Small But Mighty Podcast for Non-Profits Small Non-Profits Alliance podcast for small charities

Small But Mighty is back for a sixth season! In this opening episode, hosts Bianca and Kirsty share key trends small non-profits need to be aware of in 2024.With economic and cost of living pressures being seen globally, it's more important than ever for small charities to work smarter and not harder.Episode highlights include: 2:53 mins - The importance of relationships & collaboration between small non-profits and charities 8:39 mins - Changes in determining the success of y...

Australian fundraising legend Peter Dalton joins Bianca to talk about his latest book, Giving Hope: The Journey of the For-Purpose Organisation and Its Quest for Success.Peter tackles a set of six fundraising dilemmas, and explains to Bianca how small non-profits can overcome them.Peter has been a huge influence in the Australian non-profit sector, with more than 30 years experience in working in fundraising. Among many well known campaigns in Australia and globally, he lead the Olivia Newton...

In our charity world, ‘overheads’ is a blanket term for any expenses a non-profit has, that aren’t program costs. In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca shares why there's often too much emphasis on the issue of overhead expenses, why it's a mistake to use it to measure a charity's efficiency, what non-profits can do to educate donors.The study mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345485033_Is_Overhead_A_Tainted_Word_A_Survey_Experiment_Ex...

It's time to bust some non-profit myths!In this episode, Bianca and Kirsty bust four commonly-held myths about small organisations in the non-profit sector in 2022, including whether fundraising is trending down, if social media still works for non-profits anymore, high donor fatigue rates, and how many social media platforms you really need to be on. For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the grants and funding landscape for non-profits.In this episode, Bianca talks to grants expert, Lindy Fentiman from Strategic Grants about new trends in grants landscape and how small non-profits can better communicate their impact to funders.11 mins - Advice for small charities on how to communicate their impact to funders13 mins - Why a non-profit's key messages are so important20 mins - Three tips for how small charities can become grant-readyThe GEM Loca...

With so many recent changes on the Meta platforms – Facebook and Instagram – social media can be a discouraging space for small non-profits right now.In this episode of Short Stuff, Kirsty shares why Instagram can still work for small charities and the three areas to focus on.Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes.For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for F...