Interview with Sam Laprade CFRE (CAN) - Fundraising Strategist & Coach, Keynote Speaker, Donor Database Analyst and the Radio Host for “An Hour to Give.” Sam Laprade is a talented fundraising strategist with 30+ years experience in fund development, donor analytics, donor relations, PR and media relations. Included in this episode: Section 1: The beginning of Sam's fundraising career and key lessons learnt early on Section 2: The effectiveness of using Donor Data Analytics Section 3:...

Interview with Kishshana Palmer CFRE (USA) - Founder and CEO at Kishshana & Co. and Founder of The Rooted Collaborative. Kishshana Palmer is a sought-after strategist, speaker, trainer and coach for non-profit organisations. Kishshana has served as a speaker, panelist and conference keynote with such organisations as Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), OneCause, Bloomerang, US Olympic Committee, Boys and Girls Club of America, Meals on Wheels, AFP ICON and IFC to name only a few. Included...

Interview with Alice Ferris ACFRE (USA) - Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion. Alice Ferris has 30+ years fundraising experience and is a Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the Director of Development for KAWC Colorado River Public Media. Alice was the 90th professional to receive the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) credential and was the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion, recognising...

Interview with Ken Miller CFRE (USA) - President and lead consultant for Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants. Ken Miller’s fundraising journey began in June 2010 after a long career in sales and marketing and was the Director of Development for Bean’s Café, a non-profit feeding facility in Anchorage Alaska. Since leaving Bean’s Cafe, Ken founded Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants, a fundraising consulting firm that emphasises best practices sustainable fundraising and works with nonprofits...

Interview with Harvey McKinnon (CAN) Harvey is recognised as one of North America’s leading fundraising experts. He is the author of four acclaimed books, and is the co-author of the #1 international best-seller The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All. Harvey is a highly rated trainer and has taught fundraising to thousands of non-profit staff around the world. Included in this episode: Section 1: the beginning of Harvey's fundraising career at Oxfam Canada and key lessons...

Interview with Cindy Wagman CFRE (CAN) - President and CEO of The Good Partnership, an agency which has helped small nonprofits raise over $8 million to date. Before founding her agency, Cindy had previously been the Director of Development for Canadian based NGOs, including Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Rotman School of Management, The Kensington Foundation and the Canadian Women's Foundation. And in a few month's time, Cindy will be releasing her first book titled...

Interview with Mark Phillips (UK) - The Managing Director of award winning fundraising agency, Bluefrog Fundraising. Mark started his fundraising career in the 1980's for ActionAid UK before taking on the role of Head of Fundraising for YMCA England. In 1997, Mark founded his agency Bluefrog Fundraising which has gone on to achieve great success for their nonprofit clients. Mark is also the blogger behind the popular fundraising blog, Queer Ideas. Included in this episode: Section 1: The...

Interview with Shoni Field (CAN) - The Chief Development Officer at SPCA British Columbia and Founder of the fundraising conference for animal welfare nonprofits, Paws Summit. Shoni has 20+ years fundraising experience which includes involvement in the environment, youth, health and international development sectors. Shoni is also a regular speaker at fundraising conferences internationally particularly focused on digital maturity for non-profits. Included in this episode: Section 1: The...

Interview with Tim Kachuriak (USA) - Founder and Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer for NextAfter, a fundraising research consultancy, and training institute that works with charities to help them grow their resource capacity. NextAfter has conducted nearly 3000 experiments spanning over 280 million donor interactions with research to over 1000 charities across 9 countries. Tim has trained organisations in fundraising optimization around the world and is a frequent speaker at...

Interview with Grant Hensel (USA) - CEO and Founder of NonProfit Megaphone, an agency that serves over 400 nonprofit clients to help them manage their Google Adwords Grant accounts. Included in this episode: Section 1: How and why Grant founded his agency to nonprofits and why he chooses to specifically focus on Google Adwords Grant Management Section 2: Where nonprofits get in wrong with their Google Grant Campaigns Section 3: Getting starting in setting up a Google Ads Grant...

Interview with Donna White (UK) - The Senior Head of Digital Marketing at The Prince's Trust - a UK based youth charity which empowers young people to secure a job or start a business.  Donna was also voted as a top 10 BAME Charity Digital Leader, she is a passionate blogger and mentors other aspiring fundraising professionals through the CharityComms mentoring program. Included in this episode: Section 1: Introduction The beginning of Donna's digital career and how this led her to...

Interview with Jessica Macpherson OAM (AUS) - Fundraising and Digital Strategy Consultant at Blaze Your Trail, and the Founder and former CEO of St Kilda Mums, a charitable organisation that helps children and families in the state of Victoria in Australia. Jessica has been recognised for some incredible achievements, including being awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2019, being inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017, and she was an award winner in the Pro Bono...

