Nonprofit SnapCast (Mickey Desai)

Joy B. Webb, community catalyst, believes a holistic people-powered, community-driven approach to philanthropy is what will ultimately drive sustainable change and community transformation. As a seasoned marketer, Joy understands how to motivate movement and get people to take action. Seamlessly translating her corporate skills to her passion for her community, Joy launched the Circle of Joy, a community giving circle focused on supporting nonprofits that support youth and education initiatives in Georgia. The giving circle has raised more than $100k for the programs it supports. We discuss giving circles and their widespread benefits to the causes they serve.

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The third of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022,

Mickey speaks with Kirsten Hill of Firespring, Director of Nonprofit Solutions, and Johana Good, Marketing Manager of GiveSignUp. We talk at length about technology for nonprofits, covering everything from web-presence issues to fundraising and events.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, guests on the SnapCast. We talk about The Balanced Voice podcast, her work with Crime Stoppers, and the challenges she currently faces in the current climate. Among the topics we cover:

1. Fundraising and the need for effective messaging and marketing. You can have the best product in the world but if the community doesn’t know it, get it and relate to it, you have no value.
2. Know your audience. Nonprofits must speak to so many different groups - their donors, their volunteers, their team, their partners and the communities they serve. It’s an art and a science to understand how to message individually or simultaneously to all.
3. Strategic planning is sometimes a myth.
4. When it comes to fundraising, think broadly, think strategically and think ahead. It’s critical that NGOs are ready for whatever punches they take. Layering support and expanding support options is critical.
5. Social media is the greatest tool in your tool belt. Not enough nonprofits use it to tell their stories or they use it only to post events or “flyers.” Social media and the virtual world can and should be your greatest entryway for the community to learn about the nuances of your work.

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We talk more about COVID-related challenges that all nonprofits may face: “Nonprofits are at the fore-front of community responses throughout the world. Many are also suffering financially because of limited resources and increased need. AND the individuals working in nonprofits are facing many of the same challenges as the rest of us: reduced income, childcare challenges, strain on mental health. Needs have never been greater and the work has never been more challenging on a personal and professional level.” We also touch on:

• Changes and innovations GlobalGiving is implementing to lighten the load for their partners.
• Lessons nonprofits may learn from pandemic, including the presence of a silver lining.
• Challenging assumptions on what it means to be a responsive and supportive funder.
• How to start setting strategic priorities for 2021 while in the midst of such uncertainty.

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Trace Kingham, Event Strategist, talks with Nonprofit SnapCast at length about doing events correctly, making sure events get planned correctly within a larger context for the nonprofit, and friend-raising vs fund-raising, among other event-planning-related topics.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Michael Gorriarán, President of Arjuna Solutions, visits the Nonprofit SnapCast to tell us more about how Arjuna uses AI to maximize fundraising potential for nonprofits. We talk about his start in the industry, the problems Arjuna solves for nonprofits, how nonprofits may engage Arjuna, and how the entire process unfolds. Additionally, we touch on the energy needs sometimes expended by processing data, how Arjuna fights bias, and how donor Personally identifying information is protected.

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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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An anonymous benefactor is making a $250 contribution towards (almost) any of the consulting work the Nonprofit Snapshot offers. If we can help your nonprofit with the services we offer in partnership with consultants across the country, please send us a note via our Contact Us form, or via our Nonprofit Snapshot facebook page. This benefit may be applied to any of the work the Nonprofit Snapshot provides, with the exception of "Social Media Shuffling." This is a good opportunity to make use of Nonprofit Snapshot services to help you keep your organization poised for 2021. We originally designed this slate of offerings to help nonprofits get affordable help to weather the storm that is upon us. We remain committed to helping you and your board navigate whatever challenges are ahead. This benefit will expire on October 15, 2020.

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Resurrecting an old recording from 2012, John Quarterman speaks with us about his ideas and frustrations with the forming of the WWAC and protecting south-Georgia waters.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Music by bensound.com.

Abigail Nobel checks in with the SnapCast again to talk about Systemic Healthcare problems, opportunities in state health policy, and current MHF initiatives.

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Anthony Dicks visits the SnapCast to talk about leadership, leadership development, and working with creative teams.  He has spent over two decades preparing people with diverse responsibilities to reach their optimal leadership potential. He currently transforms leaders as the Senior Leadership Consultant for 180 Management Group.   Some of the questions we address:

• How can leaders foster a creative work environment in a culture of hurry? 
• What does a team of creatives need that other teams may not? 
• What are the ingredients of a healthy creative team culture?
• What are 5 things creatives need from their leaders? 
• Why is it so challenging to manage graphic designers, copywriters, and marketers? 
• How can a team leader become more sensitive to the needs and nuances of a team of creatives? 
• What do most leaders misunderstand about marketing professionals in their organization?

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Rhoden Monrose grew up in Harlem, NY after emigrating from Saint Lucia at the age of twelve. Rhoden’s personal experiences with nonprofit organizations helped fuel his passion to develop a technology platform where other young professionals have the opportunity to engage with nonprofits at a higher level. He founded CariClub, a unique online platform strategically positioned at the intersection of corporate citizenship and professional networking. CariClub gives young professionals access to philanthropic leadership opportunities, specifically associate board positions with well-known nonprofits and foundations.  We discuss:

• What Cari Club is, and the communities it serves.
• The Importance of Diversity on Boards.
• The Relationship Between Board Service & Leadership Development.
• CariClub's Pilot Board Matching Program for People of Color. 
• How Rhoden uses the events of today as motivation for the future. 

