Katie Lord is Vice President of Nonprofit Development at Proof Positioning, a market research company that uses emotional research to better understand donors and motivate them to act for nonprofits. Katie and I talked recently about the disconnect between marketing and fundraising in nonprofits, as well as the impact of...
Culture Drives Philanthropy
Jenny Soderholm has invested her entire career in healthcare philanthropy. As Chief Development Officer at Children’s Minnesota and President of Children’s Minnesota Foundation, Jenny is focused on fostering a broad and deep culture of philanthropy that advances her organization’s ability to serve more children and families across Minnesota. As we...
Overflow(ing) with generosity
What does a Bay Area pastor know about nonprofits and charitable giving? Turns out he knows quite a lot. At least if that guy is Vance Roush. Vance is Founder of Overflow.co, a platform created to help unlock generosity across the globe. Overflow is a platform that helps generous individuals...
Embracing a fundraising mindset
Do you have a theology of fundraising? This was a fascinating question that Michael Mitchell posited on the show recently, and it led to a great conversation about what’s really important in our craft. Michael is Director of Development and Discipleship at Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO). In our conversation,...
Food Bank fundraising with Rebecca Hendrix
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Passion for your mission drives success
Kevin Feldman is Director of Development at The Salvation Army, Lake County, Indiana. He also advises small and emerging nonprofits on all things fundraising-related. Kevin also runs a one-person development shop and has spent years fine-tuning his approach to donor engagement and fundraising. We sat down recently to discuss the state of...
LinkedIn and Your Nonprofit, with Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones is Founder of LinkedInOnePercentClub and formerly led all digital marketing, fundraising and social media strategy at Ducks Unlimited. He’s one of the most prolific digital marketers in our sector, and an all-around great guy. Recently, Anthony made a HUGE move, leaving a 15-year career at Ducks Unlimited and...
The challenge of feeding 1 million people every day
In our first episode of 2022 we sat down with Andy Carr, Vice President of Development and Marketing at Feed My Starving Children. Feed My Starving Children is a Christian international hunger relief organization that will provide 370 million meals to people in need across the globe this year. That’s...
Integrated approach raises $20+ Million for Freedom Alliance
Freedom Alliance is a nonprofit organization founded to support our nation’s combat wounded and deployed troops and their families. One of their greatest contributions to the military community is their scholarship fund for the dependents of military personnel who have been severely wounded or killed in combat. To-date, Freedom Alliance...
The Storytelling Fundraiser, with Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP
Welcome to the 100th episode of The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast! I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to visit with Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP for this milestone episode. If you know Dr. James, you know this will be a great conversation. If you don’t know him yet, you’re in...