The Fundraising Elevator Podcast

This week on The Fundraising Elevator, Zach Putnam of ZP Productions sheds light on the art of video storytelling for nonprofits. Learn how you can craft authentic narratives by centering your storytellers and using tried and true visual storytelling techniques. Zach shares the profound impact that video storytelling can have for nonprofits and how compelling narratives and visual elements have the potential to evoke emotions, drive engagement and inspire action. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Zack Putnam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachputnam/ | Resources | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ ZP Productions: http://www.zpproductions.com ZP Reel: https://vimeo.com/zpproductions/review/785284702/492df7f76b Canine Companions Jeanette and Fiji: https://vimeo.com/zpproductions/review/830214808/dd10e59ed5 Friends of Trees: https://vimeo.com/zpproductions/review/355087153/a04d47ce73 Whitney's Giant Ass Cinnamon Rolls: https://vimeo.com/zpproductions/review/592944449/106e0fb067 Ethical Storytelling: https://blog.greatergiving.com/ethical-storytelling-nonprofit-fundraising/ CDC's Guidelines on a Trauma-Informed Approach: https://www.cdc.gov/orr/infographics/6_principles_trauma_info.htm Offer Every year, ZP Productions offers a grant for free video production to one nonprofit organization. Email Zach at zach@zpproductions.com to apply.

This week on The Fundraising Elevator, Mary Elizabeth, Director of Operations at Swaim Strategies, shares how you can use registration technology to improve your fundraising event. We dive into topics such as how to simplify registration, how to use data to customize attendee experiences and the future of registration technology. Mary introduces registration technology as a game-changer in the world of fundraising events. This technology streamlines the registration process, enhances attendee experiences and makes event management easier and more customizable. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Mary Elizabeth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-elizabeth8/ | RESOURCES | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ Greater Giving: https://greatergiving.com/ Give Lively: https://www.givelively.org/ OneCause: https://www.onecause.com/

In this episode of The Fundraising Elevator, we dive into the dynamic world of livestreaming and its profound impact on fundraising events with producer Ryan Brothers. He shares how to use livestreaming to make real-time connections with donors and how to fundraise more effectively with hybrid events. He offers tips for creating content that centers your mission and engages your audience. Finally, he shares his visionary outlook that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are the future frontier of immersive fundraising experiences. Tune in to find out how livestreaming can elevate your fundraising game. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  This episode is sponsored by AVENUE: https://avenueportland.com/ Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Ryan Brothers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancbrothers/ | RESOURCES | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/

This week on The Fundraising Elevator we talk to host Kristin Steele about the power of storytelling to move your mission forward at your next fundraising event. She highlights the importance of storytelling in creating an emotional connection with donors, and explains how personal anecdotes and experiences can touch the hearts of supporters, leading to increased engagement and donations. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ | RESOURCES | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall: https://www.jonathangottschall.com/storytelling-animal Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall: https://www.storiesthatstick.com/ Wired for Story by Lisa Cron: http://wiredforstory.com/wired-for-story Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Run of Show Template: https://swaimstrategies.com/shop/ Script Template: https://swaimstrategies.com/shop/ About the Event Arc: https://swaim-strategies.slab.com/posts/event-arc-for-in-person-galas-jrqaxeea Emcee Best Practices: https://swaim-strategies.slab.com/public/posts/c6b2kgm6 Storytelling Best Practices: https://swaim-strategies.slab.com/public/posts/aomiuvxd Camp Fire Columbia Org Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPStrdYk4M&feature=youtu.be

This week host Kristin Steele interviews The Fundraising Elevator’s very own Sam Swaim all about fundraising events. Sam frames up what events look like now. She explores how donor engagement has shifted post-pandemic and what you can do about it to maximize support for your mission. She delivers the bitter truth that events are not the easiest way to raise money, but they also present an amazing opportunity to bring supporters into community with the organizations they’re passionate about and other donors who are too. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ | RESOURCES | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ Community Centric Fundraising: https://communitycentricfundraising.org/ Susan Howlett: https://susanhowlett.com/

Join us for the first episode of The Fundraising Elevator, where we’re all headed up. We’re excited to bring you a fundraising podcast where we talk with experts, visionaries and great idea people about how to impact the nonprofit sector for good. Your hosts Samantha Swaim and Kristin Steele talk to each other about what inspires them about gatherings and how we can make them impactful for organizations and engaging for donors. They talk about the art of hosting for any gathering and how it can actually help close the distance between your fundraising event program and your audience in order to take donors into the heart of your mission. Loving The Fundraising Elevator? Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. It really helps other people find the show.  This Episode Brought to You by:  Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Utilizing over 20 years of nonprofit event strategy and production expertise, Swaim Strategies coaches and teaches organizations how to increase the impact of their fundraising events.  The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ As a full-service event AV and video production partner, The AV Department’s technical event production and media content generation provide you with a range of experience and talent from a partner who wants to know you and work together year after year.  Speakers Samantha Swaim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-swaim-a28a9a4/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ Kristin Steele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-steele777/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swaimstrategies/ | RESOURCES | Book Consulting Time with Sam and Kristin: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#consulting Learn More About Elevate and the Elevate Conference for Your Fundraising Events: https://swaimstrategies.com/elevate-conference/ Planning a Successful Major Donor Event: https://swaimstrategies.com/solutions/#book Connect with Swaim Strategies: https://swaimstrategies.com Connect with The AV Department: https://theavdept.com/ The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker: https://www.priyaparker.com/book-art-of-gathering Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/674289/unreasonable-hospitality-by-will-guidara/ “The Secret Ingredients of Great Hospitality” TED Talk by Will Guidara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwcyXcOpWVs