The Nonprofit Optimist podcast showcases positive change agents and talks through lessons that their small nonprofits have learned. With interviews of executive directors, founders, board members and staff leaders, we share practical advice based on real experiences working in the non-profit sector. Since most nonprofit professionals wear many hats, this is a great opportunity to learn how to grow your small nonprofit without needing to re-invent the wheel!
NPO 047: Redefining How We Measure Success (Joan Garry, Nonprofit Leadership Lab)
Today's guest is Joan Garry, author of Guide to Nonprofit Leadership and host of the Nonprofits are Messy podcast. Molly MacCready (host of the Nonprofit Optimist podcast) and Joan discuss the importance of knowing what activities fuel you, how to define success and impact beyond the typical metrics, and some ways to learn and grow as a nonprofit following this unexpected pandemic time. Joan shares from her experiences of working with small nonprofit leaders within the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, along with her own years as a nonprofit leader, board member, and donor. See our website for more show notes: www.nonprofitoptimist.com/blog/npo-047-joan-garry (http://www.nonprofitoptimist.com/blog/npo-047-joan-garry)
22 Nov 2021
NPO 046: Starting a Giving Day for your Small Nonprofit (Molly MacCready, CROSO)
In this episode of the Nonprofit Optimist, host Molly MacCready shares her experience with starting a Giving Day for her small nonprofit, CROSO. They started their giving day in 2019 and have successfully completed 3 annual giving days now and are preparing for their 4th in April 2022. In this episode, Molly explains what a giving day is and all the logistics about how to set one up for your nonprofit, including setting the date, identifying the goals and incentives to motivate people’s involvement, and a thorough explanation of the communications plan her organization followed. To see the notes from today's episode, visit: www.nonprofitoptimist.com/blog/npo-046-giving-day (http://www.nonprofitoptimist.com/blog/npo-046-giving-day) To learn more about CROSO, the featured nonprofit, visit: www.CROSO.org (http://www.CROSO.org)/
My guest today is Kim Morris, the project coordinator for River Keepers, a nonprofit based in Fargo, North Dakota. River Keepers’ mission is to advocate for safe and sustainable use of the Red River of the North and they work with the communities in both Fargo and Moorhead, MN. In today’s episode, you’ll hear us talk about project planning and event planning, how the pandemic impacted their programming, how Kim's organization engages over 2,000 volunteers each year, and also the importance of networking and affinity groups. Nonprofit Optimist information: Website: www.nonprofitoptimist.com (http://www.nonprofitoptimist.com) Email: nonprofitoptimist@gmail.com (mailto:nonprofitoptimist@gmail.com) Facebook: www.facebook.com/nonprofitoptimist (http://www.facebook.com/nonprofitoptimist) Instagram: www.instagram.com/nonprofitoptimist (http://www.instagram.com/nonprofitoptimist) Suggest a new guest: https://www.nonprofitoptimist.com/futureguest (https://www.nonprofitoptimist.com/futureguest) Find River Keepers online: Website: https://www.riverkeepers.org/ (https://www.riverkeepers.org/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverKeepersFM (https://www.facebook.com/RiverKeepersFM) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmriverkeepers (https://www.instagram.com/fmriverkeepers)/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RiverKeepersofFM (https://www.youtube.com/user/RiverKeepersofFM) Contact them: https://www.riverkeepers.org/contact/ (https://www.riverkeepers.org/contact/)
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