The Nonprofit Ally Podcast
Summary: Steve Vick from NonprofitAlly.com talks with nonprofit experts, board members and executive directors about social media strategies, capacity building, board of director development, fundraising and budgeting. This nonprofit podcast also includes tips on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, newsletters, website development, story telling, blogging, fundraising, crowd funding and more. The ultimate goal of this podcast it to help nonprofits grow, build capacity and become sustainable so that they can do more and do it better. Steve is the executive director of a nonprofit in Alaska and the founder of another. He specializes in content creation, social media and awareness building (aka marketing).
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In this podcast I talk with Andrew Schulman (Schulmanconsulting.com). Andrew is a Fiscal Sponsorship Adviser that specializes in working with nonprofit. This is a very broad topic and much of If you want a quick overview of what fiscal sponsorship is and how it can help you, just read these articles on Andrew’s website: Fiscal ...
We all want our nonprofits to be sustainable. We want a regular source of revenue, program participants, board members and staff. But does having all this mean we are sustainable? In this podcast, Laurie Wolf talks with us about how sustainability is “not a destination, it is a journey”. Laurie is the CEO of the Foraker Group, ...
If you want to get more people to your website then this is the podcast to listen to. There are some simple steps you can take to get and KEEP visitors on your website. Today’s guest is Chris Ferdinandi. Chris is the founder of GoMakeThings.com and a web developer who helps nonprofits (specifically animal rescues) ...
Inspiration can occur most anywhere. For Nicolette Holferty it struck while she was knitting a hat for a friend. But getting over the resistance and self-doubt of pursuing her idea seemed to challenge her around each corner. Note… I said “challenge”, not “stop”. Armed with passion and “The War of Art” – a book she ...
Finding the right software for your nonprofit can be as simple as buying Microsoft Office or as complex as finding a donor management system that integrates with your accounting software. This is where Janna Finch comes in. Janna is a software market research associate at softwareadvice.com. Her job is to measure and track what types ...
Getting your nonprofit to a state of financial sustainability is a goal for all of us. But just how do you get there and is there a “quick” way to do it? Patrick Renn, from The Renn Wealth Management Group, joins us to talk about setting up your nonprofits finances so you can naturally attracted ...
Running a crowdfunding campaign takes a lot of preparation, research and maintenance. But one of the most important parts of running a campaign is getting it off to a good start. Kicking off your crowdfunding campaign means having a lot of ducks in a row (read more at: How to Start a Crowdfunding Campaign). So ...
If you want to raise more money for your nonprofit, don’t… I repeat don’t… have a bake sale. There are a number a reasons why: Your return on investment (ROI) is very low The people who donate will not be invested in your mission There is very little short term gain and NO long term ...
As crowdfunding has exploded in popularity, rapidly evolving into a 5.1 billion dollar industry, the diversity of crowdfunding platforms has likewise ballooned. While this is excellent news for hopeful crowdfunders in terms of the choices and options available, it also makes the question of how to choose the right crowdfunding site a rather overwhelming one. ...
In this episode I talk with Steve Scheier, author of “Do More Good. Better.” We talk about the impact that proper decision making can (or cannot) have on the health and future of your organization. Part of making a good decision involves: knowing what decisions need to be made, who is making this decision and ...
For those who have heard the podcast already… the subtitle to this article is: “Why your Mother Never Reads your Newsletter”. (It’s an inside joke. You have to listen to the podcast to get it
When it comes to making a budget for your nonprofit, it can seem like there is little to guide you. This can be especially true for new nonprofits whose budget is more like a best guess than a best estimate. If you are in this position, don’t panic… making a budget is often more art ...
One of the most important things you do with your nonprofit is market your services and/or products. But for many of us this isn’t always easy to do. In this episode I talk with Marlene Oliveira from the NonprofitMarCommunity.com and MoFlow.ca. Marlene is a nonprofit marketing and communication specialist. Marlene talks with us about creating ...
In this episode I talk with Mark Horoszowki from MovingWorlds.org. Mark talks about how the MovingWorlds organization helps nonprofits, from around the world, find skilled volunteers to help them with their missions. It is a process they call “Experteering”. Mark gives us some insight in to the volunteer recruitment and management process. He also fills ...
In this episode I talk with Jason Granger of Infinity Marketing Group about Google Grants. Yes, Google gives grants to nonprofits. And they are awesome. How about $10,000 worth of adwords every month for FREE! Yes, that awesome. Jason walks us through the Google Adwords development process and teaches us how to find the right ...