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SPECIAL EPISODE: We speak with Amy Frizzell, Chief Engagement Officer for Usher’s New Look, about things that nonprofits might keep in mind while working during times of crisis. She describes the “Four C’s” for nonprofits during the coronavirus: Control, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. She says, “Your mission is still relevant. It’s the delivery that needs tweaking.”

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Dave Matthews is a Board Member and Partner of Sterling Seacrest Pritchard; AND also a Founder of Atlanta's Nonprofit Leadership Conference. We talk at length about the conference and its value to nonprofit executives and board members. There is always something to learn.

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SnapCast visits with Brian Davis of BryteBridge, formerly known as CharityNet USA. BryteBridge helps nonprofits with all their challenges: everything from startup to development, marketing, grant-writing, and compliance.

• How business has changed as a result of pandemic
• COVID and over-pivoting
• Culture and community

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Part 2 of a thoroughly enjoyable but unexpectedly unorthodox conversation with Dr. Jeremy Dahl of Atlanta's Deep Forest Field School. Please join us in furthering this conversation on the Nonprofit SnapCast facebook page.

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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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Kerry Stumpe and his wife are co-founders of Children of Conservation and have made it to the top of their professional careers (not quitting their day jobs) while successfully running a sustainable and impactful nonprofit in Africa. Both founders have received coveted awards of global recognition by Dr. Jane Goodall for their nonprofit endeavors. Among the things we discuss:

• How to run an effective & sustainable nonprofit without quitting your day job.
• Innovative partnerships with other NGO's and their benefits.
• How to start a nonprofit with a business mindset without losing the passion.
• How to make the most impact with your donations and avoid funding administrative costs.
• How to make your nonprofit dollars go further with limited (or no) employees.
• How to make the most impact as a nonprofit in remote areas outside of the U.S.

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Jacque Daughtry is the Executive Director of Literacy Now. We talk about her ability to expand during pandemic. Jacque says "Relationships have been our cornerstone since day one, and that has not changed...one of our former board members calls it our secret sauce." We talk at length about her philosophies around the stewarding of resources, including the cultivation of volunteers and donors.

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This week we're talking with Shelly Henderson, about a variety of topics in nonprofit bookkeeping: from basic issues of accounting to some things that are not so basic. (Public support test, in-kind giving, board member reporting...)

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Mindful Leadership. Concluding our talk about leadership, this time we discuss mindfulness as a practice to improve the quality and efficacy of leadership across the sector. Mickey learns adults are generally only mindfully present about 50% of the time. Also, multitasking is bad, okay?

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A thoroughly fascinating conversation with Michelle Turman, Founder & CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services. We talk about fundraising and friend-raising.

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Kate Viana, MA, CNC is the Founder and Principal of Nontoxic Nonprofits. We talk about a number of things related to organizational culture including:

• Intergenerational conflict arises in the nonprofit workplace due to a lack of understanding and connection, and from permissive attitudes toward ageism.
• There are six main types of communications-related pitfalls: generational stereotypes; clashing management styles; fear and distrust; work-life balance expectations; lack of respect; and disparate communication styles.
• Healthy intergenerational communication starts at the top. Leadership is responsible for setting and nurturing the culture and for promoting and rewarding the right behaviors.

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Talking with Jonathan Goldberg of Megaphone Technology Consulting on database needs, and data needs for nonprofits. We cover:

• What nonprofits need to do to graduate from a spreadsheet to something more sophisticated?
• What are the biggest factors that spell success vs. failure with the move to a better data management solution?
• Contrasting how data management goes wrong with what it looks like when it goes well.
• What data should nonprofits store, and how should they use it?

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We visit with John McGee, of McGee Consulting, about nonprofit regulations, loan forgiveness, and many related subjects, including:

• Regulatory oversight of nonprofits.
• New regulations and new information seem to surface very frequently.
• What exactly does a 501(c)(3) do for you?
• Who does the enforcing of all these regulations?
• Who, within an organization is responsible for keeping track of everything?

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Krista Kleiner is the Founder and Executive Director of One Heart Movement, a 501(c)(3) committed to fostering unity and well-being through the power of community love. We discuss:

• Krista's background in entertainment and her founding of the One Heart Movement 
• The launch and success of the #OneHeartHandOff global social media challenge
• How Krista managed to get social media stars to participate in the viral challenge
• Methods nonprofits can utilize on social media platforms to grow their following 
• Advice on how nonprofits can thoughtfully engage with users on social media 
• How social media has benefited and impacted her nonprofit

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Our friend Mary Hiland visits the SnapCast again to talk about Board Engagement and her research related to issues in board engagement. We unfold these issues and provide some suggestions on what it means to build connection, strengthen culture, and increase capacity. Among the things we touch on:

• Envisioning the future
• Knowing reality and how to respond
• Engaging and inspiring others to act
• Self reflection & self management

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Mickey visits with Kathy Kreuchauf, Founder of OnPoint Philanthropic Consulting, to talk about Program Related Investments. We discuss:

• What are Program Related Investments?
• How long have PRIs been permitted?
• How can a foundation get started investigating PRIs?
• Why foundations should take a closer look at PRIs now.
• Resources for investigating the feasibility of PRIs.
• Size doesn’t matter.

