When do donors return to an organization? What action do they take when they do? Does where they came from or how they give influence how and when they return (if at all)? All questions covered in Classy's State of Modern Philanthropy 2019 report and discussed in this episode with Ben Cipollini, Director, Data Science, and Monica Finch, Head of Communications & Brand from Classy.

Links & Resources

Classy Blog: https://www.classy.org/blog/

What is profit with purpose? How is it different than charity and CSR? What's shifting in those worlds? All discussed with Phil Haid from Public Inc. a company he co-founded in 2008 with a focus on driving large-scale social impact by merging and more closely aligning profit and purpose for companies and brands.

Links & Resources

Public Inc.: http://publicinc.com/

Phil Haid: https://twitter.com/philhaid

What can one woman do in the face of gun violence, gangs, and other issues facing Chicago’s at-risk youth? In the case of Diane Latiker, simply do what she could. What started with a few kids taking refuge in her apartment quickly turned into dozens and led her to start Kids Off the Block. 14 years later, Diane and Kids Off the Block has had a positive impact on more than 3,000 young lives that otherwise might have been lost to a life of gangs and crime. Hope you enjoy and are inspired by this conversation of generosity, impact, and being present.

How do bikes make a difference in developing countries? How can companies and nonprofits not just collaborate but share in resources, profits, and models? And what challenges do you face when starting or scaling a nonprofit? All topics covered in this episode with FK Day, founder of World Bicycle Relief.

Links & Resources

World Bicycle Relief: https://worldbicyclerelief.org/en/

SRAM: https://www.sram.com/

Imagine a world without logins and passwords... now imagine what impact that could have on charitable giving if you could save your info and do quick donations to multiple causes. That's the world John Killoran is trying to create with his companies — Swoop and Snowball Fundraising — and what is discussed in this episode.

Links & Resources

Swoop: https://swoopnow.com/about-us/

Snowball Fundraising: https://snowballfundraising.com/

The conversation around giving and generosity can sometimes be complex, filled with numbers, and reserved for older folks or wealthy people. But it doesn't have to be and it's not in this episode where 17-year old Drew Formsma, co-author of Everyday Generosity, discusses the different types of generosity, how to be generous in your everyday life, and how parents, kids, and families can learn to be generous and model giving together. Hope you enjoy the chat!

Links & Resources

I Like Giving: https://www.ilikegiving.com/

Everyday Generosity: http://bit.ly/2VtfY6K

Digital has dramatically changed not just how we communicate externally but how we function internally. From how we build culture, foster engagement with employees, and work with those darn Millennials. That's the focus of today's episode with Jamie Notter from Human Workplaces. He has also written many leather-bound books and I'm sure his apartment smells of rich mahogany... hope you enjoy the chat.

Links & Resources

Jamie Notter: http://jamienotter.com/

Human Workplaces: https://humanworkplaces.net/

If you want to grow fundraising — particularly online fundraising — where do I start? It's one of the most commonly asked questions we get from webinars, emails, and workshops so we thought we'd chat about it. In this episode, you'll hear Nathan Hill, Optimization Evangelist, and Brady Josephson, VP of Innovation & Optimization, discuss a framework on how to think about online fundraising, give some tips to help grow traffic, improve conversion rates, and increase average gift and discuss the value of the value proposition. They weave in their own experiences as well as research and experiments done by NextAfter. Hope you like it!

Links & Resources

3 Metrics Post: bit.ly/3-online-metrics

Benchmark Yourself: https://www.nextafter.com/benchmark/

Working for a nonprofit often means you have to do more with less. That's one of many topics covered in this discussion around annual giving, optimization, and culture building with someone working in the trenches at a university, Quentin Fincaryk.

Links & Resources:

Trinity Western University: https://www.twu.ca/

Fundraising Survey: http://nextafter.com/survey

How can you communicate in a real, personal way with hundreds and thousands of people? Why is that important? What does it mean for nonprofits and philanthropy? That's the focus of today's episode with Gabe Cooper — founder and President of Virtuous.

Links & Resources

Virtuous: https://www.virtuouscrm.com/

Email Fundraising Optimization Course: https://www.nextafter.com/email