Good Fundraising Podcast Alicia Meulensteen

Budgets: love them, loathe them, fear them--they are an unavoidable part of fundraising. And they don't have to be dreaded. If done well, the annual budget process can help your organization align on priorities, set clear goals, and plan ahead for future years.Fundraising veterans Erica O'Brien and Courtney Lewis have helped clients budget better for decades. Now, at Fuse Fundraising (formerly MindSet Direct), they continue to support everything from integrated direct respon...

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Good Fundraising Podcast. Today I am speaking with Kirsten Bunch--coach, speaker, bestselling author, and former fundraiser--about mental fitness and why it's so important.Kirsten is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach™ with hundreds of hours of coaching experience. She incorporates neuroscience-based practices and adult developmental theory into her programs, and importantly for this audience she understands the challenges of this sector.&nbsp...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Good Fundraising Podcast! Like a good fundraiser I have been off working on next year's budget, but I'm back with a great line up of smart and inspiring speakers who will share ways we can make nonprofits better.Kicking off this new season with me is Dorene Ocamb, Chief Development Officer at Armed Services YMCA National Headquarters. Dorene and I talk about a sometimes overlooked area of diversity on our teams--neurodiversity--and why it's important to...

It's the end of a year and the end of the first season of the Good Fundraising Podcast. I'm going to review some of the innovations and lessons from this year that are worth keeping for our sector--thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts to this episode!And thanks for YOU for listening. This year the Good Fundraising Podcast had contributors and subscribers from all around the world--shout out to the new listeners in Africa and Australia!As I take a brief break and start...

Corporate partnerships are much sought-after but seldom well understood. What do corporations want from their non-profit partners, and how can non-profits evaluate promising partnerships from the rest?Lauren Gray, Senior Director of Global Corporate Partnerships at the International Rescue Committee, joins me to talk about her extensive experience working with corporate partners across different verticals of the nonprofit space. We discuss what makes a good partner, what nonprofit...

Nonprofit fundraisers weather their share of storms in any given year, but an executive director has to contend with even more challenges. In this week's episode, I speak with Rachel Herman, Founder and Executive Director of PAWS NY, about navigating growth and program changes for her now 10-year old organization. Rachel shares her reflections on growing PAWS, making tough decisions during the spring of Covid, and how their programs have adapted to meet new needs for the people an...