Send us Fan Mail Nonprofits are adopting AI fast, but governance, data controls and human judgment determine whether experimentation becomes real organizational value. AI governance is becoming a business necessity as organizations move rapidly from experimenting with AI to using it throughout finance, fundraising, communications, and operations. But adoption is racing ahead of strategy and that creates a very different challenge for nonprofit leaders! Patricia Bueso, Client Services Te...
Aug 25
29 min
Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit financial red flags can appear long before a financial crisis, and boards need to know exactly what they’re looking for. Deanna Peterson, Director at Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC), identifies five important warning signs nonprofit leaders can build directly into board financial oversight. During this special Nonprofit Power Week conversation, Deanna turns nonprofit finance from something reserved for “the finance people” into a management and governance disciplin...
Aug 24
27 min
Send us Fan Mail Donor control in nonprofit funding can shape far more than a grant. It can influence what nonprofits pursue, how they operate, and even what community needs get addressed! Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich joined us for a candid examination of why big giving can fall short and what nonprofit leaders can do about it. Glen is the author of ‘CONTROL: Why Big Giving Falls Short’ and CEO of the Stupski Foundation, which is spending down its assets and plans to return all i...
Aug 20
30 min
Send us Fan Mail Planned giving for small nonprofits doesn't have to require a huge budget, sophisticated technology, or months of preparation. Tony Martignetti, author of ‘Planned Giving Accelerated’, says a nonprofit can launch planned giving in just one week by identifying the right donors, starting with gifts in wills, and having the first conversation. His advice starts with simplicity. Tony says gifts in wills, also known as charitable bequests, should be the starting point for small an...
Aug 19
30 min
Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit finance automation is changing more than accounting. It’s reshaping staffing, security, leadership, and how information moves throughout an organization! Brad Powell of BILL and Buu-Linh Tran, CPA, of JMT Consulting explore what the modern nonprofit finance team is becoming and why leaders may need to rethink far more than their software. Automation across accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense management, and financial workflows can remove repetitive work w...
Aug 18
29 min
Send us Fan Mail How do you build fundraising confidence when donor conversations, major asks, metrics, and the possibility of hearing “no” are part of the job? Fundraising confidence is a professional skill, and our cohosts explain why preparation and practice can make that skill stronger. On this Fundraisers Friday edition of The Nonprofit Show, Tony Beall and Julia C. Patrick explore what separates confident nonprofit fundraisers from those who hesitate when the conversation gets difficult...
Aug 14
30 min
Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit donor segmentation strategy may matter far more than most fundraising teams realize. New donor behavior research reveals that geography, household income, gender, trust, and communication preferences can dramatically change what motivates someone to give! Mary Crogan, Vice President of Brand Marketing at Bloomerang, returns with a deeper look at Bloomerang's ‘Giving Signals’ research with The Harris Poll. The original study surveyed more than 1,000 donors and severa...
Aug 12
30 min
Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit leadership transition planning should begin long before an executive announces a departure! Erin Rodenbiker and Joan Brown of Third Sector Company explain why professional interim leadership can help nonprofits protect mission continuity, strengthen operations, and prepare for a better permanent hire. For many nonprofit boards, “interim” still sounds like emergency management — somebody brought in because something went wrong. Joan challenges that assumption w...
Aug 10
31 min
Send us Fan Mail How do fundraisers become nonprofit leaders? Moving from development into executive leadership takes more than raising money—it requires understanding the entire business of the nonprofit and becoming someone who can lead across departments, relationships, strategy, and mission. On this Fundraisers Friday edition, co-hosts Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall examine how nonprofit professionals can deliberately increase their professional value and prepare themselves for bro...
Aug 7
29 min
Send us Fan Mail How do you scale a nonprofit internationally without imposing outside assumptions on the people and communities you serve? John Molineux, founder and CEO of Love Justice International, shares a global nonprofit operating model built around local leadership, measurable impact, technology, and organizational humility. Love Justice International works to prevent human trafficking at the moment when a person is in transit but has not yet been exploited. Through a strategy k...
Aug 6
28 min
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