The Nonprofit Podcast

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  Summer Rewind| Why Your Nonprofit's Next Leader Needs More Than Potential - With Chris Wong 23.07.2026 24dk

  Send us Fan Mail Great performers don't always make great leaders. That gap is costing nonprofits people they can't afford to lose. As nonprofits head into the busiest stretch of the year, Britt Stockert revisits a listener favorite with Chris Wong, founder of Leadership Potential and a licensed therapist who builds leadership programs inside nonprofits. They talk about accidental leadership: the quiet gap between being a great performer and being ready to lead a team, and why closing it matt...
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  Summer Rewind| Slow Fundraising: How to Do Less and Raise More with Chad Barger 17.07.2026 23dk

  Send us Fan Mail Summer time and the living...could be easier! Nonprofit teams are gearing up for the second half of the year, and this Summer Rewind brings back one of the show's most practical conversations for that exact moment. Jena Lynch talks with Chad Barger, founder of Productive Fundraising, about slow fundraising: an approach built on doing fewer things, doing them consistently, and letting data guide the decisions. It's a mindset shift for nonprofit teams who are busy but not seein...
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  Summer Rewind| 3 Reasons Nonprofits are Missing out on Donations in 2026 09.07.2026 13dk

  Send us Fan Mail Summer is a good time to slow down and check the quiet gaps in your fundraising…before Giving Season prep picks up speed. This episode is a fan favorite, back for our July summer rewind series. Donors haven't stopped giving. They've just gotten more careful, and that means small friction points matter more than they used to. Jena Lynch and Britt Stockert talk through three quiet "leak points", a slow checkout, under-positioned recurring giving, and fading event momentum… and ...
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  Ep 215| Giving USA 2026 - The Fundraiser's Breakdown 02.07.2026 22dk

  Send us Fan Mail Giving hit a record high in 2025. What's underneath that number will shape your fundraising strategy for the next decade. Americans gave $617 billion to charity in 2025, a record, and real growth even after inflation. Five of nine nonprofit categories hit all-time highs. The sector showed up!! But the Giving USA 2026 report tells a more layered story. Jena Lynch and Britt Stockert dig into what's really shifting, and what it means for how nonprofits build donor relationship...
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  Ep 214| Retain Your Top Fundraisers: 5 Simple Strategies That Cost Nothing 25.06.2026 15dk

  Send us Fan Mail Nearly seven in ten nonprofit employees are actively looking for new jobs…and it's not always about the paycheck. Britt Stockert and Cara Augspurger talk through five low-cost ways to help your team feel appreciated and connected to the mission. Cara draws on real examples from her work at Grace Care Center Foundation, where a culture of recognition has helped keep people engaged without a big perks budget. If you've ever wondered whether you're showing your staff the same ca...
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  Ep 213| 4 Filters Every Nonprofit Leader Needs for Smarter Fundraising Decisions 18.06.2026 23dk

  Send us Fan Mail Every nonprofit team has one…the decision that keeps getting pushed to next week. The platform that's been under evaluation for three months. The recurring giving program that still doesn't have a name. The donor email that's been rewritten twelve times and still hasn't been sent. In this episode, Jena Lynch and Britt Stockert get into why fundraising decisions stall and what to do about it. They share a four-filter framework for cutting through the noise, talk through ...
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  Ep 212| The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle: Why Good Fundraisers Burn Out 11.06.2026 12dk

  Send us Fan Mail The fundraising capacity gap is the distance between what a nonprofit needs to raise money sustainably and what it's actually resourced to do. And, right now?... That gap is widening. In this episode, Britt Stockert, Fundraiser Coach at Donorbox, unpacks what it is, where it shows up in daily development work, and why it keeps getting misdiagnosed as a performance problem when it's actually a structural one. The numbers are stark. The Nonprofit Finance Fund found tha...
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  Ep 211| The Nonprofit Visibility Gap - and the Funding It's Costing You! 04.06.2026 28dk

  Send us Fan Mail “Doubt kills donations.” Before a donor ever gives, they’ve already formed an opinion of your organization. It takes a minute. Sometimes less. And most nonprofits have no idea what’s coming up about their mission. What they find in those moments either builds confidence or raises doubt. In this episode, Jena Lynch sits down with Tori Burrello, Marketing Manager at Candid, to talk about what nonprofit transparency really looks like in practice - and what it costs when it’s mis...
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  Ep 210| The Board Blind Spot: Assessment Is the Key to Better Governance - with David Rhode 28.05.2026 21dk

  Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit boards are doing more with less. And when governance isn't working, it's the executive director who absorbs it quietly, consistently, at real cost to the organization. Britt Stockert sits down with David Rhode, nonprofit executive coach and author of Passion Isn't Enough, to talk about the board self-assessment - what it is, why so many boards skip it, and what a well-run board evaluation process actually looks like in practice. A practical, grounded conversation fo...
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  Ep 209| The Real Reason Donors Stop Giving - With Rob Harter 21.05.2026 30dk

  Send us Fan Mail Fundraising is getting harder. But generosity hasn't disappeared. So what's actually changing? Jena Lynch sits down with nonprofit coach, consultant, and host of The Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, Rob Harter, to interrogate the real pressures nonprofit leaders are facing right now, donor retention, staffing burnout, supporter engagement, and fundraising performance. They dig into why relationship-based fundraising matters more than ever, why donor trust drives long-term giving...
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  Ep 208| Why Your Nonprofit's Next Leader Needs More Than Potential - With Chris Wong 14.05.2026 24dk

