Give Better Get Better

Community foundations have a unique nonprofit mission: to generate more support for the missions of the other nonprofits in our community. However, our ability to pursue this mission is built on our internal operations, just like most other kinds of organizations. The connection between internal ops and external effectiveness is the focus of our Inside & Out series.To wrap up the Inside & Out series, Josh welcomes Laura McKnight from Embolden back to the show. She shares some of the most common hurdles faced by community foundations, the temptation to make things more complex, the power of choosing to focus on one thing at a time and the benefits of balancing strategic planning with day-to-day execution and getting things done. Make sure to stay tuned to learn what's coming next!Give Better Get Better is presented by Embolden, serving community foundations of all sizes across the country since 1998. Learn more about their content and consulting services at embolden.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community foundations are a different kind of animal in the nonprofit world. Our mission is to generate more support for the missions of the other nonprofits in our community, and our ability to do so is built on our internal operations. The connection between operations and effectiveness is the focus of our Inside & Out series.This week Josh welcomes Kristin Todd, President and CEO of the NoCo Foundation in Fort Collins, Colorado. She discusses her path from private foundations to the community foundation, how her belief that "relationships drive results" motivated a staffing update that doubled annual grantmaking, and the way that talking about our work can actually enhance our ability to do the work. Give Better Get Better is presented by Embolden, serving community foundations of all sizes across the country since 1998. Learn more about their content and consulting services at embolden.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community foundations are unique organizations that can be hard to explain. However, like most nonprofits, we spend money on people and tools to pursue our mission in the community. The Inside & Out series explores the connection between those investments and the change we can make in our service area.This week's episode is double-barreled! Josh talks with Brie Griset Smith, Chief Development Officer for Inland Empire Community Foundation, and Will Schrepferman, CEO and co-founder of Donor Atlas. They explain how a bigger, better donor research tool helps fundraisers work smarter, the way AI-enabled donor research can amplify your accuracy and effectiveness, and what the future holds for a powerful tool like this. This isn't a commercial; it's a case study in how investing in staff and tools can boost your mission in the community.Give Better Get Better is presented by Embolden, serving community foundations of all sizes across the country since 1998. Learn more about their content and consulting services at embolden.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community foundations work to build and grow nonprofits that improve life in our service area. Our success relies heavily on our internal capacity to pursue that mission in the community. The connection between operations and effectiveness is the focus of our Inside & Out series.This week Josh talks with Shelly Prichard, President and CEO of The Wichita Foundation. Shelly discusses her career in nonprofits, plans to mark the 40th Anniversary of her foundation with a campaign to "Reimagine Giving," and how upward mobility unites their work to grow capacity internally and for other local nonprofits. Give Better Get Better is presented by Embolden, serving community foundations of all sizes across the country since 1998. Learn more about their content and consulting services at embolden.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.