The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Managing conflict with Claudia Aronowitz

Dealing with conflicts often invokes uneasy feelings or even fear. But healthy debates and conflicts can bring thought diversity and new perspectives to the table. So can we stop avoiding conflict and manage them with more ease and courage? On today’s episode, personal development coach and mediator Claudia Aronowitz shares with us practical tips on […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Prospect Research 101 with Preeti Gill

Prospect research or prospect development often seems to be fundraising processes that are exclusive to charities with more resources. How can small charities do meaningful prospect research and development without draining their bank account? On today’s podcast, prospect development expert Preeti Gill shares some practical tips for small nonprofits to kickstart their prospect research and […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: How to recruit your dream board with Andrea Shirey

Managing the board often gives EDs a headache. When a board functions effectively, it can be an organization’s greatest asset, but when it doesn’t, it becomes an extra burden for the ED and the rest of the staff. So how do you build your dream board from inside out? On today’s episode, Andrea Shirey, CEO […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Multicultural philanthropy with Bobby Sahni

Reaching and engaging the changing demographics in communities is often on organizations’ strategic agenda. But when it comes to developing the actual strategic tactics and implementing them, organizations often face a set of questions:  where do we begin? How do we reach new communities authentically and meaningfully? And how long will our strategies start to […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Looking forward with Bruce MacDonald

As we say goodbye to 2020, now is the perfect time to reflect on the year that was and look ahead to how we might choose to shape our sector in 2021. We’re pleased to welcome Bruce MacDonald, President and CEO of Imagine Canada, to our podcast to kick off Season 6. Take a listen […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Failing forward with Nikki Bell

We all want to do a good job. Especially in the nonprofit sector, sometimes there’s immense pressure to do an outstanding job because we need to answer to the community we serve. But trying to do a good job does not equate to the endlessly pursuing perfection. In fact, perfection doesn’t exist and we learn […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Donor naming rights for small charities with Vincent Duckworth

Offering a naming right opportunity to donors can be a daunting process. From making the right offer to negotiating the terms of the naming, how might we think holistically and act strategically about it? On today’s episode, Vincent Duckworth, seasoned fundraiser and CEO and President of the ViTreo Group, reframes our fear and worry around […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Dismantling white supremacy in the nonprofit sector with Hawa Mire

How can we have a real conversation about systemic racism and white supremacy, especially at our workplace with power dynamics involved? On today’s podcast, Hawa Mire, strategy and equity consultant and community organizer, walks us through how we might build up our muscles and emotional intelligence for having these important conversations. Myths that Hawa wants […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: That dreaded question about sustainability with Kylie Hutchinson

How are you going to make this program sustainable after we stop funding you? Most people who have written a grant have been asked that question, and guess what, most people just improvise the answer. There’s a lot to unpack about program sustainability. Is it a fair expectation to ask from nonprofits? If nonprofits do […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Discovering your donors with Allen Davidov

Conversations about data, databases, and CRMs often surface fear and insecurity. Are you doing enough? Are we missing out just because we can’t afford an expensive database? How can we leverage the tools out there to help our fundraising efforts?  In this episode, Allen Dadvidov, VP of Business Consulting and Nonprofit Sector Lead from Environics […]