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#407 - The Gen Z Donor Strategy Nobody's Building
Episode 407
I'll admit it. I came into this conversation ready to talk about "those damn kids." They give me the blank stare. They call me bro. My friend in staf…
7 hours ago
#406 - Who Told You It Was Supposed To Be Easy?
Most nonprofit leaders think the problem is the workload. I had a week that told me otherwise, and it took a coaching call to see it.
I was venting ab…
1 week ago
#405 - Yes! Your Nonprofit Is Allowed To Do This
Most nonprofit leaders think their biggest problem is raising money. Ny Whitaker says the real problem is influence, and money follows influence.
Ny i…
2 weeks ago
#404 - The DAF Money You're Probably Missing
Episode 404
Donor-advised funds are everywhere. But for a lot of nonprofit fundraisers, they’re still a little mysterious.
So I invited Liza Carballeira onto the …
3 weeks ago
#403 - DAF Donor Targeting Playbook
Episode 403
Your year-end plan is actively insulting a segment of your donor file. It's September and that plan is nearly locked, so let's fix it before it goes …
4 weeks ago
#402 - Your board isn't lazy. They're uninstructed.
Episode 402
I had a board member, let's call her Lena, who told me she'd rather stick hot needles in her eye than ask her friends for money. So I asked if we cou…
1 month ago
#401 - Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy
Episode 401
Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy
I use Claude every day, he's literally my side piece. And I'm telling you to stop buying AI tools.
Here's wh…
1 month, 1 week ago
#400 - 8 Years, 400 Episodes, and the One Thing I Got Wrong About Marketing
When I started this podcast in 2018, I had no strategy. No content calendar. Just a cheap microphone and a genuine desire to connect with busy nonpro…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
#399 -Stop Chasing Newly Liquid Founders
Episode 399
Here's what nobody tells you: when a founder gets $47M in liquidity, they don't call you. They call their advisor. And by the time you find out they …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
#398 - The Old Way Doesn't work
In this episode, I'm calling out the thing nobody says out loud: your major gift program isn't really a program. The gifts come in, but you can't pre…
2 months ago