Podcast & Articles

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

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

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

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

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Creating a Community of Volunteers

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

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 ...
Building an Online Audience for Your Non-profit

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, ...
Engaging Your Board

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

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 ...