Small But Mighty Podcast for Non-Profits Small Non-Profits Alliance podcast for small charities

Australian fundraising legend Peter Dalton joins Bianca to talk about his latest book, Giving Hope: The Journey of the For-Purpose Organisation and Its Quest for Success.

Peter tackles a set of six fundraising dilemmas, and explains to Bianca how small non-profits can overcome them.

Peter has been a huge influence in the Australian non-profit sector, with more than 30 years experience in working in fundraising.

Among many well known campaigns in Australia and globally, he lead the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre campaign for the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.

You can buy Peter's book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Giving-Hope-Journey-Purpose-Organisation/dp/9811361444

Episode highlights:

5.40 mins – strengths of small charities – major gifts and major donors – a different approach for start-ups/small charities - the most cost effective way of starting funding. 
7.15 mins - why a case for support is so important and tips of what is essential for a good one
8.15 mins – how to target a major single donor 
11.10 mins – What Giving Hope is all about for for-purpose organisations
18.20 mins – the six fundraising dilemmas and what they mean for small non-profits - The cost ratio dilemma 
23.20 mins - the tied funding dilemma
28.20 mins – the product vs misery vs hope dilemma

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

In our charity world, ‘overheads’ is a blanket term for any expenses a non-profit has, that aren’t program costs. 
In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca shares why there's often too much emphasis on the issue of overhead expenses, why it's a mistake to use it to measure a charity's efficiency, what non-profits can do to educate donors.

The study mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345485033_Is_Overhead_A_Tainted_Word_A_Survey_Experiment_Exploring_Framing_Effects_of_Nonprofit_Overhead_on_Donor_Decision 
Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes.

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

It's time to bust some non-profit myths!

In this episode, Bianca and Kirsty bust four commonly-held myths about small organisations in the non-profit sector in 2022, including whether fundraising is trending down, if social media still works for non-profits anymore, high donor fatigue rates, and how many social media platforms you really need to be on.

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/ 

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the grants and funding landscape for non-profits.

In this episode, Bianca talks to grants expert, Lindy Fentiman from Strategic Grants about new trends in grants landscape and how small non-profits can better communicate their impact to funders.

11 mins - Advice for small charities on how to communicate their impact to funders
13 mins - Why a non-profit's key messages are so important
20 mins - Three tips for how small charities can become grant-ready

The GEM Local program discount mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/member-benefits/strategic-grants-exclusive-member-offer/ 

With so many recent changes on the Meta platforms – Facebook and Instagram – social media can be a discouraging space for small non-profits right now.

In this episode of Short Stuff, Kirsty shares why Instagram can still work for small charities and the three areas to focus on.
Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes.

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

Creating social change is a goal of many small non-profits. but it's not an easy task.

In this episode, Kirsty chats to Rhen Soggee, Executive Director and Co-CEO of ActNow Theatre, a socially conscious theatre company in Adelaide that's been a grassroots organisation for 14 years.

Rhen shares insights into how ActNow uses the arts and theatre to educate and inform on issues such a racism, gender and cultural diversity, and domestic violence.

Rhen also explains why it's important for small non-profit to take risks in the work they do, and the importance of diversity in non-profit leadership.

You can learn more about ActNow's work here: https://www.actnowtheatre.org.au/home 

ActNow Theatre is a member of the Small Non-Profits Alliance. Learn about our free membership here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/