Every year Q4 tends to be one of the busiest times of the year. As businesses prepare for the next year, the true to-dos originate from the holiday season. Thanksgiving kicks everything off with a giving mindset. From here, consumers move towards Black Friday shopping and Cyber Monday sales, to eventually be rounded out with Giving Tuesday.  The end-of-the-year season is exceptionally time-consuming, but Thanksgiving Thursday through Giving Tuesday is even busier.  This is especially true...

**A Modern Nonprofit Podcast Episode: Innovating Nonprofit Programs with Systems & Design Thinking** Hey Nonprofit Champions! Ever felt the challenge of marrying the needs of your community with the demands of your funders? 🤔 Dive into our latest episode where Tasha Anderson chats with Sheryl Cababa, the Chief Strategy Officer at Substantial, about revolutionizing program development using systems and design thinking. Sheryl unpacks the nuances between systems thinking (the broad...

Hey Nonprofit Leaders! Navigating the world of virtual events? 🖥️ Tosha is back with another insightful episode, and this time we're diving deep into the world of online and hybrid events with expert Elias Puurunen, author of "Memorable, Profitable and Virtual." Ever wonder how to maximize the impact of your virtual events without emptying your coffers? Elias gives us the lowdown on the changing landscape of events in the post-pandemic era, sharing real-world examples of organizations that...

Ever wondered how to get your hands on essential items without breaking the bank? This episode is for you. Join Tosha as she chats with Travis Laws, the man behind WIN Warehouse, an awesome initiative turning corporate excess into nonprofit success! From starting in a basement to now rocking an e-commerce platform, Travis walks us through WIN Warehouse's incredible journey. They've gone from focusing on uniforms to an ever-expanding catalog of items, all up for grabs by nonprofits like...

Join Tosha and special guest Kristina McKean as they delve into the unique mission-driven work of The Elephant Project in this episode of A Modern Nonprofit. Unlike traditional nonprofits, Kristina's approach to elephant conservation is both innovative and impactful. She shares her journey from witnessing a baby elephant begging in the streets of Bangkok to creating a stuffed animal that raises both funds and awareness for the cause. Kristina leverages her background in product development...

Welcome back nonprofit leaders to another episode of A Modern Nonprofit. Think you know influencers? Think again! Tosha and special guest Nick Lynch, CEO of Collidescope.io, dive deep into the world of authentic partnerships, how they're built, and the magic that makes them so impactful. Not just a digital marketing whiz, Nick's journey from being a cancer survivor blessed by Make-A-Wish to his mission-driven endeavors in LA is super inspiring. Learn about identifying partnerships, key...

Hey there, modern nonprofit leaders! Ready to get your financial house in order and ditch the overwhelm? Well, grab your earbuds and tune in to this 🔥 episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast with your ever-curious host, Tosha Anderson. Joining us today is Daniel Grunstein, the brain behind Crowded – a game-changing financial management platform crafted for the underdogs: the small nonprofits and membership groups. ⭐ He shares his experience on the challenges and joys of serving...

Ready to take your organization's website from good to great? Buckle up! This episode of A Modern Nonprofit features a riveting chat with our guest expert, David Pisarek from WOW Digital. He shares exclusive insights on nonprofit website redesign and how to harness web analytics for success. And don't worry - we've got this broken down into bite-sized, easily digestible information. Curious about when your nonprofit should consider a website makeover? Or what this process entails? Or how...

Join Tosha and special guest Sarah Olivieri as they shed light on nonprofit boardroom dynamics and fiscal planning in this episode of A Modern Nonprofit. Their conversation dives deep into the heart of nonprofit boardrooms, going beyond typical approvals and banter, and confronting the pressing issues surrounding budget planning. Sarah brings forward her fresh insights gained from years of experience, transforming the concept of 'budget' into a 'projection', thereby redefining the mindset...

In this enlightening episode, Tosha engages in a captivating conversation with Sherry Quam Taylor, the CEO of QuamTaylor LLC. Sherry brings her expertise in helping nonprofit organizations secure vital general operating dollars to fuel their strategic plans and boost their budgets. This is a challenge many nonprofits face. Sherry encourages sharing the organization's growth, future plans, and walking potential donors through the budgeted needs. This enlightens donors about the organization's...

Discover the ins and outs of Program Development with Rebecca Rodriguez, Principal Consultant at For the Philanthropist. On this episode of A Modern Nonprofit, Rebecca guides us through the process of program development, highlighting the significance of creating a logic model and tracking outcomes for measuring success. She also encourages aspiring founders to gain experience by volunteering with organizations and find a cause that truly inspires them. Additionally, she emphasizes the...

Join Tosha as she chat’s with Linc Kroeger, President of Knight Moves, a limiting profit company creating the next generation of elite technology professionals through extensive training in technology disciplines. They discuss the challenges of starting a company and the benefits of being a limiting profit organization. Linc also shares the intentional focus behind Knight Moves of empowering Native American, rural, and urban underserved communities to break through barriers that block...