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Sheri Chaney Jones is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Measurement Resources Company. Sheri has helped government and nonprofit organizations gather and use data to change actions, outcomes and lives. Sheri is the founder of SureImpact, a high-tech startup devoted to empowering mission-driven organizations to manage, measure, and communicate their unique social impact. She is also the founder of Measurement Resources Company, a national organizational development and research firm. 

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This week we get to talk with Allison Budschalow. Allison has spent over two decades working in the nonprofit sector, based in Philadelphia from which she hails. For the past 10 years, she has been the development director for community based nonprofit organizations, effectively increasing revenue with particular emphasis on diversifying funding streams and securing grassroots fundraising efforts with individual donors of all sizes. She focuses on how grassroots fundraising can support and sustain community-building.

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Mickey gets to speak with Julie Barwig, Title:Keep Smyrna Beautiful Coordinator, about the nature of city/nonprofit hybrid organizations and her work with the City of Smyrna, Georgia.

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Chris Barlow, Director at Beeline, Inc., chats with Mickey about the Google Ad Grants Program and its ease of use for Nonprofits. This program is relevant now, more than ever, as nonprofits are trying to find ways to get discovered virtually, and to grow their subscriber/donor lists in advance of (virtual) fundraising events. We discuss:

• Two characteristics to help nonprofits measure different marketing strategies & to pick the best one right now (these characteristics are Quickly Testable and Evergreen).
• Google Ad Grants - what it is, and why it's a good fit for nonprofits when taking the above two characteristics into account.
• What Ad Grants is good for what it's not good for.
• Two stories of nonprofits with results that other organizations can hope for / achieve
• When is it worth doing with no expertise in search ads, nor budget to hire an outside expert?
• A short, online quiz to help nonprofits determine if Google Ad Grants is right for them: https://adgrants.paperform.co/

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This time we speak with Linda McNay about teaching one's children about philanthropy, how parents may talk about philanthropy in their home-schooling sessions, and about The Adventures of PhilAnThropy a book for children which introduces readers to young friends Phil, An, and Thropy as they embark on an adventure in philanthropy upon realizing their new friend needs a special chairlift to enjoy the neighborhood pool.

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Mickey talks with Chris Cherian, Co-Founder and CEO of Gatherly, a video conferencing platform designed specifically for events. Gatherly allows you to host online events where participants can seamlessly flow between one-on-ones, smaller huddles, and bigger groups. In a year where people have been limited to conference calls and forced interactions, people are craving a more interactive and genuine online experience. "Remember the feeling of bumping into an old friend at an in-person conference? You two step off to the side in the conference center hallway and take a few minutes to catch up before moving on to see the keynote speech together or to go find new medical professionals to network with. Your friend maybe even pulls you into a new conversation and introduces you to other people they know. If your conversation is cut short, you can always meet up later during the event when there's time. This is how fluid networking can be in real life." We discuss the ease of use and relevance of this software for nonprofits.

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Hardy Smith visits the SnapCast to talk about his book: Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game. We talk at length about the book, why he wrote it, and how to address the frustrations often felt by board members and nonprofit executives. We touch on the following:

• Nonprofit leaders consistently share frustration about board engagement.
• Why don't board members do what they're supposed to do?
• What are relationship mistakes nonprofits are making with their board members?
• What actions are needed to develop a positive, productive fully engaged board?

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Mickey visits with Eric Clay, CEO of Vale Creative, to talk about digital marketing, do’s and don’ts, providing value, and helping a nonprofit to discern the right media strategy to reach their desired outcomes. We talk about:

Goal-Oriented Marketing and Working Backwards Identifying what actions you want your prospects to take (donate/ volunteer/ signup etc.) Building a Marketing Funnel at low cost Utilizing existing resources to maximize value

Driving Traffic and Conversions The Basics of Blogging (Don't just spam out content) Keyword Selection and determining intent Some quick tips on how to structure your content for SEO

Providing Value & Nurturing Existing Customers Use your website from the perspective of a customer Providing value with every interaction Nurturing existing subscribers

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Mickey delivers a quick update for the Nonprofit SnapCast. He's got questions regarding:

1) What do you want your for-profit peers to know about the work that you do in the nonprofit sector? 2) CRM Bake-off 3) Case Studies 4) Guests We're Looking For 5) You can host an Inclusion Catalyst episode

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Our second episode with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. This time we talk about dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s when it comes to getting nonprofits prepared to properly engage in a grant-writing agenda:

• Getting procedurally clear on programs & services vs activities and events.
• Receiving the grant is when the hard work actually starts.
• Ensuring the organization has the right accounting infrastructure in place.
• Preparing required registrations & certifications (DUNS / SAM).
• Grant compliance issues.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Effie Santos of Red Root Strategies. We talk more about strategic matchmaking, and making deeper alliances work for the mutual benefit of nonprofits and their partner benefactors.

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Mickey speaks with Kate West, CEO of Your Fundraising Lab, and David Somerfleck, Founder and CEO of DMS Blue about the wisdom of using volunteers to staff critical organizational roles. Kate maintains volunteer-led organizations cannot grow or scale. Among the points we cover:

1.  Nonprofits need to distinguish between volunteers and unpaid staff and/or pro bono services for many reasons.  Volunteers don't work in their area of expertise, but do tasks that anyone could do or that the nonprofit has to train them to do.  This can be very valuable to a nonprofit, but volunteers are not considered to be as reliable, loyal or expert as staff (paid or unpaid).

