Purpose & Profit Club® – The Nonprofit Fundraising & Marketing Podcast

215: The $16K Fundraising Campaign That Brought in 100+ Donors [Client Case Study]

Mars Sailors joined my coaching program, The Purpose & Profit Club®, as a graphic designer and marketing manager, not a fundraiser. The work already included telling the

214: The Slowest Path to Millions: 7 Signs You’re On It

Most established nonprofits aren't stuck because they're not working hard enough. They're stuck because they run fundraising like separate projects, not on

213: No Gala. No Auction. No Swag. Still Raised 81% More. [Client Case Study]

What happens when a former midnight-shift postal worker with zero nonprofit background builds a health organization by ignoring every rule she never bothered to read? In

212: You’re Not Saving Money by DIYing Your Fundraising

Most nonprofit founders and leaders think DIYing their fundraising is the responsible choice. It feels like smart budgeting and being resourceful, but it quietly costs th

211: She Doubled Her Fundraising While Her Son Was in Cancer Treatment — Inside The SPRINT Method™ [Client Case Study]

Dina Besic started Maxwell's Toy Box because her two-year-old son Max wanted a train table in his oncology playroom. Three years later, while working a demanding ful

210: 5 Signs You’re Overcomplicating Your Fundraising Campaign

Most nonprofit leaders don't have a strategy problem. They have a complexity problem. In this episode, I'm breaking down the 5 signs your fundraising campaign

209: 7 Lessons From the Healthiest Million-Dollar Board I've Ever Seen

I recently spent a full day with one of the healthiest nonprofit boards I've ever seen, spread across the country, meeting mostly virtually, with 100% attendance, fu

208: The Fundraising Lesson Behind a $149K Giving Circle with Kids Hub

What does it look like when a nonprofit team thinks like a business, not a charity? In this episode, I sit down with the powerhouse team behind Kids Hub Child Advocacy C

207: Why Being Realistic Is Keeping Your Nonprofit Small: The Healthy Delusion™ Effect

Most nonprofit leaders play it too safe. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why a little “healthy delusion” might be the missing ingredient in your fundrais

206: Why Most Nonprofits Stall Before They Ever Grow: The Inner Grit Effect

Something is missing in your recipe for success. Not a tool. Not a strategy. But something deeper: your inner grit. This isn’t about hustling harder or pushing yourself u

205: From Grant-Only to $20K in 20 Days: How Aftersight Transformed Its Fundraising [Client Case Study]

What does it look like when a 35-year-old organization that has never fundraised decides to go all in on individual donors? In this special episode recorded live at Give

204: Scared Money Doesn't Make Money: The Donor Relationship Truth Nobody Says Out Loud

What's the real difference between a donor who gives once and disappears and one who goes to bat for your organization in rooms you've never been in? In this c

203: Summer Is the Most Underrated Fundraising Season: Your 90-Day Game Plan

Americans gave $592 billion to charity last year. That was a record year, in the same economy, in the same tumultuous climate, with the same donors everyone says are pull

202: Stop Crying Wolf: How to Fundraise Without Burning Out Your Donors

There's a marketing concept that applies directly to how nonprofits fundraise: some messages are painkillers, and some are vitamins. Painkillers solve immediate prob

201:From Pinterest Board to Panama: How One Founder Fundraised Before She Had Proof [Client Case Study]

What does it look like to fundraise tens of thousands of dollars before a single wall is built? In this episode, I sit down with Louise Henry, founder of Tim's Club

200: Live Panel from GiveCon: The Advice We Don't Put on Slides

This is a special episode recorded live at GiveCon 2026, sponsored by Bloomerang. I joined three powerhouse experts, fundraising event strategist Samantha Swaim, digital

199: Stop Making Your Fundraising Campaign Feel Like a Final Exam

What if the pressure you're putting on your fundraising campaign is actually the thing slowing it down? In this episode, I'm talking about something I watched

198: The Give-Get Fundraising Trap That's Costing You More Than You Think

Your donors don't need a goodie bag, a raffle prize, an auction item, a t-shirt, or a chicken dinner. If your fundraising strategy is built around giving them someth

197: Why Sending 3+ Emails on the Final Day Can 2X–9X Your Campaign

I recently got an email from a development manager telling me I send too many emails. She's not wrong for feeling that way, but that feeling is rooted in one of the

196: The Right Way to Use AI for Nonprofit Fundraising Emails

AI is everywhere right now, and in the nonprofit sector, it's making some organizations' fundraising sharper and others completely generic. The difference isn&a