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#377- MrBeast Is Not Your Fundraising Strategy
Stop fundraising like you’re buying lottery tickets.
In this episode, I’m breaking down why chasing random donors and one-off opportunities keeps you …
7 months ago
#376- Boards Don't Avoid Fundraising. They Avoid Embarrassment.
I got so much feedback from the last episode about boards that we’re going there again.
Here’s the hot take:
Your board isn’t avoiding fundraising. The…
7 months, 1 week ago
#375- Why Boards and Executives Keep Talking Past Each Other About Fundraising
Real talk: I tried very hard to avoid this episode. Because boards + fundraising can get… messy.
But if we’re serious about major gifts, we can’t keep…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#374- Building a System in 2026
If your fundraising feels scattered, exhausting, or like it all lives in your head, this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, I’m breaking dow…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
#373- Out of the Ayahuasca Closet
This is not a normal episode of Nonprofit Lowdown.
In this one, I’m sharing something deeply personal: my experience with ayahuasca and why it mattere…
8 months ago
#372- Worst Fundraising Advice I've Ever Heard
If your fundraising results depend entirely on one person holding everything together, that's not strategy- that's a vulnerability.
And I see this all…
8 months, 1 week ago
#371- Focus on What Matters: Goal Setting for Nonprofit Leaders in 2026
Nonprofit friends — I’ve been thinking a lot about why so many of us feel exhausted heading into 2026. And honestly? It’s not because we’re lazy or u…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
#370- The Neuroscience of Generosity (and What Fundraisers Get Wrong) with Cherian Koshy
We’re kicking off 2026 with a big conversation—and the perfect guest to start the year.
I’m joined by my friend Cherian Koshy, author of NeuroGiving a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
#369- The Quiet Machinery of Hope
This final episode for 2025 has no tips, no tactics, no strategies.
Just a moment to acknowledge the grief, exhaustion, and weight so many of us—espe…
9 months ago
#368- What Happened in 2025?
2025 was a pressure cooker year. Tariffs. Funding cuts. Attacks on DEI. AI overload. Donor fatigue. Burnout everywhere.
In this episode, I reflect on …
9 months, 1 week ago