bridging Cultures. Chris says, “I'm a firm believer of rather than talking about the problem, become the solution, and we did that.” What was...