The Philanthropy Podcast listeners can receive 10% when they register at PhilanthropyNEXT and use the promo code: PODCAST10.   Be sure to share this episode with colleagues and friends you believe might like to attend and save 10% especially those in Washington DC and along the east coast.     Our guest on The Philanthropy Podcast is Cody Switzer, Assistant Managing Editor and Director of Digital Products for The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Cody explores with us the upcoming PhilanthropyNEXT Conference and why it is increasingly important to engage diverse donors in support of our organization, the value a diverse staff brings to an organization's fundraising, and more.    Our discussion with Cody reveals the way the Chronicle of Philanthropy approaches organizing the PhilanthropyNEXT conference, what attendees can expect to gain from attending, how to make the most of any conference you attend, and how nonprofits can improve our efforts in order to better engage and authentically appeal to diverse benefactors and staff members. The conference also features a special session on women's philanthropy and Cody discusses how attendees will be able to review their organization for implicit biases that might create obstacles to engaging women and their philanthropy. All that, a great podcast recommendation for fundraisers, and a 10% discount code for PhilanthropyNEXT can be found in our episode.   Remember, you can connect with me and our listeners online at:   The Philanthropy Podcast Linkedin Group, a great place to share articles and learn from your peers The Philanthropy Podcast Facebook Page, another way to be part of the conversation around our episodes @PhilanthropyPod on Twitter for the latest news and interactions   thephilanthropypodcast.com/awesome - If you think 52 episodes of The Philanthropy Podcast, each like a conference session delivered straight to you, is worth 1/100th the price of attending a conference, please consider visiting becoming a patron of the show at $1 per month or more! Your support is incredibly appreciated and honestly each patron has made me even more excited to continue to produce the show!   Links mentioned in today's show:   Cody Switzer on Twitter   The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Website)   The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Twitter)   Nonprofit AF Blog - How donor-centrism perpetuates inequity, and why we must move toward community-centric fundraising   The Turnaround - A podcast where interviewers are interviewed about the act of interviewing   PhilanthropyNEXT Speakers:   Adrienne Brooks of National Museum of African American History and Culture   Sonia Barnes-Moorhead of Astor Services for Children and Families   Lisa (Lynn) Bowman of United Way   Emmett D. Carson of The Silicon Valley Community Foundation   Catherine Craighead Briggs of the Dartmouth College Fund   Diana DeJesus-Medina of Latino Justice   Jeriah Ebling of United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County   Jamel Jimerson of The Minority Inclusion Project   Kathleen Loehr of Kathleen Loehr & Associates   Jaye Lopez Van Soest of Public Justice   Felicity Meu of The Stanford Effective Philanthropy Lab   Birgit Smith Burton of Georgia Tech   Lynne Wester of The Donor Relations Guru