Nonprofit Jenni Show

Latest Episodes:

256. Nonprofit "Membership" Benefits + Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Advice Jul 22, 2024

Show notes

This week, we continue our new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can develop an engaging membership program to add another revenue stream for your organization. In this first segment, we'll start by talking about the details of how you can build a membership program and the benefits you can offer supporters. Next, we take a Rewind back to a conversation about volunteer recruitment and engagement.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Impactrics: impactrics.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

255. Types of Nonprofit Membership Programs + Equity-Driven Leadership Development + Improve Grant Writing With AI Jul 15, 2024

Show notes

This week, we start a brand new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can develop an engaging membership program to add another revenue stream for your organization. In this first segment, we'll start by talking about the different types of membership programs your nonprofit may decide to launch. Next, we have a new Nonprofits in the News segment with a report about the most effective methods for developing equity-driven leadership training programs so you can build more diverse leadership pipelines. We also chat about an article that outlines three practical ways you can use AI to improve your grant writing process.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Equity-driven leadership report: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Catalyzing%20Leadership%20for%20Equity.pdf

— Grant writing with AI article: https://thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/practical-ways-to-use-ai-for-grants/

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

254. Six Elements of Inspiring Nonprofit Newsletters + Conflict Resolution Strategies Jul 08, 2024

Show notes

This week, we're wrapping up our mini-series with Little Green Light about donor retention with advice about how to keep donors engaged in your mission with inspiring email newsletters. Next, we have a Rewind of an interview with Christopher Arnold about how your nonprofit leaders can successfully manage conflicts, and even proactively develop a conflict resolution strategy to get ahead of future conflicts that are inevitably bound to happen.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Christopher Arnold's website: caredeeply.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

253. Donor Thank-You Letters + 5 Giving Trends Every Fundraiser Should Keep an Eye On Jul 01, 2024

Show notes

This week, we continue our new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can improve its donor retention efforts, this time specifically focusing on how to write gift acknowledgment letters that help maximize your nonprofit's opportunities to receive future gifts. Next, we have a new Nonprofits in the News segment with a report on five recent giving trends that fundraisers need to know about.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Giving trends article: urban.org/urban-wire/five-charitable-giving-trends-watch

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

252. How Often to Ask Donors for Gifts + Advocate for Issues Impacting Your Community Jun 24, 2024

Show notes

This week, we continue our new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can improve its donor retention efforts, this time specifically focusing on how often you can ask donors for additional gifts. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation Jenni had with Bethany Snyder to talk about how and why nonprofits should get involved in advocacy at the local, state, and even national levels.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Bethany's website: snyderstrategies.me

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

251. Three Steps for Donor Retention + LGBTQ Nonprofit Employee Experiences Jun 17, 2024

Show notes

This week, we start a new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can improve its donor retention efforts to develop a more consistent and sustainable fundraising strategy. Then we host another segment of Nonprofits in the News, this time to talk about news stories and research articles about the career experiences of LGBTQ+ nonprofit employees, as well as employees from other historically marginalized communities.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Article about LGBTQ+ nonprofit employees: tinyurl.com/lgbtqnonprofit

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

250. Set Sensible Fundraising Goals + Build a Scalable Development Plan Jun 10, 2024

Show notes

This week, we finish up our mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light to talk about how to set realistic-yet-bold fundraising goals. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Paul F. Morris, the founder of Foundry Fundraising, about how your nonprofit can create a scalable development plan.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Foundry Fundraising: foundryfundraising.com

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

249. CRM Appeals Features + IRS Glitch for 990s + Candid/Guidestar Transparency Seals Jun 03, 2024

Show notes

This week, we continue our mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we talk about some Nonprofits in the News stories, including an update about a major IRS glitch that could negatively impact your nonprofit's fundraising efforts, as well as information about why Candid/Guidestar transparency seals are so important and how to get them.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Michelle's LinkedIn:

— IRS glitch: nonprofitoregon.org/nao-working-to-fix-irs-glitch-in-2022-form-990-displays/

— Candid/Guidestar transparency seals: guidestar.org/UpdateNonprofitProfile/profile-best-practices/

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

248. Email Fundraisers + Time-Saving Strategies With Project Management May 27, 2024

Show notes

This week, we continue our mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with project management expert Stacye Brim about how your nonprofit can use project management strategies to save time with your everyday work.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— STB Consulting: stbconsultingllc.com

— Stacye's article on project management software: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-management-tools-vs-task-difference-stacye/

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

247. Streamline Fundraising Appeals + Capital Campaign Planning May 20, 2024

Show notes

This week, we start a new mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we take a Rewind back to two interviews I had with Brooke Bernard from the Belcourt Theatre and Teri Sloan from the Nashville Food Project about how they planned and executed capital campaigns at their organizations.

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

— Find Little Green Light's Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers