Nonprofit Jenni Show

Maybe you’ve heard of Foundation Center before, but you’re not quite sure how they can help your nonprofit. Or maybe you know they host networking events, or they offer workshops, but you don’t know if you’re missing out on one of their many other services. That’s why this week, we’re talking with Alexis Flannagan, the Community Outreach Manager at Foundation Center South, to learn all about their wide range of supportive programs for professionals in the social sector. Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. ©2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights

Every nonprofit has “pie in the sky” goals for growth, but it’s important to make sure you’re prepared to scale up in a healthy way before you jump in. In this episode, we’ll ask questions like, Do you have the infrastructure needed to scale your operations? Do you have plenty of support from your board, staff, and volunteers? How can you achieve a major organizational shift without letting your services or relationships lapse? Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. ©2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Before you take off for Christmas next week, make sure you have these 3 things ready to go! In this bonus Christmas episode, Jenni outlines her 3 biggest recommendations to make sure your nonprofit doesn’t miss an opportunity to engage with your supporters over one of the biggest holidays in the world. These recommendations apply to your organization even if your supporters don’t celebrate Christmas. Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. ©2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Many nonprofit organizations I speak with have tried social media fundraising before with less-than-stellar results. However, I always preach about the benefits of social media, so I’m devoting this whole episode to the best practices for these online fundraisers! This week, we’ll talk about the importance of consistency in your social media strategy, how to add an online fundraising component to your major fundraising events, and how to find and activate influencers who support your organization. Our guests today include:--Stacy Nunnally from Tennessee Imagination Library and Safe Haven Family Shelter--Lara Buckheit from DLyted Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct c

Whether your nonprofit organization is looking to expand to a new area of town or an entirely new city across the country, you’re sure to face unexpected challenges. This week, we’re addressing some of the most common challenges I hear about, including the question about how to raise awareness about your cause in a new geographic area, the struggle to find new donors to support another branch, and even figuring out how your operations should change to fit your new surroundings. Our guests today include: --Grant Hensel from Nonprofit Megaphone --Brenda Mikec from Ride for Reading Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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

Lately Ive received lots of Anonymous Questions about the role of a board of directors in relationship with the Executive Director. There are many legal grey areas associated with this relationship, so I asked my favorite nonprofit attorney Rachel Schaffer Lawson to come back to the show and answer all the questions you have submitted. Please keep in mind her answers to my questions do not constitute legal advice for your specific nonprofit organization or situation! If you have further questions, please reach out to Rachel directly--she does not charge for phone calls or emails. Our guest today is: --Rachel Schaffer Lawson from Schaffer Law Firm Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organizatio

Grantwriting involves a lot more than simply filling out an application asking for money. The infrastructure and operations of your organization play a big role in determining which types of grants and how much funding you qualify to receive, so it’s important to make sure every part of your organization is working together as you enter your next grant application process. In this episode, we’ll talk about the different people who should be involved in your grantwriting, what types of metrics you should provide in grant applications, and how to effectively measure and communicate your outcomes to grant makers. Our guests today include:--Danielle Tong from The Kind Elephant--Rachel Stanley from the Latin American Association Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is v

You’ve probably heard a dozen and half times that nonprofits need to stop duplicating services...but that’s a lot easier said than done. There’s also a lot more that goes into successful nonprofit work than just trying to be different for the sake of being different. We need to shift our focus back to our mission. When we do that, we realize we really need to work together to create lasting change. This episode talks about collaborating with other nonprofit agencies to make your own nonprofit stronger. Our guests today include:--Megan Godbey from the Nashville Public Library Foundation--Stacia Freeman from Epic Girl Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, recommend interview guests, and help choose topics for future episodes. All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying que

Giving Tuesday is coming up fast on November 27! If you haven’t made a fundraising or marketing plan yet, our guests have some suggestions for putting together a great campaign in just a couple days. Plus, most Giving Tuesday campaigns are extremely inexpensive to set up, so any nonprofit can participate. Our guests today include:--Hayley Levy from Gilda’s Club--Jon Fraser from DipJar Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, submit Brags about their colleagues, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

