134 episodes

Whether starting a nonprofit or taking an existing cause to the next level, The Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast is about breaking down how nonprofits can grow. Each episode features an interview with a sector star with insight, stories, or ideas that can take your nonprofit from good to excellence. 

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Whether starting a nonprofit or taking an existing cause to the next level, The Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast is about breaking down how nonprofits can grow. Each episode features an interview with a sector star with insight, stories, or ideas that can take your nonprofit from good to excellence. 

    Every Day AI - Nils Smith

    Every Day AI - Nils Smith

    It’s easy to get caught up in thinking we’re headed for a Jetson’s-like reality when someone starts talking about AI and how it can help us in our work and daily lives. In this case though, we’re not talking about robots who will do you house chores, but more about the productivity AI can bring. On today’s episode, Meghan sits down with Nils Smith to talk about AI, Chat GPT, and other tools that can help us all be more efficient in our work and how to make sure you are utilizing that technology for good.

    Nils Smith is the Head of Innovation for Dunham+Company. He is a renowned expert in church and nonprofit marketing, specializing in the innovative use of social media, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency/web3 technologies. With a rich background in helping organizations navigate the digital landscape, Nils brings a wealth of knowledge and practical insight. He is the author of "Crypto for Good: Demystifying Cryptocurrencies for Nonprofits" and "The Social Media Guide," books that have become seminal in guiding nonprofits and churches in leveraging digital tools for greater impact. Nils' work is characterized by his forward-thinking approach and his ability to simplify complex technological trends for practical application. Nils' insights are eagerly sought after by organizations looking to effectively engage their communities in the digital age. Nils and his wife Katie of 19 years live in New York City with their 2 daughters and their dog, Dolly. They are active leaders in their church, Hillsong NYC.
    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 29 min
    Collaboration Isn’t a Dirty Word! - Maggie Richardson

    Collaboration Isn’t a Dirty Word! - Maggie Richardson

    Sometimes in the nonprofit space it can tend to feel like a competition where your organization is fighting against all the others for those donation dollars and grant money or to provide the services better than the organization down the street. But it doesn’t have to be like that! This week, Meghan sits down with Maggie Johnson Richardson to talk about how organizations can collaborate and work together to move their respective causes forward. 
    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 26 min
    Megan Donahue - Simple Nonprofit Messaging

    Megan Donahue - Simple Nonprofit Messaging

    In this episode, Meghan Speer, host of the Nonprofit Hub Radio podcast, interviews another Megan! Our guest, Megan Donahue shares her wisdom about tweaks and simple things that nonprofits can do to improve messaging. 

    Megan talks about her ideas on improving letters and email acknowledgments,  how to sound personable in communication, and how to move away from organization-centric messaging and toward donor and audience-focused messaging. 

    Megan Donahue is a writer and nonprofit communications consultant, focused on helping organizations create content that connects with their audiences. She specializes in finding the human story within your facts, drawing in your audience, and building your relationship with them. Megan is the host of Love & Robots, a monthly webcast on the intersection of nonprofits and technology, a dedicated theatre nerd, and an enthusiastic pie-baker
    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 31 min
    Trent Dunham - Cultivating Leadership Characteristics for the Nonprofit Sector

    Trent Dunham - Cultivating Leadership Characteristics for the Nonprofit Sector

    Nonprofit Leadership Under the Microscope


    What traits do you associate with strong nonprofit leadership? Confidence? Persistence? Assertiveness?


    In speaking with our latest guest, Trent Dunham,  the president and CEO of Dunham+Company, we learned that essential nonprofit leadership traits are often much more humbling.


    Trent upens up about how his leadership grew as a result of accepting tough feedback, questioning himself, and pausing for reflection. His prevailing mantras "humble aggressiveness, patience, and honor" have helped orient him through the hurdles of being at the helm.


