Fundraising Voices from RNL

Ruffalo Noel Levitz
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  • NON-PROFIT

This podcast features conversations with fundraisers, researchers and thought leaders to help propel your fundraising results.

  1. 02/10/2022

    Gift Officer On The Road: Mike Herdlick from Tiffin University

    I've always wanted to grab a gift officer right in the middle of donor visits and ask "how's it going." On this episode, Mike Herdlick from Tiffin University joins the podcast, live from a Hampton Inn. He was a professor, a Dean, and now he's a fundraiser. We talk about how relationships matter in getting appointments and boosting excitement about giving. And, how student affairs and teaching experience apply to our work in philanthropy. Check out Tiffin University

    22 min

  2. 12/15/2021

    Board Diversity - Key Strategies for Furthering Inclusion with the GHJ Foundation

    Our boards, who give us advice, guidance and often, big gifts, are an important area of support in our advancement efforts. But we're not doing great with diversity on our boards. Just 22% of board members nationwide coming from underrepresented backgrounds. We have work to do. GHJ and the GHJ Foundation have been hard at work on this issue, and we got on the line with Donella Wilson and Derrick Coleman from GHK to talk about key strategies to build an inclusive and engaged board. Find out more about the GHJ Foundation Meet Derrick Coleman Meet Donella Wilson

    21 min

  3. 12/10/2021

    Crypto donations with Endaoment: crowdfunding the constitution, or just giving to your favorite charity

    Crypto donations have become a hot topic in philanthropy. The incredible growth in crypto token popularity and value, along some significant incentive give in order to manage taxes means we're all going to see more crypto donors in the coming years. And the cool thing is, these donors often work together. That's what happened when a diverse group of donors participated in the largest charitable crowdfunding campaign ever, Constitution Dao, and raised over $40 million to bid on one of the 13 original copies of the constitution. Their representative was Endaoment, and I'm excited to welcome Robbie Heeger, President and CEO to the podcast to talk about the effort, and to get some insights into how we can embrace this growing group of entrepreneurial, social and action-focused crypto donors. Find our more about Endaoment

    37 min

  4. 12/03/2021

    Bob Westfall - Creating Great Donor Event Experiences

    Creating great donor event experiences can go a long way toward inspiring philanthropy. Bob Westfall at Westfall Gold has helped inspire over $1B in gift commitments with their unique event strategy. Truly inspiring donors with the opportunity to make a transformative impact, giving them time to reflect, including great experiences, and surrounding donors with a community of like-minded givers is key. Bob breaks it down in this conversation. Find out more about Westfall Gold.

    25 min

  5. 11/02/2021

    Fundraising Leadership: Creating a Psychologically Safe Environment - Maryann Kerr

    Creating a positive environment for our fundraising teams is crucial to our success. How inclusive we are, how we behave as leaders, and how we value and support members of our teams makes a big difference. Maryann Kerr, a fundraiser with a ton of experience, has just released a groundbreaking new book, Tarnished, on this topic. It combines research, the experiences of fundraisers, and Maryann's own story to ask key questions about how we can do better in how we treat members of our teams and networks. I got on the line with Maryann to preview the book, and get her take on how we can 'untarnish' fundraising in the future. You can order Tarnished here.

    34 min

  6. 10/25/2021

    Operation Smile - Changing Lives, and Changing Fundraising

    Donors want to make an impact. And when we think about transformative interventions, cleft palate and cleft lip surgery has incredible impact – literally changing lives of the recipients. Operation Smile has been around almost 40 years, providing this life-changing care. We got on the line with Joanne Bowers, Lauren Lemmons, and Amber Leonti from Operation Smile, and the team shares how they have transformed donor engagement, kept engaged during the pandemic, and even made the decision to accept cryptocurrency donations. Find out more about Operation Smile

    33 min

  7. 10/19/2021

    What's an Engagement Center Manager?

    That thing we used to call phonathon has changed. It's now about engagement, and the place where that happens is the engagement center. Every day, hundreds of locations across the US and Canada (with a lot of remote activity too), fuels the philanthropic outreach for great institutions. And the people driving the engagement are our engagement center managers, who organize texting, video, calling and other outreach with student engagement ambassadors. We got four of these rockstar fundraising engineers on the line to talk about what it's like to run a modern engagement center, and tech-enabled engagement program. Here's the conversation with David Fullenwiley, Lucy Heady, Savannah Lammers, and Joe Arra who are right on the front lines. A job where you get to be part of a couple of teams, motivate young people, use data, new technology, and all for a good cause? We always have ECM positions available, across the country. So, if you or someone you know is up for this sort of challenge, check it out. It could be the next step in a great career with challenge and purpose. Head over to RuffaloNL.com and check out these and other great positions, and maybe join the team. We'll be watching for your application.

    19 min

  8. 10/18/2021

    Ohio University - Crowdfunding to Fuel Donor Engagement

    Jim Harris, Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Ohio University joins the podcast with RNL's Theresa Jubert to talk about the power of crowdfunding to engage donors. Jim brings a wealth of experience and insights as a marketing and communications expert. Ohio U set records for alumni engagement last year, and one part of that was the creation of Bobcats Give, launching with 16 initial campaigns. Check out Bobcats Give at Ohio University, powered by RNL ScaleFunder.

    25 min
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This podcast features conversations with fundraisers, researchers and thought leaders to help propel your fundraising results.

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  • Creator
    Ruffalo Noel Levitz
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2022
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©1998-2019 Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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    Fundraising Voices from RNL