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610. How to Reframe Your Engagement + Activate Supporters - Beth Saunders


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Meet Beth, Founder of Beth Saunders Associates and creator of MapMoveMeasure—a practical framework that helps nonprofits build stronger, lasting relationships with supporters. 🤝

In this episode, Beth shares her journey from corporate banking to the nonprofit world and explores how a mindset shift can transform our work. She highlights the power of focusing on potential and abundance, rather than scarcity or limitations. 💛 Beth also dives into the human side of giving—how to move beyond data points and see the person behind the donation to build more meaningful connections. 🎧 Listen now!

💡Learn: 

  • How reframing challenges as opportunities helps us see beyond transactions to deeper impact
  • Ways to engage supporters by clarifying vision, inviting them into the journey, and measuring connection
  • How storytelling and purpose-driven work can spark powerful transformation
  • Practical ways to measure engagement beyond dollars—like tracking how recently, how often, and how meaningfully supporters interact.

Episode Highlights: 

  • Activating Supporters for Engagement (01:09)
  • Beth’s Journey to Nonprofit Consulting (03:01)
  • Understanding Engagement and Data (06:57)
  • The Power of Abundant Thinking (11:02)
  • MapMoveMeasure Framework Explained (15:52)
  • Key Metrics for Engagement Strategies (22:54)
  • The Importance of Storytelling in Philanthropy (30:04)
  • Look up and notice the big picture (32:10) Beth’s One Good Thing


Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/610


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