Episode Details

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. Balancing full-time careers, they were preparing for a large gala when they decided to pause and rethink their approach. What followed was a completely different fundraising path, one built on clarity, community, and focused campaigns using The SPRINT Method™.

In this conversation, we discuss what shifted when they stopped guessing and started fundraising with intention: activating their board, building donor momentum, growing their confidence in making asks, and planning for long-term sustainability, including a community chicken coop designed to eventually fund the preschool permanently.

This episode is a powerful look at what happens when strategy replaces burnout, and when small nonprofits step into bold leadership.

Topics:

• Building a nonprofit while working full-time jobs
• Pivoting from a high-cost gala to a lower-lift fundraising event
• Using a focused SPRINT™ strategy to raise $20K in months
• Moving from friends-and-family donors to a real donor pipeline
• Activating board members as fundraisers
• The impact of funding on a preschool in Mozambique
• Long-term sustainability through community-led solutions
• The moment they hit their fundraising goal in the first 10 minutes of an event

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