We visit with Joanna Brody, President of Brody Public Relations, and talk about some general issues in playing the Public Relations Game. Topics we cover include: How do you craft the right story? How do you make sure the right story is getting to the right people?
Putting a human face on the story you want to tell.
Do I need to be a good writer to be a good PR person?
When crafting the story, what is the right balance of data and anecdotes? How...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast talks with Robert Drake to discuss whether or not nonprofits should be making any open declarations about the current civil unrest, and if so, how. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.
Jeb Banner speaks with the SnapCast about Boardable, which is fully integrated board management software platform specifically for nonprofit boards (and not just another board portal). We talk about: How attention and awareness impacts virtual board meetings.
The issues of board member engagement.
The building of a virtual boardroom.
Eliminating of the “digital duct-tape” that many organizations must use to manually integrate their virtual...
Talking with Robert Brodney, CEO & Founder at Launchpadds about his experiences using Virtual Reality to streamline aspects of a nonprofit's fundraising efforts. This fascinating discussion touches on new ways nonprofits may use this technology for their own purposes. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.
We talk more about COVID-related challenges that all nonprofits may face: “Nonprofits are at the fore-front of community responses throughout the world. Many are also suffering financially because of limited resources and increased need. AND the individuals working in nonprofits are facing many of the same challenges as the rest of us: reduced income, childcare challenges, strain on mental health. Needs have never been greater and the work has...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Talking again with Jonathan Goldberg of Megaphone Technology Consulting. A look at how Jonathan’s clients are changing some of their clerical and data-keeping duties during the age of COVID-19. How have the actual physical practices of collecting and depositing checks changed? Jonathan shares a case study to illustrate how one of his clients successfully (and quickly) organized themselves to implement a database solution and...
Talking with Jonathan Goldberg of Megaphone Technology Consulting on database needs, and data needs for nonprofits. We cover: What nonprofits need to do to graduate from a spreadsheet to something more sophisticated?
What are the biggest factors that spell success vs. failure with the move to a better data management solution?
Contrasting how data management goes wrong with what it looks like when it goes well.
What data should nonprofits store,...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Today we visit with Deron Davis, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Georgia. We talk about changes to their operations, fundraising strategies, and what it means to be looking at a public that seems to be realizing just what it is they they value most as a result of pandemic. Topics include: A look at TNC’s current initiatives.
Managing leadership at the local level as part of a global entity.
COVID-19's impact on...
Our second conversation with Jared Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer at PwrdBy. We talk about the benefits and pitfalls of mobile app development. And we tackle the following questions for nonprofits: Do all nonprofits need an app? What will they do with it and how? What’s your use-case? Do you have a great audience? Does anything similar already exist? Do you have the right team and is “mobile” a core-competency of your team? We welcome...
Talking with Jared Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer at PwrdBy, about the state of Artificial Intelligence and better use of data for nonprofits. In this conversation, Jared makes data science relevant for nonprofits of any size, and we touch on issues of ethics in data mining and artificial intelligence. You are already using AI and you may not be aware of it. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.
