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When you're a small nonprofit, your work often involves doing more with less—which is why it's so important to know which tasks are essential and which just add up to clutter. Today, we’re talking about one approach that helps streamline our workload while staying focused on the biggest priorities- minimalism.

Danielle Russell walks us through minimalism in nonprofits. Danielle S. Russell, CAE is a Canadian Not-for-Profit Industry Leader, Consultant, Author, Speaker, YouTuber, and Artist. She loves connecting ideas and people so that each individual can achieve their greatest potential impact. From keynote podiums, to the boardroom, to YouTube; Danielle leverages her unique strengths to help foster collaboration, empathy and action.

Key Highlights:

• What is Minimalism in nonprofits?
• Practical guide to minimalism for nonprofits 
• Letting go of “sentimental items” in your small nonprofit

Connect with Danielle:

Website: http://daniellerussell.ca/

Instagram:@Danny_S_Russell

Resources: 

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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On today’s podcast, we’re bringing you someone else’s podcast! That’s right, from time to time we’ll be featuring some friends and their podcast episodes that we think are worth a listen. Today it’s Dana Synder’s podcast, Missions to Movements. 

If there is an organization to watch, Hope for Haiti is it, and today, you’ll meet Community Director of Innovative Philanthropy, Sarah Porter, and CMO Taylor Hebble. Hope for Haiti is pushing the boundaries with incredible creativity and innovation! A new VR experience transports supporters to a partner school in rural Haiti, they created a beautiful NFT collection in partnership with Haitian artists to fund the build of new schools after the earthquake, AND they’re using LinkedIn as an outlet to reach the media and have already more than doubled their following in the process.

It’s time to step into the future and imagine the possibilities as we consider VR experiences as a launchpad for deeper social impact.

Key Highlights:

• Bringing Haiti to everyone through VR experiences
• From concept to execution: how long it took Hope for Haiti to launch their VR experience
• How Hope for Haiti grew to over 8,000 followers on LinkedIn

Connect with:

• Hope for Haiti: https://hopeforhaiti.com/
• Missions to Movement Podcast: https://positiveequation.com/podcast/

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The cloud is changing the tech game. In fact, it's already changed it. But how can you adapt to this new technology? How can your small nonprofit make sure that you're ready for what's coming next? On this episode, I speak with Kevin Christopher George of Green Merits Consulting, about cloud technology with a grounded, real life, practical perspective on what it means to research, select and adapt cloud technologies.

Key Highlights:

• The benefits of cloud-based technology for small nonprofits
• Why the cloud is better than an external hard drive
• Building partnerships with technology providers
• How to get started and adapt cloud-based technology
• Cloud collaboration and accessibility

Connect with Kevin:

Website: https://www.greenmerits.com/

Email: [email protected]

Resources: 

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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So many small nonprofits don't know where to start when it comes to managing the data they have. How can we use our data effectively and efficiently? And how do we make sure it’s being used with an equity lens? If you're struggling with this, definitely give this episode a listen!

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Meena Das, Founder & Philanthropy Analytics Consultant at NamasteData, and her focus of work is grounding data and analytics solutions for nonprofits in the ideas of equity and inclusion.

Key Highlights:

• Best practices of equitable data management for small nonprofits
• How to apply an equity lens in data collection as a nonprofit?
• Ethical challenges of data collection in the nonprofit sector
• How to balance DEI values with funders and partners?

Connect with Meena Das:

• Meena’s LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/meenadas 
• Website: https://www.namastedata.org/

Resources: 

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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• Connect with the show: Watch the episode on YouTube; follow Maria Rio on LinkedIn for more conversations and resources. Or support our show. We are fully self-funded!
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“Everybody pays, nobody pays. Because I think one of the most important principles that we put in place with our clients around corporate is transparency” - Heather Nelson

employee volunteering with Heather Nelson

Is corporate volunteerism trendy right now? Absolutely! Should you still include it in your corporate giving strategies? Probably.

In this episode, I sat down with Heather Nelson of Bridgeraise, and talked about how your nonprofit can benefit from corporate volunteerism and how to get started with building a strong relationship with your corporate partners.

Key Highlights:

• The value of corporate volunteerism to for-profit organizations and how to leverage it for your small nonprofit
• Types of employee engagement: In-person, online, employee education
• Activity ideas for an employee engagement program
• How to gain revenue from corporate volunteering
• How to set up corporate partnerships with transparency

Connect with Heather: 

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nelsonheather

Website: https://www.bridgeraise.com/

Resources: 

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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“Community-Centric Fundraising is about reimagining how we engage our communities, so whether that's our service users or volunteers, our donors, to make everyone feel really valued and invested in the work. - Maria Rio”

practicing community centric fundraising with Maria Rio

You may have heard of a growing movement called Community Centric Fundraising (CCF) but have lots of questions of how it works and how you might apply it to your organization.