2.  As an exercise, nonprofits could/should develop a budget that lists realistic salaries and fringe benefits for staff (whether paid or unpaid) and then offset these expenses with in-kind contributions as income.  This will help the board and donors (and staff) see the value of unpaid staff contributions.

3.  It's difficult to institutionalize volunteer-led organizations.

4.  When volunteers inhabit formal roles in organizations, corners are often cut including the development of job descriptions, personnel policies and other structures that guide professional conduct and development.  Unless it's somebody's role to develop these critical instruments, they are often remain unrealized.  

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David has been smashing the non-profit sector for over 20 years, and now he's living out his dream: to change the world one website at a time, by designing and building websites, leading design and branding projects, and implementing digital transformation for nonprofits and charities.

He’s a design and programming expert who has taught at the college level and found his passion for sharing knowledge at his clients' businesses. Since 2016, his digital agency, Wow Digital Inc. has completed over 240 projects, so if you need some help, David and his team are the experts. Breaking apart processes and tearing down department silos, David uses his background to effectively bridge the gaps between IT, Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising departments to align processes, streamline operations, and ultimately help his clients achieve digital success.

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Full disclosure: Rita Sever and Mickey trash talk some HR practices. We know not all HR people/departments do these things. There are many good HR folks who walk their talk and are user friendly. Among the questions we cover:

• What is Rita's history with HR?
• As a consultant, how did Rita support organizations in terms of HR?
• What are some unique challenges of HR – in a nonprofit in particular?
• What if an organization doesn’t have an HR department or person?
• When should an organization designated that role?
• What does a good HR department cover?
• What are some traits of a good HR person?
• When and how does HR not work?
• How does it impact staff when HR is not trusted?
• What do you see as the best possible role of HR?
• What has to be in place to make that role possible?
• What impact does this have on staff, leadership, and mission?

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Part 2 of our conversation with John Waterman from 2012. Speaking more about activism, environmentalism, and his conservation efforts.

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Melanie Kirton of Financial Affairs visits the SnapCast to talk about nonprofit financial issues. This episode, we talk about the Form 990, bust some myths and misconceptions, and discuss some of the most damaging mistakes an organization can make with their 990, including:

• Missing the deadline
• Wrong name or FEIN
• Filing an incomplete return
• Improper functional allocation 
• Other mistakes: outdated mission statement, outdated board list, wrong contact information

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In this episode, Mickey is on-site at the 13th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference, hosted at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens on October 9th, 2024. He speaks with:   Chris Woods, CEO and President of Artportunity Knocks, increasing opportunities in the Arts, Education, Community Service, and Bridging Cultures. Chris says, “I'm a firm believer of rather than talking about the problem, become the solution, and we did that.” What was the solution? Listen to find out.   Joe Arnold, retired SVP at Suntrust Bank, and panel moderator of the conference. Joe notes: “We've got a lot of CEOs who are constantly working in their own vacuum and don't know some of the other CEO leaders across our city, and we thought putting together an annual conference about four and a half hours once a year would be a great way to pull them all together. And I'm just delighted that here in our 13th year that again, we've got to sell out crowd.”   Mindy Binderman, Executive Director of GEEARS, the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students. We talk about issues of the importance of leadership in all of nonprofit work, “because we know that good leadership is essential for getting great outcomes for kids.”   Howie Rosenberg, Executive Director of Gigi's Playhouse Atlanta, a Down syndrome achievement center offering free services to participants and their families with Down syndrome. “I'm very passionate about what I do. I love my job. I love having no barrier for people to be successful and to get services. I can tell you we may have a family that lives at Country Club to the south, and we might have family that lives in their car and they get the same quality service and the same experiences as each other.”   Ron Alston, Senior Vice President at Truist, leading the Not-For-Profit & Government Banking practice. We discuss how nonprofit banking may differ from any other kind of banking: “Nonprofit needs are different. They really revolve around financing solutions they have. So if they are engaged in a capital campaign and they are building infrastructure, they can utilize tax exempt financing vehicles that small businesses don't have access to. If they're doing work in low to moderate income communities, there are tax credit programs that can be used to help them complete projects…”

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Joli Cooper of GreenLight Atlanta visits the SnapCast. Launched with more than 50 local philanthropic investors, GreenLight Atlanta represents the city’s extraordinary philanthropic spirit and ambition to find innovative approaches created and proven elsewhere to help make significant, measurable progress toward a brighter and more equitable future. We tackle the following questions:

• How do you decide which organization's to invest in?
• Why is innovation so important?
• Share a bit about your current investments to date --my  portfolio organizations.
• What's the future of GreenLight Fund Atlanta hold? 
• What brought you to this work?

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Jami Duffy is the Executive Director of Youth on Record. She calls on community foundations to loosen restrictions and give nonprofits more time to focus on their critical support services.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: We talk with James Hart about the CARES Act, and three ways it incentivizes charitable giving:

1. Above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions.
2. No cap on % of AGI for annual contributions.
3. Increased cap on Charitable Gifts from Businesses.

These spell out new ways nonprofits may interface with their donors as pandemic unfolds.

