Nonprofit Snapcast

Mickey speaks with Sarah Symons, Founder and Director of Her Future Coalition](https://herfuturecoalition.org/), their work, and the risks and challenges of working in two continents, especially during COVID-19. Sarah’s book, Standing In The Way hit the shelves on January 11.   We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Matthew Martin-Hall returns to the SnapCast to talk about organizational culture and the work he's doing with Issac:Culture. Matthew writes: "Culture, as difficult as it can be to define, is amazingly malleable. Given the right level of openness and communication, organizational culture alignment can be leveraged into positive results for any organization of people; and the data proves this.   "Culture succeeds in defining the aligned values and mores of any organized group of people, and it is beneficial to always look at any organization as suffering from a culture problem. Culture is always changing and tends to ebb and flow with every aspect of the ever changing and chaotic business environment.  It’s important to understand that what we think of now as being okay for the workplace, may not be considered such, in the near-to-distant future. Organizational culture is crucial to define early on, because this is what will establish the rules of operating functionally in a group. No matter what that group is

Corina Sadler, CVA, talks with the SnapCast about running a local government volunteer program that had capacity for up to 10,000 volunteers a year, and the circumstances that led to taking the volunteer effort down to 0 volunteers, overnight. Among the topics we touch on: During pandemic and downsizing, it's a mistake to get rid of volunteer managers. Volunteer managers should be more valued within their organizations. Volunteer managers should be using social media to tell their unique, professional stories. When COVID hit, the volunteer management community turned on their computers and said “Help!” in every language and the global network has responded with loads of online support for volunteer engagement professionals.  How professional associations need to pivot themselves to keep members and provide relevant benefits through COVID. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Jessica is a co-founder of Impact100 Houston. We talk about her work and perspectives using philanthropy as a means of bringing people together during divisive times. We cover: Using philanthropy to find common ground during a divisive year. Collective giving as a way to empower women and build connection. Establishing trust and investing general operating support. Uncomfortable and critical conversations about race with nonprofit leadership. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Robin Cabral returns to the SnapCast to talk about things nonprofits may keep on their minds as we enter 2021. As the new year gets started: What is the current stewardship strategy and donor retention strategy? How to bring lapsed donors back into the fold and keep them? Thinking beyond the regular stewardship strategies to keep donors engaged. Getting to know your donors better. Is it time for a donor survey? What is a donor persona? We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Dave Paule visits again to talk about Board Governance and Ethics. Among the topics we touch on: Board seats are more valuable left empty than they are if filled with poor directors. What separates a good director from a bad director? What are board members legal duties and ethical obligations? Being a nonprofit is not a license to lose money. Getting board members to understand the difference between management and governance. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Our second episode with Jack Silverstein, Founder at YUCKS Enterprises.  We talk about fundraising myths, sponsorship philanthropy.  Jack maintains that “Doing more with less is insulting,” and we discuss why development offices should be sacrosanct during the COVID-19 crisis.   We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey visits with Jack Silverstein, Founder at YUCKS Enterprises.  We discuss the perhaps inevitable amalgamation of some charities precipitated by COVID19.  The conversation comes back to the importance of stewarding relationships with individual donors and putting the donor first.   We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey visits with Jim Taylor, BoardSource Vice President of Leadership Initiatives. We talk about his experiences being recruited to boards and what makes for disrespectful recruiting endeavor vs something more fulfilling for all parties involved. Expanding and diversifying your network of potential board candidates Building an inclusive & welcoming board culture Being intentional about inviting new board members of color to share their perspectives and opinions—opening the door to different ideas and conversations in the boardroom. Acknowledging the value of the perspectives of new board members of color by leveraging their input to develop enhanced strategies and action plans that advance our mission by more directly addressing the needs of those we serve. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey gets to visit with Sal Alaimo, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management at Grand Valley State University, discussing some of the imperfections of philanthropy and what might be necessary for philanthropy to reach its potential in impacting society. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey gets to talk with Steve Dubb about economic recovery and the significance of a "K-shaped" recovery for the nonprofit sector as continued downturn will not effect all nonprofits equally. Can nonprofits keep society from breaking? We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

SnapCast visits with with Omar ElHagMusa, senior lender at IFF. We answer the question: What is the CRA? Among the questions we tackle: What is the CRA? What is Redlining? What is a CDFI and what does it do? What other limitations are there in order to move the capital to justice? We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey visits with Russell Barton to talk about the secret world of volunteers within his experiences being involved in non-profits in decline and some of their challenges. We discuss how to manage volunteers, what volunteers are looking for and some personal anecdotes about volunteerism. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey talks with Monique Salinas of Ascend LLC about board relations and what it takes to nourish your nonprofit board of directors. Among the things we discuss: Most nonprofit organizations have a love/hate relationship with their Board of Directors. Why does this happen? Few nonprofits and their boards take the time to get the professional education/training that could remarkably improve their relationships and as result more successfully accomplish their missions. Staff does not adequately communicate organizational information to the board in a timely manner, or at all. Boards either maintain a hands-off attitude and do nothing, or they attempt to micromanage the staff and organization. Recommendations on how to improve the state of affairs for dysfunctional boards. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey visits with Kathy Kreuchauf, Founder of OnPoint Philanthropic Consulting, to talk about Program Related Investments. We discuss: What are Program Related Investments? How long have PRIs been permitted? How can a foundation get started investigating PRIs? Why foundations should take a closer look at PRIs now. Resources for investigating the feasibility of PRIs. Size doesn’t matter. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mary Cahalane of Hands On Fundraising talks with mickey about the importance of empathy, why empathy needs developing, and how empathy works (with a little dose of science). We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

SnapCast talks with Ross Kimbarovsky, the Founder and CEO of Crowdspring, a global marketplace to help nonprofit and for-profit entities with a variety of service. We talk about Nonprofit branding, and cover: There is a general misunderstanding of what a brand identity is. Your brand image is not what you say it is. It’s how people perceive you. The importance of symbols in a nonprofit brand. Sync-up your story and your brand identity so you can take control of how people see you. Good design vs bad design. Bad design is expensive. Good design is an accelerator. The Crowdspring Blog has a free branding guide for nonprofits: crowdspring.com/blog/nonprofit-branding And Crowdspring picks one nonprofit monthly to receive a free design project: https://www.crowdspring.com/give-back/ We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey gets to spend some time speaking with Erika Feinberg, of Social Venture Partners, talking about the importance of connecting, passion, purpose, and a new method Erika has under development right now called Peek Forward. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey talks with Cairn Reisch, Principal of Soul Of A Cairn Consulting about volunteer engagement, and engaging volunteers in meaningful ways, even during pandemic. Among the topics we cover: Utilizing volunteers at all levels of your organization, they are your biggest supporters! How do we go about creating new ways for volunteers to engage, especially when we can no longer gather together in person? How do we make opportunities that are both meaningful for the organization AND the volunteer? Cairn also share the My Tasks Activity worksheet. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

SnapCast visits with Brian Davis of BryteBridge, formerly known as CharityNet USA. BryteBridge helps nonprofits with all their challenges: everything from startup to development, marketing, grant-writing, and compliance. How business has changed as a result of pandemic COVID and over-pivoting Culture and community We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.