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Send us Fan MailDonor Advised Funds (DAFs) are becoming more and more prevalent in the nonprofit space, and it is becoming increasingly crucial for nonprofits to understand this method of giving. What is a DAF? What are the advantages of donating through DAFs in a world where credit card usage is more convenient? How can you accommodate donors who are looking to use this new means of supporting your mission? Learn about the motivations behind your donors who are switching to DAFs, the benefits of DAFs for your nonprofit organization, and the latest strategies for accommodating donors who use DAFs. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Greg Farrell and Mitch Stein to discuss the ins and outs of DAFs as vehicles for philanthropic giving, one of the most requested topics for the podcast.Throughout the podcast, references are made to the following study regarding data collected about DAFs: https://www.givechariot.com/daf-fundraising-report. Mitch Stein is the Head of Strategy for Chariot, a payments company for Donor Advised Fund (DAF) giving. They help nonprofits incorporate Donor Advised Fund gifts into all their fundraising flows with Chariot’s integrated DAF payment option, removing the headaches of missing DAF donors and tracking DAF gifts. He had a 7 year career as an Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs before becoming a startup founder around his biggest passion - bringing more high impact innovation to the nonprofit space. His startup raised over $1M in pre-seed funding, grew to a team of 10, and helped thousands of users. In 2023, he consulted with other founders in the social impact tech sector on their Strategy, Story & Sales where he ultimately joined Chariot’s team to help make his biggest dreams for philanthropy a reality.Greg Farrell is a legacy Hefren-Tillotson advisor. He and his wife, Christine Farrell, lead a unique group within the Baird family. Greg is a CFP® practitioner and a Senior Vice President with the firm. He is licensed for a variety of insurance needs as well, including long-term care insurance. He has authored articles for several local newspapers and has been a featured speaker on the popular financial radio call-in show, "Your Money & You" heard Sunday mornings on KDKA-AM/1020. Greg has served in numerous volunteer positions for his favorite charity, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. He is also active in Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church where Greg served as an Elder.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailStarting a nonprofit organization is a daunting task, and it can be easy to feel stuck when all the obstacles in the way of turning your passion into an organization lie before you. How can you transform a vision into a real nonprofit? How can you make a difference in your community without the funding that bigger organizations may have? Learn about how your nonprofit organization can play a role in supporting and strengthening your community, no matter how big or small your organization may be. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Lacroy Nixon to discuss his journey as a founder and director of a budding nonprofit organization that focuses on building up its community through the art of spoken word poetry. Lacroy “Atlas” Nixon has been writing/performing spoken word poetry for 8 years. He is the founder of Slam Connection, a slam poetry-based organization in Williamsburg created to use poetry, slam poetry, and spoken word as a means for community action. He is also on the executive board for the Writers Guild of Virginia, is a member of the poetry society of Virginia, has a book available entitled “God and his humor”, and is an artist with the Hope Booth Movement (a world-changing initiative that toured across 19 cities in the United States in March 2022 and debuted in London, UK in October 2021). He is a 2 times back-to-back (2023 and 2024) Verb Benders grand slam champion and is on The Verb Benders slam poetry team which is currently ranked 3rd in the United States. In addition to poetry, he was also an educator through the Child Defense Fund Freedom School program for 2 years as a servant leader intern and a site coordinator. He loves Jesus and hopes to inspire people to be the best version of themselves through arts and self-expression.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailEveryone in the nonprofit space is talking about Google Grants and how to get one for your nonprofit organization. But how do you use a Google Grant to its fullest potential once you’ve been approved for the grant? How can you build an effective search campaign to bring people to your website? How can you convert clicks to donations? Learn about strategies and best practices for getting the most out of your Google Grant. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Sean Littman to discuss the importance of thinking outside of the box when designing an effective search campaign and the importance of prioritizing campaigns that create an effective funnel to convert clicks to donations.Sean Littman is a nonprofit marketing strategist that brings a fully holistic approach to an organization's marketing and digital presence. In the past 10 years, he has started several successful companies and podcasts that grew to thousands of streams per week. However, his real interest is in helping nonprofits maximize their potential on the internet. He helps nonprofits transform their new and existing email lists into profitable campaigns on a monthly basis through visual storytelling, strong content, and email funnels. He focuses on Google for Nonprofits, helping organizations take the $10k/month and turn it into real money. He’s worked with a large range of organizations both big and small to help them achieve their goals.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailAs your organization grows, all-in-one solutions may not be offering everything that your organization needs. How can you determine when it’s time to drop the all-in-one solutions and search for more fitting single point solutions? How can you motivate a shift from an all-in-one solution that your organization has been using for a long time? Learn about all the benefits of more specialized, single point solutions for your nonprofit operations and the importance of graduating from all-in-one solutions that are limiting you and your team. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Sal Salpietro to discuss the blessings and curses of all-in-one solutions in the nonprofit space and the importance of finding the correct solutions for your organization. Salvatore Salpietro, Chief Community Officer at Fundraise Up, and Board Secretary of Asia Wild, has a background spanning technology, digital marketing, startups, and nonprofits. As a frequent speaker, he enthusiastically encourages nonprofits to embrace innovation and efficiency in online fundraising. Having served both at a nonprofit as Director of Digital, as well as on the technology platform side, he has a deep understanding of the challenges nonprofits face and solutions to advance our missions. Eager to distill concepts into easily digestible actions, Salvatore uses analogies and self-reflecting questions to help nonprofit professionals see the world from the perspective of the donor. He speaks three languages, has lived in three countries, and is a proud girl-dad to a Swiftie.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailIt’s time to stop being satisfied with “well, that’s how it’s always been.” How can you help move an organization forward that seems to be stuck in place as a leader in the organization or as just a member of the team? How can you create proactive strategies that allow for necessary change in a world that is always changing? Learn how to get started with breaking through stagnation and creating sustainable change in your organization that will allow for greater growth and success. