Nonprofit Jenni Show

Explore different types of mission-driven organizations, and compare which options are most effective for pursuing your cause. Play a round of Nonprofit Trivia with Rachel Bearbower from Small Shop Strategies to test your knowledge about alternatives to starting a 501(c)3 nonprofit! In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out: — Learn Grant Writing’s free training on how to be a grant writer — Email updates for Nonprofit Jenni’s (Fake) Book Club — My previous podcast episode, Should I Start A Nonprofit? (tap here to listen, or search for episode #61 in your podcast app) — Article about B Corps certification — VICE News article about mutual aid organizations — National Network of Fiscal Sponsors — My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode plus free marketing and fundraising resources!  Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill

This week, we chat with Abby Lehman, the Director of Development and Partnerships at Photo Start. Abby explains how her nonprofit has been able to thrive during the pandemic thanks to skilled volunteers who provide vital digital marketing and fundraising support. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out: — The application for my new (fake) book club! —  My book recommendations on Amazon — My previous podcast episode about pro bono partnerships (tap here to listen, or search for episode #76 in your podcast app) — Catchafire, the website Abby uses to connect with skilled volunteers — Photo Start’s volunteer page, where you can check out Photo Start’s volunteer application and opportunities — My once-per-week email newsletter, where you can get a short summary of every podcast episode plus free marketing and fundraising resources!  Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Soun

This week, we chat with Joanne Samuel Goldblum, founder of the National Diaper Bank Network and coauthor of the new book “Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U. S. Poverty”. Joanne offers advice for nonprofit leaders who are working to combat deep-rooted systemic issues, like poverty. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out: — My podcast episode about how nonprofits can engage in advocacy (tap here to listen, or search for episode #75 in your podcast app) — Giveaway! I’m giving away a free copy of Joanne’s book on my Instagram Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers   ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

It’s time for a round of Nonprofit Trivia about Donor Journeys! Test your knowledge about the best ways to keep donors engaged in your mission after they’ve given their first monetary donation to your nonprofit. Learn how donors want to get involved with your mission and how they prefer to keep in touch. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out: — Bloomerang’s 2019 survey about donor thank you calls — Blackbaud’s 2013 report, “The Next Generation of American Giving” — Learn Grant Writing, an awesome organization that helps you learn to become a grant writer — Keshet, one of the nonprofits Michelle supports — Caritas of Austin, the nonprofit Michelle works for Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers   ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

It’s our 100th episode!! To celebrate, we’re featuring over 100 nonprofit leaders to highlight great nonprofit work happening all over the country. In this episode, you’ll hear: — 100 nonprofit leaders share their mission and something they’ve learned over the past 100 years — How to enter to win a free mini-course from Nonprofit Jenni’s professional development store — Some of Jenni’s favorite moments from the past 100 episodes, including her favorite advice and quotes from interview guests — A debut of two new segments of the Nonprofit Jenni Show with Emily Summers, a philanthropist and singer/songwriter who wrote our theme songs! Get a list of the 100+ nonprofits featured in this episode when you sign up for our email newsletter at tinyurl.com/nonprofitjenni — We’ll send out the list on Friday, April 9 so you can follow these nonprofits on social media, sign up for their email lists, and reach out directly to connect with one another. (If you’re listening after April 9, visit our blog to search for the li

It’s our 100th episode!! To celebrate, we’re featuring over 100 nonprofit leaders to highlight great nonprofit work happening all over the country. In this episode, you’ll hear: — 100 nonprofit leaders share their mission and something they’ve learned over the past 100 years — How to enter to win a free mini-course from Nonprofit Jenni’s professional development store — Some of Jenni’s favorite moments from the past 100 episodes, including her favorite advice and quotes from interview guests — A special interview and performance by Emily Summers, a philanthropist and singer/songwriter who wrote our theme songs! Get a list of the 100+ nonprofits featured in this episode when you sign up for our email newsletter at tinyurl.com/nonprofitjenni — We’ll send out the list on Friday, April 9 so you can follow these nonprofits on social media, sign up for their email lists, and reach out directly to connect with one another. (If you’re listening after April 9, visit our blog to search for the list.) Enter to win a fr

