Next in Nonprofits interviews nonprofit leaders and service providers to keep you up to date with the best ideas in social good. Learn more at nextinnonprofits.com/podcast
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Sarah Durham is the CEO of Big Duck, a communications consulting organization which specializes in "developing the voices of determined nonprofits."
Sarah's new book, The Nonprofit Communications Engine, "outlines a simple model for nonprofit communicators and leaders that makes it easier for them to leverage communications in order to advance their mission. " Sarah joins host Steve Boland to discuss the metaphor of the Engine to envision interrelated parts moving toward a goal, a free, self-assessment tool to begin this work. the different types of engagement and measurements, and much more.
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Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Erica Blake and Lee Broderick are consultants with Tech Impact, a nonprofit whose mission is help other charities "realize the potential of technology to achieve their mission and improve outcomes."
Tech Impact provides consulting services for nonprofits in several areas. Erica and Lee join host Steve Boland to discuss the choices and challenges faced by charities upgrading from their initial tools, such as moving from a separate donor system and communications to a more comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) system. They discuss the potential high-cost of "free", examining culture in choosing next systems, total cost of ownership and more.
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Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Salesforce is a customer relationship management platform which offers donated licenses to nonprofits under Salesforce.org. Salesforce holds an annual conference on their platform each year called Dreamforce, and this year emphasized the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a part of that conference.
Naomi Morenzoni is Vice President of Philanthropy Strategy at Salesforce. Sunya Norman is Director, Sustainability at Salesforce. They join host Steve Boland to talk about the SDGs in relation to Salesforce, how charities can see themselves contributing to that picture, and how to learn more from tools such as as the Trailmix (online training) from Salesforce on the SDGs.
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
William Browning is Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of United Way Worldwide, which “improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.” Stephanie Slingerland is Director of Philanthropy/Social Impact for Kellogg Company.
William and Stephanie joined host Steve Boland live at the Dreamforce Conference 2019 to talk about Philanthropy Cloud, an integrated tool for companies using the Salesforce platform to engage employees in giving back in communities. That giving can be financial, or volunteer time, or combinations of those things, but also can involve fellow employees, matching gifts, and more. The conversation discusses United Way as a key philanthropic partner, emerging tools such as mobile apps and skill-based volunteering, and the evolution of the platform and uses in companies such as Kellogg.
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Judith Escribano is the Head of Communications for Islamic Relief UK, a partner organization of Islamic Relief World Wide. Islamic Relief UK’s mission is to “inspire and enable people to respond rapidly to disasters and fight poverty through our Islamic values, expertise and global reach.” They’ve just released a new communications effort to engage audiences in their work via a mobile game, Virtue Reality. The game uses real-world projects as the basis for a game to engage users in learn, dispelling negative stereotypes, and helping audiences engage and have fun.
Judith joins host Steve Boland to talk about the strategy to create a game as a part of their work, decisions about representation and images in the game, measurements for this iteration of the game, and next steps in promoting this game as part of promoting the mission work of Islamic Relief.
Special thanks to AlphaGeekRadio for hosting our show!
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Amanda LaGrange is the chief executive officer of Tech Dump, “providing seamless electronics recycling services for businesses and organizations of all sizes (and) a social enterprise that provides jobs and training for persons facing barriers to employment.” Tech Dump has operated largely on earned revenue, but has been broken into it’s first “event” fundraising opportunity with the “Thanks for Not Coming” gala. The zero-waste event asked supporters to buy a ticket to not show up in person. The event was emceed by Tane Danger of the Theater of Public Policy in space donated by the Midpointe Event Center, but guests were asked to stay home and enjoy the short program remotely.
Host Steve Boland talks with Amanda about the genesis of this idea, the challenge of event-based fundraising, mission alignment in fundraising, and much more.
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Justin Steele is the Head of Americas for Google.org, which “bring(s) the best of Google to innovative nonprofits that are committed to creating a world that works for everyone.” The philanthropic work of Google brings cash grants to charities, but also commits staff time and partnerships to create solutions to issues in communities world-wide.
Justin joins host Steve Boland to talk about how Google.org makes decisions in funding, launching open challenges, the unique challenges in areas such as data management, and learning where Google teams can offer specific insight, and much more.
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Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Kari Aanestad is the Director of Advancement for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and Co-Director of Grant Advisor. Jon Pratt is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Kari recently published a blog post, Why Donor Advised Funds Aren’t Really for Grantwriters (But Can Be…) at GrantAdvisor.org. An increasing amount of philanthropic giving is moving through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), and this raises more questions about the nature of DAFs, transparency in giving, and supporting charitable work in communities.
Kari and Jon join host Steve Boland to talk about a special working group around DAFs convened at MCN, how nonprofits can use tools like NOZAsearch and DAFdirect links to improve their success with DAF donors, and efforts around legislation on how DAFs may change in the future.
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Michael Spinosa is the Chief Executive Officer of Unleashed Technologies, which “combine(s) technology, creativity, and strategy to transform your audience from visitors into evangelists.”
Michael joins host Steve Boland to talk about Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which are web-based tools that have all the benefits of installed apps on mobile phones, but without the downside of multiple development for different operating systems and app stores. Michael describes how a PWA can add an icon to a home-screen just like a traditional app, function offline like a traditional app, speed up processing, and save money over managing outreach to new clients and donors in installed app development. Unleashed Technologies also has a recorded webinar on this topic.
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Tuesday Feb 26, 2019
Tuesday Feb 26, 2019
Kris Kewitsch is the executive director of the Charities Review Council, and was one of the very first guests on the Next in Nonprofits podcast back in 2015! The Charities Review Council’s mission is “building donor and nonprofit relationships for strong, vibrant and just communities.”
Kris joins host Steve Boland to talk about the recently announced merger creating Candid, a new organization from the Foundation Center and Guidestar. There is no projected immediate change in operations of the two large-scale nonprofit support organizations, but the merger will bring changes over time to how these types of services are provided to the nonprofit sector. Kris talks about how the work of the Charities Review Council impacts her thinking about these different organizations, how charities may consider the impact of this news, and whether we may get a range of yet-unknown services from these two large data sets and histories.
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