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The first of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Duke Turley, and Lysne Tait. Duke Turley, Jr. talks about shooting for the stars with Dream Garden, helping young people connect with resources to help them achieve their dreams. Lysne Tait, Executive Director of Helping Women Period talks about the process of becoming an “accidental nonprofit,” starting out of a group of friends, and finding unexpected success.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Corina Sadler, CVA, talks with the SnapCast about running a local government volunteer program that had capacity for up to 10,000 volunteers a year, and the circumstances that led to taking the volunteer effort down to 0 volunteers, overnight. Among the topics we touch on:

• During pandemic and downsizing, it's a mistake to get rid of volunteer managers.
• Volunteer managers should be more valued within their organizations.
• Volunteer managers should be using social media to tell their unique, professional stories.
• When COVID hit, the volunteer management community turned on their computers and said “Help!” in every language and the global network has responded with loads of online support for volunteer engagement professionals. 
• How professional associations need to pivot themselves to keep members and provide relevant benefits through COVID.

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The last of three episodes with Lisa Greer. This time we discuss key strategies of finding, engaging, and retaining new donors to sustain your nonprofit's mission. We explore innovative approaches to identify potential donors, effectively communicate your organization's impact, and cultivate long-term relationships. 

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Belisa Urbina is the Founder and Executive Director of Ser Familia. We have a frank conversation on how Ser Familia went from a small church ministry effort to a very successful and effective entity serving Latino youth, couples, parents, and families with a variety of educational programming, social services, and leadership training. We talk about revisiting the mission at every board meeting, take a quick look at remaining genuine and faithful to the mission through all parts of the fundraising strategy. Belisa talks about leadership, and the transition of taking the organization to larger and stronger efficacy.

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Melissa Brown of Melissa Brown and Associates visits the SnapCast to talk about the work she did with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to produce the IDEA Report (Assessment of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access).

Key points include:

Collaborative study with NINE organizations participating including African Americans in Development Offices; AFP; CFRE, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy; and more, with sponsorship from DonorPerfect.

Bad behavior is too common - 34% of study participants reported experiencing some type of bias in the prior year. Bias from co-workers is far more common than from constituents -- and both are vastly underreported at the workplace, with maybe half of the people who experienced bias saying they notified a supervisor or HR staff member. We asked about far more than race -- including age, religion, bias based on physical appearance (tattoos, size, hair style), and so on.

People leave jobs because of bias they have experienced. The NP sector is losing talent because in a high percentage of organizations people are either blind the realities, or possibly "just too nice" to admit this is a problem.

To address bias: NP leaders must be strong in their statements and actions to show no tolerance. Provide time and funding (for facilitation ) of discussions that are themselves inclusive. Have a team of diverse (whatever that means where you are) staff and volunteers to create written policies and procedures. The report has links to some examples. Then be sure that EVERY staff member (and volunteer) is empowered to recognize, name, and take action in the event of bias.

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Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Greater Sum Foundation, visits the SnapCast to talk about innovation and scalability in nonprofits. Among the topics we discuss:

• Greater Sum mission: supporting innovative & scalable nonprofits
• Types of innovation Greater Sum alumni are creating
• Factors that impede innovation in the nonprofit sector
• Working definition of scalability in the context of nonprofit growth
• Opportunities for cross-pollination and partnership in the nonprofit sector
• Examples of Greater Sum alumni that have done the most to scale their impact

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This week's Possibility Project: We dive into the trauma that we are forced to reckon with and the healing that is required of us today in the social change work we lead. We discuss the power we have to redesign, make moves, and inform shifts in our practices, policies, and structures that allow for (or don't) effective behavior change. Key questions include:

• What does it mean to be in a constant state of design?
• How do I design for deep healing?
• How can I creatively help systems and institutions be more innovative, equitable, and customer/staff-centered?

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Today on the SnapCast, I’m thrilled to be joined by Pat Libby, a prominent expert on nonprofit advocacy and civic engagement. In our conversation, we dive deep into the vital role that nonprofits can play in encouraging voter registration and ensuring that supporters' registrations are up-to-date before the pivotal 2024 Presidential Elections. We discuss:

• Voter Registration Essentials: Pat breaks down the key steps nonprofits should take to help their supporters register to vote.
• Verification Matters: Learn why verifying voter registrations is crucial and how nonprofits can assist their communities in confirming their registration status.
• Tools and Resources: Discover useful tools and resources that can aid in the voter registration process, including online platforms and community outreach strategies.
• Engagement Strategies: Pat shares innovative ideas for engaging supporters in the registration process, from organizing voter registration drives to leveraging social media for outreach.

Be sure to visit https://www.nonprofitvote.org/ for more information.   Pat’s website also provides a variety of resources on the matter.    Thank you for listening to the Nonprofit SnapCast! Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more episodes focused on empowering nonprofits to drive meaningful change. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon.

Aoife Delargy Lowe is the Vice President of Law School Engagement & Advocacy at Equal Justice Works. Heather Jarvis is an attorney and a nationally recognized expert specializing in student loan law. Our conversation starts with some general facts that people should know about student loans? We further that with more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness:

• What is PSLF? How did it come to into existence?
• So we’re hearing a lot about canceling student debt, why not cancel all debt?
• Where did it fall down?
• What recommendations do you have to improve the program?
• Will the program last? Will it change?
• How can you leverage PSLF to hire and retain people?
• Equal Justice Works launched this Coalition to Preserve PSLF, how did that come to existence?

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Molly Sweet, Director of Development at Community Liver Alliance, talks with us about the challenges Community Liver Alliance faces during these times of pandemic and how they have changed their strategy, messaging, and fundraising efforts to contend with those challenges: how an events-driven fundraising agenda has been impacted, working with volunteers, maintaining stakeholder and partner relations...

