Visiting with Meghan Pietrantonio, Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Truist Foundation. She talks about the foundation's areas of focus, along with current (short term and long term) funding priorities during times of pandemic, including expanded commitments through the Truist Cares Initiative to impact the areas of: Seniors, Youth, Workforce, Small Business, and Connectivity. Meghan also underlines the importance of keeping all channels...
Mickey gets to visit with Linda McNay. We talk about Our Fundraising Search and her work helping nonprofits find the right fundraising professionals, and greatly improving retention rate once the right people are identified. Among the topics we cover: What makes for an effective search? How does a nonprofit determine what is a "good fit?"
Changing organizational culture to best fit its fundraising goals.
Why a personal touch to fundraising is...
This week Mickey gets to be the interview guest. Susan Cooper interviews Mickey to talk about his history with the Nonprofit Snapshot, the Nonprofit SnapCast, and his new consulting endeavors that are available to help nonprofits navigate these troubling times. Mickey also talks about the possibility of facilitating a monthly "fireside chat," interactive gathering for the community online. More information can be found at: We welcome your...
This is actually the 2nd episode we recorded with Reanna Karousis, Founder of Collective Reach, a branding, content, design and communications consulting firm. We begin our conversation with a frank talk about the messages and values nonprofits may be wrestling with during these times of civil unrest (not to mention pandemic). Then we spend some time dissecting the anatomy of a "brand," defining what a brand is, looking at an org's core...
Mickey visits with Brian Frederick to talk about issues in ethics and nonprofit management. Among the topics we cover: What does bad ethics look like?
Things nonprofits can do to avoid ethical problems. Things boards can do to prepare board members for board service.
Procedures and Policies your bylaws should include.
Making a one-page “cheat sheet” of the org’s bylaws. Building and documenting processes for handling ethical concerns.
The...
Rachel Sacks, President of Leading Healthy Futures, talks with us about her Origin Story, the work she does to help health and human services nonprofits get the strategic clarity and the grant support they need to fulfill their missions. Among the topics we cover: How should nonprofits change their grants-agenda during pandemic? Tips for communicating with funders during pandemic.
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Are we all simply in recovery...
Joanna Brody, President of Brody Public Relations, relates a few case-studies to illustrate how communications and messaging may change during times of pandemic. Among the topics we cover: How are nonprofits changing the way they tell their stories during pandemic?
Staying nimble with both message and delivery.
How to stay genuine to mission during pandemic? We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.
SPECIAL EPISODE: Nonprofit SnapCast welcomes Sarah Olivieri back to the table to talk about the SBA loans that are available to nonprofits, and how nonprofits might or might not choose to take advantage of what's available to them at the moment. Among the topics we cover: Where to find information on EIDL and PPP loan availability and how to apply.
You’re approved, now what?
Interest rates are currently less than inflation.
Where to spend the...
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.
