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Content marketing is an excellent way to build trust with your audience. Nonprofits like yours can use content to increase brand visibility, drive revenue and boost engagement across your platforms. You'll increase donations and build a loyal group of followers by communicating a need and driving your audience to take action.  Nonprofit marketing expert Maria Bryan joins the show for the second time to share how to build a successful content marketing strategy, the key factors that will help you connect with your audience, and avoid burnout when content planning.  Connect With Maria Bryan https://www.mariabryan.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariabryancrtv/ Learn more about Driven trustdriven.com

A lapsed donor is not a lost donor! Having a strategy that connects with your inactive donors through thoughtful communication and detailed segments can be the key to winning back a cold donor.  Driven’s Director of Partnerships, Farrah Rooney, has worked with nonprofits for over 15 years as a consultant, strategist and events manager. She works closely with our clients to improve their fundraising experience with our donor management software Farrah to help them gain and retain donors. Farrah shares strategies your organization can use to win back lapsed donors.  Learn More About Driven  https://www.trustdriven.com/ Connect With Farrah https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahrooney/

Implementing new software can be nerve-wracking. It’s a long process that requires a lot of time, communication and trust with your vendor or data-migration consultant to ensure everything is running smoothly and on time. So how can you prepare for your next implementation and what should you look out for when getting started?  Dave Saraiva is the Head of Product at Driven and has helped hundreds of organizations like yours with their data migration. He joins the podcast to give insider tips on setting your organization up for success during your software implementation.  Download the Guide https://www.trustdriven.com/upload/editor/worst-traits-ebook-final.pdf Learn More About Driven https://www.trustdriven.com/ Connect With Dave https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsaraiva/

Hybrid events combine both an in-person and online experience to create something spectacular. When planning a hybrid event, you have to create an experience that engages your online attendees just as much as your in-person guests. Anca Trifan is the founder, creator, and CEO of Tree-Fan Events – a boutique event planning and production agency that she founded after years of working in event production. She is the host of "Events: demystified”, a tactical Podcast for anyone in the events industry, and joins us to talk about digital event production and planning engaging hybrid events. Events demystified Podcast https://eventsdemystified.com Tree-Fan Events https://treefanevents.com Connect With Anca  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ancatrifan Learn More About Driven https://www.trustdriven.com/

Many organizations are returning to a hybrid working model but how can you implement a hybrid model into your volunteer programs? Learn how your organization can recruit, manage and engage volunteers both on and offline with Driven and Lori Gotlieb. Listen and subscribe to Fundraising Superheroes: https://pod.co/fundraising-superheroes Connect with us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-driven Learn more about Driven: https://www.trustdriven.com/ Learn More About Lori’s Work: https://lorigotliebconsulting.wordpress.com/ Volunteer Success: https://www.volunteersuccess.com/ Connect with Lori on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-gotlieb-40597220/

Nonprofits and for-profit organizations have a unique opportunity to partner together and become allies for each other's work. When done right, you can do more than just raise funds for a campaign by building stronger relationships within your community and reach a whole new audience with your work.  Kyle Jones is the Founder and COO of ICRYO and believes that a healthy body can lead to a happy mind. He joins the show to share how he partnered with Mission of Hope to collectively, raise awareness and send supplies to Haiti. Get in touch with Kyle or iCRYO https://icryo.com/ Learn more about Driven https://www.trustdriven.com/

To grow your nonprofit, you need to know what resources you have available to you and understand the best way to activate your staff. In our interview, Kaitlin Cashwell explains how nonprofits can use resource maps and logic models to grow their organizations and become better leaders.  Kaitlin has nearly 15 years of experience in project business and nonprofit management. Her unique approach combines project management skills, business principles, and nonprofit frameworks to effectively drive individuals toward bold organizational outcomes. She is a mathematics enthusiast and joins us today to discuss how you can utilize data and analytical problem-solving skills to maximize your organizational activity.  Connect with Kaitlin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlin-hope-e-cashwell-b4411839/ https://www.americaswarriorpartnership.org/ Learn More About Driven trustdriven.com

Community-centred fundraising is all about putting the people you serve first. It is rooted in equity, collaboration and social justice to strengthen our communities. It’s changing how organizations approach fundraising and encourages the industry to raise critical questions about our work. Sherry is a St. Louis based fundraising and communications professional with a master's degree focused in non-profit management and experience in operations, data analysis, campaign creation, securing major gifts, and leadership. She shares how we can shift our messages and mindset to align with the principles of community-centred fundraising. Connect with Sherry https://pianosforpeople.org/free-pianos/donate-a-piano/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrynelson/ Learn More About Driven https://www.trustdriven.com/

This is a replay of a live version of the Fundraising Superheroes podcast. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQVQbIxLFU Everyone is talking about TikTok, but is it the right platform to promote your organization? Julia Campbell shares her tips on navigating the platform and how to decide if your organization should be on TikTok. Download our TikTok guide https://www.trustdriven.com/tiktok Learn more about Driven https://www.trustdriven.com/ Listen to Julia’s podcast www.NonprofitNationPodcast.com Connect with Julia on Linkedin linkedin.com/in/juliacampbell/

Earned income is growing in popularity amongst nonprofits. Why? It allows organizations to expand their funding sources while meeting their growing needs and creating more sustainable programs. If you're interested in learning how to generate an earned income that aligns with your mission, Bill is here to help. Bill Woolsey is the President and Founder of FiveTwo, a network that equips faith-based entrepreneurs to launch a variety of sustainable nonprofits and startups. Over the past decade, Bill and his team have been able to help produce new and renewed homeless shelters, mobile medical clinics, and recovery ministries that are bettering communities across the country. He joins the podcast to share how to successfully approach an earned income venture within your nonprofit. Learn More FiveTwo.com StartNewTraining.com startnewtraining.com/minicourse Connect With Bill https://www.linkedin.com/company/79742381/admin/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/2850155/admin/ facebook.com/fivetwonetwork Learn More About Driven trustdriven.com

How can you build programs that reflect the international communities you hope to serve? It all starts with creating a process that centers around the needs and voices of that community.  Ryan Boyette is the founder of To Move Mountains, an organization providing education to children and communities in areas of conflict to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to improve all aspects of their lives. When he first began his work in the Nuba Mountains, it was a big culture shock, and Ryan knew the only way to create real change was to immerse yourself in the community and build a process that centred around the needs of the Nuban people.  Learn More About To Move Mountains https://www.tomovemountains.org/ Connect With To Move Mountains On Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ToMoveMTNS https://www.instagram.com/tomovemtns/ https://twitter.com/ToMoveMTNS Learn More About Driven Trustdriven.com

Grants can take up a lot of time and resources from your organization. If you don’t have a dedicated team or staff writer for grant management it can become difficult to keep track of applications, especially for a smaller nonprofit.  Ansley Fender is the Founder and CEO of Atlas Solutions. Atlas’ software is the first industry-agnostic platform for end-to-end management of grant and contract funding. She discusses ways to simplify the grant management process using technology.  Atlas's Website https://www.getatlassolutions.com/ Connect with Ansley https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansley-fender-she-her-7bb55b15b/ Learn More About Driven Trustdriven.com