Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast

160: From Nonprofit to Elected Office? - Samra Brouk

Do nonprofits and politics have anything in common? For Samra Brouk, success in both has gone hand in hand. Tune in as we speak with Samra about her nonprofit background and her Democratic Senate race in the 55th District of NY State. We discuss the importance of fundraising, marketing, and remembering that all those data points are people.

159: How to Survive in the Nonprofit Software Business - CauseVox

We interview Rob Wu the Founder and CEO of CauseVox.com a nonprofit focused fundraising solution https://www.causevox.com/. CauseVox has been around for over a decade in the SAS business world and has learned a lot over the years. Learn the value of capitalizing on your tailwind and growing an audience one post at a time. 

This is a must-listen episode for anyone building a product for the nonprofit industry. 

158: Where Tech and Criminal Justice Intersect - Alia Toran-Burrell

Alia Toran-Burrell walks us through how the Code For America app, “Clear My Record,” went from connecting people with criminal records to attorneys to replacing attorneys altogether. We learn about the sobering reality of criminal record clearance in America, and the incredible ways tech is stepping in to fix the problem.

 

For more information on how to dismiss or reduce a criminal record, visit https://www.clearmyrecord.org/. 

157: "Transform Your Board Into a Fundraising Force" - Kay Sprinkel Grace

Renowned non-profit consultant, Kay Sprinkel Grace, reveals how to maximize board member engagement and bolster fundraising efforts with her “AAA” solution. Speaking to findings in her new book, "Transform Your Board Into a Fundraising Force: The Essentials You Need to Know," Kay Sprinkel Grace breaks down the Ambassador, Advocacy, and Asker components of board membership. Her AAA management tool has been successfully implemented in philanthropies around the world, bringing a new sense of confidence and commitment to thousands of organizations.

 

Check out her book Transform Your Board Into a Fundraising Force for further information. 

156: The 9 Nonprofit Trends to Know From 2019 - Cause IQ

We interview Josh Hurd, the Founder of Cause IQ a leading nonprofit data aggregator about the top nonprofit trends of 2019. 

Cause IQ used their data to compare nonprofit financials from 2018-2019 versus 2017-2018 for the same 5,000 most popular organizations, and found that revenues are growing more than previously for most organizations — but investable assets are growing more slowly. Interestingly, employment isn't growing much at all. Rather, nonprofits are spending much more money on outside vendors and service providers. 

 

Cause IQ provides web-based information and tools to help accounting firms, consulting firms, financial services firms, fundraising companies, technology companies, and other providers grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.

155: The 2020 Privacy Protections Coming - SHIELD & CCPA

There are two new major online privacy policy changes coming in 2020, the CCPA in California and SHIELD act in New York. The New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Security act and the California Consumer Privacy Act. There are also multiple bills moving through legislature in no less than 25 other states and the federal government (COPRA) that could become law in 2020.

Our guest, Joshua Peskay, VP of Technology Strategy of RoundTable Technologies and Whole Whale University Cyber Security teacher explains what nonprofits need to know about the coming changes. 

Full resources and guide on the SHIELD and CCPA privacy changes.

154: Adventures at AfroTech 2019

Whole Whale's Advertising Fellow, Kariesha Martinez shares her experience and interviews at AfroTech 2019. AfroTech is the largest conference gathering of Black techies created by Blavity, an American Internet media company and website based in Los Angeles, created by and for Black millennials. Their mission is to "economically and creatively support Black millennials across the African diaspora, so they can pursue the work they love, and change the world in the process. 

 Learn more about MediaHaven, an online community of diverse professionals navigating the early stages of their careers. NYC meetup coming in 2020.

153: Using analytics to answer: Who are my donors? - CauseVox Webinar

What motivates new donors versus returning donors? What content do they favor? What series of interactions drove them to donate in the first place? Using Google Analytics, along with your donation platform and social media insights tools, you can get the answers to these questions and more. Join George Weiner, CEO + Founder of Whole Whale, along with Rob Wu, CEO + Founder of CauseVox, as they walk you through where to find key demographic and behavioral insights, how to leverage that data to improve your fundraising efforts, and how to acquire new donors and upgrade existing ones.

 

 

https://www.wholewhale.com/university/using-analytics-to-answer-who-are-my-donors/

152: Why we should save .ORG Domains - Jacob Malthouse

In an interview with Jacob Malthouse, founder of .ECO domains and former VP of Global Partnerships of ICANN. Jacob explains how domains are run by ICANN and the Internet Society, making the case for why they should be saved. 

Support the message at: SaveDotOrg.org

 

The nonprofit that runs .ORG domains is being taken over by a private equity fund.

The Internet Society, who runs .ORG, also plans to sell the other key nonprofit domains .NGO and .ONG. All three domains will be privatized.

This is a tremendous loss for nonprofits everywhere: 

• .ORG prices are going up. Price caps have been removed. The new owners can raise .ORG domain fees as much as they want. 
• $94 million dollars in revenue lost. The .ORG domain makes $94 million dollars a year. Instead of supporting nonprofits, those funds will disappear into a private company. 
• .ORG is the online home for nonprofits. It represents millions of non-profits and advocates around the world. As a symbol of the nonprofit community it should be accountable to them

151: Private Equity Company Buys .ORG Public Interest Registry PIR

On November 13th, 2019 the Internet Society and Public Interest Registry (PIR)  announced that they have reached an agreement with Ethos Capital, under which Ethos Capital will acquire PIR and all of its assets from the Internet Society. What does it mean that a private equity firm now own the .ORG and .NGO domains nonprofits rely on for their websites?

We interview Joshua Peskay a trusted nonprofit internet expert about what this means and what nonprofits should do now. Joshua Peskay is the Vice President of Technology Strategy at RoundTable Technology and an accomplished technology leader with more than two decades of experience leading technology change for over a thousand New York City nonprofit organizations.