Nonprofit Spark Renee Mcgivern

One of the biggest challenges non profit leaders face is growing the individual donor base. It’s not unusual for them to be quite sophisticated about raising money from “professionals” at corporations and fundraising and then to be far less skilled at building relationships with individual donors. On this show, I speak to the founder of […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Building natural relationships with individual donors – 10/29/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

What do leaders of an award-winning non-profit sound like? Listen to this show and you’ll hear an executive director and her board president talk about how they work together and how they engage their board. You’ll find out how relentless the staff and board is about building relationships with nonprofits, colleges, businesses, and government agencies […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Best Practices in Action: Non-profit Cape Fear Literacy Council on relationships and continuous improvement – 10/22/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week’s show is a delightful interview – it’s true! – about charitable solicitation rules and the people who make sure nonprofits are operating legitimately. You’ll learn about filing the right paperwork with the right people but also, there is new information here for even the most seasoned fundraisers. My guest is Kristalyn Loson of […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Charitable solicitation news and Internet/online fundraising – 10/15/2012 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There is more and more pressure on nonprofits to address strategic questions like, “What long-term impact are we having on the people we serve?”and “What do we want this community to look like as a result of our work?” and finally, “How will we track our progress?” My guest this week runs a Boston-based non-profit […] The post Nonprofit Spark – A Boston-based nonprofit takes on program evaluation – 10/08/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week’s show is a “show and tell” show so my guests will talk about their annual report and we’ll view it online at the same time. Nonprofit annual reports have been receiving a lot of attention lately in the nonprofit sector. With the increasing conversation about community engagement, instigated in part by the advent […] The post Nonprofit Spark – A knockout nonprofit annual report: storytelling at its best – 10/01/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A few weeks ago, I interviewed Andrea Berry of Idealware about choosing donor software. She provided very useful advice about that but I did not get into issues about how making sure the database is secure, how you determine who has access to it, and even more broadly, what kinds of rules nonprofits should have […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Creating standards for using your computer hardware and software – 09/24/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Are you ready to write a grant proposal? Not without a statement of need that compels the grant maker to pay attention to why your organization matters in the community you serve! Here’s an example of a part of a simple but attention-getting statement of need about a new nonprofit serving youth after school. The […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Writing an effective statement of need for a grant proposal – 09/17/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week, we focus for the first time on donation software and what you need to be thinking about as you prepare to invest in it. I don’t think there’s anything that impedes productivity like a software that is hard to use when it comes time to start a fundraising campaign or produce reports about […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Considerations for choosing fundraising software – 09/10/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It’s the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.and so I’m taking a break from my work by repeating one of my favorite shows. Believe it or not, it’s about managing cash flow. The thing I love about this show is that my guest, who is a CPA specializing in nonprofit accounting, shares from his direct […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Primer on managing your non-profit’s cash flow – 09/03/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Nonprofit mergers are being explored throughout North America as a way to address funding cuts, strengthen services, increase operational efficiency and even, pending executive director retirements. In Minnesota, more than nonprofits have already merged, or the better term is “realigned.” A new report was issued this summer about a study of 41 direct service organization […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Success factors in nonprofit mergers – 082712 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, I return to my favorite topic – fundraising. Many, many organizations – even 30, 40 or 50 years old – are not encouraging donors to remember the organization in their wills. It’s a huge lost opportunity and yet, planned giving can be an easy and natural fit into the fundraising and […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Getting started with planned gifts: bequests, appreciated stock and annuities – 08/20/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of volunteers right now across North America who have begun work on fall special events and related silent auctions. This show is designed to help all of you boost your success at the silent auction, once you’ve got the items in hand and people at your event. We’re honing […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Five marketing ideas that will immediately boost your silent auction results – 08/13/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The show this week is about cause-related marketing, that unique relationship between a nonprofit and a for profit who both benefit from associating with each other and together, generate revenue for the nonprofit. You may be familiar with the recent cause-related campaign between Coca Cola and the World Wildlife Fund. They joined forces to raise […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Avoiding pitfalls of cause-related marketing-080612 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

With so much gloom and doom about the economy here and in Europe, we can lose sight of the fact that nonprofits like yours are still working your magic in your communities. And guess what? There are a lot of people in addition to your current donors who have the financial means to support what […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Criteria for a successful major campaign – 07/30/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, my guest and I discuss a new point of view about fundraising and cultivation to encourage more contributions. Recently, I replayed an interview I did with Martha Taylor of the University of Wisconsin Foundation about unique ways to cultivate women donors. This week, we look at Millennials, the active and passionate […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Millennial Impact Report 2012 and boosting engagement – 07/23/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

My guest this week has a truly radical idea that you’re going to love. She first shared it with me a week ago and then in our actual interview but you know, I could not get my head around it at first. It was almost too simple. She is on a mission to persuade funders […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Funders: Stop asking non-profits for budgets! – 07/16/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, we explore what you can do to build a collection of great photos that tell the story of your organization. This is another “show and tell” show, which means we want you to look something we’re talking about. In this case, We review a blog post that shows examples of photos […] The post Nonprofit Spark – “How to use your photos for storytelling – 07/09/12” appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The show this week focuses on training because just about every nonprofit has someone in the organization who is training staff, volunteers, board members, service providers or clients. I know a nonprofit that cooks and distributes meals every day. The kitchen director regularly has to train people about food safety and preparation. Another organization trains […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Training do’s and don’ts for non-profit trainers – 07/02/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, I knit together golden nuggets about non-profit fundraising from three of the wisest development professionals in North America. Together, they have more than 60 years experience and have raised millions of dollars – if not billions – for charities. The interviews were held early last year and I didn’t want you […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Advice from the wisest nonprofit fundraisers in North America – 06/25/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On this week’s show, we focus on a non-profit that is emerging in the communities it serves. It recently initiated individual fundraising activities after almost 30 years of relying exclusively on government funding. Spending time and money on individual fundraising requires a huge cultural shift for the staff and board; many leaders of established human […] The post Nonprofit Spark – Transforming a nonprofit culture to embrace individual fundraising 06/18/12 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.