755: Your Emergency Marketing Plan & Your More Diverse Board – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

This Week:

Your Emergency Marketing Plan
Our panel helps you prepare for, and respond to, emergencies with your digital marketing and fundraising. They also help you steward your new donors. They’re Sarah Allen from BRAC USA, along with Julia Molinaro and Michelle Shen, with The Purpose Collective. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

Your More Diverse Board
Board diversity remains a challenge and Jonathan Meagher-Zayas wants to support you in diversifying. See the difference between, “We welcome everyone” and “We created this space with you in mind.” He’s got recruitment and retention strategies and explains how you can leverage technology. Jonathan is at Equity Warrior Strategies. His shared resources are Change Model; 5 Domains of Anti-oppressive Leadership; and DEI research. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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754: Put The Fun In Fundraising & Adopt New Software – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Put The Fun In Fundraising
Sarah Angello and Dinesh Nadar want to see you have enjoyment, pure fun(!), in your fundraising. They reveal the psychology behind gamification, and share elements and case studies of successful gamification. This will help you shift the power dynamics between your donors and your nonprofit. Sarah and Dinesh are both from Daffodil. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

Adopt New Software
Our panel supports your new software project with advice around leadership; champions; communications; preserving ideas; requirements; migration; smooth launch; post-launch strategies; and more. They’re Melissa Dickinson, Evelyn Dickinson and Nikki Neuen, all from Logical Alternative, Inc. Their titles are Ace, Diva and Maven, respectively. Their resources for you are at https://logalt.net/25ntc/. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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753: Inclusive And Engaging Virtual Meetings & RFP: Request For Partnership – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Inclusive & Engaging Virtual Meetings
Our panel reveals how you can host accessible virtual meetings that foster active participation by removing barriers for diverse audiences, so all voices are heard and valued. They’re Tiffany Ferguson and Akailah Jenkins McIntyre, both from DevelopWell. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

RFP: Request For Partnership
Kylie Aldridge Ogden and Ashley Stagg help you reimagine the RFP as a request for partnership. They share advice on what a good RFP looks like; how to involve your teams and get buy-in; how to keep the work on budget and on time; and, more. Kylie and Ashley are with ImageX Media. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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752: Congrats, You’re A Manager, Now What? & Facing Feedback – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Congrats, You’re A Manager, Now What?
Our panel shares advice for new managers, which can also support established leaders. They bring strategies for employee-centric growth; self and team advocacy; goal setting; coaching; building trust; and more. They’re Brenna Holmes from Brenna Holmes Advisory Consulting, and Kerry Lenahan at Incubate Growth Consulting. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

Facing Feedback
Dana James wants to make feedback a growth opportunity, for both giver and receiver. She has ways to make feedback constructive for both, so you can create a culture of continuous improvement. Dana is with Community Centric Fundraising. (This is also from our #25NTC coverage.)

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751: Fundraising Storytelling To Show Your Impact & 5 Common Email Marketing Mistakes And How To Fix Them – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Fundraising Storytelling To Show Your Impact
Lots of nonprofits don’t have direct monetary impact to promote their work. If that’s you, Megan Castle has practical tips and strategies to collect and distribute quality, down-to-earth stories from your real supporters. She’ll help you engage your audiences, increase donations and save team time. Megan is CEO of Soapboxx. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

5 Common Email Marketing Mistakes And How To Fix Them
Yes, email performs well. Period. But you want your email campaigns to perform best. Are you making typical mistakes with inducing folks to join your list; welcoming them; bloating your messaging; talking too much about you; and, in who’s sending? Patty Breech explains these common mistakes and how to correct them. She’s founder and CEO of The Purpose Collective. (This is also part of our #25NTC coverage.)

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750: 750th Show! – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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750th Show!
It’s Nonprofit Radio’s 750th show and 15th Anniversary Jubilee. To celebrate, co-host Claire Meyerhoff shares her “Ode to Nonprofit Radio.” We have our associate producer, Kate Martignetti; 3 live songs from Scott Stein, including our theme “Cheap Red Wine;” and, our contributors Gene Takagi (law), and Amy Sample Ward (technology), are also on board. It’s fun and music and celebration! And gratitude.

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749: Your Intergenerational People Pipeline – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Your Intergenerational People Pipeline
Aria Ma wants you to create a culture that welcomes and empowers team members across the generations. She shares her wisdom on knowledge transfer; pathways for growth, regardless of seniority; using tech to build your talent pipeline; mentorship; fun cross-generational training; inclusive professional development; and more. Aria is founder of LUNEAERA. (This is part of our coverage of the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference.)

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Nonprofit Leadership With Stacy Palmer – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Nonprofit Leadership With Stacy Palmer
The chief executive of the Chronicle of Philanthropy joins us with her thoughts on the challenges facing nonprofit leaders, especially females, and especially females of color. Stacy also reveals the bright spots in a recent leadership survey, and promising opportunities around co-CEOs, sabbaticals, self care, team care and humanity care.

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746: Tech To Amplify Youth Voices & Donor Diversity Redefining Social Fundraising – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Nonprofit Radio

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Tech To Amplify Youth Voices
Our panel from the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference, examines how nonprofits use Artificial Intelligence, social media and other technology to uplift young people. They share challenges and successes to increase your awareness and help you give voice to younger constituencies. They’re Sam Kussin-Shoptaw, from Amazon Web Services; Sahil Gupta at DoSomething.org; Katelyn Gillum with Crisis Text Line; and Bee Lee, CEO of Epilepsy Foundation.

Donor Diversity Redefining Social Fundraising
GenZ, Hispanic and Black donors are driving shifts in event fundraising, giving days, peer-to-peer campaigns, and more. Demetria Lightfoot and Nikki DeFalco, also from our 25NTC coverage, share the trends to help you tailor your campaigns to resonate with these growing donor bases. Demetria is at Youth In Need and Nikki is with OneCause.

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