Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofit

 Bold, Sustainable Leadership for Social Impact Leaders in a Time of Crisis

Send us Fan Mail Perfectionism doesn't feel like fear. It feels like caring. But underneath the reviewed-a-hundred-times email is usually one thing: fear. In this e

Great Donor Stewardship: The 4 Step Donor Retention System Your Small Nonprofit Needs

Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits lose more than half their donors after that very first gift, and it's rarely because those donors stopped caring. In this episode,

The ED Burnout Crisis: New Data and How to Protect Yourself

Send us Fan Mail Nearly half of nonprofit Executive Directors are reporting burnout as a serious concern, and that number is climbing fast. In this episode, we dig into

Family Foundations & Private Philanthropy: Why Spend-Down Foundations Are Different

Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits ask foundations for what they think a funder is comfortable giving, not what the mission actually needs to succeed. That gap is costing

Fundraising Strategy for Small Nonprofits: Building Acquisition and Retention Systems

Send us Fan Mail Throwing spaghetti at the wall can't fix broken fundraising systems. On this week's episode of The Small Nonprofit Podcast, Maria Rio, a fundr

Nonprofit Collaboration Tips For Growing a Small Nonprofit

Send us Fan Mail Small nonprofits are constantly told to do more with less. More fundraising, more reporting, more services, same tiny team. This episode flips that pres

First-Time EDs: The Messes, the Fear, and What Actually Helps

Send us Fan Mail Most leaders don't talk about what actually happens the day you walk into an ED role. They talk about the vision and the strategy, not the fact tha

Donors Can't Find You. Here's How to Fix That.

Send us Fan Mail Search engines were never built with equity in mind. The organizations that show up first are the ones with money for ads, not necessarily the ones doin

Values Alignment 101: The Fundraiser's Guide to Picking Funders

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt pressure to chase every funding opportunity that crosses your desk just because the deadline lines up and the dollar amount looks good? This e

Taking Care of the Caretakers: Compassion Fatigue Is Real and Here's How To Fight It

Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits pour everything into the people and causes they serve, and forget the staff doing that work every single day. This episode flips the scr

You Don't Have to Love Donor-Advised Funds to Have a Strategy for Them

Send us Fan Mail Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are the fastest-growing way to give in Canada, the US, and the UK, and most nonprofits still don't have the words "donor

Plain Language, Real Impact: How to Communicate So Donors Actually Listen

Send us Fan Mail Posting on social media and hoping donations follow? You might be setting yourself up for disappointment. In this episode, we get into why social media

Getting Off the Grants Hamster Wheel: The Skills You Already Have to Diversify Your Funding

Send us Fan Mail If your fundraising calendar is back-to-back grant deadlines and event planning, you might be stuck on a treadmill that's working against you. Gran

What to Do When Your Fundraiser Quits to Maintain Momentum and Find the Right Candidate

Send us Fan Mail Your fundraiser just handed in their notice. Now what? Before you dust off that three-year-old job description and blast it out, there are a few things

Burnt-Out EDs (And What to Do Before You Reach Your Limit)

Send us Fan Mail A burnt-out Executive Director doesn't just affect themselves. The team feels it. The culture shifts. The bold, brave decisions that your community

Sorry Isn't Enough: A 5-Step Framework for Nonprofit Accountability That Actually Repairs Harm

Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits are good at issuing apologies, but terrible at actually changing. There's a difference between saying "I'm sorry" and doing th

Donor-Centric Fundraising: The Real Price of Keeping Donors Comfortable

Send us Fan Mail You've been told that keeping donors happy is how you protect your revenue. What if that's actually the thing bleeding your organization dry?

Why Hiring a Fundraiser Too Soon Is Costing You More Than You Think

Send us Fan Mail Hiring a fundraiser feels like the obvious solution when revenue is tight and the need is growing, but doing it before you're ready can set everyon

Living Wages: How Nonprofits Can Adopt Dignified Work Practices

Send us Fan Mail The Changemaker Wellbeing Index reports that 31% of nonprofit workers experience food insecurity — and for frontline staff, that rises to 48%. The very

Volunteer Engagement: Getting and maintaining large commitments

Send us Fan Mail Your volunteers are giving something money can't buy, and most nonprofits are treating that gift like an afterthought. When you start seeing volunt