Author Archives: Nonprofit Radio

711: Grants Readiness & Success – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Grants Readiness & Success 
DeaRonda Harrison helps you get ready to accept grants and shares strategies for successful grants research, writing and outcomes. Also, how to win grants quickly (it shouldn’t take years!); how to turn a one-time grant into multiyear funding; and her recommendations for grant research platforms. DeaRonda is the president of June First Firm.

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710: AI, Organizational & Personal – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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AI, Organizational & Personal 
Artificial Intelligence is ubiquitous, so here’s another conversation about its impacts on the nonprofit and human levels. Amy Sample Ward, the big picture thinker, the adult in the room, contrasts with our host’s diatribe about AI sucking the humanity out of nonprofit professionals and all unwary users. Amy is our technology contributor and the CEO of NTEN. They have free AI resources.

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709: Quantitative Fundraising Research – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Quantitative Fundraising Research 
You can stop relying on conventional wisdom passed on through webinars and conferences. There’s a plethora of quantitative research on how to optimize storytelling to get your best fundraising outcomes. What is social emotion, how do you evoke it and why should you? How much story detail is not enough or too much? Better to talk about individuals or groups? What does the research reveal to maximize Planned Giving fundraising commitments? Professor Russell James of Texas Tech University walks us through what the research shows.

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708: Board Members Are People Too – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Board Members Are People Too 
One size fits all rules may not make sense for your board, especially if you’re embracing diversity and equity in board membership. Judy Levine is a longtime board coach, trainer and consultant, and she led Cause Effective for 17 years. She’s now an independent consultant. This originally aired August 15, 2022.

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707: A Different Take On Donor Retention – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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A Different Take On Donor Retention 
Most donor retention research is on process. Like, get your acknowledgment letters out within 24 hours. Kerry Hecht’s research takes a fresh look at how to keep folks with you. She shares her thinking on getting people to donate time (volunteering), and donating through purchases. Kerry is CEO of 10k Humans. 

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706: Community & Engagement – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Community & Engagement 
Michelle Boggs shares her thinking on creating community and expanding engagement across your donors and volunteers. How might a Chief Community Officer help? Also, what your nonprofit can do to improve fundraiser retention, which helps you build solid relationships and community. Michelle is with Classy, the nonprofit affiliate of GoFundMe.

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705: Empowering Women – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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“Empowering Women” 
Jenny Mitchell’s new book, “Embracing Ambition,” unites the leadership stories of twelve exceptional women CEOs. The result is a mentorship resource for the current and next generation of women leaders. She shares the challenges, including perception barriers, glass cliff assignments and collective vision. Jenny is chief visionary officer of Chavender.

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704: The Responsive Nonprofit – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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“The Responsive Nonprofit” 
That’s Gabe Cooper’s new book. He walks us through the 8 core practices that will disrupt the status quo and make your nonprofit responsive. Like dismantling silos, adopting agile methods, managing change, building a durable team culture, and more. Gabe is CEO of Virtuous.

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703: Get Heard In The Election Season – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Get Heard In The Election Season 
Peter Panepento returns with savvy advice about getting your messages heard through crowded, noisy channels for the rest of this year. He urges you to prepare your messaging, prepare to pivot away from that messaging, and more. Plus, the value of journalist relationships. Peter comes to us from Turn Two Communications. 

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702: High ROI Development & Marketing Communications Teams – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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High ROI Development & Marketing Communications Teams 
You want these two teams—fundraising and marcomm—to align every fundraising hour with its maximum dollars. You want these teams to have the time to secure investment level gifts. And you want them to secure the unrestricted gifts you need to grow and sustain your mission. Sherry Quam Taylor returns to share her strategies for achieving these vital ambitions. She’s CEO of Quam Taylor, LLC. 

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