Tips with Salsa

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Tips with Salsa! Today we are talking with Emily Goodstein, she is the founder and CEO of Greater Good Strategy. On this episode, we talk with Emily about the do's and the don'ts of fundraising strategy. Emily shares tips and practices that make Giving Tuesday and Facebook fundraising more successful. It's a fantastic episode and we cannot wait for you to listen in!

Today we're going to talk about community building. Specifically, how nonprofits can create their own communities online, use them to foster engagement and brand recognition, and to fuel their fundraising and outreach efforts. Joining us this week is community building expert, Megan Cantrell from Share our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign which has provided more than 1 Billion meals for kids since its inception. That's billion – with a B Come Join Us!

In this episode of Tips with Salsa, we sit down with Eman Osagie from Double the Donation to discuss improving your gift matching programs through better donor engagement.  Learn how to grab some of the more than 4 billion dollars that are match eligible but don't get claimed, and learn about how your organization can start its own corporate gift matching program. Come and join us!

In this episode of Tips with Salsa, we sit down with the team from GiveGab, the #1 digital solution for Giving Days. With Giving Tuesday just around the corner, this episode is very timely. In it, you'll learn about software that you can use to power you days of giving, communication tips you can use to make sure people know what to do and when to do it on your giving day, and you'll learn how to expand on your single day of giving and turn it into year-round advocacy and fundraising for your organization and those you serve.  It's a great episode and we hope you enjoy it!

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Tips with Salsa: talk tips and tales from the nonprofit community.  I'm Craig Grella with Salsa, and today I sit down with a few TechImpact IT team members, Ebony Taylor (Director of Infrastructure) and Chris Baranec (Security Team Manager) to discuss how nonprofits are making the transition to cloud computing, and ways to keep your organization safe online. It's a great episode and we hope you enjoy it!  Let's give it a listen.

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Tips with Salsa: talk tips and tales from the nonprofit community.  On this episode of the podcast Salsa Marketing Director Wendy Levine sits down with Mitch Stein, Founder and CEO of Pond — an online marketplace and community for nonprofits to connect around technology and tech education. At one point or another, nonprofit staff at every level will interact with technology and Mitch discusses ways organizations can be more proactive about technology and educating their employees on the tech that best meets their needs. It's a great episode on a topic that is ever-present in the day-to-day activities of most nonprofits, and we hope you enjoy it!

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Tips with Salsa: talk tips and tales from the nonprofit community. I'm Craig Grella, Salsa's Content Marketer, and on this episode of the podcast, we sit down with CGC giving to discuss nonprofit events and fundraising Their CEO Chris, and Director of Development, Brittany shared with us few topics that will be of interest to nonprofits of all sizes and I'm really excited for you all to hear it. We discussed a return to in-person events and hybrid online events.  We also discussed Peer to Peer events in detail, specifically how nonprofits can: Plan P2P events Create fundraising goals Build educational toolkits that can be used to promote P2P events How to train volunteers to increase engagement and fundraising during P2P events  It's an action-packed podcast with some really helpful and practical tips. I know the Salsa audience is going to enjoy it!

Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) is dedicated to making the world a better place for children to grow up in.  In this episode, Jon Wheeler of SCAN discusses the organization's legislative advocacy programs with us.  We discuss how SCAN's government relations team uses online and offline organizing to build relationships, track legislation, and engage supporters.   Jon shares some stories from his many years of experience - including how technology has changed the world of legislative advocacy. Remember fax machines?   Join us to learn how SCAN is making the world a better place for children and how they are using technology to get there!

Today we discuss digital advocacy and digital strategy. We talk with Colin Delany, creator of ePolitics.com and author of 3 books that cover the nuts and bolts of political campaigns and digital organizing. We dig in and talk about the practical approaches to political advocacy, how non-profits can create excitement on social media, the importance of list-building & social media relationships, deep organizing techniques, steps to planning an effective advocacy campaign, current tools used for success, and more!

In this episode, we talk with Ryan Costello, Chief Strategy Officer of MemberSuite and all-around event guru.  We chat about the changes that have occurred over the past year (the year of "unprecedented" everything), how much we are looking forward to attending our first in-person conference, and about what we have learned from a year of virtual-only events.   Ryan will fill us in on what he has learned building https://www.eventfarm.com/the-echo?utm_source=salsa-podcast (The Echo), a virtual engagement platform designed to facilitate real-life human connections.  While The Echo allows users to build very cool virtual conference centers and meeting locations for their attendees - we also discuss moving back to in-person events - how to https://www.eventfarm.com/safety?utm_source=salsa-podcast (keep them safe) and accommodate virtual attendees at the same time. Join us to hear Ryan's take on what the future holds for event technology, how we will be creating great experiences for our attendees in the future, and how we will manage hybrid events where some attendees join virtually.  Lots to think about - Join us to learn more!

