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The Year End Goal Plan For Fundraisers
Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall use Fundraisers Friday to talk business: how nonprofits set goals that actually move revenue, relationships, and results. They start with the metric many teams avoid because it can be a rude awakening: donor retention. . . . . . . . . .
Nonprofit Leadership Moves You Need to Have Finance Teams Win Under Pressure!
Year-end doesn’t “arrive” in nonprofits so much as it ambushes us. And that’s exactly why this conversation with John Tiso, VP of Revenue and Service Delivery at JMT Consulting, and Buu Lìnn Tran, SVP of Financial Solutions at JMT Consulting, . . . . . . . . .
The Quickest Path to a Compliant Nonprofit: Using Tech and Heart
Starting a nonprofit is often treated like a simple administrative step: fill out a few forms, wait a bit, and you’re off to the races. But in this episode, Julia C. Patrick and cohost Ellie Hume sit down with Christian . . . . . . . . .
The “Boring” Fundraising That Builds Real Stability
Consistency is not glamorous, but it’s the engine that keeps a nonprofit’s business model running when the calendar flips and the pressure spikes. In this conversation with Matt Glazer, Founder and CEO of Blue Sky Partners (Austin-based, national reach), we . . . . . . . . .
Nonprofit Founder Syndrome: When Grit Turns Into Gridlock
Founder syndrome gets tossed around like a diagnosis, but this conversation reframes it as a leadership and governance challenge that shows up in real nonprofit operations: decision rights, communication, accountability, and the organization’s ability to scale beyond one person’s willpower. . . . . . . . . .
Donor Tiers That Actually Work: The Right Way To Segment Supporters
Fundraisers Friday is back, and Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall (Mr. Nonprofit Consultancy) tackle a topic that quietly runs the business side of fundraising: donor tier levels. If you’ve ever stared at your donor list and wondered, “Where do . . . . . . . . .
Five Finance Moves Nonprofits Can’t Ignore: Finishing The Year Strong!
Finishing the year “strong” is not just a slogan for nonprofit leaders; it’s a finance and operations project. Regional Director Ellie Hume from Your Part-Time Controller walks through five concrete steps to wrap up the year with fewer surprises and . . . . . . . . .
Women, Water And ROI: Turning Lost Hours Into Community Wealth
Around the world, women and girls walk long distances every day to fetch water, losing education, income, and safety in the process. On this global episode of The Nonprofit Show, we welcome Shilpa Alva, founder and executive director of Surge . . . . . . . . .
What is ‘Rolling Retention’? Fundraisers Using AI and Better Metrics
Donor retention is not just a feel good metric it is one of the most powerful levers in the business model of a nonprofit. We sit down with Kirsten Wantland, Principal Industry Strategist at Bloomerang, to explore how organizations can . . . . . . . . .
Why Smart Nonprofits Rely on Temp Staffing
Labor myth buster Dana Scurlock, Director of Recruitment at Staffing Boutique, reframes temporary staffing as a sophisticated business tool for nonprofit leaders—not a last-resort move when things are on fire. Dana steps in to show how strategic temp and temp-to-perm . . . . . . . . .
Donor Appeals vs. Donor Relationships: What Truly Drives Giving?
In this Fundraisers Friday conversation, cohosts Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall take viewers inside one of the most persistent tensions in fundraising: the distinction between donor appeals and donor relationships. Using real experiences, honest stories, and decades of shared . . . . . . . . .
Inside Team Culture: The New Era of Nonprofit Leadership
A valuable and thought-provoking conversation with Carrie Wright, consultant and coach at Wright Consulting. Joined by cohosts Julia C. Patrick and Wendy F. Adams, Carrie guides leaders toward a more thoughtful, rigorous, and human-centered approach to nonprofit organizational performance. Rather . . . . . . . . .




