803: Grants Fundraising Before You Start Writing – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

This Week:  Be Present To Save The Universe If you want your presentations and messages to persuade people, you need to be present; clear; confident; unscripted; and have fun. Whether you’re meeting one-on-one, one-on-one-hundred, or you’re on stage facing 2500. … Continue reading →

This Week:  Planned Giving Accelerated & The Martignetti 3-Step, 1-Week Planned Giving Launch It’s a first for Nonprofit Radio! Role reversal. Guest Stephen Christopher Nill leads the conversation and interviews Tony about his book “Planned Giving Accelerated: The Cut Through … Continue reading →

This Week:  Non-Fulltime Employment The next time you have a senior or mid-level job vacancy, you might consider a fractional, interim or advisory professional over hiring someone fulltime. Martin Rowinski defines these and weighs the pros and cons for your … Continue reading →

This Week:  A Board Revolution, Or Just Improvement? Linda Lysakowski’s book is “The Revolutionary Board.” Do you need to go that far? Or will a few tweaks suffice for your board? She shares her experience and advice around governance versus … Continue reading →

This Week:  Calling This Decision Making Only Scratches The Surface  The book is The Tyranny of False Choices: A Guide to Authentic Decision-Making. The author, Rey Ramsey, reveals his research and thinking that go way beyond decisions. Let’s talk about … Continue reading →

This Week:  Grants Fundraising Before You Start Writing  Byron Coke says there are four things that decide whether you should spend your limited time applying for a foundation grant: mission alignment; geographic eligibility; funding stage; and, award fit. If any … Continue reading →

This Week:  Low-Lift Donor Retention  So many nonprofits have a leaky bucket problem: donors don’t stay after their first gift. We all know retaining existing donors costs so much less than acquiring new ones. Chris Vaughan shares his thinking on … Continue reading →

This Week:  The Science Of Fundraiser Feelings  We take a scientific look at fundraiser behavior and behavior design, with Mallory Erickson. What does the science say about what happens in the fundraiser’s body at stressful moments, like a solicitation or … Continue reading →

This Week:  800th Show!  It’s Nonprofit Radio’s 800th show and 16th Anniversary Jubilee. To celebrate, co-host Claire Meyerhoff brings her Sweet Sixteen theme. We have our associate producer, Kate Martignetti; 3 live songs from Scott Stein, including our theme “Cheap … Continue reading →

This Week:  A Wide-Ranging AI Conversation With 3 Experts The company Accenture published an AI report, “Learning Reinvented,” about the connection between humans and artificial intelligence. Our smart panel discusses it and takes on broader, related subjects including leadership; equity; … Continue reading →