Nonprofit Hub Radio
Whether starting a nonprofit or taking an existing cause to the next level, The Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast is about breaking down how nonprofits can grow. Each episode features an interview with a sector star with insight, stories, or ideas that can take your nonprofit from good to excellence. Join host Meghan Speer every week to make your good go further!
Episodes
It’s time to stop being satisfied with “well, that’s how it’s always been.” How can you help move an organization forward that seems to be stuck in place as a leader in the organization or as just a member of the team? How can you create proactive strategies that allow for necessary change in a world that is always changing? Learn how to get started with breaking through stagnation and creating sustainable ch...
How can you mold your leadership strategies to create a culture of generosity in your nonprofit organization that allows for strong relationships with donors and with every member of your team? How can you implement important principles into the day-to-day operations of your organization that creates a culture for growth, authenticity, and comradery? Learn how to break down walls between different groups of y...
How can you ensure that you are dedicating the most time to the aspects of your life and work that you care about the most? How can you create an environment that allows your team to prioritize what they care about most while also maintaining productivity? Learn how to effectively prioritize your goals and encourage your team members to prioritize theirs as well by recognizing where you currently are and draw...
As presidential elections grow nearer, how much should your organization change your marketing strategy and how much should you keep the same? How can you make your attempts to connect with new and old donors stand out among the rush of emails, text messages, and direct mail that comes with election season? Learn about how to navigate through an election year and how to avoid common mistakes that nonprofit or...
Whether it’s an interview about the life of one of the people your organization is helping or a discussion with your donors about the motivations behind their support for your cause, the ability to capture and communicate a story is crucial to the success of your organization. So how do you enhance your storytelling abilities and improve the stories that your organization tells? How can you tell the story of ...
How much time do you spend on your organization’s finances? Are you confident that you have the correct processes in place to manage your finances as efficiently and effectively as possible? Finances should be a path towards your mission, not an obstacle in front of it. Learn about all the benefits of developing your finance management processes to optimize your time and resources. On this episode, host Megha...
Has your social media content felt repetitive and robotic lately? Are you and your organization looking for a way to refresh your social media content and maximize your social media presence? Influencer marketing may be the refreshment that your social media pages need. Learn how to humanize your message by tapping into the potential of social media influencers who have audiences that are interested in your o...
Are all of your marketing efforts worth the time and money you pour into them? How do you get the best results from your marketing campaigns and optimize the use of your resources? Learn how to break through the dead-ends of ineffective and unproductive marketing that does not benefit your organization and saps you of time and money that you could be using elsewhere. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits do...
What is the best way to convince someone to donate to your organization? How can you maintain relationships with donors to bring in more donations from them in the future? These questions are crucial to the success and long-term growth of organizations, and the answers are not always simple! On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Matt Hussey to discuss strategies for persuading people to donate and...
One of the biggest challenges a nonprofit leader can face is managing their team. When you have a diverse group of people from multiple generations who all come with their own unique communication styles, motivations, and life experiences, it can be tough to bridge those gaps. On today's episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Kate Viana from Nontoxic Nonprofits to discuss everything leaders need to un...
Can your leadership, board, and key audiences rattle off your organization's mission statement? Maybe, but not likely. Can they each tell you what your organization is about? Probably, but based on their perspective you can get a wide variety of answers. This is why clarity and simplicity is so key when it comes to nonprofit marketing! On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Wes Gay to talk abo...
What would happen to your fundraising strategy if you knew your donors beyond their names and addresses? What would happen if you could understand their passions, connections, and social circles? For many organizations, this would be a game changer in influencing how marketing dollars are spent and how messages are crafted. With the new options available to AI, this idea is now within easy reach and on this e...
If the average person looked at their bank statement for the month, how many subscriptions do you think they would find? Between streaming services, delivery services, and apps, it's probably more than we realize! The subscription mindset has taken over our society and in today's episode host Meghan Speer sits down with Dave Raley to talk about how nonprofits can increase their recurring giving thro...
Anyone who works in fundraising dreams of a world where everyone automatically cares about and supports their mission without even having to be asked, but that is just not our reality. In our actual world, donors are people who have lives and jobs and responsibilities and even if they do want to support the mission, they don't want to be treated like an ATM machine. This is where the importance of provid...
There are plenty of personality profile tests out there. From Meyers Briggs to the Enneagram to Strengths Finders to DISC, the list can go on and on. These tools can be a great way to get to know yourself better and a great tool for team building... if you actually use and learn from them! On today's episode, Meghan sits down with Jon Sarles to talk about the importance of emotional intelligence for lead...
When it comes to choosing a system to manage donors, relationships, and donations effectively, and the results can be overwhelming! A quick Google search of "nonprofit CRM systems" will give you more options that you could have imagined, and each one sounds like it could be the answer to all of your development woes. It can be a dauting task to find the right one, but today's episode may help ...
The relationship between a CEO or ED at a nonprofit and the folks on their Board of Directors can be one of the most critical for any organization’s success, but that also means it can be a tough one to manage well. On today’s episode, Meghan sits down with Tim Kachuriak to talk about what it looks like to serve well on the board and how key leaders can manage those relationships. Tim gives some great tips f...
It’s easy to get caught up in thinking we’re headed for a Jetson’s-like reality when someone starts talking about AI and how it can help us in our work and daily lives. In this case though, we’re not talking about robots who will do you house chores, but more about the productivity AI can bring. On today’s episode, Meghan sits down with Nils Smith to talk about AI, Chat GPT, and other tools that can help us a...
Sometimes in the nonprofit space it can tend to feel like a competition where your organization is fighting against all the others for those donation dollars and grant money or to provide the services better than the organization down the street. But it doesn’t have to be like that! This week, Meghan sits down with Maggie Johnson Richardson to talk about how organizations can collaborate and work together to ...
In this episode, Meghan Speer, host of the Nonprofit Hub Radio podcast, interviews another Megan! Our guest, Megan Donahue shares her wisdom about tweaks and simple things that nonprofits can do to improve messaging.
Megan talks about her ideas on improving letters and email acknowledgments, how to sound personable in communication, and how to move away from organization-centric messaging and towar...
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