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Small But Mighty Podcast for Non-Profits


Small But Mighty Podcast for Non-Profits

Short Stuff: 6 Steps to Engaging Major Donors

Mon, 17 Jun 2024

In a post-Covid world, where events and community fundraising has become less reliable and much more challenging. More and more charities are shifting their focus up the donor pyramid a little to major donors.

In this episode, Bianca breaks down The Circle of Giving and the six key steps in the process of the move management protocols for major donors.

Resources mentioned in this episode can be found here.


Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes.

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

You can also connect with the Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.

Small Non-Profit Trends in 2024

Tue, 07 May 2024

Small But Mighty is back for a sixth season! In this opening episode, hosts Bianca and Kirsty share key trends small non-profits need to be aware of in 2024.

With economic and cost of living pressures being seen globally, it's more important than ever for small charities to work smarter and not harder.

Episode highlights include:

 2:53 mins - The importance of relationships & collaboration between small non-profits and charities

8:39 mins -   Changes in determining the success of your non-profit's email marketing

13:29 mins - Why strengthening your donor relationships is more important than ever during the cost-of-living crisis

17:45 mins - Why you need to use video on social media in 2024

21:28 mins - The impact of AI in the small non-profit space

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

You can also connect with the Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.

Giving Hope: Solving fundraising dilemmas for small charities

Tue, 18 Apr 2023

Australian fundraising legend Peter Dalton joins Bianca to talk about his latest book, Giving Hope: The Journey of the For-Purpose Organisation and Its Quest for Success.

Peter tackles a set of six fundraising dilemmas, and explains to Bianca how small non-profits can overcome them.

Peter has been a huge influence in the Australian non-profit sector, with more than 30 years experience in working in fundraising.

Among many well known campaigns in Australia and globally, he lead the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre campaign for the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.

You can buy Peter's book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Giving-Hope-Journey-Purpose-Organisation/dp/9811361444

Episode highlights:

5.40 mins – strengths of small charities – major gifts and major donors – a different approach for start-ups/small charities - the most cost effective way of starting funding. 

7.15 mins - why a case for support is so important and tips of what is essential for a good one

8.15 mins – how to target a major single donor 

11.10 mins – What Giving Hope is all about for for-purpose organisations

18.20 mins – the six fundraising dilemmas and what they mean for small non-profits - The cost ratio dilemma 

23.20 mins - the tied funding dilemma

28.20 mins – the product vs misery vs hope dilemma

For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

You can also connect with the Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.

Short Stuff: Busting the Overhead Myth

Fri, 10 Feb 2023

In our charity world, ‘overheads’ is a blanket term for any expenses a non-profit has, that aren’t program costs. 

In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca shares why there's often too much emphasis on the issue of overhead expenses, why it's a mistake to use it to measure a charity's efficiency, what non-profits can do to educate donors.

The study mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345485033_Is_Overhead_A_Tainted_Word_A_Survey_Experiment_Exploring_Framing_Effects_of_Nonprofit_Overhead_on_Donor_Decision 


Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes.


For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

You can also connect with the Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.

Non-Profit Myth Busters: 2022 fundraising & social media trends

Fri, 23 Dec 2022

It's time to bust some non-profit myths!

In this episode, Bianca and Kirsty bust four commonly-held myths about small organisations in the non-profit sector in 2022, including whether fundraising is trending down, if social media still works for non-profits anymore, high donor fatigue rates, and how many social media platforms you really need to be on.


For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

You can also connect with the Alliance on Facebook and Instagram.

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