Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits

About Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits

Launch and grow your nonprofit with confidence! The Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits is your weekly resource for nonprofit startup advice, nonprofit growth strategies, and practical tips for nonprofit leadership. Whether you're dreaming of starting a nonprofit organization, navigating the challenges of a new role, or looking to scale your impact, this podcast provides actionable insights. Learn nonprofit best practices based around the 6 critical elements that any nonprofit needs to grow foundationally strong: Leadership, Development, Marketing, Programs and Services, Operations, and Finances. Learn effective fundraising strategies, and essential nonprofit management techniques. Get nonprofit coaching and access free nonprofit resources to build your nonprofit capacity and achieve nonprofit success. Join Matt Stockman, a seasoned nonprofit growth coach, as we explore nonprofit development and provide the guidance you need to make a lasting difference. Tune in for weekly episodes filled with nonprofit tips, inspiring stories, and expert advice to help you grow a nonprofit that thrives. If you are looking for nonprofit training or ways to improve your nonprofit strategy, this podcast is for you.

Publisher

Matt Stockman

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2025

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   How to Create Urgency Without Pressuring Donors | Fearless Fundraising Part 4 (Ep. 69)

   A potential donor can believe in your nonprofit's mission, appreciate the work you're doing, and even intend to give. But without a compelling reason to act now, that good intention can quietly turn into "I'll think about it." So how do you create a sense of urgency in nonprofit fundraising without making donors feel pressured or manipulated? In Part 4 of the Fearless Fundraising series, nonprofit growth coach Matt Stockman explores how to help potential donors understand why their financial support matters today rather than someday. Creating urgency doesn't mean manufacturing emergencies, inventing deadlines, or using high-pressure fundraising tactics. It means helping supporters recognize the real difference their generosity can make when they choose to act now. In this episode, you'll learn: Why potential donors sometimes delay giving even when they believe in your mission. How to identify legitimate urgency already present in your nonprofit's work. Why connecting fundraising deadlines to real human impact is more effective than focusing on budget shortfalls. How matching gifts, program deadlines, waiting lists, and fundraising momentum can motivate donors to act. Why short, focused fundraising campaigns can be especially effective for small nonprofits. How to communicate urgency without compromising donor trust. The key principle: Urgency is the gap between where your nonprofit is today and the impact that becomes possible once the money arrives. Whether you're preparing a year-end fundraising appeal, asking someone to become a monthly donor, or launching a new nonprofit program, this episode will help you communicate a clear, honest reason why giving now matters. Your Fearless Fundraising Homework Complete this sentence for your nonprofit: "This matters now because..." Think about who is waiting for help, what opportunities might be missed, or what impact could happen sooner if the funding were available today. The more clearly you can connect urgency to impact, the easier it becomes for potential donors to move from agreement to action. Build Your Fearless Fundraising Framework Fundraising is one of the biggest challenges facing startup, small, and growing nonprofits. You don't have to figure it out alone. I'm offering a complimentary 90-minute coaching call where we'll build your nonprofit's Fearless Fundraising Framework together. We'll work through all five steps: Problem: What needs to change? Solution: What can donor generosity make possible? Ask: What are you inviting someone to do? Urgency: Why does acting now matter? Action: What specific next step should the donor take? You'll leave with a practical framework you can use in donor conversations, fundraising emails, your website, and other fundraising communications. Schedule your complimentary coaching call at nonprofitlaunchplan.com (https://www.nonprofitlaunchplan.com/). Click "Book A Call." About the Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast The Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast helps startup, small, and growing nonprofit organizations build financially healthy, sustainable organizations that make a lasting impact. Hosted by nonprofit growth coach Matt Stockman, each episode delivers practical guidance on leadership, fundraising, marketing, programs and services, operations, and finances.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   What to Say When It's Time to Ask For a Gift | Fearless Fundraising Part 3 (ep. 68)

