January 24, 2017
How do Chamber events, Lions and Rotary and Kiwanis meetings, AFP and CSPRC meetings and board and committee meetings and committee meetings for your national organization fit into your calendar? Are they work? Are they paid? Are they on your time? Can you have that glass of wine?
Natalie and Marjorie pop a bottle to tackle this balancing act of when work and life start to merge and share their secrets of how they choose.
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December 27, 2016
Have you ever wanted to run a fundraising event? Maybe one that raises $500k in it's first year in a small town? It's not magic, but it does take work and following the 7 Steps.
Mary Valloni comes back to the show (our first return guest!) to share her secrets and tell us all about her upcoming book, Fundraising Freedom!
Follow Mary on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/maryvalloniconsulting and check out her website at http://www.maryvalloni.com/ to keep up and get more tips and ideas about how to make your next fundraiser or campaign success. And of course, the book launches on January 17, but you can pre-order it right now on Amazon or any other fine retailer of books!
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December 7, 2016
Have you ever heard development advice and automatically thought that it didn't work for you because it came from the mouth of someone whose expertise was in big national nonprofits? Then today's show is for you! David Garris, Foundation Director of The St. Elizabeth's Hospital Foundation has worked in nonprofits big and small and shared with us the challenges and all the benefits that come with being a staff of one or two.
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September 2, 2016
That time Marjorie and Natalie got a bottle of wine...
In our first Wine on One episode where we tackle questions from our listeners... and ourselves, we talk about how we combat burnout in ourselves and with our staffs. Marjorie has a two night rule that's definitely a keeper!
August 23, 2016
Everyone knows that when you are nonprofit organization the magic behind
the mission is fundraising. Simply put, no money
no mission. And fundraising has a
three-phase cycle – you are either starting a campaign, in a campaign, or
ending a campaign. Today we have Ellen
Howe, Senior Consultant with The Rome Group.
She been involved in the nonprofit sector for 15
years as a consultant, development officer and program director. Ellen joins Marjorie and Natalie to talk about what a feasibility study is and helps you figure out if it's right for your organization.
Resources on Feasibilty Studies
July 29, 2016
Those who have gone through our programs and schools and have served on our boards can be a nonprofit's greatest resource. However, so often nonprofits just let them fade away. Jan Misuraca, retired Executive Director of the Parkway Alumni Association, came to talk to Marjorie and Natalie about all the ways that you can engage alumni and former board members to create greater success for your programs.
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July 8, 2016
Galas are a main stay of any development plan, but we’ve all been to one... or 10 thrown badly. Today, we're looking at the logistics of throwing the perfect party that each one of your guests will rave about for years to come.
And, sometimes we don’t have to go very far to find our experts, this week, Jason Frazier, Development Director of MindsEye (Marjorie's organization) joined us to give his tips about how to throw a great party. And he knows his stuff. Prior to his years as an event and development specialist, Jason was an event promoter.
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May 13, 2016
Nonprofitteers wear so many hats, sometimes it's hard to keep them all on at once! Between our regular duties, email, meetings and social meeting, you can just hear your time sucking away.
Marjorie and Natalie are here to give you concrete tips and tricks to manage all of that and we promise, we aren't taking away your email or Facebook!
Some of the articles we reference this week are:
Joan Garry on Time Management (Our favorite tip here that didn't make the show is to speak to any living thing that shares your sleeping area before looking at a screen.)
