Episode Details

Join Jon and Becky and special guest, Mallory Erickson, for this special #AMA (Ask Me Anything) style convo on Friday's episode covering the much debated topic: The Nonprofit Overhead Myth. We're covering historical narratives, power dynamics, how to work with leaders who stymie innovation, how to begin socializing this convo with funders, and how to move from inspiration to action. Join our #AMA convos! Drop us an email, DM or (best option🤩👉) leave us a voice memo, and we'll play your question on-air🎙

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Leave us a voicemail! (4:00)
• The myth of overhead (8:00)
• How our mindsets as fundraisers have been affected by this narrative (9:00)
• Overhead ratios (12:00)
• Organizational leadership (19:00)
• The science of influence (29:00)
• Starting this conversation with funders (31:00)
  • What The Fundraising Episode 26: You Have More Influence Than You Think (For Fundraisers and Funders)
• How to respond to funders when they refer to nonprofit rankings, organizations and associations that track nonprofits (37:00)
• Pro Tips and how to move from inspiration to activation (40:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/260

About Our Sponsor Virtuous
You know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.

Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/

About Our Sponsor Feathr
Are you ready to take your digital engagement to the next level but feel stuck about where to start? Feathr is focused on making nonprofit outreach more impactful by connecting you to your audience - wherever they are online. Feathr offers great training, support, and campaign recipes based on goals specific to nonprofits. From fundraising to program awareness, they’ve got you covered.

Learn more about their solutions for nonprofits at feathr.co

//

Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.
Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.com

Say hi 👋
LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter