Kelly Gagnon, founder of Grit HQ, Nonprofit Nerd, and the Nonprofit Leadership Tribe, and Abi Quinlan, founder of Nonprofit 101 and the Impactful Small Nonprofit Collective, have joined forces to give you weekly doses of humor, failing forward, life lessons from the nonprofit industry, and actionable steps to be the badass nonprofit leader you want to be. Connect with us on Instagram: Kelly @nonprofitnerd Abi @the.nonprofit.strategist
Keeping with the dating analogy, Kelly and Abi dive into what a courtship looks like for nonprofits and their donors and sponsors at mid and high levels! From sweaty palms to the third date, you never know what we are going to talk about next!
Part one of of Building Relationships with Mid and High Level donors will give you the path to successful to securing planned and sometimes coincidental donors. Abi dives into the all too awkward, often times sweat-inducing first contact with potential donors, how you can prep before that first date, and how to treat your donors like the people they are. Remember: Monsters are fictitious and donors are not monsters...
Oh boy! This episode is filled with two very nerd nonprofit girlbosses geeking out about how nonprofit leaders can be efficient, effective, and sustainable. Of course, those how to's pair well with the big dose of examples and lessons learned along our journeys. Take it from our fails and successes so you can be successful without the burnout. Kelly had a meltdown in her office while Abi cried on the way home. Do yourself a favor and take some notes today.
It's true. We are girls and bosses. We are girlbosses and we are here to stay!
What happens when your board members are going out to promote your event or organization and you didn't give them key talking points? Were you sitting there praying they remembered what you have talked about in meetings the last 5 quarterly meetings? Listen to how you can change that, for yourself and your board! Better training for your board members means less stress (and work) for the executive leaders in the organization.
We are jumping head first into some great content for our listeners so we are taking a break in May. Join us back here in June for some more great discussions on all things nonprofits and being a badass nonprofit leader! Hey, don't forget to find us on Instagram! Abi- @the.nonprofit.strategist Kelly @nonprofitnerd
When young nonprofits get started, the leadership tends to think 'Grants, we need to find grants.' But did you know that grants are not typically the BEST route for new nonprofits? And did you know sponsorship packets are going out of style? And what about that fundraising event that doesn't even break even? We cover what you should be doing at various stages of your nonprofit's financial situation to be sustainable and more in today's episode of the Nonprofit Girlbosses.
We all face egos in our lives, but as nonprofit leaders, it is never easy handling board members that over step, are silent throughout meetings, or clique up like it's the 8th grade. In this episode, Abi and Kelly dive into four common situations that stem from the ever-so-annoying egos and how you can come out of it looking like the badass nonprofit leader you are. Connect with us on Instagram: Kelly @nonprofitnerd Abi @the.nonprofit.strategist
Frustrated by the lackluster interactions on your nonprofit's Facebook page? Looking for ways to get past donors to actually open your emails? There is no avoiding it: for nonprofits, big or small, to be successful with your marketing you need to be digital, but it goes beyond just having a presence. Today, Kelly and Abi deliver four key steps and examples to get your nonprofit noticed in the digital age. Connect with us on Instagram: Kelly @nonprofitnerd Abi @the.nonprofit.strategist
Nonprofit Girlbosses- you know we are your nonprofit BFFs but what you may not know is... Who are Abi and Kelly? Why should you listen? Listen up!
Fundraising is an activity every nonprofit does, so why does it seem so irritatingly difficult and stressful? We have been there, pulled out our hair and banged our head on walls, then picked ourselves up and started fine-tuning our strategies to get success without the overwhelming stress that comes with fundraising. Buckle up for our 5 strategies that can help you turn your fundraising efforts into tangible results. Strategy #1: Get digital and stay mobile Strategy #2: Ask the right people for the right thing Strategy #3: Use the KIS method Strategy #4: Same ask 7 different times in 7 different ways Strategy #5: Take advantage of thank you emails and follow ups Connect with us on Instagram: Kelly @nonprofitnerd Abi @the.nonprofit.strategist