Podcast Episodes
Back to Search205: From Grant-Only to $20K in 20 Days: How Aftersight Transformed Its Fundraising [Client Case Study]
Season 1 Episode 205
What does it look like when a 35-year-old organization that has never fundraised decides to go all in on individual donors?
In this special episode re…
2 months, 1 week ago
204: Scared Money Doesn't Make Money: The Donor Relationship Truth Nobody Says Out Loud
Season 1 Episode 204
What's the real difference between a donor who gives once and disappears and one who goes to bat for your organization in rooms you've never been in?…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
203: Summer Is the Most Underrated Fundraising Season: Your 90-Day Game Plan
Season 1 Episode 203
Americans gave $592 billion to charity last year. That was a record year, in the same economy, in the same tumultuous climate, with the same donors e…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
202: Stop Crying Wolf: How to Fundraise Without Burning Out Your Donors
Season 1 Episode 202
There's a marketing concept that applies directly to how nonprofits fundraise: some messages are painkillers, and some are vitamins. Painkillers solv…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
201:From Pinterest Board to Panama: How One Founder Fundraised Before She Had Proof [Client Case Study]
Season 1 Episode 201
What does it look like to fundraise tens of thousands of dollars before a single wall is built?
In this episode, I sit down with Louise Henry, founder…
3 months ago
200: Live Panel from GiveCon: The Advice We Don't Put on Slides
Season 1 Episode 200
This is a special episode recorded live at GiveCon 2026, sponsored by Bloomerang.
I joined three powerhouse experts, fundraising event strategist Sama…
3 months, 1 week ago
199: Stop Making Your Fundraising Campaign Feel Like a Final Exam
Season 1 Episode 199
What if the pressure you're putting on your fundraising campaign is actually the thing slowing it down?
In this episode, I'm talking about something I…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
198: The Give-Get Fundraising Trap That's Costing You More Than You Think
Season 1 Episode 198
Your donors don't need a goodie bag, a raffle prize, an auction item, a t-shirt, or a chicken dinner. If your fundraising strategy is built around gi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
197: Why Sending 3+ Emails on the Final Day Can 2X–9X Your Campaign
Season 1 Episode 197
I recently got an email from a development manager telling me I send too many emails. She's not wrong for feeling that way, but that feeling is roote…
4 months ago
196: The Right Way to Use AI for Nonprofit Fundraising Emails
Season 1 Episode 196
AI is everywhere right now, and in the nonprofit sector, it's making some organizations' fundraising sharper and others completely generic. The diffe…
4 months, 1 week ago