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Beth Fisher to discuss how to lead your team and how to lead yourself to create change in your organization and create new success for your mission. Beth Fisher is a corporate and nonprofit executive with 25+ years of experience leading individuals, teams, and organizations to re-engineer strategies and business processes for increased efficiency, stronger cross-functional collaboration, and skyrocketing sales. She is uniquely positioned with a diverse career including: a top-ranking technology sales leader with global clients; a widely-recognized, brand-building C-suite nonprofit executive; a published author; and a business consultant with subject matter expertise in the business and theology space. The common thread and key to her success is bringing together the right strategies, tools, talent, systems, and execution to help organizations thrive.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailHow can you mold your leadership strategies to create a culture of generosity in your nonprofit organization that allows for strong relationships with donors and with every member of your team? How can you implement important principles into the day-to-day operations of your organization that creates a culture for growth, authenticity, and comradery? Learn how to break down walls between different groups of your team, stay connected to your cause through adopting a willingness to get shoulder-to-shoulder with people, and become a model of transparency and authenticity as a leader in your organization. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Gabe Cooper to discuss strategies for creating a responsive nonprofit that builds a culture of generosity inside and outside its office.Gabe Cooper is the Founder and CEO of Virtuous, a Responsive Nonprofit CRM & Marketing Platform helping nonprofits build lasting relationships with their donors. He is also the author of the top-selling book Responsive Fundraising and The Responsive Nonprofit: 8 Practices that Drive Nonprofit Innovation. After serving in a leadership role at a large nonprofit, Gabe went on to help build a series of successful software products in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. His team’s products have been featured in Wired, USA Today, NY Times, and Apple’s WWDC. His drive stems from a passion to create market-defining software and help charities reimagine generosity.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailHow can you ensure that you are dedicating the most time to the aspects of your life and work that you care about the most? How can you create an environment that allows your team to prioritize what they care about most while also maintaining productivity? Learn how to effectively prioritize your goals and encourage your team members to prioritize theirs as well by recognizing where you currently are and drawing a plan for how to get to your desired destination. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Nicole Smithee to discuss defining what success looks like for you and creating an environment where all your team members can find the success that will bring them the most satisfaction and reward. Nicole has spent over 20 years serving the local church and speaking at conferences, churches, and events around the world. She is passionate about helping leaders thrive in their calling, and provides personal and practical coaching and community for Christian female leaders through the Lead with Love Coaching and Cohort. She also provides communication coaching for pastors, non-profit leaders, and public speakers. She is the co-author of Brilliance Awakened: 21 Devotions to Embrace Your God-Given Potential. She has most recently been featured as a regular contributor on YouVersion’s Verse of the Day. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband Ben and their daughter Quinn.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailAs presidential elections grow nearer, how much should your organization change your marketing strategy and how much should you keep the same? How can you make your attempts to connect with new and old donors stand out among the rush of emails, text messages, and direct mail that comes with election season? Learn about how to navigate through an election year and how to avoid common mistakes that nonprofit organizations make during this time. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Jeff Kruszyna and Joel Baugher to discuss strategies for nonprofit organizations during the election year. Jeff Kruszyna is a three-time Peer Choice “All Star Award” winner and a 2019 recipient of the American Association of Political Consultants’ “40 Under 40 Award” who has raised more than $100 million for Republican campaigns, political action committees, veteran support groups, Christian charities, and other conservative advocacy organizations. He has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of Republican politics, direct response strategy, fundraising, copywriting, design, donor acquisition, list selection, segmentation and analysis. Joel Baugher is a networker whose agency expertise spans all facets of direct mail fundraising, including creative cause concepts and program strategy, list selection and analysis, print production brokerage, and creative copywriting. He has helped grow programs into nationally-recognized institutions by routinely exceeding client growth and revenue goals. For two decades, Joel Baugher has helped guide the direct response marketing success of charitable nonprofits, Christian missions groups, political candidates, and conservative advocacy organizations.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailWhether it’s an interview about the life of one of the people your organization is helping or a discussion with your donors about the motivations behind their support for your cause, the ability to capture and communicate a story is crucial to the success of your organization. So how do you enhance your storytelling abilities and improve the stories that your organization tells? How can you tell the story of the present while also inviting your audience to play a role in a possible story for the future? On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Arielle Bateman to discuss her 4 practices that she suggests for improving your storytelling: stay hopeful, be curious, focus on the people, and own your story. Arielle has worked as a nonprofit storyteller for more than 12 years in international relief, human services, and museums. Her work has spanned the donor pipeline from direct response to major gifts. As a dedicated fundraiser and communicator, she enjoys sharing stories of transformation and building relationships in the community. She loves helping people to discover their philanthropic passions and to support the work that’s closest to their heart.Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

Send us Fan MailHow much time do you spend on your organization’s finances? Are you confident that you have the correct processes in place to manage your finances as efficiently and effectively as possible? Finances should be a path towards your mission, not an obstacle in front of it. Learn about all the benefits of developing your finance management processes to optimize your time and resources. On this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Alexis Becker to discuss the world of modern finance management and the outsourcing possibilities for nonprofit organizations.Alexis Becker is the Accounting and Advisory Services Practice Leader for Maxis by Freed Maxick. Support the showGet free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org