Maria Rio, joins me in this conversation today on The Small Nonprofit Podcast. She has been working in nonprofits for ten years, has personal experience as a service user, and has spent the last year and a half testing out various CCF approaches. Maria is going to talk about how community-centric fundraising works—and how it can enable your fundraising program to raise money AND fulfill your mission at the same time. 

Highlights: 

• What is community-centric fundraising and what makes it different?
• Equitable donor stewardship
• Building non-transactional relationships in fundraising events
• Community Advocacy and public policy work
• Collective mission

Connect with Maria: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariario/

Resource: 

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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• Connect with the show: Watch the episode on YouTube; follow Maria Rio on LinkedIn for more conversations and resources. Or support our show. We are fully self-funded!
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Sometimes fundraising in a small nonprofit can feel start-stop. You put in effort and maybe see results, but then as soon as you slow down, the money stops coming in. 

But on today’s podcast, guest Mike Duerksen, Founder and CEO of BuildGood, shares with us his “flywheel” method for creating a fundraising program that operates on momentum, so that the longer you fundraise, the less effort it takes to grow.

Sounds dreamy, right? Mike covers:

• The Flywheel analogy of fundraising for small nonprofits
• Five parts of Flywheel analogy 
• Listening to donors
• How to engage donors through virtual and in-person events
• The tactics of a good “ASK”

Connect with Mike: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeduerksen

Website: https://buildgood.com/

Resources: 

5minutefundraisingfix.com

FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide: https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/guide

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And the small charities can slow down a little bit and stop automating. I remind people that direct response, whether it's direct mail or if it's online, I don't care what it is. It is an opportunity for conversation. You are talking to other human beings that we call donors. And that's an opportunity to have something, a meaningful connection with someone who wants to help you achieve your goals. And just like relationships are in real life. - John Lepp

In today’s episode, we are joined by John Lepp, a partner at Agents of Good and the author of Creative Deviations. He has over 25 years of experience in the fundraising and design industry and is an expert in direct-response fundraising. John is breaking down how to raise more money through direct mail using design and authenticity. 

Highlights:

• The role of creative design in fundraising
• The importance of direct mail in fundraising, despite the common belief that it is no longer effective.
• The advantages that small organizations have in terms of being able to stand out and be more personal with their donor communications.
• Debunking myths about direct mail in fundraising 
• How can small nonprofits stand out in direct mail to raise more money

Connect with John: 

• Website: https://agentsofgood.org/creative
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlepp/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlepp_aog/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlepp

Resources:

• The Good Partnership - FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide

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• Connect with the show: Watch the episode on YouTube; follow Maria Rio on LinkedIn for more conversations and resources. Or support our show. We are fully self-funded!
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“Your first goal is let's create a win where we can begin to work on these relationships, where we can begin to build some trust, and then we're going to come back and we're going to see what the next step is. ” - Michelle Shumate

In today’s episode, we are joined by Michelle Shumate from Northwestern University and the author of Networks for Social Impact. If you’ve ever wondered about working in partnership with other organizations, Michelle shares her experience and framework to help that go smoothly so that everyone benefits.

Highlights: 

• How small nonprofits can benefit from collaboration
• How to make partnerships work for your organization without depleting your resources
• Two paths of sharing vision and goals in partnerships
• Implementing an equitable collaboration
• Managing collaborations during unexpected circumstances

Connect with Michelle: 

• Website: https://nnsi.northwestern.edu
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfShumate
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleshumate

Resources:

• The Good Partnership - FREE Fundraising Strategy Guide

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"What are those moments where we can captivate our audience in a different way,  because otherwise, they would just be standing around. And how can we use those moments to also encourage donations in giving?” — Rebecca Alfred

Optimizing your event revenue in surprising ways with Rebecca Alfred

Fundraising events can be hard for small organizations. The time and effort to get it off the ground and make it “profitable” doesn’t often work out. But if you are going to host an event or have a legacy event that is profitable, our guest for this episode will make sure you achieve maximum results. Join Rebecca Alfred, Charity Relationships Lead, Trellis Social Enterprise Inc. to learn how to raise more money and have a bigger impact with your events. 

Highlights:

• Optimizing fundraising events for meaningful giving opportunities
• Fundraising drivers that are helping organizations hit and succeed their fundraising goals at their events
•  The future of fundraising events - hybrid, online, in-person
• Creating better donor experience at events

Connect with Rebecca Alfred:

• https://trellis.org/
• LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-alfred
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trellis.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trellisorg
• Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/trellis_org
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegTxlyqGK8R3lxMn7sA0pw

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• Connect with the show: Watch the episode on YouTube; follow Maria Rio on LinkedIn for more conversations and resources. Or support our show. We are fully self-funded!
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