Nonprofit SnapCast

Latest Episodes:

Donor Advised Funds and B Charitable, with Jonathan Shugart Nov 18, 2021

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Visiting with Jonathan Shugart of B Charitable, an Alabama based nonprofit corporation. We talk about Donor Advised Funds and their benefit to both the donor and the recipients. B Charitable is a tax-exempt entity whose sole purpose is to house charitable gifting funds for individuals. In addition, the platform provides donors with financial peace of mind knowing that the funds collected on B Charitable can only then be donated to public charities. Different from other crowdfunding platforms, donations can not be spent by the individual collecting the donations.

Jonathan also turns the table and questions Mickey about the Nonprofit Snapshot.

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Inclusion and Nonprofit Boards, Part 2 with Robin Rosenberg Nov 16, 2021

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What do nonprofits need to know about looking at inclusivity within their organizations. We discuss multiple inclusion issues, what they mean for boards, and what inclusion means towards the mission of wanting to do good. We discuss:

What is the real legacy of the nonprofit?
Should a mission be designed to outlive its board members?
What happens when you have diversity but not inclusion?
Demonstrating ROI on inclusion efforts.

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Putting your Nonprofit on the Map, with Pace PR Nov 11, 2021

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Mickey visits with Annie Scranton of Pace Public Relations to talk about nonprofit visibility and community building.

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. With so many nonprofits, many of them trying to achieve the same goal, it can be challenging to gain visibility, build your community, and increase your donor base if your audience doesn't even know you exist. Using her client Concern World Wide U.S. as a case study, Annie dives into why every nonprofit should build a thought leadership program for their organization, how they can achieve it, and how this strategy put Concern Worldwide U.S. on the map. We also discuss what PR strategies you can incorporate to help you successfully pitch yourself to the media, how to leverage local press to garner larger media coverage, and how this strategy can be used to build your community and increase your donor base.

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SideCar Global, with Chelsea Brasted Nov 09, 2021

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Chelsea Brasted, General Manger of Sidecar Global, speaks with Mickey about Sidecar and the niche they fill in the nonprofit space. We discuss:

Sidecar's niche in the nonprofit space (membership-based orgs) and target audience
What makes Sidecar different from other professional development options (learning as a team, etc.)
Learnings about virtual events (we've been hosting our virtual conference, SURGE, since before the pandemic began)
Trends for member organizations as we move beyond the pandemic

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Fundraising For All: Book Giveaway Nov 02, 2021

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Our Fundraising Search is giving away a copy of Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know. Visit the nonprofitsnapshot.org website and find the entry for this bonus episode to register to win. OR, register via this link:

https://forms.gle/R8FEkNwefxp5acbW8

One winner picked at random will be announced on December 1. Thank you, and good luck!

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Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know Nov 01, 2021

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Dave Paule returns to the mic to talk with Mickey about Fundraising for All, a comprehensive fundraising book he and his colleagues at Our Fundraising Search have written to demystify fundraising for nonprofits of all stripe and size.

This innovative book guides readers on:

The importance of a strategic plan as the foundation for fundraising;
How nonprofit executives and boards should manage their time in every stage of their fundraising and stewardship efforts;
The essential role board leadership plays in fundraising;
The critical relationship between the chief executive and, if there is one, the chief development officer;
Detailed instructions on "how to ask;" and
How smart nonprofits cultivate donors for the future.

The book provides detailed explanations of which fundraising tasks are the most important and which should be undertaken first by an organization. Annual giving, major giving, capital campaigns, and endowments are all explained in ten easy-to-read chapters.

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Green Light Fund Detroit, with Rishi Moudgil Oct 26, 2021

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GreenLight Fund is a growing national network of cities that lifts opportunities for children, youth, and families experiencing poverty. Each local site such as Detroit runs a community-centered process to:

Elevate critical priorities for residents facing barriers to social and economic mobility
Select and replicate one innovative, proven national program annually that complements the existing landscape
Invest in significant, measurable outcomes that are desired across sectors and neighborhoods
Galvanize local support to maximize social impact and long-term sustainability

GreenLight Fund Detroit has specifically focused on building power through a racial equity lens while launching effective programming locally. As the founding executive director, Rishi Moudgil is responsible for building these coalitions and empowering local leadership to collectively achieve the desired goals. GreenLight Fund builds power with residents and local stakeholders to decide what focus areas and programming are focused on within the community. A key example is their Resident Advisory Council, which pays local residents with lived experiences with poverty to advise on investments.

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Accounting Systems & Questioning Authority, with Stephen King Oct 21, 2021

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Mickey meets with Stephen King, President and CEO of Growthforce, to talk about what nonprofits should be doing right now, as we get close to post-pandemic, to increase outcomes, serve more people, and raise more money. We discuss a five-point framework:

Which OUTCOMES best further the mission
Study the ECONOMICS
Which PROGRAMS do you Stop, Start, Continue
Revise the PLAN
Raise more MONEY

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Investment Philosophy, with Sean Hale Oct 19, 2021

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A bonus episode on ethical, values-based investing for nonprofits. Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to briefly discuss the issue of investment philosophies. An investment philosophy is comprised of the organization’s high-level investment beliefs. These principles are a reflection of the organization’s culture and should transcend committee and staff members. A well-structured investment program features an investment philosophy that informs each portfolio’s investment policy.

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Inflation Proof Your Nonprofit, with Sean Hale Oct 18, 2021

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Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to dissect the issue of inflation, and talk about things nonprofits can do to protect the buying power of their reserved funds. This conversation stems from Sean's recent blog post:

https://www.seanhale.org/blog/dont-let-inflation-wipe-out-your-cash-surplus

Does your nonprofit have more money in the bank than you need to cover day-to-day operations? If so, rising prices across the economy, AKA inflation, could significantly reduce the value of your nest egg. Please don’t allow your nonprofit’s hard-earned savings to go up in smoke.

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