The Nonprofit Reframe

Aug 14 2023 21
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Nonprofits and their staff are undervalued, under-appreciated, and un-relenting. Brittny and Nia stand shoulder-to-shoulder with these amazing, incredible staff and talk about the realities of the sector that nobody wants to talk about.
This is NOT another nonprofit best practices podcast. Topics covered include dysfunctional boards, gala mishaps, the issues with philanthropy and so much more! Get bonus content on Patreon
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It’s the End of the Road: Some Reflections from the Podcast as We Say Farewell

Aug 14 2023 42 mins  
This is it, folks, our very last episode. At least for now. Never say never, and all of that. But we wanted to leave you with some reflections from the 150 episodes we’ve done of this show. We’ve made some great memories and laughed and raged and we hope you’ve enjoyed what we’ve created here about the nonprofit sector and all of its ups and downs. In today’s episode

Volunteers and Burnout: Why Volunteer Appreciation Needs Improvement (Plus an Important Announcement!)

Jul 31 2023 29 mins  
Volunteers are such an important part of nonprofit organizations, but we don’t always treat them the way we should and it leads to big time burnout. Volunteers give their time because they believe in a cause and want to support it, but so often they get taken advantage of and it needs to stop. In today’s episode, we’re talking about how volunteers need to set boundaries

Fundraising and Inflation: What the Giving USA Data Tells Us About Philanthropy in 2022

Jul 17 2023 25 mins  
It’s that time again - Nia’s favorite episode of the year on data from Giving USA! It’s interesting to review this 2022 report and see the correlations that are happening in our immediate nonprofit worlds, but also the disparities. So much has changed and the future of giving looks kind of bleak, especially when you consider the impact of inflation. In today’s episode,

Event Programs Matter: How to Keep Your Nonprofit Event on Track

Jul 03 2023 36 mins  
It’s planning time for fall event season and we’ve seen some big “don'ts” when it comes to event programs. Chaos often ensues when the appropriate planning hasn’t been done beforehand and all the stakeholders are not on the same page. Trust us. In today’s episode, we’re sharing our tips on how to structure your event program to have a successful event for your no

For-Profit and Nonprofit Careers: We Are Not the Same

Jun 19 2023 33 mins  
Lately, we’ve worked with a lot of people who have retired or left their careers in the for-profit sector and entered the nonprofit sector, and we’re kind of pissed about it. The implication is that nonprofit jobs are somehow lesser or easier to handle. Spoiler alert: nonprofits aren’t a cake walk!In today’s episode, we’re diving into making the jump from for-profit to no

Understanding Endowment Campaigns and If Your Organization is Ready

Jun 05 2023 28 mins  
You hear about endowments a lot in our field, usually associated with universities. But what about endowments from a fundraiser’s perspective? What are they? How do they work? What’s the point of them? In today’s episode, that’s exactly what we’re talking about. Shout out to the listener who suggested this topic! We’re discussing how an endowment can be seen as a s

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Power and Control in Funding Movements

May 22 2023 28 mins  
We’ve just finished our first ever Patreon book club pick, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex and we have so many thoughts. Not all of them are good. In fact, they are downright infuriating in terms of the power imbalance in nonprofit funding. In today’s episode, we’re giving you our high-level summary and review of the significan

How To Discuss (and Disrupt) Donor-Advised Funds

May 08 2023 24 mins  
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are charitable giving tools with a lot of complexity and ambiguity. So how can nonprofit staff engage donors in discussions about using them more effectively (or dismantling them all together)? We talk about a guide Nia and her colleague Maegan wrote for nonprofits to start conversations, make more informed decisions, and ultimately, disrupt the lack of D

The Survey Results Are In: Americans Don’t Know Much about Nonprofits

Apr 24 2023 28 mins  
We live in the nonprofit world, day in and day out, so naturally, we know quite a bit about how it operates. But how much does the average American know? Not so much, it turns out.In today’s episode, we’re talking about the results of a survey put out by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, “What Americans Think about Philanthropy and Nonprofit.” We l

Power and Complicity: Bystanders and The Need To Be Braver

Apr 10 2023 26 mins  
The nonprofit world is not exempt from the every day realities of racism, tax schemes, and even sexual assault. However, considering the mission and values of these organizations… you’d hope that behavior would at least be called out and appropriately dealt with when it appears within a nonprofit. In today’s episode, we’re discussing why that is unfortunately not alway