If you’re struggling to find new sources for volunteers, or suffer from frequent volunteer turnover, you need to start looking at these two types of nontraditional volunteers. Learn from nonprofit leaders who regularly recruit and retain volunteers with special needs, and volunteers under the age of 18. Our guests today include: --Sharie Loik from Meals on Wheels --Sabrina Schoenborn from The Girl Narrative Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, submit Brags about their colleagues, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Learn how to set up your first planned giving campaign, or improve the one you already have in place. While most nonprofit professionals know what planned giving is, and some may even have an initiative started at their organization, many nonprofits fail to make strategic asks for planned gifts and lose out on gifts 200-300 times the size of their normal donations. Our guests today include: --Meagan Flippin from United Way --Jen Hunt from Gordon Law Group Support the Nonprofit Jenni Show with $1, $5, or $7 per month by visiting patreon.com/nonprofitjenni! Our supporters have the opportunity to send in Anonymous Questions, submit Brags about their colleagues, and help choose topics for future episodes. 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. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Rese

This is the last episode of Season 2! A strategic plan guides your nonprofit through the next stage of growth, or can help you through a transition, such as a leadership change or a shift in your mission. But most nonprofit professionals and board members will only go through the strategic planning process a couple of times in their lives...if at all. This episode will talk you through the strategic planning process. My guests this episode are: --George Hsieh from Community Resource Exchange --Corey Gephart from St. Luke’s Community House Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserv

The Google Ad Grant isn’t a normal grant, because you don’t get any actual money from it--but it offers amazing benefits for your organization by giving you $10,000 of free search engine advertisements every single month, for the rest of time. In this episode, a Google Ad Grant manager answers all kinds of questions about how you can use Google ads to grow your volunteer, client, and donor lists, as well as basic information about the grant itself. My guest this episode is: --Grant Hensel from Nonprofit Megaphone Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

There are dozens of various types of grants your organization can apply for, but each grant is unique in its grant writing requirements, reporting standards, and selection process. In this episode, I chat with two grant reviewers who work with community giving circles and community foundations to learn how their review processes work. My guests this episode include: --Mollie Lacher from Impact Nashville --Michael McDaniel from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Whether you’re in the middle of creating a new program for your nonprofit, you have a crazy idea for a unique program no one else offers, or you just want to know how program development works, I’ll probably answer all your questions in this episode. My guests in this episode work in very niche spaces, and didn’t have any sort of roadmap to teach them how to create their pilot programs. My guests this episode include: --Martrice Gandy from MindWorks Collaborative --Emma Supica from Unscripted Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Sometimes controversial issues such as gun control, LGBTQ issues, racism, unplanned pregnancy, and political elections can cause division among your nonprofit’s supporters and team members. It can be extremely stressful to feel like you could lose a major funding source, public favor, and staff and board members over one controversial issue. In this episode, I chat with Executive Directors who navigate these issues on a daily basis in their organizations. My guests this episode include: --Lindsey Harris from Tenn. Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coal. --Renee Rizzo from Hope Clinic for Women Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your

It’s only been in the last decade or so that professionals have started to aspire to become CEOs and Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations… In the past, many nonprofit leaders have stumbled into the nonprofit sector without initially realizing they were creating a long-term career for themselves. Now, however, many professionals new to the nonprofit field see these senior leadership positions as their dream jobs. In this episode, I chat with two nonprofit Executive Directors about how they earned their current positions.   My guests this episode include: --Joyce Lavery from Safe Haven Family Shelter --Lisa Steele from Carpenter’s Square   Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional.   Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni   Music by Emily Summers.   Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general i

If you feel like your nonprofit has run out of fundraising ideas, OR you just feel like youre wasting too much time and money setting up your fundraisers, you need to hear this episode! My guests and I talk about three fundraising ideas which require very little time and money to implement. My guests this episode include: --Jon Fraser from DipJar --Barry Shore from DLYTED and ChangeBowl Plus, dont miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

In this episode, nonprofit attorney Rachel Schaffer Lawson talks to me about legal mistakes I see lots of nonprofits make without meaning to. We cover HR issues, donation solicitations, and programs which don’t benefit your mission. My guest this episode is: --Rachel Schaffer Lawson from Schaffer Law Firm Plus, don’t miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my new Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. © 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This special 2-part episode is all about events--fundraising events, volunteering events, community awareness events, client-serving events, all of them! My guests and I talk about how to plan the events, how to afford all the costs involved, current nonprofit event trends, and more. My guests this episode include: --Emily Layton from Waves, Inc. --Kristen Korzenowski from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee --Lyndsay Wilkinson from Youth Villages --Audra Almond-Harvey from abrasiveMedia Plus, dont miss my Anonymous Q&A segment where I answer a question from an anonymous listener, and my new Submit A Brag segment where I highlight an outstanding nonprofit professional. Support my podcast and suggest new content at patreon.com/nonprofitjenni Music by Emily Summers. Opinions expressed in the Nonprofit Jenni Show are very general in nature. Please contact Jenni with specific questions you have regarding your nonprofit. 2018 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.