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...
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Our podcast episodes and articles both contain tips and tales of non-profit success in fundraising, board development, and doing good.
Each of our podcast episodes feature an interview with a non-profit about the tactics used to raise funds and create impact. Click here to ask a question or be a guest on our podcast.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Creating a Community of Volunteers
Season 2, Episode 2 of the How We Run podcast Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture talk about volunteer experience and managing volunteers. Then we are joined by Joel Arquillos from 826LA who shares how his organization creates a sense of community with volunteers from...
Season 2: More on Non-profit Leadership
And we are back for Season two of the How We Run podcast. This season we'll be exploring topics around leading a non-profit and sharing some tips and best practices. Listen to Trent Stamp talk about how "it's lonely at the top" for non-profit leaders. Listen: Stitcher...
Building an Online Audience for Your Non-profit
Is it worth the work to build an online audience for your non-profit organization? Trent Stamp shares what funders look for on non-profit websites and reveals what worked for him in building an audience for Charity Navigator. The guest this week is Kamy Akhavan, CEO...
Engaging Your Board
In this episode of the How We Run podcast, Trent and Julie talk about the board of directors. Trent shares what he looks for in a board and what makes a rewarding board experience. Our guest this week is Nikky Canter Schulman, chief of staff of City Year LA, a...
Starting a new non-profit
In this episode of the How We Run podcast, Trent and Julie talk about starting a new non-profit. We take a look at why funders often advise against starting new organizations. Our guest this week is Sonya Passi, founder of Free From, a non-profit dedicated to building...
Growing a non-profit
In this episode, Trent and Julie talk about the issues in growing non-profit organizations. What happens when your vision exceeds the available funding? Our guest is Diane Brigham, the Executive Director of Ryman Arts, who has led the organization through growth and...
Grant Writing and Management
We discuss how to manage a grant writing program from building relationships with foundations to managing the reporting process. And Trent shares some of the mistakes non-profits make when applying for funds. Our guest this week is Melissa Khamvongsa, Senior Director...