Nonprofit Jenni Show

You need to hire someone quickly who is well-qualified, can get along with the rest of your team, and feels passionately about your mission. The nonprofit hiring process can be extremely stressful or extremely exciting, depending on how well you prepare. This week on the Nonprofit Jenni Show, our guests share their tips for hiring your next great staff member.

First we chat with Rhea Wong, a former nonprofit Executive Director and current consultant (plus a fellow podcaster!), who shares her personal experiences with hiring staff at a small nonprofit organization. She also talks about the book “Who: The A Method for Hiring” by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, which helps her clients objectively evaluate job candidates instead of simply hiring the person they feel acts the friendliest during the interview process.

Then we hear from Chan Sheppard, the Executive Director of Preston Taylor Ministries, for another perspective on hiring. Chan works for a faith-based organization, which adds another layer of complication to the hiring process. He explains how Preston Taylor Ministries writes a letter to prospective job candidates as a way of clearly communicating their needs and expectations.

Our guests this episode are:--Rhea Wong, a nonprofit consultant and host of the Nonprofit Lowdown podcast--Chan Sheppard from Preston Taylor Ministries

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Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Little Green Light shares research-proven best practices for improving donor retention rates when your nonprofit receives gifts from first-time donors. Next, we chat with Lauren Buitta, founder and CEO of Girl Security, about how nonprofits can demonstrate measurable impact to stakeholders (including funders), even if your program’s ultimate goal will only be achieved in the long-term, or if your nonprofit is just starting out. Finally, we take a Rewind back to an interview with Paul Collier, founder of CoEffect, about how your nonprofit can develop its theory of change.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Download Little Green Light’s Guide to Acknowledging Gifts: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Check out Girl Security: girlsecurity.org

— Check out CoEffect: coeffect.co

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we have some bonus Giving Tuesday planning tips from Little Green Light! We’ll also take a Rewind back to an SSIR article about how your nonprofit can increase donations made through your website.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Little Green Light’s free fundraising resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Giving Tuesday Planning Toolkit: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2023 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, we’re continuing our series with The Acacia Company to help your nonprofit strengthen its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts in 2024, with a focus on developing systems of accountability. We’re also wrapping up our mini-series with Little Green Light about how to retain your donors after Giving Tuesday.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— The Acacia Company’s free DEI strategy assessment: theacaciacompany.com

— Little Green Light’s free fundraising resources (including their ebook “How to Retain Donors After Your Giving Day”): www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2023 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

Nonprofit storytelling is hard... And it gets even harder when unexpected crises come up in the world, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and heartbreaking cases of racial injustice. This week, we’re getting advice from some storytelling experts so you can keep inspiring your donors, volunteers, and other supporters in the midst of crisis. We also talk about Jenni’s new Awareness Kits to help your nonprofit educate the community about COVID-19 and Racial Injustice. Get a free version of each kit at nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

Our first guest is Dan Reed, CEO of SEED Fundraisers. He offers tips for nonprofit leaders and fundraisers to keep soliciting donations, especially if you feel like it’s inappropriate for you to do so right now. For example, you may feel like it’s insensitive to ask for donations if your nonprofit isn’t directly contributing toward COVID-19 relief or advocacy efforts against police brutality. Dan mentions one of SEED Fundraisers’ most relevant resources right now: the “Scaling Through Crisis” Huddle which you can find at https://www.seedfundraisers.com/huddles

We also chat with Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of Beat NB. Kyle’s team has to be sensitive with their storytelling at all times because the families they serve are all going through a crisis as their child struggles with neuroblastoma. He also shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their storytelling.

Our guests this week include:--Dan Reed from SEED Fundraisers--Kyle Matthews from Beat NB

Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit nonprofitjenni.com to learn more.

All information in the Nonprofit Jenni Show is very general in nature, and may not apply to your specific nonprofit organization. Please direct clarifying questions to Nonprofit Jenni by visiting nonprofitjenni.com.

Produced by Wayfare Recording Co. Music by Emily Summers.

©2020 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.