491. Making Philanthropy Frictionless + Unlocking More Ways to Give - Vance Roush

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Overview

Meet Vance. He’s bringing the heart❤️ of nonprofits and the innovation💡 of Silicon Valley together so we can all succeed. Did you know 90% of wealth is in non-cash assets and orgs are still not accepting them at scale? 🤯 Vance is on a mission to inspire the world to give and is the founder and CEO of Overflow, a tool that makes generosity frictionless by unlocking more ways to give, especially those non-cash assets. We’re diving into the importance of embracing risk, innovation and technology to ignite a giving revolution 🔥 including how to engage the next generation of donors. If you’ve ever felt like the nonprofit world is stuck in the Stone Age while the rest of the world races forward with technology, this jam-packed episode is for you - don’t miss it!

💡 Learn

The importance of flipping the donor pyramid
Unlocking more ways to give
How to reach the next generation

Today’s Guest

Vance Roush, Founder + CEO, Overflow

“Desperation for donors is not the pathway to catalytic giving.”

— Vance Roush, Founder + CEO, Overflow

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Episode Highlights

Vance’s story and journey to where he is today (3:00)
Building a financial base with early believers (8:00)
Investor’s mindset (8:40)
High Growth Fundraising: The Silicon Valley Way (17:00)
New strategies to multiply fundraising efforts and expand donations (23:00)
Reaching the next generations of donors (27:00)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Vance’s life (31:00)
Vance’s One Good Thing: What is one thing you are grateful for today? True generosity flows from gratitude. (32:00)
How to connect with Vance and Overflow (40:15)

Impactful Quotes

“Desperation for donors is not the pathway to catalytic giving.” -Vance

“They're actually looking for an invitation to a vision that creates a future that does not yet exist, that's going to be better for our kids.” -Vance

“We live in an Apple Pay and Amazon Prime generation.” -Vance

“You don’t have to twist people’s arms to be generous.” -Vance

“Why are people not giving to your organization? We've made it too hard. We've made it too limiting and we haven't connected the dots for them.” -Vance

“We’re building the infrastructure that makes generosity frictionless.” -Vance

“We need to unlock more ways to give.” -Vance

“True generosity doesn't flow from guilt. It flows from gratitude.” -Vance