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Are you ghosting your donors between campaigns? In this episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, Sarah Olivieri tackles one of the biggest fundraising mistakes nonprofits make—treating donor communication as a one-time transaction instead of an ongoing relationship. You'll learn how regular, authentic updates can increase giving, build trust, and make asking for money feel less awkward. Plus, Sarah shares a super simple method to generate consistent content straight from your weekly team meetings. If you want more donations without burning out your list, don't miss this one!

Have you seen Casino Royale? That moment when Vespa slides in elegantly, opposite James, all charming smile, razor-sharp wit and mighty brainpower, and says, "I'm the money"?

Well, your host, Sarah Olivieri has been likened to Vespa by one of her clients – not just because she's charming, beautiful and brainy– but because that bold statement "I'm the money" was, as it turned out, right ON the money.

Sarah helps nonprofits transform their organizations from failing to thriving. And she's very, very good at it.

She's brought nonprofits back from the brink of insolvency. She's averted major cash-flow crises, solved funding droughts, board conflicts and everything in between… and so she has literally become "the money" for many of the organizations she works with.

As the former director of 3 nonprofits and founder of 5 for-profit businesses, she understands, deeply, the cha