# donor (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 15 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover donor. Page: Feed: --- ## [Breastfeeding and Returning to Work](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/breastfeeding-and-returning-to-work) _2026-08-18 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ Today’s conversation is about the immense shift that comes from maternity leave to returning to work, and figuring out how pumping fits into the new daily routine. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210757665/fac57b6eb557fc3f3b12a75899416a7b.mp3) ## [Ep. 586 Vertical Tandem](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-244) _2026-08-18 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week we discuss another tragedy in cycling with the death of Finlay Tarling. We preview the highly contested grey jersey competition at the upcoming Vuelta and take a much-loved brand in an unexpected direction. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com ! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores!… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-08-16.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## First-Time EDs: The Messes, the Fear, and What Actually Helps _2026-08-18 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Most leaders don't talk about what actually happens the day you walk into an ED role. They talk about the vision and the strategy, not the fact that your admin manager just quit, the reserves are empty, and you're going to have to let people go before you've even found the bathroom. This episode is about that first year as an ED, unfiltered . On this week's episode of The Small… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19660919-first-time-eds-the-messes-the-fear-and-what-actually-helps.mp3) ## [The One Spreadsheet Every Nonprofit Manager Needs](https://successfulnonprofits.com/nonprofit-task-checklist/) _2026-08-18 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ What recurring tasks does each person on your team actually own? It's almost impossible to remember everything a team member is responsible for, and a job description usually won't tell you. When that information lives only in someone's head, onboarding gets harder, performance conversations get murkier, and an employee departure can create unnecessary chaos. In this episode, I share my simple,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/The_one_spreadsheet_every_nonprofit_manager_needs.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [From Corporate to Nonprofit Leadership: What Executives Need to Know – Nonprofit MBA 9.9](https://nonprofitmba.libsyn.com/from-corporate-to-nonprofit-leadership-what-executives-need-to-know-nonprofit-mba-99) _2026-08-17 · The Nonprofit MBA Podcast with Stephen Halasnik_ What changes when an experienced corporate executive moves into nonprofit leadership? In this episode of the Nonprofit MBA Podcast, Stephen Halasnik of Financing Solutions speaks with Shaun Carver, Executive Director and CEO of International House UC Berkeley and President of International House Association, about the transition from for-profit to nonprofit leadership. Shaun shares what surprised… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofitmba/71426-npmba-podcast-shaun-carverstephen-halasnik-how-to-build-a-15-milli_zl7s4rj.mp3?dest-id=1419560) ## [#401 - Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/401---Why-AI-Cannot-Replace-Fundraising-Strategy-e3ndqvm) _2026-08-17 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ Why AI Cannot Replace Fundraising Strategy I use Claude every day, he's literally my side piece. And I'm telling you to stop buying AI tools. Here's what I'm seeing across nonprofit shops right now: everyone's buying wealth screening software, AI donor tools, personalization platforms. They think the tool will fix it. It won't. AI amplifies what you already have. If your strategy is broken, AI… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/124234166/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F2ba5495e-da68-d714-fb3e-999ae0133125.mp3) ## [The Hidden Influence of Nonprofit Boards on Donors](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/the-hidden-influence-of) _2026-08-16 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., is joined by Ted Grossnickle, CFRE, Senior Consultant and Chairman at JGA Counsel, to explore one of the nonprofit sector’s perennial challenges; meaningful board engagement. Grossnickle argues that board members often underestimate just how much influence they have on current and prospective donors, and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2382720438-thefundraisingschool-the-hidden-influence-of.mp3) ## [More About Donor Milk and the Milk Bank](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/more-about-donor-milk-and-the-milk) _2026-08-13 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ Over the past several weeks we’ve been talking about something women know intimately but don’t always say out loud. The burdens we carry. ## [Donor Perspectives on AI, Trust, and