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On this week's Possibility Project: More and more critiques and conversations are capturing the elements of design that reinforce white supremacist, white dominant, ableist, and cis-heterogeneous norms. The future of our work as changemakers rests on how we reimagine, elevate, and co-create disruptively. So, let’s get into the nitty gritty of addressing how we might use speculative and disruptive design as tools to imagine and create possible futures, all centered around equity.

These fantastic changemakers will lead us in this session:

• Katie Krummeck is an educational designer and an international thought leader in leveraging the power of design to drive change in the K-12 system.
• Christopher Rudd is an Instructor and Head of Community-led Design for the Chicago Design Lab at the Illinois Institute of Technology-Institute of Design (ID) where his work focuses on co-designing with community stakeholders.

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Erin Thibodeaux-Davison is the President & CEO at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, an organization that is marking 45 years of offering critical youth mentoring programs in Louisiana. We talk about resiliency, and what it means to lead an organization through FOUR federally named disasters within a year (not to mention a pandemic). We discuss:

Valuable lessons for nonprofit leaders about surviving – and even thriving – in the midst of mother nature’s chaos (and coming out even stronger on the other side). The need for volunteer mentors. BBBS of SWLA's Big Defender Fund

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast welcomes Sarah Olivieri back to the table to talk about the SBA loans that are available to nonprofits, and how nonprofits might or might not choose to take advantage of what's available to them at the moment. Among the topics we cover:

• Where to find information on EIDL and PPP loan availability and how to apply.
• You’re approved, now what?
• Interest rates are currently less than inflation.
• Where to spend the money and where not to spend the money.
• Income Generating Expenses vs Impact Generating Expenses vs Flushed Expenses.

Listeners will find more valuable knowledge on these topics on the Pivot Ground website.

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Trace Kingham returns to the SnapCast to talk with Mickey about Reimagined Experiences, Trace's wildly successful endeavor to help nonprofits reimagine communications and events into engaging virtual, hybrid and in-person experiences.

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In 2006, Ben Munoz suffered a rare form of stroke called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Unable to find the support he was looking for on the internet during his lengthy recovery, he created a patient community AVMSurvivors.org in late 2007 to find others like him.

It rapidly became apparent that “community is the best medicine.” Ben soon co-founded BensFriends.org, with the sole focus of creating and operating safe, compassionate communities for people who need them (including patients and their families & friends).

Among the things we discuss is how the organization’s culture is built around running lean and efficient. A core tenet is always considering how to do more with less--how to maximize impact for the patients in their support communities.

Some of these approaches include:

• Asking for favors.
• Reading how-to books and doing it ourselves.
• Finding overseas talent and figuring out how to work across time zones.
• Avoiding sunk cost fallacy on failing projects.
• Remembering it's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
• Providing a mission that people can get behind.

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This is the first of three conversations we had with Sarah Olivieri, Founder of PivotGround, author of The Impact Method. The Impact Method hinges on three guiding principles:

• Having a process for improvement.
• Having plan in place for implementation, instead of a stand-alone strategic plan.
• Building the right leadership / organizational structure.

We discuss the notion that the vast majority of nonprofits don't actually have money problems--that they really have people problems, not knowing how to organize and leverage their people.

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Visiting with Cindi Phallen, President of Create Possibility, to talk about accountability, leadership, and taking ownership of the success or failure of one's org. Among the topics we cover:

• Be mindful of role of board: setting strategy and direction, generating and allocating resources to execute the plan.
• Identify who "owns" each priority in plan. This is a leadership development opportunity. Then train and support your leaders.
• Agree on monitoring steps and methods.
• People are motivated by success and want to be part of winning team!

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POSSIBILITY PROJECT: On July 20th Angela Barbash + Marc Rand talked with us about disrupting #investments and #philanthropy, check out this recording, and join us for the next Possibility Project to take part in our breakout discussions. Learn more about the next session, here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13856641/

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SPECIAL EPISODE: A quick conversation with Sherry Quam Taylor about the importance of (and tips for) fundraising during times of crisis.

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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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The second of eight episodes recorded at Cause Camp 2022, Mickey speaks with Kyle Stephan, Marketing Supervisor for The Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association. Mark Ostach, Digital Wellness Speaker, stops by to talk about being genuine, and the relational components of any nonprofit communication.

This episode is sponsored by Arjuna Solutions.

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Part 3 of a thoroughly enjoyable but unexpectedly unorthodox conversation with Dr. Jeremy Dahl of Atlanta's Deep Forest Field School. Please join us in furthering this conversation on the Nonprofit SnapCast facebook page.

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Jeb Banner speaks with the SnapCast about Boardable, which is fully integrated board management software platform specifically for nonprofit boards (and not just another board portal). We talk about:

• How attention and awareness impacts virtual board meetings.
• The issues of board member engagement.
• The building of a virtual boardroom.
• Eliminating of the “digital duct-tape” that many organizations must use to manually integrate their virtual meetings.
• How to ensure all board members get heard in the virtual environment.
• And Jeb introduces Mickey to the term “uncanny valley.”

