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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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Sustainability

Change for Good—Shifting from Passive CSR to Active Social Impact

Today, improving ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance is no longer optional. People want to work for companies that are [...]

September 2, 2021 |33 min Listen

Advocacy

Seismic Shifts in CSR—ACCP Data on COVID-19 and the Racial Justice Movement

What impact has COVID-19 and the racial justice movement had on corporate social responsibility (CSR)? The Association of Corporate Citizenship [...]

August 30, 2021 |20 min Listen

Budgeting

Ask the Experts: Simple Budgeting for Community Health Centers

Federal grants complicate the budgeting process. You have to consider a lot of different scenarios, and you don’t have any [...]

August 19, 2021

Change Management

New Rules for Corporate Purpose

What is corporate purpose? What are the current rules for corporate purpose? And why do we need to redefine them? [...]

August 12, 2021 |23 min Listen

Giving Tuesday

Planning a Successful GivingTuesday Campaign

GivingTuesday isn’t a new or unexpected event, but some organizations struggle to make the most of it. Whether it’s learning [...]

August 5, 2021 |24 min Listen

Change Management

Change Burnout vs. Change Management

Over the past year and several months, change has been one of the few constants you can count on. Of [...]

July 26, 2021 |12 min Listen

Data Management

The Ever-Changing Role of Database Administrators

For years, the role of development operations teams has been perceived as a data and technology-focused position within the nonprofit [...]

July 15, 2021 |20 min Listen

Change Management

The Future of Social Good Leadership

How has the future of social good changed since COVID? Much of the answer has to do with how the [...]

July 12, 2021 |23 min Listen

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Building Cultural Competency to Understand Your Donors

Inclusivity matters. Diversity makes organizations stronger and better. So how do social good organizations engage donors of color? Joining the [...]

July 6, 2021 |32 min Listen

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

How Companies are Leading with Purpose

The past year or so has changed things, including how organizations reach their goals and how they think about their [...]

June 28, 2021 |25 min Listen

Change Management

Driving Systems Change for a Thriving Population

Systems make up the circumstances we live in, so changing the systems can change the circumstances. But how can you [...]

June 21, 2021 |26 min Listen

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

The Framework of Multi-Cultural Philanthropy

The story of philanthropy as multi-cultural people experience it is not being told. Today’s guest, Dr. Tashion Macon, is setting [...]

June 14, 2021 |26 min Listen

Grateful Patient

The ENGAGE Podcast Episode 197: Protecting Patient Information—A Candid Conversation on Healthcare Compliance

Protecting patient information is critical. But it is a delicate balance between minimizing a healthcare organization’s risk and enabling development [...]

June 7, 2021 |21 min Listen

Donor Cultivation

Tapping Your Supporter Base to Engage New Donors

High donor attrition is a fact of life for fundraisers—even those who excel at donor retention. To grow revenue, social [...]

May 28, 2021 |15 min Listen

Annual Giving

Fundraising vs. Raising Money

What’s the difference between fundraising and raising money? Many people may think of successful fundraising as simply getting donations, but [...]

May 24, 2021 |12 min Listen

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