  Send us Fan Mail Promoting from within is one of the best things a nonprofit can do. Until it isn't. Not because the person wasn't ready. But because nobody built the bridge between outstanding performer and effective leader, and that gap quietly costs nonprofits some of their best people. Britt Stockert sits down with Chris Wong, founder of Leadership Potential, licensed therapist, and someone who has spent his career building leadership development programs inside nonprofits from the ground...
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  Ep 207| 5 Steps to building a nonprofit strategy that actually works 07.05.2026 14dk

  Send us Fan Mail The plan is just paper. The value is in using it. When your nonprofit is growing but still feels directionless, that's not a passion problem…it's a planning problem. Strategic planning isn't about doing more, it's about finally knowing what matters. When you're clear on who you serve, honest about what it costs, and aware of how it's funded, everything else - including your fundraising - gets easier from there. Cara Augspurger, CFRE, spent six months working through...
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  Ep 206| The Hidden Bottleneck Draining Nonprofit Momentum 30.04.2026 24dk

  Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofit teams don't have a workload problem. They have a systems problem. And spring is the perfect time to fix it. Your tools aren't broken. They're just not talking to each other. Donor data lives in one place, your emails in another, and somewhere in between, things fall through the cracks. The simple stuff starts to drag. Your team picks up the slack. And nobody has time to stop and fix it. That's exactly what this episode is about. What You'll Learn What it actual...
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  Ep 205| Ethical Persuasion in Fundraising: Inspire Without Pressure 23.04.2026 22dk

  Send us Fan Mail Most fundraising copy is built on urgency and guilt. It gets the gift. But does it keep the donor? Jena and Maria Bryan make the case that ethical persuasion isn't a softer ask - it's a sharper one. And they get specific about what that looks like in practice. From donation page mistakes that quietly erode trust, to the language of agency, to Maria's Four Cs framework for trauma-informed fundraising copy, this is all about practical, no-fluff conversation for anyone who touch...
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  Ep 204| The real reason boards struggle with fundraising - Adam Morgan 16.04.2026 23dk

  Send us Fan Mail Your board wants to help with fundraising. But nothing’s moving. Without clear roles and next steps, board fundraising stalls…and the work falls back on you. Cara sits down with Adam Morgan, founder of MVP Advisors, to unpack why boards struggle with fundraising and what nonprofits can do to fix it fast. Cutting through assumptions and getting practical, they dig into how to align board members to the right roles, set clear expectations, and build simple systems that actually...
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  Ep 203| The Uncomfortable Reality of Sustainable Fundraising Nobody Mentions 09.04.2026 11dk

  Send us Fan Mail The reality of sustainable fundraising nobody tells you? It starts with you. Not your strategy. Not your donor pipeline. Not your appeal calendar. You. Most fundraising conversations right now are about doing more with less. This one is different. Because the best fundraisers know the work starts with knowing themselves, what they bring, and how to protect it. In this episode, Britt Stockert gets honest about what this work actually costs - and what it takes to stay effective...
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  Ep 202| Slow Fundraising: How to Do Less and Raise More with Chad Barger 02.04.2026 23dk

  Send us Fan Mail Slow Fundraising: How to Do Less and Raise More with Chad Barger Fundraising feels busy. Packed calendars, constant campaigns, endless asks. But results are not keeping pace. Many teams are working harder than ever and still missing growth targets. Jena Lynch sits down with Chad Barger, founder of Productive Fundraising, to unpack his approach to slow fundraising. His work with nonprofits focuses on cutting through noise, using data to guide decisions, and building systems th...
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  Ep 201| Membership vs. Monthly Giving: Which Actually Builds Loyalty? 26.03.2026 13dk

  Send us Fan Mail You’ve done the hard part. People are giving. They care. They’re showing up. So what’s next? Most nonprofits get to this point… and stop. Supporters stay consistent. But the relationship doesn’t go any further. This episode is about that gap, and how membership programs are designed to close it. There’s a clear progression in fundraising. From first gift…to consistent support…to something deeper. But that last step doesn’t happen on its own. In this episode, Britt Stockert ...
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  Ep 200| Who are the Most Overlooked Nonprofit Donors? 19.03.2026 17dk

  Send us Fan Mail Are you missing one of the biggest growth opportunities in your donor base? Most nonprofit fundraising focuses on two things: bringing in new donors and managing major gifts. Both matter. But there’s a group in the middle that often gets missed. These are supporters who already give, already care, and keep coming back. They respond when you reach out. They stay connected to your work. And yet, they’re often treated the same as someone who gave once and moved on. This episode ...
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  Ep199| The Lifetime Value Mindset for Fundraisers 12.03.2026 10dk

  Send us Fan Mail Most nonprofits track gift size. The best fundraisers track lifetime value. Join Cara as she unpacks the lifetime value mindset and why recurring donors often become some of the most valuable supporters a nonprofit has. While major gifts create big moments, monthly donors quietly build the steady support that sustains a mission over time. What you'll learn in this episode: Why your quietest donors may be your most valuableHow a lifetime value mindset changes how fundrai...