Inclusion and Nonprofit Boards

Inclusion and Nonprofit Boards, Part 2 with Robin Rosenberg

What do nonprofits need to know about looking at inclusivity within their organizations. We discuss multiple inclusion issues, what they mean for boards, and what inclusion means towards the mission of wanting to do good. We discuss: What is the real legacy of the nonprofit? Should a mission be designed to outlive its board members? What happens when you have diversity but not inclusion? Demonstrating ROI on inclusion efforts. We welcome support...
Putting your Nonprofit on the Map

Putting your Nonprofit on the Map, with Pace PR

Mickey visits with Annie Scranton of Pace Public Relations to talk about nonprofit visibility and community building. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. With so many nonprofits, many of them trying to achieve the same goal, it can be challenging to gain visibility, build your community, and increase your donor base if your audience...
SideCar Global

SideCar Global, with Chelsea Brasted

Chelsea Brasted, General Manger of Sidecar Global, speaks with Mickey about Sidecar and the niche they fill in the nonprofit space. We discuss: Sidecar's niche in the nonprofit space (membership-based orgs) and target audience What makes Sidecar different from other professional development options (learning as a team, etc.) Learnings about virtual events (we've been hosting our virtual conference, SURGE, since before the pandemic...
Fundraising For All: Book Giveaway

Fundraising For All: Book Giveaway

Our Fundraising Search is giving away a copy of Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know. Visit the nonprofitsnapshot.org website and find the entry for this bonus episode to register to win. OR, register via this link: https://forms.gle/R8FEkNwefxp5acbW8 One winner picked at random will be announced on December 1. Thank you, and good luck! We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions...
Fundraising for All

Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know

Dave Paule returns to the mic to talk with Mickey about Fundraising for All, a comprehensive fundraising book he and his colleagues at Our Fundraising Search have written to demystify fundraising for nonprofits of all stripe and size. This innovative book guides readers on: The importance of a strategic plan as the foundation for fundraising; How nonprofit executives and boards should manage their time in every stage of their fundraising and...
GreenLight Fund

Green Light Fund Detroit, with Rishi Moudgil

GreenLight Fund is a growing national network of cities that lifts opportunities for children, youth, and families experiencing poverty. Each local site such as Detroit runs a community-centered process to: Elevate critical priorities for residents facing barriers to social and economic mobility Select and replicate one innovative, proven national program annually that complements the existing landscape Invest in significant, measurable outcomes...
Accounting Systems

Accounting Systems & Questioning Authority, with Stephen King

Mickey meets with Stephen King, President and CEO of Growthforce, to talk about what nonprofits should be doing right now, as we get close to post-pandemic, to increase outcomes, serve more people, and raise more money. We discuss a five-point framework: Which OUTCOMES best further the mission Study the ECONOMICS Which PROGRAMS do you Stop, Start, Continue Revise the PLAN  Raise more MONEY  We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via...
Investment Philosophy

Investment Philosophy, with Sean Hale

A bonus episode on ethical, values-based investing for nonprofits. Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to briefly discuss the issue of investment philosophies. An investment philosophy is comprised of the organization’s high-level investment beliefs. These principles are a reflection of the organization’s culture and should transcend committee and staff members. A well-structured investment program features an investment...
Inflation Proof Your Nonprofit

Inflation Proof Your Nonprofit, with Sean Hale

Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to dissect the issue of inflation, and talk about things nonprofits can do to protect the buying power of their reserved funds. This conversation stems from Sean's recent blog post: https://www.seanhale.org/blog/dont-let-inflation-wipe-out-your-cash-surplus Does your nonprofit have more money in the bank than you need to cover day-to-day operations?  If so, rising prices across the economy,...
Michigan Healthcare Freedom

Michigan Healthcare Freedom with Abigail Nobel

Mickey had a quick conversation with Abigail Nobel, President at Michigan Healthcare Freedom. We get a glimpse of a nonprofit in startup mode, and we talk about their upcoming fundraiser, a virtual 5K completed over the course of a month: https://mihealthfreedom.org/5k/ We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.