This week, Jenni talks with some partners who can support your nonprofit’s capacity building to increase your impact. First, Jenni interviews Colleen Kazemi, the Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Denver, about how SVP connects nonprofits and social ventures with pro bono support services. Then we’ll talk with Paul Collier, founder of Coeffect and one of SVP Denver’s partners, to learn how nonprofits can build capacity by developing their theory of change. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Kim Patterson, Director of Development for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Middle Tennessee, shares how she build relationships with new corporate sponsors, creates appeals to ask for their support, and keeps them engaged with LLS’s mission for the long term. Get in touch with Kim at kpatterson70@hotmail.com. This episode is sponsored by Learn Grant Writing -- Visit learngrantwriting.org/jenni to get a free training about how to become a grant writer. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Grant Writing Mentor Teresa Huff explains the basics of how grants work, how to find grants that are a good fit for your nonprofit, and how to build relationships with grant makers. She also talks about her podcast, Grant Writing Simplified, and free grant writing resources available on her website. REMINDER: Submit your nonprofit to be featured on the upcoming 100th episode of the Nonprofit Jenni Show! Visit tinyurl.com/jenni100 no later than February 28 to fill out our short form. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to get Marketing and Fundraising resources, find support for your organization, or to contact Jenni.  Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Becky Rossman, CEO of Neighborhood House, shares advice about how to ensure your board’s by-laws are up-to-date, set expectations for board members, and consider collaboration opportunities with other nonprofit organizations. Contact Becky at beckyr@nhpeoria.org. Plus, Jenni shares how your nonprofit can be featured on the upcoming 100th episode of the Nonprofit Jenni Show! Visit tinyurl.com/jenni100 to apply to have your nonprofit featured on the podcast. Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofit leaders seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing and Fundraising. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more. Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Jenni talks about how to personalize communications with each of your different audiences, including corporate partners, major donors, monthly donors, and even people who just passively follow your nonprofit on social media. Also, Jenni’s sister Michelle comes back for another round of Nonprofit Trivia, all about fundraising and communications in 2021. Get Jenni’s 2021 Communications Calendar at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore Get Jenni’s Nonprofit Social Media Cheat Sheet for FREE at tinyurl.com/nonprofitjenni Our podcast guest this week is: --Michelle Gustafson from Caritas of Austin Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofit leaders seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing and Fundraising. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more. Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers   ©2021 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Jenni outlines six ways your nonprofit can partner with corporations and local businesses in 2021, even during the COVID-19 pandemic! (Plus, listen all the way to the end of the episode for a bonus seventh way to partner with businesses.) Also, listener Brent Oest joins us for another round of Nonprofit Trivia to answer questions about--you guessed it--how nonprofits can collaborate with businesses. Talk to Jenni: Schedule a half-hour call to “Pick Jenni’s Brain” about your fundraising and marketing challenges, or send me an email about anything you like! Bonus Tip #7: Download Jenni’s Silent & Online Auction Guide to learn how to request corporate donations for a charity auction. Plus, get Jenni’s spreadsheet of over 140 US corporations that love to donate to charity auctions! Our podcast guest this week is: --Brent Oest from Neighborhood House Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing and Fun

This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, hear from a fellow listener as she explains what she’s learned about how to host safe fundraising events in the midst of COVID-19. Also, Jenni shares a story about a client she’s helping to improve their individual donor database. Want to host an online auction like Jada’s organization did? Visit nonprofitjenni.com/courseandmore to get Jenni’s Online Auction Guide with a bonus gift of Jenni’s list of over 140 corporations that love to donate to charity auctions!  Need help staying in touch with each of your donor segments in the new year? Get Jenni’s Marketing and Communications Calendar with tasks you can complete each week throughout 2021 at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore! Our podcast guest this week is: --Jada Hoerr from Midwest Food Bank Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing and Fundraising. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more. Produced by Ben Hil

This year has been full of unexpected challenges, so this week, let’s talk about how to plan for the new year. First, Dr. Patton McDowell (podcast host of “Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership”) discusses mergers, alliances, and other forms of collaboration that could help your nonprofit work more efficiently and have a greater impact. Then Jenni offers three tips to improve the way you communicate with your supporters in 2021. Find Jenni’s Marketing and Communications Calendar at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore! Our podcast guests this week are: --Dr. Patton McDowell / pattonmcdowell.com/podcasts --Michelle Gustafson, who hops in for our new “Dad Jokes” segment! Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing and Fundraising. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more. Produced by Ben Hill Sound - benhillsound.com Music by Emily Summers. ©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

You may have noticed that your employees all need support from you in different ways. We all have our own unique strengths, weaknesses, and quirks -- How can you lead your team to effectively support and empower each individual to do their best work? This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, we chat with Alycia Halladay from the Autism Science Foundation about employing individuals with autism. We also revisit a conversation with Meredith Benton from the Healing Trust with advice on developing a supportive work culture. Jenni also invites you to “pick her brain” about your year-end fundraising plans, relationships with business partners, and any other marketing or fundraising challenges you need help with. Schedule a call with Jenni at calendly.com/nonprofitjenni or check out her mini-courses and templates at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore. Our podcast guests this week are: --Alycia Halladay from the Autism Science Foundation (autismsciencefoundation.org) Read the policy brief here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www

Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we still have no idea when it will be safe to host events in person again. Some nonprofits were able to pivot quickly to virtual events, but many nonprofit leaders still feel unsure how to get started in planning their organization’s first virtual event. This week, Jenni interviews Melissa Norden, the Executive Director of Bottomless Closet in New York, about how she planned and hosted her nonprofit’s first ever virtual event. We also play another round of nonprofit trivia! This time, our trivia questions are all about how to make your fundraising events earn more revenue. Our podcast guests this week are: --Melissa Norden from Bottomless Closet (bottomlesscloset.org) --Michelle Gustafson from Caritas of Austin This episode is sponsored by the podcast “Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership”, hosted by Dr. Patton McDowell. Find “Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership” wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit pattonmcdowell.com/podcasts to listen. Nonprofit Jenni provides consult

Can you believe we’re approaching the end of 2020 already? It’s been a heck of a year! As nonprofit leaders search for creative new ways to generate sustainable revenue for their organizations, Jenni wants to provide some food for thought. In this episode, we’ll play a quick trivia game about the most successful types of creative revenue ideas! We’ll also revisit an interview from the archives with Brad Kimbler, CEO of the social enterprise Staff 360, which is owned by the nonprofit Safe Haven Family Shelter.   Jenni also shares an update about a free way to spread the word about your nonprofit or social enterprise’s products and services during the holiday shopping season. We’re compiling a “Gifts That Give Back” ecatalog for people who want to support good causes this winter, and you can apply to have your items included for free! Visit tinyurl.com/nonprofitjennigifts to submit your items for consideration.   Our podcast guests this week are: --Michelle Gustafson from Caritas of Austin --Brad Kimbler from S

To help kickstart year-end giving, many communities host Local Giving Days, also known as Days of Giving. For example, upcoming giving days include Colorado Gives Day in Colorado, GAgives Day in Georgia, and Give to the Max Day in Minnesota. Even if you don’t have a local giving day coming up in your community, Giving Tuesday is coming up on December 1 as the International Day of Giving, celebrated all over the world to support nonprofits. This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, we’ll share an example of a local giving day fundraising campaign, and talk about four reasons nonprofit leaders shy away from Giving Tuesday. Jenni also shares an update about a free way to spread the word about your nonprofit or social enterprise’s products and services during the holiday shopping season. We’re compiling a “Gifts That Give Back” ecatalog for people who want to support good causes this winter, and you can apply to have your items included for free! Visit tinyurl.com/nonprofitjennigifts to submit your items for conside

If you haven’t listened to the Nonprofit Jenni Show episode about “Nonprofit PR: How to Work With Media to Attract New Supporters”, we recommend you listen to that episode first! This week, we’re following up on some extra FAQs about nonprofit Public Relations (PR). We also chat with two nonprofit leaders who are responsible for their nonprofit organizations’ PR initiatives. Nonprofit Jenni Show listeners can get an exclusive discount on Jenni’s “Build a PR Plan” Mini-Course! Go online to bit.ly/buildaprplan and use discount code “PR10” to get 10% off the mini-course. The mini-course includes:--A manageable half-hour webinar about how to build your PR plan--A worksheet to start building your PR plan as you watch the webinar--BONUS GIFT: A free copy of Jenni’s PR Contact Log Template to help you learn to research and track communications with media partners Our podcast guests this week are:--Meredith Schweitzer from the School for Advanced Research--Staci Davis and Alli Beth from Waves Nonprofit Jenni provides

In small and medium nonprofits, marketing duties often fall to the Executive Director or Development Director who don’t know the ins and outs of tactics like Public Relations (PR). Recently, Jenni has received a lot of questions about press releases, social media influencers, and other PR topics. This week, we want to demystify nonprofit PR and help your organization build a stronger PR plan. Nonprofit Jenni Show listeners can get an exclusive discount on Jenni’s “Build a PR Plan” Mini-Course! Go online to bit.ly/buildaprplan and use discount code “PR10” to get 10% off the mini-course. The mini-course includes:--A manageable half-hour webinar about how to build your PR plan--A worksheet to start building your PR plan as you watch the webinar--BONUS GIFT: A free copy of Jenni’s PR Contact Log Template to help you learn to research and track communications with media partners Our podcast guests this week are:--Joanna Mazo from Park Center--Samantha Taitano from Mañe'lu Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting servic