#404 - The DAF Money You're Probably Missing
Donor-advised funds are everywhere. But for a lot of nonprofit fundraisers, they’re still a little mysterious. So I invited Liza Carballeira...
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20 of 417 episodes#403 - DAF Donor Targeting Playbook
Your year-end plan is actively insulting a segment of your donor file. It's September and that plan is nearly locked, so let's fix it before...
#402 - Your board isn't lazy. They're uninstructed.
I had a board member, let's call her Lena, who told me she'd rather stick hot needles in her eye than ask her friends for money. So I asked...
#401 - Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy
Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy I use Claude every day, he's literally my side piece. And I'm telling you to stop buying AI tools...
#400 - 8 Years, 400 Episodes, and the One Thing I Got Wrong About Marketing
When I started this podcast in 2018, I had no strategy. No content calendar. Just a cheap microphone and a genuine desire to connect with bu...
#399 -Stop Chasing Newly Liquid Founders
Here's what nobody tells you: when a founder gets $47M in liquidity, they don't call you. They call their advisor. And by the time you find...
#398 - The Old Way Doesn't work
In this episode, I'm calling out the thing nobody says out loud: your major gift program isn't really a program. The gifts come in, but you...
#397 - Your Next Million-Dollar Donor Gives $10 a Year
The biggest gift your organization will ever receive might come from a donor who's been quietly giving you $10 a year for two decades. And m...
#396 - How a Teacher-Turned-CEO Landed Her First Six-Figure Gift
I love a good transformation story, and Lucy Madden's is one of my favorites. Lucy was a middle school science teacher who ran a snail mail...
#395 - Why Your Major Gift Program Can't Wait
This episode is a little different. It's a bit of a public service announcement. I recently read new nonprofit sector data, and honestly, I...
#394- What Pricing Strategy Can Teach Us About Major Gifts with Claire Wang
One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation with Claire Wang is that fundraising and pricing have more in common than you might thin...
#393- Burnout, Budget Cuts, and the Future of Fundraising with Glennda Testone
I sat down with my friend Glennda Testone , CEO of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, to talk about what we're both seeing across the sector righ...
#392- Fundraising Without Fear: Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability with Andrew Murphy
One of my favorite parts of this work is watching nonprofit leaders grow into fundraisers not because they become slick salespeople, but bec...
#391- What Happens When You Stop Fundraising on Hope with Amy Lester
Ever feel like your major gifts program is held together by spreadsheets, good intentions, and crossed fingers? This week, I'm joined by my...
#390- The Fundraising Strategy Too Many Nonprofits Ignore with Tess Conrad
This episode honestly changed the way I think about planned giving. I sat down with Tess Conrad and walked away realizing that planned givin...
#389- The Human Side of AI with Janine Quijije
In this episode of Nonprofit Lowdown, I sat down with Janine Quijije to talk about AI but probably not in the way you’re used to hearing abo...
#388- The Development Director Exodus
This episode felt personal for me because I’ve been watching so many development directors quietly disappear from organizations lately. And...
#387- The Real Mental Health Crisis No One Is Talking About
This episode felt personal—because it is. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I sat down with Lauren Carson (Black Girls Smile) and A...
#386- How to Actually Use Wealth Screening (Without Getting Burned) with Tina Duong
We’re diving into a topic I have a serious love-hate relationship with: wealth screening. My guest is Tina Duong, founder of Impact ProTech...
#385- Why Your Boards Won't Fundraise and How to Change That
I hear this all the time: “Why won’t my board fundraise?” And I get it—it’s frustrating. But here’s the truth I’ve learned: it’s usually not...