Giving & Gabbing

In episode 11 of Giving & Gabbing, our co-hosts Karin and Isaiah chat with Matt Kelly, Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving Programs at Brother Rice High School in Chicago, IL. Brother Rice ran their school's first-ever Crusader Day of Giving with GiveGab on May 5, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, raising $244,247 in just 24 hours. Please tune in to hear Matt discuss his team's strategies behind using exciting and engaging challenges to connect with the school's community and amplify their school spirit.

In episode 10 of Giving & Gabbing, we chat with two extraordinary fundraising professionals at Family Promise National: Chief Impact Officer Cara Bradshaw and Chief Operating Officer Sandy Miniutti. Family Promise is a national organization serving the homeless population and low-income families. With over 200 affiliates in their nonprofit network, Family Promise uses GiveGab as their unifying platform to allow them all to take part in online fundraising initiatives securely and effectively. Cara and Sandy share their insights working with GiveGab on their nation-wide campaigns, including Night Without A Bed and Family Promise Week.

In Episode 9 of Giving & Gabbing, our co-hosts are joined by Jackie Downing, Director of Grant Marketing and Nonprofit Effectiveness at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Jackie and her team organize an annual Giving Day, The Great Give®, and just celebrated their 11th event that raised $3,633,911 for 398 organizations in May of 2020. To further their nonprofits' impact on the New Haven community, the Community Foundation recently launched giveGreater.org®, an online database of local organizations, powered by GiveGab's Philanthropy Hub. Throughout this episode, Jackie takes a deep dive into the importance of creating a centralized place for donors to learn more, connect, and give back to nonprofits serving their community.

In Episode 8 of Giving & Gabbing, Jackie and Karin are joined by Carol Ferguson, Director of Donor Relations & Programs at The Orange County Community Foundation. Throughout the year, OCCF hosts Collaborative Giving Days celebrating nonprofits serving different cause-areas such as youth services through Igniting Potential and homelessness services through Help Them Home. In previous years, the Community Foundation held a traditional Giving Day, iHeartOC, encompassing all nonprofits in Orange County. Throughout this interview, Carol discusses the strategies behind pivoting to collaborative days and their impact on participating nonprofits.

In episode 7 of Giving & Gabbing, Jackie is joined by a very special guest co-host, Charlie Mulligan, CEO of GiveGab. Together they interview Deborah Clark, Information & Technology Director at the NH Center for Nonprofits. Her team has hosted their annual Giving Day, NH Gives, with GiveGab since 2016 and saw an unimaginable 526% year over year increase in dollars raised during their most recent day this past June. Deborah shares with us her experience working with GiveGab over the years and as well as their new strategies used that led to their day’s significant growth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

In episode 6 of Giving & Gabbing, co-hosts Jackie and Karin are joined by Scott McAninch, Chief Executive Officer of The Nonprofit Council. Scott and his team manage The Big Give, a long-standing Giving Day in San Antonio, TX, that has raised over $25 million for their community since its inception. The Big Give 2020 was set to take place amidst the COVID - 19 shutdown. Rather than cancel their online fundraising event, The Nonprofit Council decided to pivot its site for emergency relief efforts. Listen as Scott shares his experience working with his nonprofits as his team made this shift as well as his preparation for their postponed Giving Day, now taking place on September 10, 2020.

In episode 5 of Giving & Gabbing, we are joined by Kirk Windus, Communications and Fund Development Manager, at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. Kirk and his team recently hosted their first Giving Day with GiveGab, Cattaraugus Gives, this past GivingTuesday 2019 in which 57 participating organizations collectively raised $110,996 to further their missions. Co-hosts, Karin and Jackie discuss with Kirk the strategies his team used to generate excitement and support throughout the community that led to this successful online fundraising event. Our guest also takes time to share his thoughts on the current fundraising landscape amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Karin and Jackie are joined by special guest and founder of K8 Communications, Kate Leno. With over 20 years of experience in this space, Kate dives into how your nonprofit can use communication strategies to drive awareness and impact with best practices and real examples.

In this episode, we sit down with Lynne and Jim from the Tompkins County SPCA to discuss their most recent event, March for The Animals, that took place on October 6, 2019.  Lynne and Jim discuss how they have leveraged online fundraising to support this event and how GiveGab's P2P Fundraising Suite helped them do it!

In this episode of Giving & Gabbing, Jackie and Karin are joined by Nicole, GiveGab’s Digital Marketing Manager.  With a background in both nonprofit and e-commerce communications, Nicole shares her best practices on engaging supporters through email marketing strategies.