Transparency](https://blog.blackbaud.com/?wchannelid=dk8mqqw1wi&wmediaid=cwifuv2k0u) _2026-08-12 · The ENGAGE Podcast_ In this episode of The ENGAGE Podcast, host Kate Averett Anderson and Blackbaud research scientist Dr. Laurene Currie discuss new research from the Blackbaud Institute regarding how donors perceive and interact with artificial intelligence. The research reveals significant generational divides: Millennials and Gen Z are more comfortable with AI, viewing transparency as a signal of authenticity,… [Listen](https://podcast.wistia.com/deliveries/594be18a0cdd4e6d09a43cc30110ec6c3e6ea3ef.mp3?d=eyJtIjoxNTE0NTI1OTIsIm1kIjo3MDguMTkyLCJhIjoid2lzdGlhLXByb2R1Y3Rpb25fMTg5NzUiLCJjIjo5OTM0NiwiZSI6MjE1MDQyNiwiYiI6IjU5NGJlMThhMGNkZDRlNmQwOWE0M2NjMzAxMTBlYzZjM2U2ZWEzZWYiLCJtYiI6MzA1MzIsIm9iIjoxNDQwMDgwLjk5NDk4NDQxMX0%3D--d82e4994c34eae791c061dc19d8f51312a68ab2739f78ae871eef62a44fd7808) ## [Donor Milk 101 with The Milk Bank](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/donor-milk-101-with-the-milk-bank) _2026-08-11 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ The Milk Bank joins us today to discuss what donor milk is, how it is donated and used, and ways we can all support families navigating an unexpected feeding plan. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209793664/9438de2130146fa68cceeef077c5bf06.mp3) ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SrPyJlTiT8UF) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Ep 585 Blocked or Chopped](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-243) _2026-08-11 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week Tim visits Matt in Minneapolis and we talk Tdf Femmes, hand ball and Raliegh. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com ! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores! You can email us at theslowridepodcast@gmail.com [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-08-10.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## Donors Can't Find You. Here's How to Fix That. _2026-08-11 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Search engines were never built with equity in mind. The organizations that show up first are the ones with money for ads, not necessarily the ones doing the most impactful work. For small and grassroots nonprofits, that means decades of good work can go unseen by the donors, program officers, and advisors who'd want to support it if they only knew it existed. It's clear the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19614784-donors-can-t-find-you-here-s-how-to-fix-that.mp3) ## [Are Fundraising Events Worth Your Time? A 10-Hour-a-Month System with Mary Thompson](https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/are-fundraising-events-worth-your-time/) _2026-08-11 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ Whether to spend staff time and resources on a special event is an important decision that rests with you as the chief executive. Fundraising events can consume hundreds of staff hours, sap your board's enthusiasm, and produce far less revenue than everyone expected. That is why many nonprofit leaders conclude events are simply not worth the effort. Mary Thompson offers a different answer. Mary is… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/Are_Fundraising_Events_Worth_It.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [Five Egg Donors We Can’t Stop Thinking About](https://www.beforethebaby.org/p/five-egg-donors-we-cant-stop-thinking) _2026-08-10 · Charlie Bird · Before the Baby_ After 20,000+ profiles, these are the ones that keep rising to the top ## [#400 - 8 Years, 400 Episodes, and the One Thing I Got Wrong About Marketing](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/400---8-Years--400-Episodes--and-the-One-Thing-I-Got-Wrong-About-Marketing-e3n4n16) _2026-08-10 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ When I started this podcast in 2018, I had no strategy. No content calendar. Just a cheap microphone and a genuine desire to connect with busy nonprofit friends who never had time to grab coffee. I didn't think I was doing marketing. I thought I was just... connecting. Turns out, that's exactly what I was doing. But here's what I resisted for years: I didn't want to believe that visibility… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/123935206/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-8%2Fca812a9c-cb47-3c43-b1ed-1d6694e135b6.mp3) ## [Securing Major Gifts: Timing Is Everything](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/securing-major-gifts-timing-is) _2026-08-09 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., tackles one of the most persistent questions in major gift fundraising: when is the right time to make the ask? Fundraisers may know the classic “six rights” of fundraising: the right person asking the right person for the right amount, for the right reason, in the right way, and at the right time. But that… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2378531654-thefundraisingschool-securing-major-gifts-timing-is.mp3) ## [LIVE with the City Moms: Motherhood, Mental Health & Carrying It All](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/live-with-the-city-moms-motherhood) _2026-08-04 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ Just Jenn goes live! We met up with the City Moms for a special episode at Coffee at the Crossing in McCordsville, Indiana for an honest conversation about motherhood. At all phases and stages. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208868480/05ed96eef0e7400deb5c2de7530e6fea.mp3) ## [Ep. 584 Tim's Sponsor](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-242) _2026-08-04 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week we talk about the Tdf Femmes, a giant hat that a very small man won and Tim's sponsor troubles. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com ! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores! You can email us at theslowridepodcast@gmail.com [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-08-02.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## Values Alignment 101: The Fundraiser's Guide to Picking Funders _2026-08-04 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Ever felt pressure to chase every funding opportunity that crosses your desk just because the deadline lines up and the dollar amount looks good? This episode is your permission to slow down. You'll learn why "does this person have money" is the wrong first question, and what to actually look for before you sink hours into an application or a pitch. You'll hear the real cost of… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19594231-values-alignment-101-the-fundraiser-s-guide-to-picking-funders.mp3) ## [Stop Doing $25-per-Hour Work](https://successfulnonprofits.com/stop25work/) _2026-08-04 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ Never miss an episode: Sign up for our newsletter Your calendar is full, your inbox is under control, and the copier is finally working. You were productive today, right? Maybe not. Every week, nonprofit chief executives routinely spend hours scheduling meetings, answering routine emails, preparing documents, and handling administrative work that someone else—or the right technology—could manage.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/Stop_doing_25_work.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RPhIr5kjDvwI) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [144: Mary Petersen on Why Gift Officers Stall on New Prospects — and How to Start](https://prorinstitute.libsyn.com/144-mary-petersen-on-what-researchers-wish-gift-officers-knew-about-prospect-qualification) _2026-08-03 · Prospect Research #Chatbytes_ Major gift coach, podcaster, and author Mary Petersen has spent 25 years in the field and she's seen what happens when fundraisers don't act on research, chase high-capacity but low-affinity prospects, and avoid making the first call. In this episode, she shares what the early discovery phase of major gift fundraising really looks like, and how researchers and development officers can work better… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/prorinstitute/CB144-PetersenMary-Assembly_final.mp3?dest-id=256174) ## [#399 -Stop Chasing Newly Liquid Founders](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/399--Stop-Chasing-Newly-Liquid-Founders-e3mqbtr) _2026-08-03 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ Here's what nobody tells you: when a founder gets $47M in liquidity, they don't call you. They call their advisor. And by the time you find out they exist, the giving decision's already locked in with someone else. Most nonprofits are still running the old playbook. Cold outreach to newly wealthy people (who get 100 asks a day). Hoping they land on your website. Betting on a gala where you can… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/123596155/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F619a7679-eae1-5e2e-5863-ec22358b4796.mp3) ## [The Untapped Opportunity of Non-Cash Giving](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/the-untapped-opportunity-of) _2026-08-02 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Jeremy Wells, Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation, to explore one of fundraising’s largest overlooked opportunities: non-cash giving. Fundraisers often focus on a donor’s income, checking account, or other liquid resources because, as Jeremy… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373447707-thefundraisingschool-the-untapped-opportunity-of.mp3) ## [Packing the Backpack Differently](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/packing-the-backpack-differently) _2026-07-30 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ Over the past several weeks we’ve been talking about something women know intimately but don’t always say out loud. The burdens we carry. ## [The Power of Conversation and Community](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/the-power-of-conversation-and-community) _2026-07-28 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ As we wrap up, let’s talk about the power of speaking up. Because let’s be honest, for many of us that’s hard. