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257. #AMA (Ask Me Anything) Fridays: Nonprofit Marketing - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE

Jon + Becky are hosting a special #AMA (Ask Me Anything) style convo on Friday's episode, and this week's topic is Nonprofit Marketing. So drop us an email, DM or (best optionπŸ€©πŸ‘‰) leave us a voice memo and we'll play your question on-airπŸŽ™ We want to know that burning questions or roadblocks are plaguing you about your website, or maybe how to flex a hybrid event, how to build a new donor engagement plans or innovative ways to leverage crowdfunding. We're ready. Put us in, coach!

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254. Podcasting for Good: How to Nail a Podcast (or Any!) Interview - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer

It's the final week of our Friday series Podcasting for Good, and we have loved every dorky second of teaching you what we've learned. This week we're talking about How You Can Nail a Podcast (or Any!) Interview. Your personal hype team is here to prep you for the interview and tips for showing up solidly. We’re sharing our playbook, frameworks, marketing plans and tools too. Join us!

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251. Podcasting for Good: How to Pitch Yourself to a Podcast - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer

Your feedback on our 5-part Friday series Podcasting for Good is giving us all the πŸ₯° ! We've broken down why we think you should take the plunge, how to build a show, how to launch a podcast, and this week we're talking about How to Pitch to a Podcast for yourself or your organization. We’re sharing our entire playbook, frameworks, marketing plans and tools too. Join us!

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248. Podcasting for Good: How to Launch a Podcast - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer

Hope you're taking notes on this new Friday series Podcasting for Good. We've broken down why we think you should take the plunge, how to build a show, and this week we're diving into How To Launch a Podcast. We’re sharing our entire playbook, frameworks, marketing plans and tools too. Join us!

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247. The Inside Scoop on Grant Writing - DeaRonda Harrison

Meet DeaRonda. This grant writer has been in the biz a long time, and she's bringing the secret sauce and some of her best grant writing tips to this chat. We're talking through research, starting points, Grantwriting 101, and why grants should always be a team sport. 🚨And great news: If you're a minority-led organization, now is a great time to take advantage of existing grant funds!πŸ’°

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242. Podcasting for Good: Why Your Org (or You!) Should be Podcasting - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE, and Julie Confer

We're diving into a five-week series on Podcasting for Good: Why You Should Consider Starting A Podcast (or at least be on one!). We don’t want this to be the best-kept secret anymore. We want everyone to know the power that exists in podcasting! It’s the one medium you hadn’t considered to be your most important communication channel in the digital age. We’re sharing our entire playbook, frameworks, marketing plans and tools.

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236. What Matters Right Now: Ethical Storytelling - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott CFRE, and Vik Harrison

Happy dance for the week so many have asked aboutπŸ’ƒ Join this week's 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 as we dive into Ethical Storytelling with Vik Harrison, writer, self-professed branding nerd and co-founder of charity: water. Many organizations use stories to further their mission, but ethical storytelling prioritizes the storyteller's need before their own. We're breaking down the how-to and chatting about who does it well.

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235. How to Storytell Your Mission Through the Power of Video - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Derek Watson

Meet DerekπŸŽ₯ This filmmaker and storyteller has captured story in nearly 50 countries and believes everyone has a story to tell. BUT the way it's told possesses the ability to connect hearts, community and purpose like never before. We firmly believe a compelling video can better launch your mission's story to a global communityπŸš€ Join us and this Emmy-winning filmmaker to talk through the storytelling arc and why you should be investing in video right now.

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222. Level-Up Your Impact with Purposeful Marketing - Maria Bryan

Meet Maria. This nonprofit digital marketing whiz centers her work solely in driving "purposeful marketing." We're talking about how to level-Up your impact for purposeful marketing + 2022 nonprofit marketing trends you can’t ignore. She's a firm believer that storytellers make the world a healthier, safer, cleaner, and happier place - and you know we're chatting about that tooπŸ“–πŸŒβ€οΈ

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207. Creative Ways to Grow Revenue for Your Nonprofit + Building Inclusive Narratives - Kimberly O'Neil

Meet Kimberly. She's an award-winning professor, executive leader, and social good expert who served as the youngest African-American female city manager in U.S. history [insert standing ovation]. As a proponent of bringing socially good businesses, community and local governments, together she's fighting to increase impact awareness. We're talking through creative ways to bring in revenue via entrepreneurial tools and discussing inclusivity awareness. It's a convo good for the head and heart.

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187. Humility-Based Leadership Unlocking a Global Impact - Lola Adedokun

Meet Lola. She's the director of the African Health Institute and the Program Director for Child Well-Being at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. She is a powerhouse of ideas, experiences, and knowledge with a passion for closing the inequitable gaps we are all too aware of in our communities and across Africa. Today's chat centers on data, humility, and listening.

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186. Storytelling for Social Impact + Building Narrative Intelligence - John Trybus

Meet John. He's got a couple of titles: social impact professor, executive director of Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communications, 🐡Jane Goodall's personal advisor, and a social strategist, just to name a few. He's breaking down the key elements of nonprofit storytelling and teaching us how to embrace a story's blur. No shock he's bringing incredible stories to this convo. Tune in🎧

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136. A Filmmaker's Guide to Storytelling + Empathy to Advance Social Good - Cheryl Miller Houser

Meet Cheryl. This founder and CEO of Creative Breed, is an award-winning filmmaker who now applies her human-centered storytelling to marketing to help brands and organizations drive connection, engagement and action. In fact, she feels so passionately about how story can transform a person that she's leveraging her best tips to help nonprofits elevate their video storytelling game. Tune in and hear her tips for casting and building a narrative story arc.

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100. Community (Really) Is Everything - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE

Join us as we celebrate 100 podcast episodes! πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸ€©βœ¨πŸ˜ Jon and Becky share their biggest lessons learned over the last 100 episodes, and the transformational power of community. With each connection we make, the world has gotten smaller and our dreams have gotten bigger. Tune in for a sneak peek at an exciting project we've been working on! We're so grateful you're here, friends.

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99. Disrupting the Crowdfunding Sector for Good - Max Friedman

Meet Max. You may know him best as the CEO of Givebutter, an online fundraising platform that powers more than $100M in donations annually for thousands of nonprofit organizations. But this seriously humble visionary is giving us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the company's founding story that began in a college dorm room and has grown to become the #1 rated nonprofit fundraising platform in the world. If you've ever wondered how to leverage the power of crowd funding and mobilize your rabid fans, then this episode is for you. Beware: brace yourself for some seriously awesome butter puns.

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97. Shifting our Perspective: How Storytelling Exposes Inequalities, Challenges Systemic Racism and Builds Community For Good - Niven McCall-Mazza

Meet Niven. As a passionate voice for female empowerment and Vice President of the News Platforms at theSkimm, she wakes up everyday with a goal to make it easier for a generation of women to live their smartest lives. Niven cut her teeth learning the essentials of journalism and ethics at NBC News, and now channels her passion and expertise into fostering good around the world. Tune in for a moving conversation about connecting, informing, activating and empowering women around the most important social causes facing us today.

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17. Creating Social Impact Through Documentaries - Melissa C. Potter

Meet Melissa. She was a PR exec for the likes of 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash until she discovered her passion for social justice. She channeled that passion into social justice documentary filmmaking, and is currently advocating for a kinder, more just world through her storytelling. She's talking about boldness, leveraging brands - most notably selling yourself as a brand - and how to look for opportunities to grow your network and expertise. Her daring, raw look at human failing and compassion is storytelling at its finest.

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