The ENGAGE Podcast

Donor Cultivation

Your Blueprint for Engaging Supporters

When is the last time you took a bird’s eye view of your engagement strategy? From how many solicitations to [...]

Grants Strategy

Exploring Women’s Generosity as a Catalyst for Change

As women wield greater economic power and harness their influence to lead change, their generosity is rapidly transforming the philanthropic [...]

Employee Volunteering

Volunteering and Wellbeing

How much impact does volunteerism have on our wellbeing?  Hear from Jude O’Reilley, CEO of VolunteerMatch, as he talks with Blackbaud’s [...]

Cyber Security

Future of Nonprofit Finance: Cybersecurity

As part of Blackbaud’s series on the Future of Nonprofit Finance, Sarah Curry sat down with George Werbacher, the Senior [...]

Fund Accounting

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 245: Future of Nonprofit Finance: Cryptocurrency

As part of the series Future of Nonprofit Finance, Blackbaud’s Sarah Curry sits down with Alex Wilson, the Co-Founder of [...]

Donor Stewardship

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 244: The Art of Managing, Rather than Mitigating, Risk

In this excerpt of a conversation with Satonya Fair, President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking, she encourages grantmaking organizations to [...]

Donor Cultivation

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 243: The Shifting Demographics and Perspectives of Donors

For the past 10 years, the Blackbaud Institute Index has tracked year-over-year trends in philanthropy and annual giving statistics—with the [...]

Manager Skills

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 242: Becoming a Changemaker

Alex Budak, UC Berkeley faculty member and author of Becoming a Changemaker, joins Blackbaud’s Rachel Hutchisson to discuss how to [...]

Manager Skills

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 241: Leadership and the Surprising Gift of Doubt

For the past 10 years, the Blackbaud Institute Index has tracked year-over-year trends in philanthropy and annual giving statistics—with the [...]

Strategic Planning

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 240: Awareness to IMPACT: How Your Brand Can Drive Higher Value

For the past 10 years, the Blackbaud Institute Index has tracked year-over-year trends in philanthropy and annual giving statistics—with the [...]

Data Insights

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 239: The Science of Philanthropy

For the past 10 years, the Blackbaud Institute Index has tracked year-over-year trends in philanthropy and annual giving statistics—with the [...]

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 238: Creating an Advocacy Agenda

Whether it be convincing a board of directors, finding the time and resources, or seeking funds from grantmakers, many foundations [...]

Employee Wellness

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 237: Workplace Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World

The shift to remote work post-pandemic has caused many employees to feel stressed, burnt out, and out of control of [...]

Community Engagement

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 236: Building Trust Through Your CSR Program

Businesses emerged as the most trusted institutions in the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer, which also showed that people expect more [...]

Employee Engagement

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 235: How MilliporeSigma Built Its Employee Volunteer Program

Employee volunteerism has become an essential component of a company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee engagement strategies. In this [...]