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204192251/566d76f13518b1b42c11fe2c8f3ee79a.mp3) ## [Ep 583 Third Fourth Host](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-241) _2026-07-28 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week we welcome special guest and one of the hosts of the great Queen Stage podcast Rosael Torres-Davis. She quizzes us on the upcoming Tour de France femmes, brings up an unlikely men's tdf rider and agrees with Spencer. Plus, Carapaz is great, Pog is kinda boring and we find the most invisible gc rider. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-07-26.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## Taking Care of the Caretakers: Compassion Fatigue Is Real and Here's How To Fight It _2026-07-28 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits pour everything into the people and causes they serve, and forget the staff doing that work every single day. This episode flips the script. We're talking about what it actually looks like to take care of the caretakers, especially when your team is dealing with trauma, grief, or emotional burnout as part of the job. You'll hear how one nonprofit built a staff… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19533728-taking-care-of-the-caretakers-compassion-fatigue-is-real-and-here-s-how-to-fight-it.mp3) ## [Stop the hijacking hyena in your boardroom](https://nonprofits.libsyn.com/stop-the-hijacking-hyena-in-your-boardroom) _2026-07-28 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ One person's loud and persistent certainty can become the board's decision. Not because everyone agrees, but because everyone else has grown tired of resisting and just want the meeting to move forward. Over time, that dynamic does more than produce a few bad decisions. It weakens the board's collective governance muscle and gives one member far more power than any individual board member should… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/Stop_the_Hijacking_Hyena_in_Your_Boardroom.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [The Fertility Results Are Finally In](https://www.beforethebaby.org/p/the-fertility-results-are-finally) _2026-07-27 · Charlie Bird · Before the Baby_ Here's the Update on our Genetic Testing and Fertility Analyses ## [#398 - The Old Way Doesn't work](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/398---The-Old-Way-Doesnt-work-e3mhons) _2026-07-27 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ In this episode, I'm calling out the thing nobody says out loud: your major gift program isn't really a program. The gifts come in, but you can't predict them. Your board member lands a home run, then goes quiet. Your ED holds all the relationships in their head, and when they leave, the revenue leaves with them. I've lived this, and I know you have too. I start by naming what I call the invisible… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/123314364/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-25%2F460ad5be-caae-14d8-44a4-d31202435bdc.mp3) ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NiB1OZGkRBmz) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Decoding the Annual Survey of Donors by Dunham & Company](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/decoding-the-annual-survey-of) _2026-07-26 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes back Rick Dunham, founder and chairman of Dunham & Company, to unpack the firm’s latest annual survey of donors. One of the biggest findings is a disconnect between donors’ personal finances and their perceptions of the broader economy. Donors reported feeling less financially stressed personally,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2368358342-thefundraisingschool-decoding-the-annual-survey-of.mp3) ## [When the Backpack Finally Hits the Floor](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/when-the-backpack-finally-hits-the) _2026-07-23 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ There’s a moment most women know — even if we don’t talk about it. It’s that point where you realize you’re doing too many things at once. ## [From Transactional Giving to True Partnership with CECP](https://blog.blackbaud.com/?wchannelid=dk8mqqw1wi&wmediaid=dmrpxl0lx5) _2026-07-21 · The ENGAGE Podcast_ Sally Ehrenfried is joined by Kate Stobbe, Chief Executive for Corporate Purpose (CECP), to discuss how corporate responsibility and corporate giving are evolving, what pressures CSR leaders are navigating, and how companies and nonprofits can build stronger partnerships that create measurable impact for communities and the business. [Listen](https://podcast.wistia.com/deliveries/bb6817606e737fba5877ecbab7f0c53ce7462364.mp3?d=eyJtIjoxNTA0MDgzNTIsIm1kIjoxNjA0Ljc0LCJhIjoid2lzdGlhLXByb2R1Y3Rpb25fMTg5NzUiLCJjIjo5OTM0NiwiZSI6MjEzNTI0NCwiYiI6ImJiNjgxNzYwNmU3MzdmYmE1ODc3ZWNiYWI3ZjBjNTNjZTc0NjIzNjQiLCJtYiI6MTY5NDcsIm9iIjoxNDQwMDM2LjIzMDE2ODEyNjh9--9bbfd501343d21ab4d57e97e65c4f2a132893ee94110f4a40524847a44d93b2a) ## [The Overlooked Emotional Toll of Cancer Care](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/the-overlooked-emotional-toll-of) _2026-07-21 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ There’s another part of the experience that often goes unnamed—the emotional weight that surrounds cancer care, especially for women [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204190401/add9f6b09bd521cc2ef18ecc2f77eb7d.mp3) ## [Ep 582 Unicycler](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-240) _2026-07-21 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week we talk Kate Courtneys new contract, proper landline usage and a little Tour de France. Week three is upon us so Tim is paying attention and will have a detailed analysis next week. