Nonprofit Jenni Show

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166. Donor Touchpoints + Direct Mail Fundraising + Stock Solicitation Tips Oct 11, 2022

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This week, we continue our series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. We learn some tips for improving your direct mail fundraising campaigns. Finally, we chat with Allie from RightGift about how to create a free online wish list for your nonprofit.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni

— Find Postalytics at postalytics.com/jennishow

— Find RightGift at rightgift.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

165. Email Newsletter Tips + Direct Mail Fundraising + Stock Solicitation Tips Oct 03, 2022

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This week, we continue our series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. We learn some tips for improving your direct mail fundraising campaigns. Finally, we chat with Erica from Rasa.io about how to improve your email newsletters to engage supporters.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni

— Find Postalytics at postalytics.com/jennishow

— Find Rasa.io on their website at rasa.io

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

164. Giving Tuesday + P2P Fundraising + Stock Solicitation Tips Sep 26, 2022

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This week, we continue our series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. Jenni gives a behind-the-scenes look at how she plans a Giving Tuesday campaign. We also chat with Nathan Krupa from Golden Harvest Food Bank about his organization's annual peer-to-peer fundraising campaign.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Donate to Jenni's wedding fundraiser at focofairtrade.com/somethingblue

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni

— Find Postalytics at postalytics.com/jenni— Find Jenni's Giving Tuesday toolkit at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

— Apply to be in this year's Gifts That Give Back catalog at nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

163. Better Board Meetings + Board Expectations + Stock Donations Sep 19, 2022

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This week, we continue our series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. We also chat with Krista Martin about how to run better board meetings. Finally, we take a Rewind back to the archives to listen to a past interview about how to set expectations for your board.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni— Find Boardable at boardable.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

162. Direct Mail + Nonprofits in the News + Stock Donations Sep 12, 2022

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This week, we continue our series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. We also chat with Dennis Kelly about how to host a successful direct mail campaign. Finally, we have another segment of Nonprofits in the News

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni— Find Postalytics at postalytics.com/jenni

— Find the "Why America Gives" study at https://learn.classy.org/rs/673-DCU-558/images/classy-why-america-gives-2021.pdf

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

161. Capital Campaigns + Stock Donations + Nonprofit Trivia Sep 05, 2022

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This week, we begin a new series about how to solicit stock donations from your supporters. We also chat with Meg George about how to assess the feasibility of hosting a capital campaign. Finally, we play another round of Nonprofit Trivia.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Stock Donator's Guide to Soliciting Stock Donations at stockdonator.com/jenni— Find Meg George and George Philanthropy Group at georgephilanthropy.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

160. Stock Donations + Grant Writing Tips + Nonprofits in the News Aug 29, 2022

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This week, we continue our mini-series of Grant Writing Unicorn Tips brought to you by Learn Grant Writing. Then we talk with Jonathan Delshad from Stock Donator about how your nonprofit can accept stock donations. Finally, we wrap up with some Nonprofits in the News stories.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Learn Grant Writing at learngrantwriting.org/jenni

— Join the OVER HEAD Book Club at nonprofitjenni.com/bookclub

— Take Jenni's survey about in-kind gifts at tinyurl.com/jennigiftsurvey

— Find Stock Donator at stockdonator.com/jenni

— My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

159. Video Stories + Grant Writing Tips + Streaming Events Online Aug 22, 2022

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This week, we continue our mini-series of Grant Writing Unicorn Tips brought to you by Learn Grant Writing. Then we talk with Lisa N. Alexander about how to tell stories about your nonprofit through videos. Finally, we take a Rewind back to a previous conversation with a nonprofit leader who hosted a fully virtual streaming event during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Learn Grant Writing at learngrantwriting.org/jenni

— Join the OVER HEAD Book Club at nonprofitjenni.com/bookclub

— Take Jenni's survey about in-kind gifts at tinyurl.com/jennigiftsurvey

— Find Lisa N. Alexander at prettyworkcreative.com

— My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

158. Grant Writing Tips + Preventing Polarization Around Controversial Issues + Nonprofit Advocacy Basics Aug 15, 2022

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This week, we continue our mini-series of Grant Writing Unicorn Tips brought to you by Learn Grant Writing. Then we talk with Kamy Akhavan from the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future about how your nonprofit can meaningfully address controversial issues without creating harmful polarization. Finally, we take a Rewind back to a conversation about how your nonprofit can engage in advocacy.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Learn Grant Writing at learngrantwriting.org/jenni

— Join the OVER HEAD Book Club at nonprofitjenni.com/bookclub

— Take Jenni's survey about in-kind gifts at tinyurl.com/jennigiftsurvey

— Find the Center for the Political Future at dornsife-center-for-political-future.usc.edu/

— Find Brenda Gadd's website at linkedin.com/in/brendagadd

— My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

157. Measuring Impact + Creating a Theory of Change + Stock Donations Aug 08, 2022

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This week, we chat with Megha Desai from The Desai Foundation about how to measure the true impact of your nonprofit's work, beyond what numbers can tell you. We also take a Rewind back to a conversation about how to create your nonprofit's theory of change. Finally, we share some insights about stock donations.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Overflow at overflow.co/jenni

— Join the OVER HEAD Book Club at nonprofitjenni.com/bookclub

— Find The Desai Foundation at thedesaifoundation.org

— Find Paul Collier's website at coeffect.co

— My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers