The Build Good Fundraising Podcast

About The Build Good Fundraising Podcast

Fundraising isn't easy, but it should be simple. We take the mystery out of fundraising with practical tips and strategies to help nonprofit leaders grow their revenue and impact so they can do more good in the world.

Publisher

BuildGood.com

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jan 2020

Latest episode

15 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

29 of 118 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #117: How nonprofit brands really grow, with Dr. Margaret Faulkner

   Send us Fan Mail In today’s pod we sat down with Dr. Margaret Faulkner, Senior Marketing Scientist at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science to talk about how nonprofits really grow. The Institute is famous for its evidence-based approach to marketing and the groundbreaking book How Brands Grow. Dr. Faulkner brings decades of research from blue-chip commercial brands to the nonprofit sector, challenging some of our most deeply held beliefs about donor loyalty, retention, and brand...

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   18 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #116: Why DAF donors give more—and how to find them, with Mike Todd

   Host Mike Todd of Transform Philanthropy explains how Donor Advised Funds offer a recession-resistant revenue stream and how to effectively solicit grants from DAF donors.

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   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #115: How to choose the right CRM to support your fundraising growth, with Scott Billows

   Send a text In this episode we sit down with Scott Billows, founder and CEO of Belmar, to walk through a practical, step-by-step framework for evaluating and implementing a new CRM. You’re going to learn how to build a priority "this is what I need" list, gain internal alignment, and navigate vendor selection—including why you might want to skip the traditional RFP process in favor of working with an "architect" to map out your requirements. Scott also shares expert advice for ensuring ...

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#117: How nonprofit brands really grow, with Dr. Margaret Faulkner

Published 15 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And you really need to get into the minds of the people who support you to understand which messaging is going to be most commonly helpful to lift your donor base. Okay, so we've talked about that research shows that a majority of growth is going to come from reaching new donors and new audiences over time. And that also includes people who maybe used to make gifts to you, but haven't in a while, they've lapsed. And so acquisition includes those people, includes lapsed donors. But growth is going to come from finding new audiences. Because even if you have tremendous retention of existing donors... […]

Who has been a guest on The Build Good Fundraising Podcast

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

• Mike Todd
• Anton Lipkanou
• Rapinder Dhinsa
• Phil Calvert
• Kevin Schulman

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YouTube views

12,211

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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