Season 3, Episode 6 of the How We Run podcast covers operations and fundraising for program pivots. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Mike Lansing, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor, to talk about how his board, staff, and community adjusted everything to …
How We Run Podcast
Tips and tales of non-profit success in fundraising, board development, and doing good. Each episode features an interview with a non-profit about the tactics they use to raise funds and have impact. Hosted by Julie Lacouture (non-profit consultant and founder of Good Ways Inc) and Trent Stamp (founder of Charity Navigator and CEO of the Eisner Foundation).
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Pivoting to a Responsive Grant Making Program
Pivoting to a Responsive Grant Making Program
Season 3, Episode 5 of the How We Run podcast takes a look at a drastic program pivot. In this episode, Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Alan-Michael Graves, the Director of National Programs at the Good+Foundation, who shares how his organization went from providing goods and training to raising money for …
Social Media for Nonprofits (in pandemics and normal times)
Social Media for Nonprofits (in pandemics and normal times)
Season 3, Episode 4 of the How We Run podcast is a crash course in social media. In this episode, we’re talking to Nick Carranza, a multi-faceted content producer and senior strategist at UCLA Health. A photographer and art director, Webby Award winner and Emmy nominated; he's now putting all of those experiences to work …
Responding to Emerging Needs
Responding to Emerging Needs
Season 3, Episode 3 of the How We Run podcast shows how one organization is moving quickly to respond to the emerging needs of their community. In this episode, we’re talking to Porter Gilberg, Executive Director of the LGBTQ Center Long Beach about how his organization been able to respond to the new needs of the people …
How To Keep Services Going During a Pandemic
How To Keep Services Going During a Pandemic
Season 3, Episode 2 of the How We Run podcast examines how one organization is continuing to deliver essential services in this time of crisis. We're joined by Angela LoBue, the COO of the Coalition for Responsible Community Development who takes us through the changes her organization has been through in order to keep …
What To Do When You Cancel A Fundraising Event
What To Do When You Cancel A Fundraising Event
Season 3, Episode 1 of the How We Run podcast covers something that is on everyone's minds these days: canceling your fundraising event. Many fundraising events will not be able to go on, leaving organizations that count on event revenue in a tough situation. But there are options for your organization and your …
How to Make Your Case to Funders
How to Make Your Case to Funders
Season 2, Episode 6 of the How We Run podcast we follow up on Trent's advice that organizations need to be using their 990s as marketing documents. So we followed up with an organization that caught his eye as “telling a great financial story.” We found much more than just a well-written 990; we found an organization that …
How to Be Strategic with Volunteers
How to Be Strategic with Volunteers
Season 2, Episode 5 of the How We Run podcast revisits volunteer management and specifically how organizations can be strategic in recruiting, valuing, and engaging their volunteers. A few episodes ago we talked about volunteer management and this episode goes deeper on the topic specifically: Should the development …
Creating a Social Enterprise
Creating a Social Enterprise
Season 2, Episode 4 of the How We Run podcast takes a look at Social Enterprises. Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by Vivienne Lee from REDF who talks about her work investing in social enterprises that create jobs. This episode covers the right time to think about starting a social enterprise, why a social …
Hiring Non-profit Leaders
Hiring Non-profit Leaders
Season 2, Episode 3 of the How We Run podcast explores how to recruit and interview non-profit leaders. Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture are joined by John Brauer from New Horizons and Allison Fuller of Envision Consulting who talk to us about recruiting top non-profit management. From getting the board aligned on what …