Nonprofit Jenni Show

As new loan and grant opportunities pop up through the CARES Act, COVID-19 emergency response funds, and other funding sources, you may feel pressure to research and apply for all of these opportunities for your nonprofit. But do these funding sources actually apply to you? In this special episode of the Nonprofit Jenni Show, we'll cover the basics of the new CARES Act legislation and best practices for researching and applying to COVID-19 rapid response funds.

Our guests on this episode include:
--Charles Rodriguez from Adams Keegan, adamskeegan.com
--Nicole Sibilski, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolesibilskigpc/

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Do you have a local 24-hour Day of Giving coming up this spring, like The Big Payback in Middle Tennessee? This episode is Part 4 of our 4-week series about local giving days, and this week we're talking about winning strategies for The Big Payback (and other local giving days). Hear advice from executive directors, development directors, and other nonprofit leaders from organizations like:
--The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
--Marriage Dynamics Institute
--Fashion is for Every Body
--Williamson College
--Compassionate Hands
--Global Education Center
--New Beginnings Center
--Poverty and the Arts
--Second Harvest Food Bak of Middle Tennessee
--Love and Purrs Sanctuary
--The Christian Counseling Center of Cumberland County

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Do you have a local 24-hour Day of Giving coming up this spring, like The Big Payback in Middle Tennessee? This episode is Part 3 of our 4-week series about local giving days, and Jenni is outlining some of the biggest reasons that nonprofit leaders in her community are dreading The Big Payback:

1. The same nonprofit always seems to "win" the day every year, so it feels really hard to make an impact.
2. Nonprofits don't get to keep 100% of the funds they raise during the Giving Day.
3. Some nonprofits have just hosted (or are about to host) their spring fundraising event too close to the Day of Giving.
4. Some nonprofit leaders feel disappointed by the results of last year's Giving Day.

Listen for Jenni's advice if you're feeling discouraged for some of the same reasons!

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Communities all over the country host 24 hour "Giving Days" for their city, county, region, or state, and many of these are coming up this spring! In this throwback episode, you'll hear from nonprofit leaders who have hosted successful fundraising campaigns during Middle Tennessee's Day of Giving, The Big Payback.

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Communities all over the country host 24 hour "Giving Days" for their city, county, region, or state, and many of these are coming up this spring! In this throwback episode, you'll hear from nonprofit leaders who have hosted successful fundraising campaigns during Middle Tennessee's Day of Giving, The Big Payback.

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

We talk a lot about collaboration on this podcast because no one person (or one nonprofit) can change the world alone. If you're serious about fulfilling your nonprofit's mission, it's vital to build cooperative and collaborative partnerships with others. This week, we take a look at an example of internal collaboration (how to collaborate with others within a nonprofit's program) and one of external collaboration (how a nonprofit collaborates with other organizations).

Our guests this episode are:
--Greg O'Loughlin, a teacher and Executive Director of Educators Cooperative
--Ashley Taylor, the Chicago chapter leader of Bullets 4 Life

Our sponsors this episode are:
--Little Green Light, Jenni's favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.
--Wayfare Recording, Jenni's podcast production company. Wayfare would love to help your nonprofit explore the possibility of starting a podcast! Visit wayfarerecording.com for more information.

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

You need to hire someone quickly who is well-qualified, can get along with the rest of your team, and feels passionately about your mission. The nonprofit hiring process can be extremely stressful or extremely exciting, depending on how well you prepare. This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, our guests share their tips for hiring your next great staff member.

First we chat with Rhea Wong, a former nonprofit Executive Director and current consultant (plus a fellow podcaster!), who shares her personal experiences with hiring staff at a small nonprofit organization. She also talks about the book "Who: The A Method for Hiring" by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, which helps her clients objectively evaluate job candidates instead of simply hiring the person they feel acts the friendliest during the interview process.

Then we hear from Chan Sheppard, the Executive Director of Preston Taylor Ministries, for another perspective on hiring. Chan works for a faith-based organization, which adds another layer of complication to the hiring process. He explains how Preston Taylor Ministries writes a letter to prospective job candidates as a way of clearly communicating their needs and expectations.