   Making the ask is often the moment when an otherwise confident fundraising conversation suddenly gets uncomfortable. You can talk passionately about the problem your nonprofit exists to solve. You can explain the impact your organization is making. But then comes the moment when you actually have to ask someone to give. In this episode of the Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast, we continue building the Fearless Fundraising Framework with Step 3: The Ask. A strong fundraising ask isn’t about pressuring someone into giving. It’s about clearly inviting them to participate in an impact they already understand and care about. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why asking for money shouldn’t feel like an awkward change of subject The difference between transactional and relational fundraising Why vague fundraising asks make giving harder for donors How to connect a specific gift amount to a specific impact Why clarity is not the same thing as pressure How many giving options you should offer How to tailor your ask based on the donor and the relationship What to do immediately after you make the ask Why silence is an important fundraising skill How to respond when a donor says no Three questions you can use to test whether your fundraising ask is strong The goal isn’t to find a magical fundraising script that guarantees someone will say yes. Your job is to clearly present the opportunity, confidently invite someone to participate, and then give them the dignity of deciding what they want to do. Build Your Fearless Fundraising Framework The Fearless Fundraising Framework is built around five pieces: Problem: What needs to change? Solution: What can the donor help make possible? Ask: What specifically are you inviting them to do? Urgency: Why should they act now? Action: What should they do next? For this episode, work on completing this sentence: Would you consider ____________________? Then test your ask with three questions: Is it specific? Can the donor tell exactly what you’re asking them to do? Is it connected to impact? Can they understand what their gift will help make possible? Is it appropriate? Does the amount and type of gift make sense for this donor and this situation? Then say your ask out loud until the words feel natural coming from you. Want Help Building Your Fundraising Message? I’m offering a complimentary 90-minute coaching call where you and I will build your nonprofit’s Fearless Fundraising Framework together. We’ll work through the problem, solution, ask, urgency, and action around your actual organization so you leave with clearer fundraising language you can use in donor conversations, emails, your website, and the rest of your fundraising communication. Visit nonprofitlaunchplan.com (https://www.nonprofitlaunchplan.com) and click Book A Call. (https://www.nonprofitlaunchplan.com/contact)

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Fearless Fundraising (Step 2): The Solution is Bigger Than You (Ep. 67)

   Your nonprofit may be doing incredible work. But when you talk about that work with a potential donor, who sounds like the hero? Too often, nonprofit fundraising revolves around what we do: we provide these programs, we served this many people, we expanded into this community. In this episode, we continue working through the Fearless Fundraising Framework with step two: the solution. And the solution is bigger than your program. Your mentoring program, food pantry, shelter, counseling service, or clean water project is the mechanism. The real solution is the change that happens in someone’s life because that program exists. A well is what you build. A family having clean water close to home is the impact. A mentoring program is what you operate. A teenager having a trusted adult consistently show up in their life is the impact. That way of thinking about the solution can completely change the way you communicate with donors. In this episode, we talk about: Why your nonprofit should not be the hero of your fundraising story The difference between your program and the impact it creates How to help donors see themselves as part of the solution Why fundraising should feel more like a partnership than a transaction A simple way to audit your website and fundraising communication How changing “we” language into “you” language can reshape the donor’s role Why the eventual ask should feel like the natural next step in a story the donor already understands Two simple sentences every staff member, volunteer, and board member should be able to communicate Here’s the exercise for this week: The problem we exist to solve is __________. Then add: Because of your support, __________. Keep both sentences simple, specific, and conversational. Your organization may do the work, but your donor helps make the impact possible. When you communicate that consistently, fundraising begins to sound less like an organization asking people to fund its needs and more like an invitation to participate in something that matters. FREE OFFER: If you’d like help building the complete Fearless Fundraising Framework for your nonprofit, I’m offering a complimentary 90-minute coaching call. Together, we’ll work through the five pieces every fundraising conversation needs: Problem. Solution. Ask. Urgency. Action. Go to nonprofitlaunchplan.com (https://www.nonprofitlaunchplan.com) and click Book a Call. (https://www.nonprofitlaunchplan.com/contact) Contact Matt: matt@nonprofitlaunchplan.com Matt's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mattstockman

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