In this podcast of A Modern Nonprofit, we discuss the benefits of using virtual assistants for nonprofit organizations. Our guest, Lisa Seal from BELAY explains that virtual assistants can handle administrative tasks, communication with donors, event coordination, and more, allowing leaders to focus on the important tasks that only they can do. She also shares her personal experience working with a virtual assistant and how it has helped her stay organized and focused on her goals. To connect...

In this episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, Tosha talks with Trish Seidel, Growth Manager at Springly an all-in-one software designed to help nonprofit organizations automate their manual tasks, grow their revenue, and spend more time in the field to increase their impact. They discuss how technology can help nonprofits of different shapes, sizes, sectors, and budgets with a range of tools, including CRM, accounting, communication, website development, event management, and more. If...

On today's episode we had Lori Zoss Kraska, MBA, CFRE talk to us about corporate giving. She is the Founder and Chief Principal at Growth Owl, LLC. With over 22 years of expertise, she guides nonprofit organizations in revenue generation management, corporate sponsorship support, corporate cause marketing, fundraising, corporate social responsibility, non profit consulting, executive sales management, training, and marketing strategy.  If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow A...

Ever wonder what a Nonprofit Treasurer should or shouldn't do?  On this episode of A Modern Nonprofit, Tosha discusses the do's and don'ts of the job.   Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe for new episodes every week!  For more nonprofit accounting resources check out https://thecharitycfo.com/

In this episode, Tosha chats with Courtney Bullard, Executive Director and CEO of The Pearl House.  Learn how she launched The Pearl House and lessons learned along the way. For more information on Courtney Bullard or The Pearl House visit: www.thepearlhouse.org https://www.facebook.com/ThePearlHouseGhana  https://www.facebook.com/courtney.b.bullard https://www.instagram.com/thepearlhouse/ https://www.instagram.com/courtneybellebullard/ Thank you for listening to another episode...

Getting exposure for your nonprofit can lead to better fundraising totals and bigger partnerships, bringing you closer to achieving your mission. And when people want exposure, they naturally turn to press releases. But many nonprofits are disappointed when their fundraiser or program launch doesn’t become front-page news. How can you learn to use press releases to effectively level-up your nonprofit? Enter Mickie Kennedy, the Founder and President of eReleases, the small business leader...

In this episode, A Modern Nonprofit Podcast host Tosha Anderson comes to you directly, to talk about the 5 biggest myths she’s encountered time and again while working with nonprofits. Don’t be misinformed, join Tosha as she reveals the truth behind concepts that tie nonprofit founders, board members, and bookkeepers in knots. For more nonprofit accounting resources check out www.thecharitycfo.com

In most industries, you work your way up through the ranks, learning from those who came before you. But in nonprofits, it doesn’t always work that way. A founder can often find themselves sitting in the Executive Director’s chair without any prior management experience, or even an idea of how the organization needs to run. And that’s the experience that Miki Reynolds had when she took over the reins of her organization, Grid 10. After a career in supporting roles, she suddenly found...

A lot of people will tell you that your nonprofit “brand” is critical to your success, but what is a brand anyway? Is it a logo? A color palette? More visibility? Or the right messaging? In this episode, branding master Beth Brodovsky joins Tosha to talk about what branding actually is, how it’s misunderstood and why it impacts every corner of your organization. Beth is the President of Iris Creative Group, a marketing consulting agency that works only with nonprofit organizations. She and...

In this episode, Tosha will walk you through the most common misconceptions about nonprofit audits to let you know exactly what you can expect (and NOT expect) from a nonprofit audit before you commit. Audits scare the daylights out of nonprofit founders. But at The Charity CFO, Tosha and her team need to prepare 50+ nonprofit partners for audits every year. Thankfully, they’ve got 5 former nonprofit auditors on staff, which means they know all there is to know about audits. Listen to this...

If the terms cloud software or data quality make you want to run for cover, you’re not alone in the nonprofit world where hand-keyed spreadsheets are still commonplace. But the most successful nonprofits are already leveraging interconnected software systems to raise money more effectively, optimize internal communications, and work SMARTER instead of harder. In this episode, Tosha is joined by Stu Manewith to talk about how cloud-forward technologies can help your team eliminate confusion,...

In this episode, Tosha Anderson, CEO of The Charity CFO, breaks down the specific steps nonprofits can take today to prepare for a possible recession. The possibility of recession is dominating the economic news these days. If you’ve turned on the TV or scrolled through your phone, you can’t miss it. If a recession does hit is your nonprofit financially ready to weather the storm? If there’s one thing we should have learned over the past few years, it’s that life is unpredictable. So...

Nonprofits teams have a tendency to break into silos that don’t communicate well with each other, like fundraising, programs, finance, HR. And when those groups don’t communicate well with each other, things break down and get much harder than they need to be. The founder or executive director can sometimes bridge those gaps, but they should really be more focused on large-scale vision, rather than micro-execution. And that’s where the Director of Operations, or an Operations Manager,...