This week, Little Green Light talks about how using your donor management system to create appeal reports can help improve your next fundraising appeal. Then we take a Rewind back to a Nonprofit in the News segment covering an article about the advice experienced women leaders want to pass down to women who are new to nonprofit leadership. We also discuss a research study about social giving trends.

 

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Article: ssir.org/articles/entry/the_first_100_days_for_female_leaders

— Social Giving Study: onecause.com/ebook/the-2022-giving-experience-study

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Little Green Light has advice for deciding who to solicit during your fundraising appeals. Then my sister comes back on the show to talk about some Gifts That Give Back and tips for advocating for reasonable accommodations for employees who have disabilities and other different needs.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Get Jenni’s Giving Tuesday Planning Toolkit: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

— Download this year’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week we continue our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your donor management system can help you prepare an incredible appeal. Then Jenni’s sister Michelle joins us to talk about the global fundraising day we all love to hate: Giving Tuesday! We hope these five non-traditional campaign ideas re-inspire you.   In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!   — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni   — Jenni’s 6-Week Giving Tuesday Planning Guide: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore   — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound   Music by Emily Summers   ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week we start a new mini-series with Little Green Light about the flipside of fundraising appeals – the role your donor management system plays during the appeals process.Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with expert Brittaney Jenkins about how your nonprofit can conduct effective community outreach efforts.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Brittaney Jenkins’ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brittaneyrjenkins

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week is the last episode of our mini-series with Little Green Light about how to develop a last-minute year-end fundraising appeal! Then I share seven cyber security tips your nonprofit ABSOLUTELY needs to implement quickly. Fortunately, all of my tips can be implemented with low-cost and even many free options!

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Preventing Charity Fraud website: preventcharityfraud.org.uk

— The National Cyber Security Centre’s Small Charity Guide: ncsc.gov.uk/files/Charity-Guide-v3.pdf

— The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center: ic3.gov

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we continue our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can maximize the success of your year-end fundraising appeal with a list of 4 ways your team can prepare for year-end apples. Then my sister Michelle is coming back to the show to talk about why market research is so important for nonprofits, and 3 ways for your nonprofit to conduct market research on a small or even a non-existent budget.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Article about market research: blog.candid.org/post/market-research-for-nonprofits-made-easy-tips-to-maximize-impact

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we continue our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can maximize the success of your year-end fundraising appeal with 5 tips to collaborate with local businesses during your year-end appeal. Then we’ll take a Rewind back to a Nonprofits in the news segment where we talk about why (and how) your nonprofit should put its participants front and center. We also chat about another article with advice for retaining great employees.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Article about prioritizing participants: ssir.org/articles/entry/putting_participants_at_the_center_of_managing_and_leading_nonprofits

— Article about improving staff retention: thenonprofittimes.com/hr/staff-retention-a-major-problem-for-npos

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we continue our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can maximize the success of your year-end fundraising appeal with 5 key questions your nonprofit should answer while you plan your appeal. Then we’ll take a Rewind back to a Nonprofits in the news segment full of advice for new women leaders and a breakdown of a report about social giving trends..

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Article about women leaders: ssir.org/articles/entry/overcoming_racial_equity_fatigue

— Report about social giving: onecause.com/ebook/the-2022-giving-experience-study

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we’re starting a new mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can maximize the success of your year-end fundraising appeal. We start off by talking about how you can use data to refine your fundraising strategy. Then we start a brand new segment called “Beyond the Mission” where we focus on improving the work lives of INDIVIDUAL nonprofiteers instead of just talking about how nonprofits can improve on an ORGANIZATIONAL level.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we’re wrapping up our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit obtain and retain event sponsors for your fundraising events. Then Jenni’s sister Michelle will come back to talk about two Nonprofits in the News stories. The first covers best practices for creating talent development opportunities for your employees, and the second is all about how to effectively train new volunteers.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Employee talent development: bridgespan.org/insights/nonprofit-leadership/talent-development-for-ngos

— Volunteer training: classy.org/blog/train-volunteers-for-a-better-nonprofit-event

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we’re continuing our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your nonprofit obtain and retain event sponsors for your fundraising events. Then we chat with Karen Boyd from the San Diego Policy and Innovation Center about how nonprofits can engage with AI tools, and set boundaries for using tools that were created using DEI best practices.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Karen’s website: drkarenboyd.com

— San Diego Policy and Innovation Center: sdrpic.org

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.