In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why a little “healthy delusion” might be the missing ingredient in your fundraising and leadership success.
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In this episode, I’m sharing why grit matters just as much as skill in fundraising, the mindset shifts that make it sustainable, and how to build your own reserve of inner strength so you can lead with clarity, joy, and resilience, even when the work gets hard.
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In this special episode recorded live at GiveCon, I sit down with Penn Street, returning podcast guest, Development & Outreach Director at Aftersight, and host of The Blind Chick podcast.
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I sit down with Jaz' Vick, Managing Director of Development at One Goal Georgia, a pastor, and one of the most genuinely gifted relationship builders I've ever met.
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In this special session recorded live, I break down the summer fundraising forecast and make the case for why right now is the most wide-open fundraising opportunity of the year.
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In this episode, I break down the difference between painkiller and vitamin fundraising, when each one belongs in your strategy, and what happens when you overuse either.
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In this episode, I sit down with Louise Henry, founder of Tim's Club, a nonprofit community space in Panama being built from scratch to support individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities.
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I joined three powerhouse experts, fundraising event strategist Samantha Swaim, digital marketing consultant Julia Campbell, and Bloomerang CMO Ann Fellman, for a candid panel called "The Advice We Don't Put on Slides."
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In this episode, I'm talking about something I watched play out on a Little League field this weekend: two coaches, same-age kids, same skill level, completely different energy, and completely different outcomes.
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'm breaking down the difference between a real SPRINT™ campaign and an old-school fundraising method wrapped in new language.
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Today, I'm breaking down the data behind email frequency, what it actually costs your organization when you hold back, and why the inner monologue of "I don't want to bother people" is quietly limiting your mission.
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In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly where AI helps and where it quietly hurts your fundraising emails.
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In this episode, I walk through the seven reasons nonprofit emails aren't converting into donations, and I want you to listen not for what sounds good, but for where you recognize yourself, because the second you see it, you can change it.
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In this episode, I introduce the concept of the wound version versus the hero's version, and why the story you're telling about your organization changes everything about how people experience your leadership and your asks.
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In this follow-up to last week's episode on campaign frequency, I dig into why so many organizations try online fundraising once, don't hit their goal, and walk away convinced it doesn't work for them.
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Today, I break down why million-dollar-plus organizations run five to ten times as many fundraising campaigns per year as smaller nonprofits, and why that rhythm (not the gala or the grant cycle) is what actually drives sustainable funding growth.
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In this episode, I’m joined by Mary Muroski, founder and Executive Director of the Children's Legacy Partnership Foundation.
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Sometimes the most powerful shifts in fundraising start with a simple decision: we’re not doing it the old way anymore. That’s exactly what happened for Sophia Caputo and Jami Porzl, co-founders of Sharing Hope Africa.
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In this episode, I’m introducing a leadership habit I call CEO Time. It’s the protected time where nonprofit leaders step out of the constant reaction cycle and focus on the work that actually generates revenue.
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In this episode, I explain why simply adding a “give monthly” checkbox to your donation form isn’t a strategy.
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