Our guests this episode are:
--Rhea Wong, a nonprofit consultant and host of the Nonprofit Lowdown podcast
--Chan Sheppard from Preston Taylor Ministries

Our sponsors this episode are:
--Little Green Light, Jenni's favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.
--DipJar, Jenni's favorite alternative to cash donation boxes. Empower your donors to make credit card donations with DipJar's fun light-up donation gadget! Visit dipjar.com/jenni for a 5% discount on your first purchase. 

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

I would guess that when Nonprofit Jenni Show listeners email me, about half of the emails are asking for my advice about how to start a new nonprofit organization supporting a cause they feel really passionate about. I love that passion--we need more of that spirit in the world! But is starting a nonprofit organization really the most effective way to create meaningful, lasting change in the areas that matter most? In this week's star-studded podcast episode, two of my favorite nonprofit thought leaders share their advice on what you should consider before you decide to form a new nonprofit organization.

First, Randy Hawthorne (CEO of Nonprofit Hub and podcast host of the Nonprofit Hubcast) shares his perspective on how aspiring philanthropists and do-gooders should decide whether starting a nonprofit is the right way to support their favorite cause. He shares some questions you can ask yourself to figure out whether you would be able to sustain a nonprofit organization in the long term.

Then Molly MacCready (Founder/Executive Director of CROSO and podcast host of Nonprofit Optimist) shares the story of how she founded her nonprofit organization in her junior year of college, and what she would have done differently with the benefit of hindsight. She also offers some direction for people who think starting a nonprofit may not be the way to go, but aren't sure where to turn next.

Our guests this episode are:
--Randy Hawthorne from Nonprofit Hub and the Nonprofit Hubcast
--Molly MacCready from CROSO and Nonprofit Optimist

Our sponsors this episode are:
--Little Green Light, Jenni's favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.
--DipJar, Jenni's favorite alternative to cash donation boxes. Empower your donors to make credit card donations with DipJar's fun light-up donation gadget! Visit dipjar.com/jenni for a 5% discount on your first purchase. 

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Hosting a nonprofit event sounds easy...until you actually do it! There are a million little pieces that have to come together for the big day, and I wanted to talk about all of them. There was so much great information in my interviews this week that I have to break this episode into two parts.

In Part Two, we continue chatting with Holly Clark, a seasoned nonprofit events planner and owner of Holly Clark Events. Holly tells me how she plans and coordinates an upscale signature event for a well-established nonprofit (Dancing for Safe Haven) and helped plan a brand new outdoor event for a young organization (FrankTown Festival of Lights). You'll hear how she uses the support of volunteers in addition to nonprofit staff, how to set expectations for a new fundraising event, how to work with in kind donors and corporate sponsors, how to decide on event add ons (like silent auctions), and so much more.

Our sponsors this episode are:
--Little Green Light, Jenni's favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.
--DipJar, Jenni's favorite alternative to cash donation boxes. Empower your donors to make credit card donations with DipJar's fun light-up donation gadget! Visit dipjar.com/jenni for a 5% discount on your first purchase. 

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Hosting a nonprofit event sounds easy...until you actually do it! There are a million little pieces that have to come together for the big day, and I wanted to talk about all of them. There was so much great information in my interviews this week that I have to break this episode into two parts. In Part One, we'll talk about how you can improve your next fundraising event with donor data and how to welcome newcomers who are attending their first event with you.

Our first guest is Timi Paccioretti, the Senior Marketing Manager of Little Green Light. LGL is my favorite donor management platform, and Timi gives advice on how to use your donor management system to improve your events. She shares tips about segmenting your target audience, capturing event attendee information, tracking event outcomes, and more.

Next, we chat with Holly Clark, a seasoned nonprofit events planner and owner of Holly Clark Events. Holly walked me through the details of how to plan and coordinate three very different types of nonprofit events: a "lunch and learn," an upscale signature event, and an outdoor holiday event. In Part One, you'll learn why Lunch & Learns are timeless and effective, even if you may think they sound a little outdated. Holly also offers some great advice on incorporating strong a strong call-to-action at your Lunch and Learn by using the examples of Safe Haven Family Shelter and Renewal House. Be sure to subscribe to the Nonprofit Jenni Show so you won't miss Holly's advice on hosting signature and outdoor events!

Our sponsors this episode are:
--Little Green Light, Jenni's favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.
--DipJar, Jenni's favorite alternative to cash donation boxes. Empower your donors to make credit card donations with DipJar's fun light-up donation gadget! Visit dipjar.com/jenni for a 5% discount on your first purchase. 

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. 
Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.