Anonymous Donor Facilitates Consulting Work

An anonymous benefactor is making a $250 contribution towards (almost) any of the consulting work the Nonprofit Snapshot offers. If we can help your nonprofit with the services we offer in partnership with consultants across the country, please send us a note via our Contact Us form, or via our Nonprofit Snapshot facebook page. This … Read more

Freedom Writers Foundation Makes The Pivot, with Matt Martin-Hall

Mickey visits with Matt Martin-Hall, Creative & Marketing Director for the Freedom Writers Foundation in Long Beach, CA. We talk about the necessity of adaptive marketing and intelligence in pivoting a non-profit during a global pandemic. Specifically, how the study of Anthropology grounded Matt in an understanding that adaptation is a natural/biological mainstay, and the … Read more

Preparing For 2021, with Cindi Phallen

Visiting with Cindi Phallen, President of Create Possibility, to talk about Scenario Planning as an essential exercise in identifying the internal and external factors which may impact business and service delivery for nonprofits. We cover: How to conduct Scenario Planning. Identify the drivers that might be at risk, and determine what your trigger points may … Read more

Philanthropy Revolution, with Lisa Greer

Is Philanthropy in trouble? Mickey talks with Lisa Greer about philanthropy and leadership, taking a look at how older fundraising techniques may turn-off or disenfranchise donors. We also touch on a number of topics in her book, Philanthropy Revolution, How To Insipre Donors, Build Relationships, And Make A Difference, providing guidance on how Fundraising may … Read more

Nonprofit Board Chairs, with Jeff Jowdy

Mickey gets to visit with Jeff Jowdy, President of Lighthouse Counsel, about the special significance of what it means to be a board chair, and the research Lighthouse Counsel is conducting in the area, along with a summary of their findings so far. To participate in the research, please visit: https://www.research.net/r/8N5P88Q We welcome support of … Read more

Architects Are Community Problem Solvers, with Marci Reed

Mickey speaks with Marci Reed, Executive Director, Architects Foundation at The American Institute of Architects about the organization’s focus on empowering a diverse, next-generation of architects. Among the topics we cover: Architecture is a profession held in high regard, although it’s mysterious to people who aren’t exposed to it either as a possible career, or … Read more

Don’t Over-Pivot, with Veronica Kirin

Veronica Kirin (she/her/hers) is an Anthropologist, Author, and Board President for Stem Greenhouse. Her first business, a nonprofit corporation conducting disaster relief, was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her latest work, Stories of COVID, is documenting the pandemic in real time for a book for future generations. We talk about “the pivot,” the tendency to … Read more