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

We visit with Heather Hiscox, Co-Founder of Pause For Change, a consultancy that helps organizations to address “sticky challenges” or exciting opportunities using the P.A.U.S.E. methodology. The methodology is specifically derived from several corporate and nonprofit leadership models (and interventions) to interrupt the status-quo behaviors and habits that may prevent an organization from properly addressing its challenges and opportunities. We also talk about the Possibility Project, an open conversation series where change-makers talk about the big questions we need to answer now.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Katherine Kreuchauf returns to the SnapCast to talk about her new venture, OnPoint Philanthropy. We talk about board engagement, touching on recent research, and ways to improve board functioning.  Among the topics we cover: 

• Board engagement is a process that starts with the first conversation re board membership
• Most organizations don’t invest time into building a high performing board
• Same principals as building a high performing team of employees
• Build interpersonal trust by building interpersonal relationships
• Committees are a great place to build relationships
• Give board members speaking roles at meetings
• Provide natural opportunities for social interaction
• Create accountability by identifying 3-4 indicators/KPIs

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Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit

Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the third of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we go over the steps to making the change. We’ll discuss goal setting, planning, one’s personal brand, building one’s network, and resume creation.

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The first episode we recorded with Reanna Karousis, Founder of Collective Reach, a branding, content, design and communications consulting firm. We talk about brand positioning, and encourage nonprofits to examine what it is that makes them uniquely valuable to their stakeholders. Reanna also describes the five elements of effective nonprofit storytelling:

• A Plot
• Authenticity
• Hope
• A Call To Action
• Context

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Paul Morris is the Founder/Principal of Foundry Fundraising. We talk about the nonprofit sector's use of technology. Among the things we discuss:

• Technology won't do the work for you and doesn't solve all your problems.

• Nonprofits are woefully underinvesting in the technology tools needed, especially for development. There seems to be three reasons for this:

• Nonprofits don't have to invest wildly, they can and should be smart about it. The right tools supports the work.

• The impact of this underinvestment? Wasting a ton of time - staff, stakeholders, volunteers, donors.
• The risk to not investing has short-term and long-term impacts.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast gets to talk with Kyle Waide, President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We talk about changes ACFB has made to contend with pandemic issues, their bigger challenges going forward, and how people can still help even as they are not currently working with volunteers. Visit https://acfb.org/ to learn more how you can help. ACFB has also created a text program that will tell those in need, where to get free food near you, in Spanish or English. Just text FINDFOOD OR COMIDA to 888-976-2232.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast shares a presentation made by Rainmaker Consulting. A select group was invited to gather virtually, share best practices, and address the challenging times we find ourselves in. This episode is shared in its entirety.

In this session Rainmaker Consulting examines: • How do we address the crisis? • How do we use this crisis to both make good decisions for our present time and deepen connections with your colleagues, your mission and your supporters for long term sustainability? • How can board members help your agency employ best governance practices for times of crisis? • How can we maintain a connection with our staff, board, supporters, and stakeholders? • How to lead your agency in a way that advances your work beyond where it currently is.

You'll find all linked resources available via the Rainmaker website: https://rainmkr.com/

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Recorded in January of 2020, SnapCast visited with Amy Eisenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit. We talk about her journey into the world of fundraising, and do a little digging around the subject of capital campaigns: When does an org know if it's ready for a capital campaign? What are common mistakes orgs see during a campaign? How do you prevent your capital campaign from cannibalizing your annual fund? And what tools do nonprofits need to lead a successful campaign?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Colleen Cook is the Chief Business Officer for High Tide. We talk at length about computerwork vs peoplework, and how High Tide's unification of data makes data management universally useful for the entire nonprofit. Among the things we discuss:

• Unified, comprehensive data for nonprofits: Nonprofits deal with a lot of data points, but too often that data is siloed, making it difficult to see the complete picture. Streamlined data allows nonprofits to make fully informed decisions about donor relationships, communication strategies, etc. This is especially important because nonprofits tend to deal with higher levels of employee churn, meaning that data points can be lost when employees leave the organization if streamlined processes are not in place.
• Technology lag in the nonprofit sector: Nonprofits tend to be years behind other industries when it comes to technology development & adoption. Fundraising vs. sales: Fundraising and sales at times use similar strategies and concepts (i.e. digital engagement metrics) - but there are key differences when one asks for a donation for a nonprofit, compared to selling a product or service to a customer. 
• Donor experience: Every touchpoint with a donor is critical for nonprofits in order to maintain positive, lasting relationships within their donor revenue stream. Nonprofits should tailor the donor experience to each individual donor, with unique communication, requests, and touchpoints for each donor. “People give to people.” 
• Changing donor demographics: Nonprofits need to consider and begin establishing relationships with the next generation of donors. Trillions of dollars will be changing hands from current, aging donors to the younger generation (donors of tomorrow), and nonprofits need to establish those relationships well before they begin asking for money. Millennials and Gen-Z also have different expectations on communication, accountability, etc. than Boomers. All of this must be considered & acted upon by nonprofit organizations.

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Another great conversation with Andy Robinson, this time about running effective meetings. It's not as obvious as one might think.

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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.

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In this episode, we chat with Lita Ugarte Pardi, who spearheads the strategy and implementation of PEAK Grantmaking’s initiatives aimed at promoting equitable practices and advancing the Principles for Peak Grantmaking. Lita also serves on the planning committee for Atlanta's Nonprofit Leadership Conference. Join us as we delve into the significance of the conference and its benefits for nonprofit executives and board members.

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Lauren Koontz, President & CEO at YMCA Of Metro Atlanta, takes the time to talk with us about organizational culture, the drive to serve, and preserving humanity among our service providers during times of crisis in this special episode.

