Today we are talking with Emily Goodstein, she is the founder and CEO of Greater Good Strategy. On this episode, we talk with Emily about the do's and the don'ts of fundraising strategy. Emily shares tips and practices that make Giving Tuesday and Facebook fundraising more successful.

It's a fantastic episode and we cannot wait for you to listen in!

Joining us this week is community building expert, Megan Cantrell from Share our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign which has provided more than 1 Billion meals for kids since its inception. That's billion – with a B

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Learn how to grab some of the more than 4 billion dollars that are match eligible but don’t get claimed, and learn about how your organization can start its own corporate gift matching program.

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With Giving Tuesday just around the corner, this episode is very timely. In it, you’ll learn about software that you can use to power you days of giving, communication tips you can use to make sure people know what to do and when to do it on your giving day, and you’ll learn how to expand on your single day of giving and turn it into year-round advocacy and fundraising for your organization and those you serve. 

It’s a great episode and we hope you enjoy it!

I’m Craig Grella with Salsa, and today I sit down with a few TechImpact IT team members, Ebony Taylor (Director of Infrastructure) and Chris Baranec (Security Team Manager) to discuss how nonprofits are making the transition to cloud computing, and ways to keep your organization safe online.

It’s a great episode and we hope you enjoy it!  Let’s give it a listen.

On this episode of the podcast Salsa Marketing Director Wendy Levine sits down with Mitch Stein, Founder and CEO of Pond — an online marketplace and community for nonprofits to connect around technology and tech education.

At one point or another, nonprofit staff at every level will interact with technology and Mitch discusses ways organizations can be more proactive about technology and educating their employees on the tech that best meets their needs.

It’s a great episode on a topic that is ever-present in the day-to-day activities of most nonprofits, and we hope you enjoy it!

Their CEO Chris, and Director of Development, Brittany shared with us few topics that will be of interest to nonprofits of all sizes and I’m really excited for you all to hear it.

We discussed a return to in-person events and hybrid online events.  We also discussed Peer to Peer events in detail, specifically how nonprofits can:

• Plan P2P events
• Create fundraising goals
• Build educational toolkits that can be used to promote P2P events
• How to train volunteers to increase engagement and fundraising during P2P events 

It’s an action-packed podcast with some really helpful and practical tips. I know the Salsa audience is going to enjoy it!

Jon shares some stories from his many years of experience - including how technology has changed the world of legislative advocacy. Remember fax machines?  

Join us to learn how SCAN is making the world a better place for children and how they are using technology to get there!

We dig in and talk about the practical approaches to political advocacy, how non-profits can create excitement on social media, the importance of list-building & social media relationships, deep organizing techniques, steps to planning an effective advocacy campaign, current tools used for success, and more!

Ryan will fill us in on what he has learned building The Echo, a virtual engagement platform designed to facilitate real-life human connections.  While The Echo allows users to build very cool virtual conference centers and meeting locations for their attendees - we also discuss moving back to in-person events - how to keep them safe and accommodate virtual attendees at the same time.

Join us to hear Ryan's take on what the future holds for event technology, how we will be creating great experiences for our attendees in the future, and how we will manage hybrid events where some attendees join virtually. 

Lots to think about - Join us to learn more!

Smaller nonprofits that find stable funding need to grow from a place where the Exec Director wears too many hats and does literally everything to one where she is focused on getting back to the good work she started the nonprofit for. Larger nonprofits look to create specialized positions to help specific programs grow. And just about every organization is trying to figure out whether this remote thing is here to stay or we’ll actually be back in offices on day.

Michelle is President and Owner of Nonprofit Talent, a leading nonprofit executive search firm. Michelle has served in various nonprofit executive roles, is a Pittsburgh Women of Influence Award recipient, a board member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofits, and a guest lecturer at The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and various other associations and organizations.

Bart Heird is the Group Creative Director for WebMechanix. Bart’s experience spans digital work from CPG, tourism, government, non-profit, financial services, and wealth management brands to leading creative teams in product and application development. He has extensive experience in brand, loyalty marketing, and direct response digital and created award-winning work for more than 20 years. As the GCD at WebMechanix, he leads the creative team, focussing on data-driven and data-vetted, customer-centered design with an interest in stories that connect. He’s also a former comic, improviser, sailor, huge Batman fan, pirate nerd, and Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast.

Gerard (Ger) Tonti is the Creative Director at SalsaLabs. Ger has a background that includes animation, photography, film, fine art, design, and development. He has extensive design experience with corporate branding/identity, nonprofit organizations, education materials, higher education course design, and UX/UI. As Creative Director for SalsaLabs, Ger initiates and designs complex and simple marketing materials, working with the rest of the Salsa Marketing team to ensure that all creative ideas are presented properly and adhere to the Salsa brand. He's also a painter, sculptor, guitarist, film fan, skier, and chess fanatic.

Allison Fine is among the nation’s pre-eminent thinkers and strategists for using technology for social good. She has written and co-authored three books on the subject including The Networked Nonprofit with Beth Kanter. They recently co-authored Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and released in August 2020. Allison was the chair of the national board of NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, and a founding board member of Civic Hall Labs. She is a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow and a proud member of the Westchester Women’s Agenda.

We are talking with the Delaware Humane Association - the organization that placed Major with the Biden's. Joining us are Daniel Condoluci-Smith, Delaware Humane's Director of Philanthropy, and Cory Topel, the organization's Marketing Manager.