Fundraising Bright Spots

About Fundraising Bright Spots

A podcast for fundraisers who want ideas, examples and inspiration to help you raise more money for your charity or non-profit. Rob is an author and award-winning fundraising trainer. Each week he and his guests share examples of successful fundraising, as well as lots of practical tips to help you apply these techniques in your own job.

Publisher

Rob Woods, Bright Spot

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Nov 2019

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

201 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   No Budget? Keep Growing: How to Develop as a Fundraiser for Free, with Robin Peake

   When did someone last invest in your growth as a fundraiser? If the honest answer is “not for a while”, you’re not alone. And the good news is, you don’t have to wait for a budget to start. Robin Peake, Director of Fundraising at Wycliffe Bible Translators, shares the low-cost and no-cost habits he has been using for years, and that have helped his team keep learning and keep improving results. This encouraging conversation includes: how to find a mentor without ever asking them to be your mentor; the power of a small peer learning group; how one hour a week can transform your team’s culture; and how to persuade your boss that learning is an investment, not a cost. We’d love to know what you think! And thank you for supporting our podcast, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Numbers That Move, with Karla Starr

   Host Rob interviews Karla Starr, co-author of Making Numbers Count, to reveal how charities can translate statistics into emotionally resonant stories that inspire donor action.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Say the Thing, with Paul McKenzie

   Host [Host Name] interviews fundraising expert Paul McKenzie about prioritizing direct communication over politeness to achieve greater success.

Who has been a guest on Fundraising Bright Spots

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Karla Starr
• Paul McKenzie
• Shamime
• Chris Murphy
• Lara Roche

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,025

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

91

YouTube

74

Engagement

92

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