Posts Tagged ‘Nonprofit’
How to Be a Savvy Donor
It’s the end of a tough year, and nonprofits have been hit hard. Year-end giving is more important than ever. But how do you know who is a good charity to give to? Tune into this episode, revived from 2019, to find out the best (and worst!) ways to decide who deserves your nonprofit donations.…
Read MoreNonprofit Q&A: The Unpaid “Employees” Edition
Charles McDonald, Executive Director of Community Engagement Partners, joins us for another round of listener questions! If you lose your IRS tax exempt status, can you just switch to a for-profit? Or, how open do nonprofits have to be about who is on their board of directors? Can you hire employees…but not pay them? Get…
Read MoreHow to get the most out of your board meetings
Are your board meetings as productive as they can be? Or do you walk away feeling like you wasted time and didn’t get much done? It doesn’t have to be that way! Matt Homann from Filament joined me to answer some burning questions about how to hold a better nonprofit board meeting. Get Matt’s meeting…
Read MoreFounder Feature: Nonprofits Don’t Grow Overnight
Nonprofit founders are visionaries – they have a clear picture of how they can make a difference in their community. But breaking down that vision to the nitty-gritty details for your IRS application’s narrative statement can be tough. Tommy Hoffman, founder of Sober Farms, was in this exact spot. He knew what he wanted to…
Read MoreNonprofit Q&A: Trick or Treat?
Here’s a Halloween trick: we’re going back in time ONE YEAR to our very first episode of Charity Therapy! Jordan Couch, lawyer from Tacoma and friend of the pod, joined me to answer nonprofit questions. Are you haunted by unfinished business at your nonprofit? Spooked about witchy board members? Don’t worry ghouls & goblins, we…
Read MoreAll of Us Are Stronger Than Any One of Us
It’s easy to find ways that new nonprofit founders can go wrong. But we don’t often hear the stories of founders that do things right. I sat down with Heidi Semann, the founder and executive director of Parotid Patient Project, to talk about her journey to starting and running a nonprofit. Listen in to learn…
Read MoreNonprofit Q&A: Charity or Robbery?
Lots of people assume that folks who work in nonprofits have good intentions. While that’s true most of the time, there are people who want to scam the system in EVERY industry. Our intern Chloe joins us for another round of nonprofit questions, like: Can you set up a nonprofit to pay for your own…
Read MoreHelp, My Boss Tried to Kiss Me!
Join us for an episode with Kelly Rietow, HR Consultant at ROO Solutions, as we discuss people problems that nonprofits can face. What do you do if your boss is crossing boundaries during work? How can we prioritize paying nonprofit employees a living wage, what are the challenges with that, and other common problems faced…
Read MoreThe Future of Donor Engagement
How do you keep your donors engaged and invested in your mission? Matt Barnett of Bonjoro sat down with me to talk about the future of donor engagement – personalized videos. Listen in to find out how personalized videos can set you apart from other orgs and help create donors that are superfans of your…
Read MoreQ&A: The Mystery of the Zombie Nonprofit
Jess and Meghan are joined with Jason Viana, Executive Director of the Open Door, in answering another batch of nonprofit questions found on the internet. What can you do to reanimate a nonprofit that’s been lying dormant? How can you raise money for your organization during a pandemic? How can founders manage their mental health…
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