Interview with Sam Laprade CFRE (CAN) - Fundraising Strategist & Coach, Keynote Speaker, Donor Database Analyst and the Radio Host for “An Hour to Give.”

Sam Laprade is a talented fundraising strategist with 30+ years experience in fund development, donor analytics, donor relations, PR and media relations.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: The beginning of Sam's fundraising career and key lessons learnt early on

Section 2: The effectiveness of using Donor Data Analytics

Section 3: Creating powerful fundraising strategies and common mistakes fundraising teams are making

Section 4: Seeking out potential corporate partners

Section 5: Fundraising on air

Section 6: Sam's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Kishshana Palmer CFRE (USA) - Founder and CEO at Kishshana & Co. and Founder of The Rooted Collaborative.

Kishshana Palmer is a sought-after strategist, speaker, trainer and coach for non-profit organisations. Kishshana has served as a speaker, panelist and conference keynote with such organisations as Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), OneCause, Bloomerang, US Olympic Committee, Boys and Girls Club of America, Meals on Wheels, AFP ICON and IFC to name only a few.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: Key lessons learnt early on in Kishshana's fundraising career

Section 2: How to lead successful fundraising teams

Section 3: The important of having a diverse and inclusive fundraising team

Section 4: Why hiring and retaining talented fundraising staff in your #1 competitive advantage

Section 5: Quick fire fundraising strategy questions

Section 6: Advice for aspiring fundraising leaders

Section 7: Kishshana's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Alice Ferris ACFRE (USA) - Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion.

Alice Ferris has 30+ years fundraising experience and is a Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the Director of Development for KAWC Colorado River Public Media. Alice was the 90th professional to receive the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) credential and was the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion, recognising extraordinary service to the sector. She is also a three-time honouree as AFP-Northern Arizona Fundraising Professional of the Year.

Sections included in this episode

Section 1: The beginning of Alice's fundraising career - successes, mistakes made and lessons learnt

Section 2: Advice to improve your fundraising strategies

Section 3: How to get started with Major Gifts Fundraising

Section 4: Understanding the vast differences in cultures and generations in philanthropic communities

Section 5: Nonprofit leadership and growing as a fundraising professional through serving on Boards

Section 6: Alice's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Ken Miller CFRE (USA) - President and lead consultant for Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants.

Ken Miller’s fundraising journey began in June 2010 after a long career in sales and marketing and was the Director of Development for Bean’s Café, a non-profit feeding facility in Anchorage Alaska. Since leaving Bean’s Cafe, Ken founded Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants, a fundraising consulting firm that emphasises best practices sustainable fundraising and works with nonprofits throughout Alaska.

Sections included in this episode:

Section 1: Reflecting on Ken's career - successes, failures and key lessons learnt

Section 2: Transitioning from a Director of Development role to Fundraising Consultant

Section 3: Tips for Improving your Fundraising Programs

Section 4: The importance of serving on Boards for your professional development

Section 5: Ken's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Harvey McKinnon (CAN)

Harvey is recognised as one of North America’s leading fundraising experts. He is the author of four acclaimed books, and is the co-author of the #1 international best-seller The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All. Harvey is a highly rated trainer and has taught fundraising to thousands of non-profit staff around the world.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: the beginning of Harvey's fundraising career at Oxfam Canada and key lessons learnt in those early years

Section 2: Starting a Monthly Giving program and making it successful

Section 3: Putting focus on a Mid-Level Giving program and choosing the right channels to reach donors

Section 4: Serving on Boards and advice for aspiring fundraising leaders and influencers

Section 5: Harvey's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Cindy Wagman CFRE (CAN) - President and CEO of The Good Partnership, an agency which has helped small nonprofits raise over $8 million to date.

Before founding her agency, Cindy had previously been the Director of Development for Canadian based NGOs, including Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Rotman School of Management, The Kensington Foundation and the Canadian Women's Foundation.

And in a few month's time, Cindy will be releasing her first book titled 'Raise it! The Reluctant Fundraisers Guide To Raising Money Without Selling Your Soul.'

Included in this episode

Section 1: The beginning of Cindy's fundraising career and key lessons learnt along the way

Section 2: Founding The Good Partnership and the release of her upcoming book 'Raise it! The Reluctant Fundraisers Guide To Raising Money Without Selling Your Soul.'

Section 3: Advice and tips on how to improve your fundraising strategies

Section 4: The role of the CEO and the board in fundraising

Section 5: Next goals and Cindy's final advice to fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Mark Phillips (UK) - The Managing Director of award winning fundraising agency, Bluefrog Fundraising. Mark started his fundraising career in the 1980's for ActionAid UK before taking on the role of Head of Fundraising for YMCA England.

In 1997, Mark founded his agency Bluefrog Fundraising which has gone on to achieve great success for their nonprofit clients. Mark is also the blogger behind the popular fundraising blog, Queer Ideas.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: The early successes of Mark's fundraising career for ActionAid UK and YMCA England

Section 2: How to create impactful fundraising strategies

Section 3: Understanding your donors and analysing performance

Section 4: Getting started in creating a mid-level giving strategy

Section 5: Wrap up and Mark's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Shoni Field (CAN) - The Chief Development Officer at SPCA British Columbia and Founder of the fundraising conference for animal welfare nonprofits, Paws Summit.

Shoni has 20+ years fundraising experience which includes involvement in the environment, youth, health and international development sectors. Shoni is also a regular speaker at fundraising conferences internationally particularly focused on digital maturity for non-profits.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: The beginning of Shoni's fundraising career and key lessons learnt in the early years

Section 2: An overview of Shoni's role as Chief Development Officer at SPCA British Columbia and the KPIs set out for their fundraising team

Section 3: The strategy and rewards of aggressively investing in digital acquisition

Section 4: An overview of SPCA BC's digital fundraising initiatives, channels and programs

Section 5: Creating a powerful fundraising team and an insight into Shoni's leadership style

Section 6: Reflecting on a successful fundraising campaign to be involved of

Section 7: Shoni's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Tim Kachuriak (USA) - Founder and Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer for NextAfter, a fundraising research consultancy, and training institute that works with charities to help them grow their resource capacity.

NextAfter has conducted nearly 3000 experiments spanning over 280 million donor interactions with research to over 1000 charities across 9 countries.

Tim has trained organisations in fundraising optimization around the world and is a frequent speaker at international nonprofit conferences.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: Tim's background story and what inspired him to start NextAfter

Section 2: From NextAfter's research, what motivates people to give

Section 3: From NextAfter's research, how to be more strategic in your digital fundraising efforts, including what creates a high converting donation page, creating engaging content, creating impactful emails and how to be more strategic in acquiring new donors

Section 4: Where nonprofits are making mistakes in their fundraising efforts and how to analyse the most important metrics

Section 5: The impact of serving on Boards and next steps for NextAfter

Section 6: Tim's final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits

Interview with Grant Hensel (USA) - CEO and Founder of NonProfit Megaphone, an agency that serves over 400 nonprofit clients to help them manage their Google Adwords Grant accounts.

Included in this episode:

Section 1: How and why Grant founded his agency to nonprofits and why he chooses to specifically focus on Google Adwords Grant Management

Section 2: Where nonprofits get in wrong with their Google Grant Campaigns

Section 3: Getting starting in setting up a Google Ads Grant account

Section 4: Setting goals and understanding the competitive landscape in the nonprofit sector with Google Ads

Section 5: Structuring your Google Ads and having a sound strategy to maximise your fundraising efforts

Section 6: The most important metrics and benchmarking your success

Section 7: Grant's final advice to inspire and fulfil nonprofits and fundraisers