68. Can You Get Funding from CARES Act and Local COVID-19 Emergency Response Funds?
Release Date: 04/14/2020
242. Internal Fundraising Reports + Inspire Your Board to Fundraise + Nonprofit Scattergories
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, we start a new mini-series with Little Green Light about how to use internal fundraising reports to improve your fundraising strategy throughout the year. Next, we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Elizabeth Abel about how to inspire your board members to fundraise. Finally, my sister and I try out a new game called Nonprofit Scattergories. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Connect with Elizabeth Abel: — Connect with Michelle: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: ...
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241. Email Fundraising Appeals + Public Statements on Controversial Issues + Inclusive Board Meetings + Planning Board Retreats
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares seven tips for writing better email appeals for your next fundraising campaign. Next, Jenni’s sister – Michelle – comes back on the show to talk about considerations to make before your nonprofit issues a public statement about a controversial issue and advice for hosting inclusive board meetings. Finally, we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Gregory Nielsen about how to plan an effective board retreat. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Connect with...
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240. Overcome Writers’ Block in Fundraising + Make Your Donate Webpage More Effective
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares four tips for getting over writers’ block when you’re trying to write your next appeal letter. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with website expert Stu Swineford about how to increase donations made through your nonprofit’s website. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Check out Stu’s website: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.
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239. Converting Lapsed Donors Into Volunteers + Volunteer Management Advice
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares three tips for reengaging your lapsed donors by inviting them to become volunteers. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Kathy Edersheim from Impactrics about how you can engage and retain volunteers at your nonprofit. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Check out Impactric’s website: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.
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238. More Lapsed Donor Advice + Skilled Volunteer Opportunities
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares four tips for reengaging your lapsed donors. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Abby Lehman from Photo Start about how to engage lapsed, existing, and future supporters through skilled volunteer opportuniteis. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Check out Photo Start’s website: — Try out Catchafire: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.
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237. Reengage Lapsed Donors + Use Donor Data More Effectively
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares advice for reengaging your lapsed donors. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with Randy Gorod about how to make better use of your donor data to segment your different donor groups and get ahead of those lapsed relationships more easily. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Check out Randy Gorod’s website: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.
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236. Strengthen Donor Relationships + Fundraising Through a Crisis
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares four ways you can strengthen donor relationships using your donor management system. Then we chat with Erin Davison, the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, about how her nonprofit was able to continue fundraising through three back-to-back crises that could have destroyed her organization. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Check out BBBSSLA: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All...
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235. Increase New Donor Retention + Prove Your Nonprofit’s Impact + Create a Theory of Change
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light shares research-proven best practices for improving donor retention rates when your nonprofit receives gifts from first-time donors. Next, we chat with Lauren Buitta, founder and CEO of Girl Security, about how nonprofits can demonstrate measurable impact to stakeholders (including funders), even if your program’s ultimate goal will only be achieved in the long-term, or if your nonprofit is just starting out. Finally, we take a Rewind back to an interview with Paul Collier, founder of CoEffect, about how your nonprofit can develop its theory of change. In this...
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234. A Simple Valentine’s Day Donor Love Strategy + 4 Tax Credits and Incentives for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light outlines a simple strategy you can use on Valentine’s Day (or even year-round!) to make sure your donors feel the love. They share insider information about how a nonprofit called GrubStreet has successfully incorporated thank you calls into their donor acknowledgment and engagement strategy. Then we chat with Randy Crabtree, a co-founder and partner of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals, about four tax credits and incentives your nonprofit may be able to take advantage of. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Download...
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233. Showing Donor Love for Valentine’s Day + Easy Sustainability Tips
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Little Green Light has 5 ideas for your nonprofit to show your donors some extra love on Valentine’s Day. Then we chat with Pam Gregory, the CEO of The Princeton-Blairstown Center, about how every nonprofit (regardless of size) can improve their environmental sustainability efforts. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Get Jenni’s 2024 Digital Marketing Content Calendar for free: — Download Little Green Light’s Guide to Acknowledging Gifts: — Check out The Princeton-Blairstown website: — Connect with Pam Gregory on LinkedIn: —...
info_outlineAs new loan and grant opportunities pop up through the CARES Act, COVID-19 emergency response funds, and other funding sources, you may feel pressure to research and apply for all of these opportunities for your nonprofit. But do these funding sources actually apply to you? In this special episode of the Nonprofit Jenni Show, we’ll cover the basics of the new CARES Act legislation and best practices for researching and applying to COVID-19 rapid response funds.
Our guests on this episode include:
--Charles Rodriguez from Adams Keegan, adamskeegan.com
--Nicole Sibilski, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolesibilskigpc/
Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.
All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.
Produced by Wayfare Recording Co.
Music by Emily Summers.
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