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Fundraising Is An Inside Job, with Haley Cooper Mar 12, 2024

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Haley Cooper is The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consultant and coach. We make a slightly different and deeper exploration into fundraising, emotional connections, and empathy:

Why fundraising is an inside job and what it means to do your own inner work so you can manage in, up and out.
The significance of emotional connection in the nonprofit workplace and how it can facilitate more creativity and collaboration when it comes to raising more revenue.
The correlation between a culture of trust and enhanced emotional connections within the nonprofit team. How can leaders create an environment where vulnerability is embraced, and mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth?
Share practical strategies for incorporating empathy into conversations, such as active listening, recognizing individual contributions, and acknowledging personal growth.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Michigan Healthcare Freedom, with Abigail Nobel Mar 05, 2024

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Abigail Nobel checks in with the SnapCast again to talk about Systemic Healthcare problems, opportunities in state health policy, and current MHF initiatives.

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Undermining Inclusion Efforts, with Rita Sever Feb 27, 2024

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Rita Sever works with select nonprofits to train supervisors to work in a partnership model that supports inclusion. She visits the SnapCast to talk about Hidden Rules in Nonprofits Undermine Inclusion Efforts. Among the things we discuss: · When you talk about inclusion, why does it matter? · Who is most often not included? · What are hidden rules and how do they function? · Who benefits from these hidden rules? · How do hidden rules show up in nonprofits? · How can you recognize hidden rules? Where should we look? · Then what? What are you supposed to do when you find a hidden rule?

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Aggregating Data with Fundminer Feb 20, 2024

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Chelsea Lamego and Alejandro Stevenson-Duran are Co-Founders of FundMiner, software that uniquely aggregates and organizes siloed fund data into its easy-to-manage platform, where fund managers can monitor their funds with access-based compliance tracking, data visualization, document workflow, and secure storage. Among the things we discuss:

What goes into the process of gift administration?
How can fundraising organizations more easily stay compliant with laws and donor agreements?
Why do fundraising organizations continue to use disparate systems and manual data entry and why hasn’t that changed?
What are your top tips on how organizations can effectively manage their funds and prioritize donors?
How does this translate to a nonprofit’s mission?

Professional Development, with Matt Stokes Dec 19, 2023

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Matt Stokes is the President and Founder of Nonprofit Millionaires, a fundraising consultancy. We talk about leadership development. Among the topics we discuss:

Finding a mentor and a sponsor
Attending and networking at fundraising conferences
Doing informational interviews for future fundraising positions of interest
Joining and becoming involved in local AFP chapters
Pursuing the CFRE

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Technology adoption in Volunteer Management, with Geng Wang Dec 12, 2023

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Mickey talks with Geng Wang, CEO and Cofounder of Civic Champs about Volunteer Management and adopting the right technology to significantly step up their game. Among the things we discuss:

What technology already exists today and how is it used by nonprofits to support their volunteer programs?
How could volunteer managers leverage tools like ChatGPT?
What is on the horizon that we can look forward to?
Hybrid environments and increased connectedness
Digital communities to support off-line work
AI to identify points of engagement (and automate or streamline it)

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

The 5 Ingredients of an Unstoppable Creative Team Dec 05, 2023

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Anthony Dicks visits the SnapCast to talk about leadership, leadership development, and working with creative teams. He has spent over two decades preparing people with diverse responsibilities to reach their optimal leadership potential. He currently transforms leaders as the Senior Leadership Consultant for 180 Management Group. Some of the questions we address:

How can leaders foster a creative work environment in a culture of hurry?
What does a team of creatives need that other teams may not?
What are the ingredients of a healthy creative team culture?
What are 5 things creatives need from their leaders?
Why is it so challenging to manage graphic designers, copywriters, and marketers?
How can a team leader become more sensitive to the needs and nuances of a team of creatives?
What do most leaders misunderstand about marketing professionals in their organization?

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Online and Silent Auctions, with Nonprofit Jenni Nov 28, 2023

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This is the last of three episodes with Nonprofit Jenni, Jenni Getzy, host of the Nonprofit Jenni Show podcast, and the force of nature behind Nonprofit Jenni. We talk at length about Online and Silent Charity Auctions, examining step-by-step how to plan a charity auction, how to get items donated, how to maximize your revenue, etc. Questions we address:

When is it best to host an online/silent auction versus a live auction versus no auction at all?
What are the most important steps for planning an online or silent auction?
Where are the best places to get auction items donated?
How should you set bid amounts for auction items?
What are some easy time-saving tips to help avoid wasting a ton of time collecting auction items and coordinating with item donors?
What are some easy tips for increasing the revenue you raise during the auction?

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Next Level Nonprofits, with Chris Lambert Nov 21, 2023

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Dr. Chris Lambert is the author of Next Level Nonprofit and Founder/CEO of Life Remodeled. In 2010 he started Life Remodeled, which repurposes vacant school buildings into one-stop hubs of opportunities and helps create neighborhood revitalization that lasts. Additionally, he and his dream team built and launched the Next Level Nonprofit organizational operating system, which helps nonprofits build dream teams and increase lasting impact. The system can be self- implemented after reading Next Level Nonprofit, however, Lambert and his team created a one-Year Coaching program for organizations that want to go further, faster. Among the topics we discuss:

How to get the right people in the right seats
The key principles to recruiting and retaining top talent.
Building a united, purpose-driven team
Facilitating shared decision-making
Create a 2-page strategic plan where every staff member will know where the organization is headed and how to get there
Building an organizational structure that produces dramatically increased, sustainable impact

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

The 3C Model, with Joey Goone Nov 16, 2023

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The SnapCast welcomes Joey Goone to talk about XXX. Joey is the President of Utopia Experience, a full-scale event management company, that focuses on A/V, event production, videography and entertainment. Joey has cracked he code on utilizing technology to benefit nonprofits in their events, helping them capture data to help them make more informed decisions. We talk about XXX. Among the things we discuss:

The 3C Model
Event Experiences and Video Stories - why they matter
The neuroscience of why people gather, and how once you understand this, you can truly unlock your community
The difference between event production and transactional audiovisual
How to negotiate with hotels and venues
How to implement experiential designs and technology into your event
How to turn attendees into active participants

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

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