Nonprofit SnapCast

Latest Episodes:

Leading for Justice, with Rita Sever Feb 10, 2022

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Rita Sever, author of Leading For Justice, visits with Mickey to talk about making the book available to any leaders working for justice. The book especially speaks to the nonprofit sector and offers real, practical tools in their pursuit of justice. We discuss:

Environmental challenges to justice
How do you give staff a voice
Social justice and nonprofit leadership in the age of COVID, and what a post-pandemic world might look like for those organizations
Her work in the nonprofit sector and with social justice organizations, and how that led her to a career in human resources, specifically impacting (and changing) policies and practices that replicated oppression inside organizations
How inequity and biases can penetrate organizations, including those that are created to support equity -- Impacting hiring processes, promotions, pay and treatment of staff
Cultivating a healthy workplace culture, though this is never one size fits all

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What's It Like Founding An Organization From Scratch, with Jonathan Wright Feb 08, 2022

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Mickey gets to visit with Jonathan Wright, an attorney, philanthropist, board member, and founder of nonprofit efforts. Our conversation goes down multiple paths, including:

What’s it like as a founder setting up an organization from scratch?
What kinds of nonprofits do you like to support?
How to support membership on nonprofit boards?
What do you think board challenges are? (and how to address them)

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The Future Of Fundraising, with Paul D'Alessandro Feb 03, 2022

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Paul D'Alessandro is the Founder and CEO of High Impact Nonprofit Advisors. We talk about Paul's book, The Future of Fundraising: How Philanthropy’s Future is Here with Donors Dictating the Terms.

Paul has many great insights and lessons to share. Among the things we discuss:

How artificial intelligence is already changing the nonprofit sector and what's to come
Why you need to familiarize yourself with donor-advised funds
Social impact investing
Blockchain philanthropy

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Career Agility, with Julia Geisman Feb 01, 2022

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Julia Geisman is the Founder and CEO of CareerAgility, LLC. Julia and Mickey talk about building a data-based roadmap for building inclusive environments. We talk at length about:

Why inclusion is the DNA of an organization
Corporate vs. non-profit worlds
What does it man to have an inclusive mindset?
What are components of an inclusive mindset?

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LEAD IT! with Libby V Jan 27, 2022

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Libby Villavicencio spends some quality time on the SnapCast to talk about LEAD IT! -- a framework for fostering Innovative leadership for nonprofits. LEAD IT stands for:

Leverage: Get clear on your desired impact and outcomes/results
Engage: Build a community of champions
Attract: Marketing to attract people to your organization
Develop: Your organization’s Sustainability and “Thriveability”
Influence: Effective Content Marketing & Signature Speeches
Tech Up: Systems, Automation, Tools to improve your efficiency and effectiveness

We talk about nearly everything from ambassadorship to human capital to technology. Don't miss this episoe.

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Donor Advised Funds, with Bill High Jan 25, 2022

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Bill High is the Executive Chairman and CEO of The Signatry, a global Christian foundation which inspires and facilitates revolutionary generosity by providing creative giving solutions to help donors support their favorite charity or ministry, through the use of a donor advised fund.

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An Unintended Hiatus Jan 20, 2022

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Mickey explains the unintended hiatus with an apology.

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Strategic Planning and Mission Met, with Eric Ryan and Ricky Chilcott Nov 24, 2021

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Visiting with Eric Ryan and Ricky Chilcott of Mission Met. We talk about strategic planning, and how the Mission Met software helps nonprofits achieve their strategic goals. We also discuss the most glaring problems with nonprofit strategic planning, including these barriers to effective execution:

The Executive Director Doesn't Champion the Planning Process
Nonprofit Strategic Plans are Often Too Complex
Planning is Viewed as an Event, Not a Proces

We'll soon be giving away a copy of Mission Met: Proven Strategic Planning Guidance to Help You Build a Financially Secure and Impactful Nonprofit. This book frames strategic planning as a mindset for managing your organization with writing a plan as one key step in an ongoing cycle creating a structure for implementation and course correction as needed. Among the things we cover:

I. Why strategic planning has a tremendous ROI:

Helps to ensure that your plan is executed
Keeps the team engaged and aligned in the planning process
Elevates the importance of strategic planning overall for the organization
Shows clear(er) history of what you've decided/tried and what worked/didn't
Saves you time and political capital by reminding people about work to be done
Is a break for the day-to-day project management software

II. Advice with selecting strategic planning (or really any software)

Be honest with yourself about what sort of power you need, want, and can afford
Ask yourself whether it's useful to only have a limited set of people able to access (most software is price per-user)
Ensure the platform you choose works the way you want
Ensure the platform you choose is designed for your size of organization
Be on the lookout for other support and resources that provide your team value

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Donate Stock with Andrea Young Nov 23, 2021

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Andrea Young is the Founder and CEO of Donate Stock. Their mission is to transform charitable giving, by making stock gifting fast, safe, and free for all donors and recipients. We talk about the dynamics of giving stock, the benefits of giving stock (even if you're a modest investor), and the benefits of receiving gifts of stock if you're a nonprofit. Appreciated securities represent an entirely new funding source for most organizations. At no cost, nonprofits can claim their Donate Stock page and gain access to a suite of tools to facilitate stock gifting. Andrea says the effects are sometimes instantaneous for nonprofits.

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Insider Giving, with Cindy Schipani Nov 22, 2021

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Mickey speaks with Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan. We talk about insider charitable giving, a "worryingly widespread" practice that is quite harmful. "Increasing civil and criminal penalties does not work as a successful deterrent if there is substantial ambiguity about what is illegal insider trading," says Schipani. "This ambiguity allows insiders to not only trade successfully but also to fend off attempts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice Department to discipline them after the fact." Our conversation covers the things nonprofits should be aware of when processing gifts of stocks and securities.

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