Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMonthly Giving Prediction #5: Retention Is Built Before the Gift
The neat donor funnel sounds good in slides, but it doesn’t match how people actually decide to give.
We dig into the real path supporters take today…
4 months ago
Who Gets to Be ‘Legit’? BackBlack: The Movement That Proved Community Is the Infrastructure with Floyd Jones
Episode 222
A lot of movement builders might be thinking, who actually gets to be considered “legit”?
We are celebrating Black History Month, and in a very short …
4 months ago
Monthly Giving Prediction #4: AI-Powered Donor Care Moves From “Nice to Have” to Necessary
Quiet signals decide retention long before a donor hits “cancel.”
We explore how to turn early indicators—failed payments, skipped emails, reduced en…
4 months, 1 week ago
How To Choose Stories Based on Strategy - Creating Belonging & Champions of Your Mission with Max Kringen
Episode 221
How do you build a storytelling rhythm that can fuel your fundraising efforts all year long? Max Kringen of Tellwell Story Co. is EXACTLY who nonprof…
4 months, 1 week ago
2026 Monthly Giving Prediction #3: Pause Isn’t Failure - Flexibility Becomes Non-Negotiable
Donor flexibility is the quiet superpower of retention - and it’s about to become non-negotiable.
We dig into why giving supporters control to pause,…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
“How Can We Be Expansive Together?” The Future of Nonprofit Partnerships with United Way's Matthew Sutton
Episode 220
If a corporate partner had to tell a story about working with your nonprofit, what would they say?
What companies want from nonprofit partnerships ha…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
2026 Monthly Giving Prediction #2: The “Easiest Yes” Wins
What if the smallest monthly gift unlocks the biggest lifetime value? We’re digging into our second Monthly Giving Prediction for 2026: lower entry p…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How Small Words Spark Big Movements with Adriana Carrig, Little Words Project
Episode 219
At my third annual Monthly Giving Summit, you’ll hear from someone who understands how repeat engagement, community and generosity actually get built…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
2026 Monthly Giving Predictions: #1 - Recurring Giving Becomes Core Infrastructure
Why monthly giving must move from a checkbox to core infrastructure and how that shift changes budgets, dashboards, and daily decisions. Practical pr…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
A Subscription-Economy Lens on Monthly Giving (And What It Means For 2026)
Episode 218
We’ve officially entered what I’m calling the retention era. Recurring GivingTuesday gifts are growing year over year, and nonprofit benchmarks are s…
5 months ago