The Nonprofit Storytellers podcast interviews nonprofit leaders on marketing, fundraising, and outreach. We share case studies and examples you can apply to your own nonprofit.
How are other nonprofit leaders growing they organization, amplifying their message, or increasing their fundraising?
The Nonprofit Storytellers Podcast interviews leaders on what they’re doing to grow their organization’s impact.
How do you launch a nonprofit, find clients, community partners, and supporters? And how do you intentionally make decisions early on so the organization can scale later?
Executive Director Noelle Nelson leads the new Avenue Scholars Des Moines organization, an expansion of an Omaha-based nonprofit that guides students through specific career exploration.
Dental Connections provides critical dental services to low-income individuals in the Des Moines area, as well as school-based dental services to students who might otherwise fall through the cracks. In the podcast, we talk about the nonprofit’s marketing efforts, including launching and revamping a new signature fundraising event.
How do you consistently attract new donors, supporters, volunteers, and connectors?
Mosaic is a nonprofit that supports adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Their simple, four-step fundraising model has impacted their organization and created a cycle of new supporters of their services.
How do you reduce the stigma of mental health while raising awareness about your nonprofit’s services? One decided to launch a monthly podcast that shares personal stories of emotional wellbeing.
Eat Greater Des Moines is best known for its food rescue program, but the nonprofit is working to do far more — such as change the food system to make it better for everyone.
In this interview with Executive Director Aubrey Alvarez, we discuss the importance of nonprofits reaching out and working with the media, and why she stoked a local controversy that’s playing out in the press.
The Make It OK campaign reaches more people every year thanks to partnerships from businesses, nonprofits, and governments.
Jami Haberl, executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, shares how they leverage partnerships to amplify their nonprofit’s awareness campaign to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Changing the name of a nonprofit is tough. There’s often an affinity to an organization’s name, and it’s not uncommon for an executive director to encounter at least some skepticism when proposing the switch.
Executive Director Emily Shields didn’t shy away from a name change, however. She helped lead the effort to update the name from Iowa Association of Community College Trustees to Community Colleges for Iowa.