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671: Lessons From The UPenn President’s Resignation – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Lessons From The UPenn President’s Resignation 
Two weeks ago, the president of the University of Pennsylvania resigned, in large part because major donors to the University harshly criticized her publicly, withdrew their donations, and encouraged others to do the same. Can you prevent an uprising at your nonprofit? How do you manage one if your nonprofit’s core values are at stake? Doug White has been studying ethics for decades and he returns to share what can be learned.

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670: Lessons From The Sam Altman & OpenAI Headlines – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Lessons From The Sam Altman & OpenAI Headlines 
Our legal contributor, Gene Takagi, returns to first, unravel the story in his clear, plain language way. Then he shares his wisdom on the takeaways for nonprofits including good governance, proper documentation, gift acceptance, commercial co-ventures, and more. Gene is managing attorney of NEO, the Nonprofit & Exempt Organizations law group.

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669: Misinformation & Disinformation – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Misinformation & Disinformation 
Amy Sample Ward returns with their insights into what to do about these maladies plaguing our world. They reveal smart internal tactics to reduce the odds of your nonprofit’s info being misused by bad actors; what to do if it is; how to avoid your org itself being a source of misinformation; and a lot more. They’re the CEO of NTEN and our technology and social media contributor.

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668: Donor Surveys & People-Powered Movements – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Donor Surveys
You’ll make the most of the donors you have by discovering their potential through surveying. Crystal Mahon and Christian Robillard talk principles, best practices and goal setting. Crystal is with STARS Air Ambulance and Christian is at Beyond The Bake Sale.

People-Powered Movements
This team helps you build more effective and inclusive movements, by encouraging you to think about communications, power and privilege. They’re Celina Stewart from League of Women Voters U.S. and Gloria Pan with Moms Rising. 

These originally aired August 7, 2020.

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667: Your Case For Support – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Your Case For Support
Whether you call it a case statement or case for support, it’s a critical part of your next fundraising campaign. Febe Voth has devoted decades to the art of crafting these fine documents. She shares lots of savvy advice from her 2023 book, “The Case for your Cause.” 

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666: Fundraising 401 – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Fundraising 401
That’s Laurence Pagnoni’s latest book. When this first aired, it was his new book, but Laurence’s strategies and tactics are timeless. It’s a series of masterclasses for all levels and a collection of revelations he gained over 35 years in nonprofit management and fundraising. (This originally aired May 29, 2020.)

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665: Your Website Performance – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Your Website Performance
The first of its kind, 2023 Nonprofit Website Performance Report reveals startlingly disappointing performance across nonprofit websites. RKD Group’s Charles Lehosit explains the shortcomings and how to make the advances needed, so your site’s vital signs improve.

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664: CRM Selection & What To Ask Before Your New Website – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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CRM Selection
Rubin Singh returns to help you focus on what matters in CRM selection. To keep you safe from a serious misstep, he also shares his thoughts on what else might be the problem, besides your CRM database. Rubin is CEO of One Tenth Consulting.

What To Ask Before Your New Website
Stephen Tidmore from Mighty Citizen built his first website in 1999, and hasn’t stopped. He shares the questions you need to ask up front, before you embark on a new website project.

These both originally aired on June 14, 2021.

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663: The Surprising Gift Of Doubt – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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The Surprising Gift Of Doubt 
That’s Marc Pitman’s book. It’s stuffed with strategies to help leaders—and future leaders—lead better. Marc is founder of Concord Leadership Group. (This originally aired on August 2, 2021.)

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662: Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Financial Literacy For Your C-Suite & Board
Leadership that understands your numbers protects not only your nonprofit. It also protects the people filling those roles. Two finance and audit pros walk us through six key metrics that anyone can understand, and that reveal the true state of your financial standing. Dean Dalzell and Jerry Frick are from Veracity Pros. 

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