290. Event Planning and Registration Tips + Celebrate Jenni’s Birthday

A quick message from Jenni about taking a short break from the pod. Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light about different integrations you can set up in your donor management system (CRM) to save time and simplify your work. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light with some “spring cleaning” tips for your nonprofit’s development processes.   In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Find Gifts That Give Back for Mother’s Day (and any other celebration): nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light about how to get the most out of your donor management system (you may call it a CRM). Let’s make sure you aren’t missing out on cool features or time-saving tips with your system! In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni wraps up our Little Green Insights mini-series about how to use online forms to streamline your work. Then we take a Rewind back to her step-by-step auction planning conversation with her sister, Michelle. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares ideas from Little Green Light to collect more meaningful, actionable data about your volunteers through recruitment and engagement processes. Then she and her sister, Michelle, give real examples of how they use AI tools (like ChatGPT) at work and share tips for getting the best results when using these tools. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni gives updates about what she’s giving away for her birthday celebration and how to enter to win. Then she shares advice for creating meaningful membership programs. Finally, she takes a Rewind back to a conversation with Lisa Greer about fundraising do’s and don’ts. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — The Essential Fundraiser’s Handbook: tinyurl.com/essfundraiser — Philanthropy Revolution: tinyurl.com/philanthropyrev  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares a reminder about a free virtual event coming up where you can learn how to advocate against Trump’s dangerous policies, both personally and on behalf of your nonprofit. She also shares tips for optimizing your event registration forms and for planning fundraising events. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Free April 30 Advocacy Event: https://tinyurl.com/april30advocacy  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Record a Message for the Pod: nonprofitjenni.com/record  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni talks about a free virtual event coming up where you can learn how to advocate against Trump’s dangerous policies, both personally and on behalf of your nonprofit. She also shares 5 ways to make your nonprofit’s online donation form work harder for you and help you build stronger relationships with donors. Then she chats with her sister Michelle about a new study on how donors prefer to engage with their favorite nonprofits through social media. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Free April 30 Advocacy Event: https://tinyurl.com/april30advocacy  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Social Giving Research Report: https://www.gofundme.com/c/socialgiving  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about tracking and organizing planned gift information in your donor management system. Then she talks to her virtual assistant, Peris Wanjiru, about how VAs can help nonprofit teams work more efficiently, with examples of tasks she’s taken over for Jenni and her nonprofit clients. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get in touch with Peris: [email protected]  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.