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Mickey explains the unintended hiatus with an apology.

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Peter Clay, CEO and Founder of Cyberopz, says security is a problem that is easily solved with focus and commitment. We talk about what it takes to build an effective cyber-security program:

1. People working together
2. No finger pointing
3. Understanding WHY organizations get hacked
4. Committing to building the org's security program

Cyber security can be done without great expense. Peter says there are five things you should make sure your org does in reverse order:

5) Put yourself on a data diet 4) Monitor your environment 3) Be aware that clouds don’t solve security problems 2) Antivirus and endpoint management are almost magic 1) Firewalls are truly magic 1a) deliver interesting cyber security training

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Mickey played host for a virtual Nonprofit round table for the first edition of the Nonprofit Reimagined Summit. The "Nonprofit Reimagined" panel will galvanize top Nonprofit thought leaders for a robust discussion on funding strategies for nonprofit sustainability. The Panel will include Jenni Hargrove, Senior Consultant @Nonprofit Jenni, Chrystal Cherry, President @The Board Pro, Mikey Desai, Host @NonProfit Snapshot, and L. Brian Jenkins, Founder and President @Entrenuity & Mox. E Chicago.

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Marc Haddle is the Innovation Director for Baseline Protocol, an open source initiative that combines advances in cryptography, messaging, and blockchain to deliver secure and private business processes at low cost. We talk at length about what blockchain is, and why nonprofits shouldn't ignore the world of cryptocurrency.

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This week's Possibility Project: We always talk about the proverbial "table" in leadership and community work - come to the table, have a seat at the table, and set the table, but what if we "burned the table" and considered new forms of leadership and how we come together? We will explore models of collective action and collaboration that can lead us toward transformation in the sector.

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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).

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This session was recorded before the current pandemic, but focusing on the donor is still critical today. We talk with Tom Brush, CEO of Advancement Designs, about how to help nonprofits become stronger in achieving new levels of support. Tom looks at the cyclical elements that move within a fundraising engine, helping nonprofits better understand their donors, and crafting the right message to reach the right donor at the right time.

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website or the Wellspring Nonprofit Resource website. The Nonprofit SnapCast records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Talking with Robin Cabral on the topic of Fundraising Career Advancement: How to Move Up in Your Fundraising Career By Building Your Personal Brand. Among the topics we cover:

• Leveraging social media to advance in your fundraising career.
• How does your fundraising resume fits into today's digital world?
• Creating a digital fundraising persona that stands out.
• Making LinkedIn your fundraising best friend.
• Enhancing your paper resume in a digital world.
• Mastering the digital fundraising career advancement world.

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We visit with Joanna Brody, President of Brody Public Relations, and talk about some general issues in playing the Public Relations Game. Topics we cover include:

• How do you craft the right story?
• How do you make sure the right story is getting to the right people?
• Putting a human face on the story you want to tell.
• Do I need to be a good writer to be a good PR person?
• When crafting the story, what is the right balance of data and anecdotes?
• How to keep the dialog going?

We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

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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Talking Technology and Trends Into 2022

David Nadelman is a Senior Solution Engineer with Salesforce. We talk about what nonprofits should be thinking about with regards to technology for 2021 going into 2022:

• Going completely into the cloud.
• The need for ongoing remote solutions.
• Using data effectively.
• Double down on recurring donor programs.

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Do you understand how domestic terrorism is a threat to your nonprofit and what you can do to minimize the risks? Mickey co-hosts this special episode with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio. Our guests are Heidi Beirich at Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, and Pete Clay with CyberOpz.

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Mickey talks with Geng Wang, CEO and Cofounder of Civic Champs about Volunteer Management and adopting the right technology to significantly step up their game.  Among the things we discuss:

• What technology already exists today and how is it used by nonprofits to support their volunteer programs?
• How could volunteer managers leverage tools like ChatGPT?
• What is on the horizon that we can look forward to?
• Hybrid environments and increased connectedness 
• Digital communities to support off-line work
• AI to identify points of engagement (and automate or streamline it)

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Melissa Brown hangs with the SnapCast for a second conversation about the Association of Philanthropic Counsel, a membership association of consulting firms that advise philanthropic (nonprofit) organizations. Upholding a strict code of ethics, APC is committed to ensuring that nonprofit organizations of all sizes can engage experienced, qualified counsel by strengthening the abilities, growing the resources, and expanding the knowledge and networks of our members. Our key talking points include:

• Code of ethics even "stricter" than AFP's - which is one reason for the referral and references pieces. For example, we commit to continuously updating our professional knowledge. In fact, that knowledge-gain is a key reason people join APC.
• Membership survey this year showed extremely high commitment to DEIA as an organization and also across members in terms of how they work with clients, such as for board development, strategic planning, and other services, plus in their fee structures, etc.  
• Discussions still underway but it looks like revised Values, Vision, and Mission will be very clear about the commitment we have to inclusion, diversity, equity and access within APC - as a membership association -- and in our firms. That commitment dates to the organization's founding in 1995. It will be much clearer, though, in our public-facing language.
• We try to live this commitment within the Association through how we seek vendors, our programming, including regular reading/discussion groups and who we invite as speakers, and in our firms based on how we work with clients, our hiring practices, etc. Within APC, we are also working on reviewing association fees and processes to be more accessible, too - stay tuned.