Nonprofit Lowdown

Join me in today's conversation with Thomas Rush, Head of Platform of Consensys.  What is blockchain?  How can it be used in nonprofit/social enterprise use cases. For more information, check out Litepaper.

My oh my!  Don't miss this episode that is loaded--I mean SUPER-MEGA-LOADED--with amazing tips about marketing, digital story-telling and engaging your online audiences.  I'm sitting with Deroy, co-founder of Hyperakt who leads his team of Hyperaktivists in helping social impact orgs tell their stories through beautiful, compelling visuals. To get hyperaktive, check out: Hyperakt Some other sites that Deroy likes: Vera Institute of Justice, Outrider and The Pudding

Happy 2019, friends!   In order to start the year off right, I'm chatting with Sarah Olivieri, founder of PivotGround about how to optimize, maximize and do more with less.  She discusses great tools and strategies to use when time and resources are limited.  Quick note: the audio quality on this is not great, but the content is really worth it!  Also, here's where to find Sarah: Pivot Ground Here is a link to a video overview of an Impact Strategy™:  Here is a link to an article on using the accountability chart with a download for the template: 

Whether we like it or not, dealing with sticky HR situations is part of the job.  Join me as we chat with HR law expert Chip Fournier about best practices in HR and how keep an employee termination from terminating your nonprofit.  

Join me as I talk with Jennifer McCrea: writer, speaker, teacher and master fundraiser. What are the blocks that you're putting in the way of your fundraising? How do we help ourselves and others access a mindset of abundance and grace when combining resources? Are you attached or committed to your donors? For more about Jennifer, please visit: jennifermccrea.com To get her book, visit: https://amzn.to/2UIbDgt

Salesforce--it's not just a database, it's a lifestyle choice. Join me as we chat with Staci Rice of Idlewild Consulting to discuss how to implement Salesforce to track your outcomes. Take your relationship with data from "it's complicated" to "happily married." You can find Staci and her rockstar team at www.idlewildinc.com

Do budgets, spreadsheets and projections have you running for the hills? Don't be scared! Freda is here to help, especially for those of us who aren't accountants! Listen to nonprofit finance pro Freda Gimpel about how to understand and present your financials. Don't miss her tips about how to best present financials to your board! For more information about Freda, email her at fredakate@yahoo.com

Happy Thanksgiving to all! In this week's episode, I review Radical Candor which gives you a framework to be both caring and candid with your people. Enjoy your turkey!

Just in time for Thanksgiving and #givingtuesday! Join me and this master class with Jane Geever, President of JC Geever. She's been fundraising in New York City for over 40 years and wrote the book on grantwriting (literally!) Tune in to hear some of her insights on foundation fundraising. For more information on JC Geever, check out jcgeever.com To purchase the book on grantwriting, visit: https://amzn.to/2DBvSY5

Ok, kids, hold onto your hats because master fundraiser Cleo Cavolo is coming in hot! She shares with us all of her wisdom that helped her achieve 20% year over year growth, how to talk to your board members about raising money and the future of philanthropy. Don't miss this one! For more information about Cleo and her firm, check out: https://reyespartners.co/ #nonprofit #fundraising #cleoisagenius