Interview with Sam Laprade CFRE (CAN) - Fundraising Strategist & Coach, Keynote Speaker, Donor Database Analyst and the Radio Host for “An Hour to Give.” Sam Laprade is a talented fundraising strategist with 30+ years experience in fund development, donor analytics, donor relations, PR and media relations. Included in this episode: Section 1: The beginning of Sam's fundraising career and key lessons learnt early on Section 2: The effectiveness of using Donor Data Analytics Section 3: Creating powerful fundraising strategies and common mistakes fundraising teams are making Section 4: Seekin ..read more

Interview with Kishshana Palmer CFRE (USA) - Founder and CEO at Kishshana & Co. and Founder of The Rooted Collaborative. Kishshana Palmer is a sought-after strategist, speaker, trainer and coach for non-profit organisations. Kishshana has served as a speaker, panelist and conference keynote with such organisations as Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), OneCause, Bloomerang, US Olympic Committee, Boys and Girls Club of America, Meals on Wheels, AFP ICON and IFC to name only a few. Included in this episode: Section 1: Key lessons learnt early on in Kishshana's fundraising career Section 2: How ..read more

Interview with Alice Ferris ACFRE (USA) - Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion. Alice Ferris has 30+ years fundraising experience and is a Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting and the Director of Development for KAWC Colorado River Public Media. Alice was the 90th professional to receive the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) credential and was the 21st recipient of the AFP Founders’ Medallion, recognising extraordinary service to the sector. She is also a three-time honouree as AFP-Northern Arizona Fundraising Pro ..read more

Interview with Ken Miller CFRE (USA) - President and lead consultant for Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants. Ken Miller’s fundraising journey began in June 2010 after a long career in sales and marketing and was the Director of Development for Bean’s Café, a non-profit feeding facility in Anchorage Alaska. Since leaving Bean’s Cafe, Ken founded Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants, a fundraising consulting firm that emphasises best practices sustainable fundraising and works with nonprofits throughout Alaska. Sections included in this episode: Section 1: Reflecting on Ken's career - successes, f ..read more

Interview with Harvey McKinnon (CAN) Harvey is recognised as one of North America’s leading fundraising experts. He is the author of four acclaimed books, and is the co-author of the #1 international best-seller The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All. Harvey is a highly rated trainer and has taught fundraising to thousands of non-profit staff around the world. Included in this episode: Section 1: the beginning of Harvey's fundraising career at Oxfam Canada and key lessons learnt in those early years Section 2: Starting a Monthly Giving program and making it successful Section 3 ..read more

Interview with Cindy Wagman CFRE (CAN) - President and CEO of The Good Partnership, an agency which has helped small nonprofits raise over $8 million to date. Before founding her agency, Cindy had previously been the Director of Development for Canadian based NGOs, including Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Rotman School of Management, The Kensington Foundation and the Canadian Women's Foundation. And in a few month's time, Cindy will be releasing her first book titled 'Raise it! The Reluctant Fundraisers Guide To Raising Money Without Selling Your Soul.' Included in this ..read more

Interview with Mark Phillips (UK) - The Managing Director of award winning fundraising agency, Bluefrog Fundraising. Mark started his fundraising career in the 1980's for ActionAid UK before taking on the role of Head of Fundraising for YMCA England. In 1997, Mark founded his agency Bluefrog Fundraising which has gone on to achieve great success for their nonprofit clients. Mark is also the blogger behind the popular fundraising blog, Queer Ideas. Included in this episode: Section 1: The early successes of Mark's fundraising career for ActionAid UK and YMCA England Section 2: How to create imp ..read more

Interview with Shoni Field (CAN) - The Chief Development Officer at SPCA British Columbia and Founder of the fundraising conference for animal welfare nonprofits, Paws Summit. Shoni has 20+ years fundraising experience which includes involvement in the environment, youth, health and international development sectors. Shoni is also a regular speaker at fundraising conferences internationally particularly focused on digital maturity for non-profits. Included in this episode: Section 1: The beginning of Shoni's fundraising career and key lessons learnt in the early years Section 2: An overview of ..read more

Interview with Grant Hensel (USA) - CEO and Founder of NonProfit Megaphone, an agency that serves over 400 nonprofit clients to help them manage their Google Adwords Grant accounts. Included in this episode: Section 1: How and why Grant founded his agency to nonprofits and why he chooses to specifically focus on Google Adwords Grant Management Section 2: Where nonprofits get in wrong with their Google Grant Campaigns Section 3: Getting starting in setting up a Google Ads Grant account Section 4: Setting goals and understanding the competitive landscape in the nonprofit sector with Google Ads S ..read more

Interview with Donna White (UK) - The Senior Head of Digital Marketing at The Prince's Trust - a UK based youth charity which empowers young people to secure a job or start a business.  Donna was also voted as a top 10 BAME Charity Digital Leader, she is a passionate blogger and mentors other aspiring fundraising professionals through the CharityComms mentoring program. Included in this episode: Section 1: Introduction The beginning of Donna's digital career and how this led her to working in the nonprofit sector Donna's biggest lessons learnt on applying fundraising best practice Secti ..read more