Mickey speaks with Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan. We talk about insider charitable giving, a "worryingly widespread" practice that is quite harmful. "Increasing civil and criminal penalties does not work as a successful deterrent if there is substantial ambiguity about what is illegal insider trading," says...
Visiting with Jonathan Shugart of B Charitable, an Alabama based nonprofit corporation. We talk about Donor Advised Funds and their benefit to both the donor and the recipients. B Charitable is a tax-exempt entity whose sole purpose is to house charitable gifting funds for individuals. In addition, the platform provides donors with financial peace of mind knowing that the funds collected on B Charitable can only then be donated to public...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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/
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Mickey visits with Madeline Reamy, Co-Executive Director at EarthShare Georgia. We talk about her fifteen year legacy with EarthShare, and what the future may hold for her as she moves forward to help nonprofits with strategy and sustainable fundraising.
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