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com ! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores! You can email us at… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-07-19.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## You Don't Have to Love Donor-Advised Funds to Have a Strategy for Them _2026-07-21 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are the fastest-growing way to give in Canada, the US, and the UK, and most nonprofits still don't have the words "donor-advised fund" anywhere on their website. This episode isn't a case for DAFs. It's a case for having a strategy for them anyway, so that money moves toward community instead of sitting in an advisor's spreadsheet. In this episode, Mike… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19509933-you-don-t-have-to-love-donor-advised-funds-to-have-a-strategy-for-them.mp3) ## [Top 5 Mistakes Nonprofit Executive Directors Make with Marvin Webb](https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/top-5-mistakes-nonprofit-executive-directors-make) _2026-07-21 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ Nonprofit chief executives are expected to protect the mission, lead the team, and keep the organization financially healthy, often without a CFO sitting beside them. In this episode, Dolph talks with Marvin Webb about five finance mistakes executive directors make, including confusing cash with revenue, ignoring reserves, over-relying on one revenue stream, disconnecting budgets from strategy,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/Top-5-Mistakes-Nonprofit-Executive-Directors-Make-with-Marvin-Webb-Audio.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [Nonprofit Leadership Lessons: From Founder to CEO - NonProfit MBA 9.8](https://nonprofitmba.libsyn.com/nonprofit-leadership-lessons-from-founder-to-ceo-nonprofit-mba-98) _2026-07-20 · The Nonprofit MBA Podcast with Stephen Halasnik_ Every nonprofit eventually reaches a point where the leadership skills that fueled its early success are no longer enough to support its next stage of growth. Building an organization requires one set of strengths. Scaling it requires another. Strong nonprofit leadership requires more than passion. As organizations grow, executive director leadership must evolve from founder-focused decision… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofitmba/2026-07-20--13-50-31-ktqkfc5k6d--final-mix.mp3?dest-id=1419560) ## [#397 - Your Next Million-Dollar Donor Gives $10 a Year](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/397---Your-Next-Million-Dollar-Donor-Gives-10-a-Year-e3m65gd) _2026-07-20 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ The biggest gift your organization will ever receive might come from a donor who's been quietly giving you $10 a year for two decades. And most of you are ignoring them. Planned giving evangelist Tony Martignetti , retired attorney and author of the upcoming Planned Giving Accelerated , is back to bust the six nasty myths keeping small and mid-size nonprofits out of the game. It's not too… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/122934221/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2Fd596b5d9-d156-4408-f5c0-1df18fbeb9f8.mp3) ## [Giving USA 2026: An Analysis Beyond the Headlines](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/giving-usa-2026-an-analysis) _2026-07-19 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., takes an analytical look at the 2026 Giving USA report, which reviews charitable giving in the United States during calendar year 2025. Bill begins with the headline that charitable giving reached $617 billion in current dollars, the highest total ever reported. He explains the difference between current… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2363865326-thefundraisingschool-giving-usa-2026-an-analysis.mp3) ## [I've Looked Through Almost 20,000 Egg Donor Profiles](https://www.beforethebaby.org/p/ive-looked-through-almost-20000-egg) _2026-07-18 · Charlie Bird · Before the Baby_ What I've learned and what I wish I knew sooner ## [The Things We Put Off (And Why)](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/the-things-we-put-off-and-why) _2026-07-16 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ The part that still stops me isn’t the tumor. It’s that she never told us it was there. ## [Conditions Women Put Off for Too Long](https://thisisjustjenn.substack.com/p/conditions-women-put-off-for-too) _2026-07-14 · Jenn · Just Jenn: Women’s Health Uncovered_ We’re talking about everyday things. Symptoms that we easily brush off because we don’t want to be a burden. But when little things add up, that can lead to more complex treatment needs. