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792: Brand Your Giving Programs & Donor Retention – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Brand Your Giving Programs 
Farra Trompeter returns, with Ishmam Rahman, to share their advice around applying brand strategies to your monthly, mid-level and Planned Giving programs. You’ll build connections between your programs and improve outcomes. Farra is with Big Duck and Ishmam is from International Rescue Committee. (This continues our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference.) 

Donor Retention
If you want to retain your donors, engage them, and be strategic about it. You may face some roadblocks at your nonprofit, and you’ll want to be familiar with the Fundraising DISC Model. You also need to know the metrics that’ll tell you how you’re doing. Jen Newmeyer has you covered. She’s at PBS. (This is also from 26NTC.) 

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791: DAFs: 2026 Benchmark Report & Dashboards As Functional Powerhouses – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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DAFs: 2026 Benchmark Report
We return to our 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference coverage with a discussion of the third annual report on Donor Advised Fund fundraising. Our panel shares DAF giving results; changed donor behaviors; illiquid assets; best practices; and, much more. They’re Karin Kirchoff at K2D Strategies and Mitch Stein from Chariot. 

Dashboards As Functional Powerhouses
Kelenda Allen-James reveals lots of info on dashboards, including what’s their value; free entry-level tools; user training; timestamps; a warning on use of public data; paid apps; and, more. She’s with Commonpoint.

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790: Mission-Driven Mergers – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Mission-Driven Mergers
Dave LeVan shares the merger story of Water for Good and Lifewater International, to reveal how to lead a nonprofit merger in a resource-constrained environment, without sacrificing the mission. He explains the role of the board and C-suite; the importance of trust; the value of spirited conversation; and, a lot more. His story has takeaways far beyond mergers, for any period of uncertainty or change your nonprofit might face. Dave is CEO of Water for Good.

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789: Mid-Level Recruiting Strategy & Tactics Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Mid-Level Recruiting Strategy & Tactics
Mitch McDermott stresses the value of a strong middle management team, and brings contrarian hiring and interviewing tactics, so you recruit the best team possible. He shares advice for nonprofits and individuals on working with recruiters, and adds a pro tip on how to find emails of hiring managers. He also takes on what’s current in remote versus in-office working; in-person versus virtual interviewing; assigning tasks to interviewees; the questionable value of salary surveys; and, more. Mitch is CEO of Talent Ascension Group.

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788: Honoring Others Through Effective Listening – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Honoring Others Through Effective Listening
We take a break from our Nonprofit Technology Conference coverage, to learn the difference between hearing and listening; how effective listening makes people feel; the 4 habits of listening; the goal of listening; the importance of the pause; and, much more. You need to listen to Dr. Laura Janusik, from ListeningToChange.com.

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787: Disaster Recovery & Incident Response For Accidental Techies – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Disaster Recovery & Incident Response For Accidental Techies
Our conversations from the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference continue with your DR & IR plan. Cyberattacks, hardware failure or human error can cause big problems, but get minimized when you have the right plan in place. Amanda Bache helps you keep calm when everything crashes, by working ahead of time to identify your critical systems; create actionable response steps; test your plan; and maintain resilience. She’s with Paths For Families.

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786: AI For The Rest Of Us & Your AI Acceptable Use Policy – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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AI For The Rest Of Us
Our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference continues with Allison McMillan’s survey of these Artificial Intelligence tools: Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Suno. She reviews their use cases; the differences between them; their limitations; and, pitfalls. Allison is CEO of Tavlin Consulting.

Your AI Acceptable Use Policy
Eric Molho, founder of Bon Partners, explains what belongs in your Artificial Intelligence acceptable use policy. As you and your AI tools learn iteratively from each other, evolving your policy and culture, you need guardrails around data protection; transparency; accuracy; ethics; and, sustainability. 

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785: Responsible AI Adoption & Ethically Using AI – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Responsible AI Adoption
We continue our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference (26NTC), with a panel that helps you find the low-hanging fruit for AI at your nonprofit. They share their 5-Step framework for deploying AI in small, thoughtful steps. They’re Jen Frazier, from Firefly Partners; Kate Dreyfuss at New Music USA; and, Ben Freda with BFC Digital.

Ethically Using AI
Chris Rosica and Bethany Friedlander share 5 strategies to create compelling web and social content with AI, keeping in sight ethics and risks: Ideation; targeting; optimization; repurposing; and, staying human. Chris is from Rosica Communications and Bethany is at New Bridge Cleveland.

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784: Consider The Human Factors & A Conversation With The NTEN CEO – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Consider The Human Factors
We launch our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference with an NTC perennial: Rubin Singh. This year, he asks you to consider the human side of tech that impacts your CRM, and really, all technology: governance; business processes; inclusive design; and, change management. Rubin is CEO of OneTenth Consulting.

A Conversation With The NTEN CEO
NTEN hosts the Nonprofit Technology Conference. NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, is also Nonprofit Radio’s technology contributor. They join us to share about the people and place of 26NTC. What does the host CEO do to prepare for a major annual conference?

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783: Emotional Intelligence For Leaders – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

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Emotional Intelligence For Leaders 
Raised in Northern Ireland during years of deep division, Dr. Irvine Nugent brings EQ and conflict resolution skills for nonprofit leaders. He identifies the 4 skills leaders need along with how to avoid escalation and maintain credibility. He’s the co-founder of Conflict EQ.

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