Today we are going to be discussing the importance of having good people at your nonprofit. Anyone's who's managed a nonprofit or who has been a board member knows it's hard to find great employees and often harder to keep them. Unfortunately, that's the case whether you are a mom-and-pop shop or a $100 million dollar a year operation. Smaller nonprofits that find stable funding need to grow from a place where the Exec Director wears too many hats and does literally everything to one where she is focused on getting back to the good work she started the nonprofit for. Larger nonprofits look to create specialized positions to help specific programs grow. And just about every organization is trying to figure out whether this remote thing is here to stay or we'll actually be back in offices on day. Michelle is President and Owner of Nonprofit Talent, a leading nonprofit executive search firm. Michelle has served in various nonprofit executive roles, is a Pittsburgh Women of Influence Award recipient, a board member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofits, and a guest lecturer at The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and various other associations and organizations.

We talk to Geng Wang, Civic Champs CEO and serial entrepreneur, about how Civic Champs got started and what his vision is for the company.  Geng shares his thoughts on how volunteering was affected by the pandemic and where the future of volunteering will be.  We get into how volunteers can be encouraged to make micro-donations - and also discuss how Civic Champs was chosen as  one of 10 companies chosen as a finalist for the Reimagine Charitable Giving challenge.  Join us to learn how Civic Champs is reimagining how organizations engage with their volunteers!

In this episode, we talk with two creative directors about the creative process, the role that "creatives" play in an organization, and how creatives can help nonprofits. Bart Heird is the Group Creative Director for WebMechanix. Bart's experience spans digital work from CPG, tourism, government, non-profit, financial services, and wealth management brands to leading creative teams in product and application development. He has extensive experience in brand, loyalty marketing, and direct response digital and created award-winning work for more than 20 years. As the GCD at WebMechanix, he leads the creative team, focussing on data-driven and data-vetted, customer-centered design with an interest in stories that connect. He's also a former comic, improviser, sailor, huge Batman fan, pirate nerd, and Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast. Gerard (Ger) Tonti is the Creative Director at SalsaLabs. Ger has a background that includes animation, photography, film, fine art, design, and development. He has extensive design experience with corporate branding/identity, nonprofit organizations, education materials, higher education course design, and UX/UI. As Creative Director for SalsaLabs, Ger initiates and designs complex and simple marketing materials, working with the rest of the Salsa Marketing team to ensure that all creative ideas are presented properly and adhere to the Salsa brand. He's also a painter, sculptor, guitarist, film fan, skier, and chess fanatic.

Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in digital transformation and wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company, she has over three decades of experience in designing and delivering training and capacity-building programs for nonprofits and foundations. As a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader, she has presented at nonprofit conferences on every inhabited continent of the world to thousands of nonprofits. Allison Fine is among the nation's pre-eminent thinkers and strategists for using technology for social good. She has written and co-authored three books on the subject including The Networked Nonprofit with Beth Kanter. They recently co-authored https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ai4giving.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAlena.Owen%40gatesfoundation.org%7C6167a502647c4b95e89308d8c236f77b%7C296b38384bd5496cbd4bf456ea743b74%7C0%7C0%7C637472888642930987%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ARMmxgITqr0lkx1XUv60vA3qINIu1fGsxqNYJi0tkVI%3D&reserved=0 (Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and released in August 2020. Allison was the chair of the national board of NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, and a founding board member of Civic Hall Labs. She is a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow and a proud member of the Westchester Women's Agenda.

With the inauguration of President Joe Biden, pets were once again welcomed back into the White House. One of Joe and Jill Biden's 2 german shepherds, Major, also represented a first - he is believed to be the first shelter dog to reside in the White House. In this episode, we are going to learn how this small fact grew into a massive event that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for shelter pets. We are talking with the Delaware Humane Association - the organization that placed Major with the Biden's. Joining us are Daniel Condoluci-Smith, Delaware Humane's Director of Philanthropy, and Cory Topel, the organization's Marketing Manager.

Join us for Tips with Salsa where we discover how today's nonprofit organizations are adapting, succeeding, and thriving.  We talk with nonprofit thought-leaders and organizations about trends, causes, and campaigns.  Everything from new fundraising techniques to surprising and viral campaigns. We will explore quirky and cool ideas for engaging with your supporters along the way!