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Does your nonprofit have a “part-time” fundraising problem? As an ED, I learned the hard way that hiring well-meaning but inexperienced junior development folks often wastes precious resources. 💸 Their lack of strategic chops yields scattershot efforts and little ROI…leaving us with a half-baked revenue recipe. 🍳 But Cindy suggests a secret ingredient to bake […]

Sick of shame sabotaging your fundraising? 😣 Turns out our money baggage builds invisible barriers between us and the resources we need. But together with my soul sister Shulamit Ber Levtov, we’re busting through old stories to unlock flow! 💸 In this week’s episode, Shula and I get real about how oppressive systems and early

Does chasing big donor bucks leave you feeling shook? Here’s a little secret to flip the switch on our inner dialogue so you can start bringing in major gifts: When you fix your mindset, you fix your money probs.  But don’t take my word for it! I’m all about a case study too.  Once upon

> Fundraising leaving you frazzled? 😫 I’ve been there too. Turns out the problem isn’t stingy donors – it’s our own money mindset. 😳 I used to get bent out of shape whenever a gift fell through or the budget got tight. Then I learned around 80% of fundraising flows from how we feel about

Sick of “spraying and praying” when it comes to finding new donors? I’m dishing my best tips on targeting your ideal supporters in this solo episode. I’m tackling the common mistakes I see nonprofits make, from failing to define their audience to not optimizing existing channels. Expect straight talk on the pros and cons of

Are you trudging through the fundraising world, feeling the weight of ‘never enough’? It’s time to drop the scarcity storyline and embrace the abundance that surrounds us. We’ve all carried baggage into our donor meetings, narratives laced with trauma and social hurdles. But what if I told you, it doesn’t have to be that way?

🎆 Happy 2023! Before we dive into the new year, let’s recap my 5 most popular Nonprofit Lowdown episodes from 2022. These insightful convos cover everything from ditching toxic fundraising tactics to navigating across generations in the workplace and beyond. I’ve compiled the very best nuggets of wisdom to inspire you to find greater connection

Burned by social media and its tiny ROI? 📥 Time to make email your BFF for bringing home the bacon in 2023! Digital marketing maven Christina Edwards explains why email crushes social media when it comes to converting supporters into donors. Listen and learn why you should centralize and optimize this workhorse channel ASAP. We

Does your nonprofit website attract donors like a 20-year-old Geo Metro? 🚗 Here’s how to give it a sleek new upgrade without breaking the bank. Lou Kotsinis of BCS Interactive shares his 20+ years of digital marketing expertise to help nonprofits level up their online presence. A beautiful website matters – it’s often the first

Are visions of year-end dollar signs turning into lumps of coal? 💸 We’ll help you turn your fundraising frown upside down with an email marketing strategy that converts before 2023 comes to a close! Here’s how to salvage your campaign in the final weeks of 2023. Email marketing whiz Jess Campbell of Out in the

Fundraising can feel transactional, manipulative, and just plain icky. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As donor-turned-expert Lisa Greer explains, with authentic connection and a “ditch the pitch” mindset, fundraising can actually feel human. Lisa gets what it’s like to be on the receiving end of clumsy asks and ill-informed wealth screens. After