Nonprofit Jenni Show

A quick message from Jenni about taking a short break from the pod. Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light about different integrations you can set up in your donor management system (CRM) to save time and simplify your work. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light with some “spring cleaning” tips for your nonprofit’s development processes.   In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Find Gifts That Give Back for Mother’s Day (and any other celebration): nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni travels back in time to revisit advice from the fundraising experts at Little Green Light about how to get the most out of your donor management system (you may call it a CRM). Let’s make sure you aren’t missing out on cool features or time-saving tips with your system! In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni wraps up our Little Green Insights mini-series about how to use online forms to streamline your work. Then we take a Rewind back to her step-by-step auction planning conversation with her sister, Michelle. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares ideas from Little Green Light to collect more meaningful, actionable data about your volunteers through recruitment and engagement processes. Then she and her sister, Michelle, give real examples of how they use AI tools (like ChatGPT) at work and share tips for getting the best results when using these tools. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni gives updates about what she’s giving away for her birthday celebration and how to enter to win. Then she shares advice for creating meaningful membership programs. Finally, she takes a Rewind back to a conversation with Lisa Greer about fundraising do’s and don’ts. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Enter Jenni’s birthday giveaway: forms.gle/aRsL3UThcjSr2eP47  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — The Essential Fundraiser’s Handbook: tinyurl.com/essfundraiser — Philanthropy Revolution: tinyurl.com/philanthropyrev  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares a reminder about a free virtual event coming up where you can learn how to advocate against Trump’s dangerous policies, both personally and on behalf of your nonprofit. She also shares tips for optimizing your event registration forms and for planning fundraising events. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Free April 30 Advocacy Event: https://tinyurl.com/april30advocacy  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Record a Message for the Pod: nonprofitjenni.com/record  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni talks about a free virtual event coming up where you can learn how to advocate against Trump’s dangerous policies, both personally and on behalf of your nonprofit. She also shares 5 ways to make your nonprofit’s online donation form work harder for you and help you build stronger relationships with donors. Then she chats with her sister Michelle about a new study on how donors prefer to engage with their favorite nonprofits through social media. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Free April 30 Advocacy Event: https://tinyurl.com/april30advocacy  — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Social Giving Research Report: https://www.gofundme.com/c/socialgiving  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about tracking and organizing planned gift information in your donor management system. Then she talks to her virtual assistant, Peris Wanjiru, about how VAs can help nonprofit teams work more efficiently, with examples of tasks she’s taken over for Jenni and her nonprofit clients. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get in touch with Peris: periswanjiru4@gmail.com  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about the differences between recurring and pledged gifts, plus how to manage both types in your donor management system. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and CEO of Consultants for Good, about how work-related mental health issues impact both individual employees and your organization as a whole. She and Lauren also discuss research-based practices for supporting your team’s mental health at work. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Free Nonprofit Consultant Landscape Analysis: consultants4good.com/reports — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about how to track in-kind gifts in your donor management system, and why this is important. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and CEO of Consultants for Good, about why nonprofit employees from marginalized groups often feel unsafe at work, and what leaders can do to ensure their teams do feel safe. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Free Nonprofit Consultant Landscape Analysis: consultants4good.com/reports — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni chats with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light about different types of gifts your nonprofit can solicit and receive, and why they matter. Then she talks to Lauren Andraski, Founder and President of Consultants for Good, about how nonprofits can build up their resilience as the Trump administration continues churning out dangerous new policies. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Join C4G for FREE: consultants4good.com/nonprofit-membership  — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares advice from Little Green Light about how to organize your constituents with dynamic Favorite Lists. Then she shares four ways every nonprofit sector professional can respond to the Trump administration’s new policies. Finally, to offer more in-depth advice on advocating against harmful new policies, we take a Rewind back to a conversation with nonprofit advocacy expert Bethany Snyder about how every 501(c)3 nonprofit can legally engage in advocacy. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Little Green Light’s Free Fundraising Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Send in an audio recording: nonprofitjenni.com/record  — Resources to respond to Trump’s policy changes (updated daily): tinyurl.com/policychangeresources — Consultants for Good’s free February 18 event: tinyurl.com/c4gtrumpevent  — Bethany Snyder’s website: snyderstrategies.me — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily

This week, Jenni talks about a new list she’s updating daily with recommended resources to help you and your nonprofit adapt to Trump’s new executive orders and other new policies. Then we continue our Little Green Insights mini-series on how to improve the way you use your donor database. Finally, Jenni chats with Lisa Greer about fundraising do’s and don’ts, plus her new book, The Essential Fundraiser’s Handbook. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Resources for adapting to Trump’s policy changes (updated daily): tinyurl.com/policychangeresources — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — “The Essential Fundraiser’s Handbook” by Lisa Greer: tinyurl.com/lisagreerbook — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni shares 6 tips from Little Green Light about how your nonprofit can streamline its fundraising efforts in 2025 by maximizing the power of your donor database. Then Jenni chats with Scott Frank from The InteRoots Initiative about how the “Roots Up Model” can help  ensure that you are supporting your constituents in ways that will increase their buy-in and your organization’s impact.   In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — The InteRoots Initiative’s website: interoots.org — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2025 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Jenni and Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light wrap up their mini-series about the most effective ways to thank donors by focusing specifically on how to thank new donors for their first gift to start building a long-lasting relationship right away. Then Jenni shares her five-step process for creating digital marketing content calendars that nonprofits can use to strategize their social media posts, email newsletters, and/or blog articles for the entire year of 2025 so you never have to feel rushed to put something together last-minute. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Complete customizable digital content calendar template for 2025: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore/marketing-communications-calendar  — Use coupon code ‘POD10’ on Jenni’s website for a 10% discount! — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Su

This week, Jenni and Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light discuss whether donor thank-you calls are worth the effort and how to conduct an effective call. Then Jenni replays the top three most popular podcast segments of 2024, including (1) examples of how to demonstrate your nonprofit’s short-term impact to donors, even if your program’s goals will primarily be achieved in the long-term; (2) a breakdown of the six essential types of social media posts every nonprofit should publish; and (3) The Acacia Company’s list of five DEI strategy book recommendations for nonprofit leaders. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Girl Security’s website: girlsecurity.org — Free downloadable guide with essential social media posts for 2025: nonprofitjenni.com/free  — Complete customizable digital content calendar template for 2025: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore/marketing-communications-calendar  — The Ac

This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light explains how to thank donors for all gifts made to your nonprofit offline, and how to continue thanking online donors after they’ve received an automatic gift acknowledgment. Then Jenni shares four action items you and your team should complete before the end of the year. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Jenni’s courses and more: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore  — Jenni’s book recommendations: nonprofitjenni.com/books — Consultants for Good: consultants4good.com — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.