Interview with Sommer Brock CFRE (USA) - Founder of No Nonsense Fundraising and the Vice President Of Development for the Pontiac Community Foundation in Michigan. Since 2004, Sommer has secured more than 10 million dollars in funding for various nonprofits in the Southeast area of Michigan by improving fundraising efficiencies and streamlining processes. Sections included in this episode: Section 1: Reflecting on Sommer's early years working in fundraising and key lessons learnt Section...

Interview with Cherian Koshy CFRE (USA) - The Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts and an internationally recognised speaker, author, and thought-leader in the nonprofit sector. Cherian also serves on numerous boards and is a Global Board Member for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Cherian’s sustainable development models once took a struggling nonprofit organisation from five to seven-figure revenues in less than five years. Sections included in this...

Interview with Bernard Ross (UK) - Director at DecisionScience, Director =mc (ManagementCentre) and the Author of four Award Winning Fundraising Books. Bernard Ross is an internationally regarded fundraising expert in strategic thinking, organisational change and personal effectiveness. Over Bernard’s 30+ year fundraising career, Bernard has helped nonprofit organisation achieve their fundraising goals, which includes the British Red Cross, NSPCC, Macmillan Cancer, ICRC, IFRC, Amnesty...

Interview with Tycely Williams CFRE (USA) - Chief Development Officer at America’s Promise Alliance and the Global Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access Chair at AFP Global. For 20+ years, Tycely Williams has negotiated investments of more than $100 million dollars for social good and is currently the Chief Development Officer at America’s Promise Alliance. Prior to this role, Tycely advanced philanthropy as Vice President of Development for YWCA USA, as the Chief Development Officer for...

Interview with Professor Russell James (USA) - Professor of Charitable Financial Planning at Texas Tech University. Professor Russell James spent over 25 years as a planned giving fundraiser, an estate planning attorney in private practice, a major gifts fundraiser, and now as a university professor at Texas Tech University researching charitable giving and fundraising. Sections included in this episode: Section 1: Russell’s first fundraising opportunity and the key lessons learnt Section...

Interview with Juan Cruz Mones Cazon (ESP) - Head of Global Fundraising Innovation for UNICEF in Geneva, Switzerland Juan Cruz Mones Cazon is the Head of Global Fundraising Innovation for UNICEF based in Geneva. Previous to this role, Juan spent 20+ years as a fundraiser in different international organisations such as Plan International, Greenpeace and SOS Children Villages. Juan has given many lectures, courses and workshops to nonprofits about how to embrace innovation to leverage their...

Interview with Juan McGruder CFRE (USA) - Vice President for Advancement at Oglethorpe University. Juan McGruder is the newly appointed Vice President for Advancement at Oglethorpe University in Georgia USA. Previous to this role, Juan was the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Junior Achievement of Georgia, where he was responsible for state-wide fundraising and development initiatives, including managing philanthropic relationships with 200+ corporations, and partnering...

Interview with Stephen Mally CFRE (AUS) - Director of FundraisingForce and a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute Australia. Stephen Mally CFRE FFIA is the Director of FundraisingForce, a boutique consulting firm specialising in fundraising strategic plans; direct marketing mystery shopping and database or CRM analysis searches. Stephen has over 30 years fundraising and non-profit experience, having served for 20+ years in the United States for a variety of health care related charities and...

Interview with Marc Pitman (USA) - CEO of The Concord Leadership Group; Author of Ask Without Fear! and The Surprising Gift of Doubt. Marc Pitman is an international leadership coach and fundraising trainer. Marc helps nonprofit board members and staff get excited about asking for money. He is the author of Ask Without Fear!® and is recognised by The Atlantic as “1 of 5 Philanthropic blogs fundraisers need to read.”  Sections included in the episode: Section 1: Insight into Marc’s latest...

Interview with Heather Nelson CFRE (CAN) - President and Principal Consultant at BridgeRaise. Heather Nelson is a corporate partnership and sponsorship expert who leads her own consultancy, BridgeRaise. Heather focuses exclusively on raising money from companies for non-profits and has developed an extensive following of fundraisers who want to join her in raising money based on building relationships and impactful partnerships. Sections included in this episode: Section 1: The beginning...

Interview with Dominique Leeming (NZ) - General Manager of Marketing & Fundraising at SPCA NZ and a Fundraising Institute of New Zealand Fellow. Dominique Leeming has over 20 years fundraising experience in New Zealand and prior to joining the SPCA NZ as General Manager of Marketing & Fundraising, she held national roles with Coastguard New Zealand and Relationship Services Whakawhanaungatanga. Dominique is also a FINZ Fellow and won the NZ Fundraising Leader of the Year Award and...

Interview with Ken Miller CFRE (USA) - President and lead consultant for Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants. Ken Miller’s fundraising journey began in June 2010 after a long career in sales and marketing and was the Director of Development for Bean’s Café, a non-profit feeding facility in Anchorage Alaska. Since leaving Bean’s Cafe, Ken founded Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants, a fundraising consulting firm that emphasises best practices sustainable fundraising and works with nonprofits...