The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Collaboration and partnerships with Charmaine Hammond

How can I close that sponsorship deal? This is the question that keeps many fundraisers and executive directors up at night. On today’s episode, Charmaine Hammond, partnership development expert at Raise a Dream, shares with us an easy-to-follow, 7-step framework for building long-lasting partnerships. Myths that Charmaine wants us to leave behind You have to […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Building resilience with Komal Minhas

We’re so busy taking care of everything that often we forget to take care of ourselves first. How do we create space for ourselves in our day-to-day lives so that we build resilience in the long run? Tune in to this amazing conversation with Komal Minhas, a resilience educator with a mission to help people […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Creating your employer brand with Laura Tolhoek

We often think about branding for our organizations as something that speaks to communities we serve and stakeholders we answer to. We forget to count our staff and prospective staff in that list. How is your organization speaking to current and future employees? On today’s podcast, Laura Tolhoek, President of Essential HR, shares with us […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Dismantling tokenism with Trish Mandewo

More and more organizations are prioritizing diversity and inclusion as their strategic priorities. But how are organizations actually doing this work? On today’s episode, Trish Mandewo, Founder & CEO at Synergy on Boards Consulting Group and Coquitlam City Councillor, shares with us how to distinguish D&I tactics that are simply lip service and perpetuate harm […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Becoming “investment ready” with Narinder Dhami

How can charities become “investment-ready”? On today’s podcast, Narinder Dhami, Managing Partner at Marigold Capital, shares with us what impact investors, grantors, and other funders are looking for when choosing charity partners and how charities can assess whether an investor or funder is the right fit for them. Myths that Narinder wants us to walk […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Behind the scenes with a funder with Stephanie Rebello

What do funders really look for in a proposal? How do they decide what to fund and what not to? These are the burning questions we have when putting in hours and hours of work on a funding application. On today’s podcast, we go behind the scenes with a funder and connect with Stephanie Rebello, […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Organic social media with Brock Warner

Social media is one of those things that almost everyone has, but very few use well. On today’s podcast, we invited Brock Warner, fundraiser and author of the book From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits, to walk us through how to build a consistent and effective social media strategy. Myths that Brock wants us […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Challenging the status quo with Rickesh Lakhani

If things are not broken, why change? But what are some fundamental assumptions and myths that we believe in working in the charitable sector that hinder us from enabling changes and delivering impact? On today’s podcast episode, Rickesh Lakhani, Executive Director of Future Possibilities for Kids and a passionate champion of grassroots organizations, joins us […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Figuring out your finances with Betty Ferreira

Good financial health is the cornerstone of a sustainable nonprofit. As nonprofit leaders, we all know the importance of financial management, but budgets and audits still give us the worst headaches. How can we build up our financial management muscles and confidence? On today’s episode, Betty Ferreira, founder of GoodCasting and who has trained and […]

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Getting started with cryptocurrency donations

Donating with cryptocurrency is an emerging trend. With a lot of information (and hype) out there about cryptocurrency, it can be confusing and even a bit scary when considering whether your charity should start receiving cryptocurrency donations. On today’s episode, two experts in this field, Anne Connelly and Jason Shim, share with us how to […]