Fundraising is Funny

When a donor's actions clash with your organization's core values, how do you respond? In the nonprofit world, standing up for what's right can feel daunting, especially when donations are on the line. But here's the truth: You can say no. You can uphold your principles. Join us as we explore the power of drawing the line and always standing up for what truly matters.

You can say no. Hold on to your values, stand on principle, and always stand up for what's right.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

Have you ever based a fundraising decision off of a single article or statistic presented in a study? Data is all around us, and statistics are often presented as "best practice" or "latest trends", but are they, really? 👊 Punchline: Be careful when you read headlines. Ask questions, know the source, check for bias, and verify the statistics being presented before you act.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today.

Comparison is the thief of joy. Many nonprofits look at what other organizations are doing and try to replicate their success, expecting the same results. But you are not them, and your donors are not their donors. 👊 The punchline: There is no easy button for improvement. The only competition you have is who you were yesterday. Use your resources to make incremental changes and strive to be the best version of yourself.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

We spend a lot of time keeping score with our donors: retention rates, upgrades, downgrades, renewals—the list goes on. We categorize donors and expect certain behaviors without setting clear expectations. But at what cost? 👊 The punchline: Stop keeping score with your donors. Prioritize meaningful metrics and invest in sustainable relationships by shifting from transactional to transformational experiences.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today.

In this nostalgic and entertaining episode filled with Muppet trivia, we draw funny paralells between Muppet characters to the diverse roles and personalities found in the fundraising world. 👊Punchline: Success in fundraising demands a cast of diverse characters. Embrace and celebrate each individual for their unique contributions, recognizing that everyone plays a vital role in achieving our collective goals.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today.

Our supporters donate more than money - they often donate their time and talents, too. How do we honor and recognize volunteers in our work? 👊Punchline: Don't be afraid to have conversations about volunteers. Establish clear expectations and plans for them, and make sure you communicate, communicate, communicate!

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

Fundraising is funny, but it should also be FUN! Some of the stories we carry are heavy, and fundraising can be very hard work. But, it is work filled with the joy of seeing generous people help others. How can we infuse joy and laughter into our work? 👊 Punchline: Embrace joy. Encourage humor. Laugh! Have fun, within boundaries, and understand that workplace culture is important, and it starts with you.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

Who are the most generous people in the world? Spoiler: It isn't the uber wealthy! It's time to shift from chasing money to chasing humanity. 👊Punchline: Our missions are a promise to our communities. How dare we not involve them in our work. Stop chasing billionaires and start focusing your efforts on the people who are already engaged with your organization.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today. 

Wired Production Group

With more than 30 years of experience, Wired Production Group is the leading provider of full-service event solutions. They are award-winning event professionals who create unforgettable live, virtual, and hybrid experiences. They do more than just provide event and video production services - they create an experience that their clients will never forget. Their team stages creative projects across a broad range of markets and delivers a strategic process built to enhance, engage, and entertain your audience.

What happens when donors feel like their generosity goes unnoticed? Sparked by a fiery op-ed, we take on the complexity of donor opinions and expectations. 👊Punchline: We don't get to exist in a vaccum. Transparency is required, and that means communicating with our donors. Don't forget we are all on the same team—we need each other to solve the problems of the world.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today. 

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.

The future is here. Artificial Intelligence is starting to infiltrate every industry—including the nonprofit world—and it's here to stay. What is the good, bad, and ugly of using this new technology in fundraising? 👊Punchline: There is no easy button when it comes to AI in fundraising. Embrace the technology, but remember it can't replace human connection. AI is not a saving grace, it is a tool meant to help us be more effective and efficient—and we must use it appropriately, responsibly, and ethically.

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Bloomerang

Season 2 of Fundraising is Funny is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. 

After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. Executive Director Josh Smith described their experience, “We love Bloomerang. It saves time. It’s helped us raise more funds.” Click here to listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron.

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect is an all-in-one fundraising software solution that helps you manage and track relationships with donors, raise money on and offline, and automate administrative tasks – all with a single nonprofit CRM. DonorPerfect has been serving the nonprofit community for over 30 years. Clients love them, board members trust them, and industry experts (like us!) recommend them. Right now, we recommend you check out their monthly giving success kit, a free guide to creating and growing your own recurring giving program. 

Kindsight

Kindsight is the combination of iWave, UC Innovation, and NonprofitOS delivers what has never been possible before: Fundraising Intelligence that empowers nonprofit and advancement professionals to have the right conversation, with the right donor, at the right time—every time. This solution combines big data, AI, and automation to power modern fundraising.

Givebutter

Taking a quick moment to share more about our sponsor: Givebutter, the all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform that’s empowering millions of changemakers like you to raise more, pay less, and give better.

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple tools, including donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, CRM, email marketing, text messaging, and more—all for free, thanks to their 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. 

As the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories including donor management and auctions, Givebutter is on a mission to power the next billion changemakers. 

If you're a nonprofit, school, team, or any kind of group looking to raise money, sign up for your free Givebutter account to get started in minutes. Head to givebutter.com to claim your free account today. 

MSP Cultivate

This episode is brought to you by MSP Cultivate. New challenges arrive on your desk every day. New trends in communications are popping up faster than you can follow them, and technology affects everything you do. Our friends at MSP Cultivate help you find the right strategy and execution to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your donors. Learn more at www.mspcultivate.com.