261. Prepping to Approach Sponsors + Using “Impact Data” to Maximize Fundraising Success
Release Date: 08/26/2024
287. Recurring vs. Pledged Gifts + Mental Health Support for Employees
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about the differences between recurring and pledged gifts, plus how to manage both types in your donor management system. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and CEO of Consultants for Good, about how work-related mental health issues impact both individual employees and your organization as a whole. She and Lauren also discuss research-based practices for supporting your team’s mental health at work. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising...
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286. Tracking In-Kind Gifts + Ensuring All Employees Feel Safe at Work
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about how to track in-kind gifts in your donor management system, and why this is important. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and CEO of Consultants for Good, about why nonprofit employees from marginalized groups often feel unsafe at work, and what leaders can do to ensure their teams do feel safe. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: — Free Nonprofit Consultant Landscape Analysis: — Get my once-per-week email...
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285. Different Gift Types (And Why They Matter) + Resilience in the Trump Era
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about different types of gifts your nonprofit can solicit and receive, and why they matter. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and President of Consultants for Good, about how nonprofits can build up their resilience as the Trump administration continues churning out dangerous new policies. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: — Join C4G for FREE: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: Produced by Music by ...
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284. Organizing Constituents + 4 Ways to Respond to Trump Policies Right Now + Legal Advocacy Strategies
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni shares advice from Little Green Light about how to organize your constituents with dynamic Favorite Lists. Then she shares four ways every nonprofit sector professional can respond to the Trump administration’s new policies. Finally, to offer more in-depth advice on advocating against harmful new policies, we take a Rewind back to a conversation with nonprofit advocacy expert Bethany Snyder about how every 501(c)3 nonprofit can legally engage in advocacy. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising...
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283. Trump’s New Policies + Gift Records + Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni talks about a new list she’s updating daily with recommended resources to help you and your nonprofit adapt to Trump’s new executive orders and other new policies. Then we continue our Little Green Insights mini-series on how to improve the way you use your donor database. Finally, Jenni chats with Lisa Greer about fundraising do’s and don’ts, plus her new book, The Essential Fundraiser’s Handbook. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Resources for adapting to Trump’s policy changes (updated daily): — Find Little Green...
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282. Donor Database Permissions + How to Respond to Problematic Language
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281. Six Time-Saving Fundraising Tips + What’s the “Roots Up Model” for Nonprofits?
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni shares 6 tips from Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can streamline its fundraising efforts in 2025 by maximizing the power of your donor database. Then Jenni chats with Scott Frank from The InteRoots Initiative about how the “Roots Up Model” can help ensure that you are supporting your constituents in ways that will increase their buy-in and your organization’s impact. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — The InteRoots Initiative’s website: — Get my...
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280. New Donor Relationships + How to Make a Digital Marketing Content Calendar for 2025
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni and Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light wrap up their mini-series about the most effective ways to thank donors by focusing specifically on how to thank new donors for their first gift to start building a long-lasting relationship right away. Then Jenni shares her five-step process for creating digital marketing content calendars that nonprofits can use to strategize their social media posts, email newsletters, and/or blog articles for the entire year of 2025 so you never have to feel rushed to put something together last-minute. In this episode, we mention a few...
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279. Donor Thank-You Calls + Measuring Short-Term Impact for Long-Term Goals + Essential Social Media Posts + DEI Book Recommendations
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Jenni and Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light discuss whether donor thank-you calls are worth the effort and how to conduct an effective call. Then Jenni replays the top three most popular podcast segments of 2024, including (1) examples of how to demonstrate your nonprofit’s short-term impact to donors, even if your program’s goals will primarily be achieved in the long-term; (2) a breakdown of the six essential types of social media posts every nonprofit should publish; and (3) The Acacia Company’s list of five DEI strategy book recommendations for nonprofit leaders....
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278. Thanking Donors Offline + Four Year-End Action Items
Nonprofit Jenni Show
This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light explains how to thank donors for all gifts made to your nonprofit offline, and how to continue thanking online donors after they’ve received an automatic gift acknowledgment. Then Jenni shares four action items you and your team should complete before the end of the year. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: — Jenni’s courses and more: — Jenni’s book recommendations: — Consultants for Good: — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: ...
info_outlineThis week, we’re continuing our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit obtain and retain event sponsors for your fundraising events. Then we chat with Lauren Vanderpool from Social Impact Solutions about “impact data,” which is the type of data your major donors and foundations want to see before deciding whether to invest in your organization.
In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!
— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni
— Lauren’s fundraising quiz: fundraisingquiz.org
— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe
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