Today my guest is fundraiser and impact growth leader, Alexandra Dumitrescu. In this episode, we discuss nonprofit funding. Alexandra highlights the potential of technology to enhance fundraising efforts and presents ways nonprofits can diversify income streams. We discuss e-commerce models, leveraging SaaS platforms, improving donor relations, and lost funding opportunities.

We also discuss initiatives Alexandra founded to help nonprofits create sustainable income and integrate social impact features in business products.

How might Alexandra's ideas (or some version of them) be applied to your project, organization, or partnerships?

How does this conversation reframe what you see as being possible in environmental education?

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Alexandra Dumitrescu on LinkedIn

BiggerPie (LinkedIn)

RWAYS for Nonprofits (LinkedIn)

Shop for Hope (Alexandra on Substack)

Fundraising Platforms Mentioned:

• FundraiseUp
• DonorBox
• iRaiser
• Dataro.io 

Automation Services Mentioned:

• Zapier
• Zendesk

Acronyms Defined:

• Saas - Software as a Service (cloud-based services)
• KPI - Key Performance Indicators
• MVP - Minimum Viable Product
• CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility

Alexandra's Recommended Resources:

• Daniela Papi Thornton - Reclaiming Social Entrepreneurship (TEDx)
• Dan Pallotta - The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong (TED)
• Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)*
• Manifesto for a Moral Revolution (Jacqueline Novogratz)*

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