The ENGAGE Podcast

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Donor Cultivation

Human-Centric Fundraising

In this episode, host David Upcraft chats with Rob Woods, director of Bright Spot Fundraising, about the power of innovative [...]

January 28, 2025| < 1 min Read

Sector Trends

Insights from the Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy

October 17, 2024| < 1 min Read

Crisis Management

How to Respond to Crises While Avoiding Mission Creep

July 10, 2023| < 1 min Read

Employee Volunteering

Revitalizing Volunteer Programs at Jackson: Overcoming Barriers to Participation

January 22, 2025| < 1 min Read

Grateful Patient

Create a Successful Doctors’ Day Fundraising Strategy

February 29, 2024| < 1 min Read

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Advocacy

Women’s Rights: Remaining Obstacles and the Path Ahead

International Women’s Day is on March 8th, 2022, and it’s a time to reflect on the state of women and [...]

March 7, 2022 |22 min Listen

Manager Skills

Setting Yourself (and Your Candidates) Up for Success in the Hiring Process

Many organizations are struggling to hire right now. Is there a way you can set yourself and your candidate up [...]

February 25, 2022 |14 min Listen

Public Policy

U.S. Public Policy: Look Ahead for 2022

Public policy impacts decisions made around charitable giving. These policies can influence how people give, when they give, and how [...]

February 17, 2022 |23 min Listen

Professional Development

Why You Need a Mentor

Do you need a mentor? Do you know what kind of mentor you need, or what you’re looking to gain [...]

January 27, 2022 |31 min Listen

Donor Cultivation

Embrace Innovation for Launching Donation Opportunities

Giving doesn’t stay static. As things change and more innovations become available, giving changes with it, and that’s true for [...]

January 13, 2022 |24 min Listen

Cybersecurity

Cyber Security 101

What do you know about cyber security? You’re probably aware that it’s a threat, but if you don’t know what [...]

December 23, 2021 |17 min Listen

Annual Giving

Recurring Giving and Donor Retention

Trends in giving and donor retention are an important topic in the fundraising landscape, and at this time of year, [...]

December 17, 2021 |28 min Listen

Manager Skills

Business Problem to Solve? Find out the Why

Are you dealing with problems in your organizations and wondering why you can’t solve them, or why you can’t solve [...]

December 2, 2021 |14 min Listen

Employee Giving

What You Need to Know About Corporate Philanthropy

What do social good organizations need to know about corporate philanthropy? In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Julia Beltran, partnership [...]

November 18, 2021 |20 min Listen

Volunteer Management

Embracing New Volunteer Trends in a Virtual World

Volunteering is changing. Many volunteer opportunities went virtual because of the pandemic, and like other types of work, it may [...]

November 11, 2021 |24 min Listen

Donor Stewardship

The Keys to Online Donor Retention

Is donor retention different when the donor is acquired online? In this episode, you’ll learn more about ways to improve [...]

November 4, 2021 |24 min Listen

Outcomes Reporting

Highlights from Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report 2020

The newest Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report provides unique insight to online fundraising during its meteoric rise in 2020. Learn [...]

October 29, 2021 |30 min Listen

End-of-Year Giving

Get Ready for GivingTuesday

We are now just a little more than a month from GivingTuesday is getting closer all the time, you don’t [...]

October 22, 2021 |22 min Listen

Digital Marketing

Tips for Visual Storytelling

Digital communications have become ever more important over the last year and a half, and visual storytelling is a critical [...]

October 8, 2021 |26 min Listen

Fund Accounting

Building Connections Between Finance & Development

How can finance and fundraising departments better work with each other? Why does it matter? Often, these disparate personalities find [...]

September 27, 2021 |24 min Listen

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