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You Should Always Be Looking For Your Successor, with Patrina Pelton-Smith Jul 29, 2020

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An excellent conversation with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. She focuses on non-profit formation, infrastructure, administration, and grant writing to support her clients in successfully meeting their organization's mission. This episode, we discuss nonprofit board development during pandemic:

Recruitment is an ongoing process. “You should always be looking for your successor.”
Board candidates currently finding themselves with time.
Candidates know there’s a need across nonprofits.
This may not be a time to do recruiting if an org is in the middle of a pivot.
Keeping your house in order.
The board self-assessment along with the messaging to give to board prospects.
Getting nonprofits ready to engage in the recruiting cycle.

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Good Strategic Planning For Nonprofits, with David Paule Jul 28, 2020

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Mickey talks with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David talks about the value of strategic plans, and how to get the most out of them. David talks about his development of a tool—a strategic plan that fits on a one-page sheet of paper. Among the topics we cover:

The first step to fixing a problem is to admit you have a problem.
Many nonprofits undervalue the strategic plan as a management tool.
The biggest value of the strategic plan: it empowers you to say no.
A strategic plan is not how you solve a crisis.
The strategic planning process doesn’t have to be complex.
If your house is on fire, you don’t want to have to think about how to get out of the building.

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

Nonprofit Technology Issues, with Maureen Wallbeoff Jul 23, 2020

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Maureen Wallbeoff spent more than seventeen years working inside nonprofit organizations, and another ten years leading a digital agency for nonprofits. We talk about a number of nonprofit technology issues including:

Why nonprofit tech seems so overwhelming to deal with.
Getting a good return on your technology investment.
The 4 P framework (plan, people, platform, and process).
Defining your true system requirements (not just functionality).

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

Using the 990 As A Marketing Tool, with John McGee Jul 22, 2020

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Part 2 of a conversation with John McGee of McGee Consulting. This time we talk about how an org's 990 becomes a marketing tool, instead of remaining a federal reporting requirement. It's more than just a tax return.

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

You Can't Avoid The 990, with John McGee Jul 21, 2020

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Talking with John McGee of McGee Consulting about the 990, why you can't avoid it, what needs to be on it, and the consequences for doing it incorrectly.

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Influence The Cause, with Jerry Tuzil and Jason Shimitz Jul 20, 2020

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Nonprofit SnapCast has a quick conversation with Jerry Tuzil and Jason Shimitz of Influence The Cause, a soon to be released crowd-funding platform that incorporates ways to immediately gamify the friend-raising and fundraisng aspects of any crowdfunding campaign.

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Deborah Marshall, Nonprofit PRO's 2020 Fundraiser Of The Year Jul 16, 2020

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Mickey visits with Deborah Marshall, recently named Nonprofit PRO's 2020 Fundraiser of the year. An expert in strategic initiatives, Deborah Marshall is a seasoned and innovative administrator who oversees all operations at the American Fundraising Foundation. We talk about the award, AmFund's activities, and about establishing a healthy and rewarding workplace culture.

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teenyBIG, Human Centered Design with Emily Taylor Jul 15, 2020

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Talking with Emily Taylor, Principal of teenyBIG, to talk about the work she does using Human Centered Design to turn "lackluster followers into passionate supporters." We define what Human Centered Design is, and how these principles are used across an entire organization and its operations. Human Centered Design is not just limited to website construction.

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

Good Goes Further, with Steven Aguiar Jul 14, 2020

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Mickey visits with Steven Aguiar, the founder of Good Goes Further, a company that helps nonprofits create and execute a plan for digital growth. We talk about:

What "growth marketing" is, and how nonprofit use it.
Frameworks to map growth marketing strategies.
The most effective Facebook advertising strategies.
A socially responsible approach to digital advertising.
The launch of Good Goes Further and the nonprofit marketing community.

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

Your Virtual Events, with Therese Jardine Jul 13, 2020

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Mickey gets to talk with Therese Jardine, Principal of Strategic Event Procurement. We talk about the shift away from in-person fundraising galas towards virtual events. Therese shares best practices and some solid advice about what nonprofits should or should not to when planning a virtual event.

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

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