Nonprofit Pulse

Nonprofit Pulse is a nonprofit podcast that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. Each episode features conversations with nonprofit leaders and experts, delivering practical ideas and fresh perspectives to help you grow your impact.

Nonprofit Pulse is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #10

  Nonprofit AI: How to Start Using AI With the Systems and Data You Already Have - Erica Cox, Provisio Partners

  Aug 12, 202636 minS4

  Erica Cox has spent more than 30 years in technology consulting, and she says nonprofit AI adoption is the polar opposite of a large, singular transformation. The Chief Innovation Officer at Provisio Partners recommends small, controlled use cases that let a team fail fast or win fast while building the guardrails it needs. The usual instruction is to clean all of your data first, then modernize systems, then consider AI. Erica says data readiness does not depend on organization size or a sophisticated platform. It depends on the minimum viable data required for a useful job. In this episode: How to find a small AI use case inside a recurring process instead of starting with one large transformation project The minimum viable data test, including why asking staff to enter 100 fields can hurt both adoption and AI results How the Higher Learning Commission used runners, walkers, and bystanders to identify early adopters and bring more people in The guardrail behind Pacific Clinics' agent Hope, which had one identifier and no other information about a person Why a client kept staff at eight-hour days but helped them see ten kids instead of five and complete three grant applications instead of one You will leave with a way to inventory AI already in use, choose a pilot, revisit governance monthly, and explain why responsible adoption can strengthen the human work your team does. Episode highlights: (0:00) Starting with AI without a transformation (1:14) Small pilots beat the big transformation (3:14) The minimum viable data test (7:19) The runners, and permission to fail (10:31) How to inventory scattered data (13:18) What the agent named Hope actually does (15:37) Guardrails before sensitive data (19:19) Why AI is changing work so fast (25:38) Why ignoring AI can be risky (30:00) AI that strengthens human work (33:09) Where to start this week Guest: Erica Cox, Chief Innovation Officer, Provisio Partners https://provisiopartners.com Full transcript and show notes: https://www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-pulse-nonprofit-ai-how-to-start More episodes and the monthly newsletter: https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/ If this was useful, follow Nonprofit Pulse wherever you listen. Nonprofit Pulse is a podcast by Anedot that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. Hosted by Josh Breland.

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  Episode #9

  Annual Nonprofit Fundraising Plan: How to Turn Big Goals Into a Clear Annual Roadmap - Krissie Kelleher, Team IMPACT

  Jul 23, 202645 minS4

  Ambitious fundraising goals are common. Clear annual roadmaps are not. A lot of organizations have calendars packed with events, campaigns, appeals, and major gift work. The real challenge is figuring out which levers deserve real focus, which should play a supporting role, and which probably don’t justify the effort anymore. So what does it take to distill all of that into a plan that actually drives decisions? How can leaders focus on the few revenue drivers that matter, map them across the year, and set ambitious but realistic targets, all without ending up with a 40‑page document that no one reads? Learn how to build an annual nonprofit fundraising plan, turn big goals into a one‑page annual roadmap, and focus on the revenue drivers that matter with Krissie Kelleher from Team IMPACT. Nonprofit Pulse is a podcast that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. See the full transcript and show notes: https://www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-pulse-nonprofit-pulse-annual-nonprofit-fundraising-plan Learn more about Nonprofit Pulse: https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/

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  Episode #8

  Nonprofit Growth: How to Scale a Volunteer-Powered Nonprofit to 300+ Chapters - Luke Mickelson, Sleep in Heavenly Peace

  Jun 24, 202649 minS4

  Scaling a nonprofit sounds straightforward until you try to do it across hundreds of chapters powered almost entirely by volunteers. What starts as a simple, effective model can quickly become harder to manage. Growth introduces complexity, consistency gets harder to maintain, and the systems that once worked begin to strain under the weight of scale. But when it works, that same growth can turn a local idea into a global movement that reaches thousands of families. So what does it actually take to build a model that can grow to 300 plus chapters and still work in every community? How do you decide what to centralize and what to leave in the hands of local leaders? And what needs to be true for that kind of growth to not only protect the mission, but amplify its impact? Learn how to scale a volunteer-powered nonprofit, equip local leaders to thrive, and turn everyday volunteers into lasting impact with Luke Mickelson from Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Nonprofit Pulse is a podcast that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. See the full transcript and show notes: https://www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-pulse-how-to-scale-a-volunteer-powered-nonprofit Learn more about Nonprofit Pulse: https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/

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  Episode #7

  Recurring Giving: Why Most Programs Plateau and How to Build One That Grows - Dave Raley, The Center for Sustainable Giving

  May 27, 202628 minS4

  <p>Recurring giving should be one of the most reliable and scalable revenue streams a nonprofit has. </p><p><br></p><p>But for many organizations, it plateaus.</p><p><br></p><p>Growth slows, donor retention becomes a challenge, and what once felt like momentum turns into maintenance.</p><p><br></p><p>So why do so many recurring giving programs stall out? What separates the ones that keep growing year after year? </p><p><br></p><p>And how can nonprofits design a recurring giving experience that donors actually want to stick with?</p><p><br></p><p>...

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  Episode #6

  Nonprofit Data: How to Make Impact Measurement a Tool That Empowers Your Team - Stephen Minix, UpMetrics

  Apr 30, 202633 minS4

  <p>Impact measurement is supposed to help nonprofits do better work, but for many teams, it ends up feeling like a reporting burden.</p><p><br></p><p>Something done for funders, not for the people actually running programs.</p><p><br></p><p>What would it look like if your data actually worked for you? If it helped your team make clear decisions, stay aligned, and tell a more compelling story about your impact?</p><p><br></p><p>And how can nonprofits turn measurement into something that empowers their team instead of overwhelming them?</p><p><br></p><...

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