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204188389/ff5e0db40a17c4167a8ec868a742dac1.mp3) ## [EP. 581 Tupperware Party](https://slowride.wideanglepodium.libsynpro.com/untitled-239) _2026-07-14 · The Slow Ride: A Cycling Podcast_ This week we delve into the TDf and rate it hot! Plus, cooling, Spencer has a game and 32" wheels are big. Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com ! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores! You can email us at theslowridepodcast@gmail.com [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowride/2026-07-12.mp3?dest-id=357828) ## Plain Language, Real Impact: How to Communicate So Donors Actually Listen _2026-07-14 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail Posting on social media and hoping donations follow? You might be setting yourself up for disappointment. In this episode, we get into why social media is often a top-of-funnel tool, not a direct-response one, and why that's not a bad thing once you understand how to use it right. We talk about the algorithm problem nobody wants to admit: that even your own followers might never… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19457965-plain-language-real-impact-how-to-communicate-so-donors-actually-listen.mp3) ## [Can Your Employees Afford to Stay?](https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/can-your-employees-afford-to-stay) _2026-07-14 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ We may say that our organization values equity, inclusion, and our mission. But many of us still pay wages that leave employees struggling to cover basic necessities. That contradiction is not just an HR issue, it's a problem with our strategy. In this episode, I examine why nonprofits are losing the competition for talent, why the nonprofit down the street is not your primary competitor for… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/Can_your_employees_afford_to_stay.mp3?dest-id=574799) ## [#396 - How a Teacher-Turned-CEO Landed Her First Six-Figure Gift](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonprofitlowdown/episodes/396---How-a-Teacher-Turned-CEO-Landed-Her-First-Six-Figure-Gift-e3ls1cj) _2026-07-13 · Rhea Wong · Nonprofit Lowdown_ I love a good transformation story, and Lucy Madden's is one of my favorites. Lucy was a middle school science teacher who ran a snail mail pen pal program in her classroom, pairing her students with STEM professionals around the world. She watched her kids start imagining bigger futures for themselves, so she turned it into an organization: Letters to a Pre-Scientist. Now she's the CEO, and she's… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/57359c4/podcast/play/122602323/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-9%2Feac9fdab-6ae6-b6af-d2a9-cb402434eb60.mp3) ## [Cognitive Decline and Aging Donors: A Guide for Fundraisers](https://soundcloud.com/thefundraisingschool/cognitive-decline-and-aging) _2026-07-12 · First Day Podcast_ In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Morgan Jessup, Director of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the Alzheimer’s Association in Indianapolis. Bill opens with a reality many fundraisers know well: some of the nonprofit sector’s most generous donors are members of the Boomer and Silent generations, and normal aging can sometimes bring… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2359151444-thefundraisingschool-cognitive-decline-and-aging.mp3) ## Getting Off the Grants Hamster Wheel: The Skills You Already Have to Diversify Your Funding _2026-07-07 · Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits_ Send us Fan Mail If your fundraising calendar is back-to-back grant deadlines and event planning, you might be stuck on a treadmill that's working against you. Grants and events share something that doesn't get talked about enough: they're two of the highest time investment portfolios in the fundraising world. The good news? If you're good at grants, you're already sitting on a foundation of… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/208666/episodes/19409665-getting-off-the-grants-hamster-wheel-the-skills-you-already-have-to-diversify-your-funding.mp3) ## [6 Clauses for your executive director contract](https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/6-clauses-ceo-contract) _2026-07-07 · Successful Nonprofits Podcast_ Your employment agreement is not just paperwork. It shapes how you and your board handle compensation, performance reviews, incentives, leave, renewal, and the end of the relationship. I share six newer clauses that I've started seeing in ED contracts now, and how to negotiate your agreement in a way that protects both you as the executive and your organization. You will hear why cost of living… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofits/6_Clauses_for_your_executive_director_contract.mp3?dest-id=574799)