    Trent contends that the drive to be a leader will always remain, but the path to getting there means honoring the leadership in place before establishing your own and occasionally taking sharp criticism on the chin in order to grow.


    Stream this episode to get great tips on navigating the leader's journey.


    Trent Dunham serves as President+CEO of Dunham+Company, providing strategic leadership to its teams around the world ensuring Dunham+Company remains an effective partner to thriving faith-based nonprofit and for-profit organizations. He is a recognized expert in integrated marketing, fundraising, media, and communications.


    Continue your learning by checking out Nonprofit Hub Radio’s full episodes list.
    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 29 min
    Derek Scott -- Creating Direct Mail Campaigns That Get Results

    Derek Scott -- Creating Direct Mail Campaigns That Get Results

    How do Plato's models of persuasion hold up with respect to direct email marketing over 2,400 years later? According to our guest Derek Scott, pretty reliably!


    People who see poor results with their direct email marketing campaigns usually make at least one of the following mistakes. 


    1) They fail to segment their donors when they should be rewarding the most consistent ones and recalibrating for the MIA ones.


    2) They excessively manufacture a sense of urgency to the point that recipients are numb to campaigns.


    3) They over-rely on pathos (emotional appeals) to coax repeat donations without demonstrating the positive impacts of donors' previous gifts.


    4) They over-invest in the bells and whistles of their campaigns and demonstrate that donations just flow back into lavish automation cycles. 


     This episode covers how to craft intelligent and persuasive direct mail marketing campaigns. Efforts that appeal to audiences' logical centers in addition to their emotions, and that won't bombard them when they aren't interested.


     Derek weaves a marketing ethos that prepares fundraisers for discerning donors. Ones who will ask questions like: "I see that there are struggling parties you aim to help, but what good is my donation if it is just reinvested in future email blasts?"


     Assuring quality and staying consistent while not overmarketing takes finesse. Stream this episode to hear how Derek balances these elements. 


     Derek Scott is the president of Creator, an agency that specializes in high-powered direct-response copywriting. He founded Creator in 2021 after nearly two decades of writing copy and leading creative teams at agencies serving the non-profit space. 


    Derek has crafted campaigns for thousands of fundraising and marketing efforts, so he knows the art and science of direct response copywriting and design. This means he can lead his team to translate fundraising strategies into creative that empowers non-profit organizations to see the results they want.

    Website: www.creatorgroup.co


    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 27 min
    Bethany Cranfield - Keeping All Bars on Green: Self-Care in the Professional Space

    Bethany Cranfield - Keeping All Bars on Green: Self-Care in the Professional Space

    How can we be more engaged and authentic in our professional lives?
    Amidst a slew of excellent advice our Guest Bethany Cranfield shares in this latest episode, two mantras stand out.

    First, we must keep "All bars on green" meaning we optimize our professional practices so that they don't evaporate our energy by day's end. We can do this by prioritizing self-care, but also by setting professional boundaries in ways that might make us uncomfortable at first. Especially if we are habitual overachievers!

    The second is that we "show up" on our professional social channels. This means taking our true selves and unique perspectives, tailoring them to the professional environment, and then claiming space online by sharing them. Bethany advocates for making connections for connection's sake and allowing networking and business development opportunities to arise as a natural part of it. So just by showing up, we both honor ourselves and nutrify our professional lives.

    If you are an overachiever who wants to continue getting things done without omitting self-care and connection, this episode is a must-listen. 

    Bethany is passionate about helping leaders and businesses achieve scalable and sustainable growth by prioritizing healthy disciplines. With this approach, Bethany is building Door No. 3’s business development program to achieve its growth ambitions. She’s focused on making new relationships for the agency and building a virtual and in-person community of tenacious marketing leaders. 

    Her career began as a foster care and adoption caseworker. While the shape of her work has evolved significantly, her magic has always been to listen loudly to a client’s presenting challenges and make an actionable plan.
    Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org

    • 36 min

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