Episodes

Monday Jul 22, 2019
135: Why Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Works - Rallybound.com
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
The Co-Founder of Rallybound, Joe Magee shares what they have learned after supporting hundreds of nonprofits with peer-to-peer fundraising. The industry is as old as it is successful, helping raise millions of dollars year-in and year-out. P2P fundraising began with large organized walks but now boasts an incredibly diverse range of events/activities that allow supporters to ask their friends for funds.
Read more about peer-to-peer fundraising.

Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
134: Raising $50M from online gaming with Extra-Life.org
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games in support of their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life has raised over $50 million USD for sick and injured kids. We interview Lou Adducci the Senior Manager of Extra Life for Children's Miracle Network Hospital Network.
E-Sports are on track to be a billion-dollar market in 2019, and the opportunity for peer-to-peer giving is just starting.

Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
133: Is this a mission or a vision statement?
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Whole Whale's COO, Megan Anhalt dives into how to create a mission and vision statement, what the difference is and helps us tell the difference.

Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
132: Interviews from Engage For Good Conference 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Whole Whale went to the Engage For Good conference in Chicago on May 29th-30th and had quick interviews with attendees. http://conference.engageforgood.com/
Organizations interviewed:
- CSM LeadDog, Adrienne Rochetti
- For Momentum, Mollye Rhea, President and Founder
- Good 360, Jim Alvey, Director of Partnerships, Disaster Recovery
- Harbor Compliance, Borock Klinger
- One and All, Tamara Wolf, VP Account Management
- Perlman + Perlman LLP, Nicole Miller, Director of Registration and Compliance
- Phil and Co, Elise Merriman, Senior Account Manager
- Wander, Rowley Samuel, Agent

Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
131: (short) US Giving Drops 1.7% in 2018 - what gives?
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
The Giving USA report came out on June 18th and announced that interest adjusted giving dropped 1.7% in 2018. A big culprit is the tax deduction changes, however, the data show several shifts that may be moving this trend. Internal podcast with Megan Anhalt, CSO of Whole Whale and George Weiner, Chief Whaler discuss the topic.

Thursday Jun 13, 2019
130: How to manage thousands of volunteers - FoodForward.org
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Interview with Joe Bobman, the Technology & Engagement Manager of Food Forward. Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same. They do this with the help of thousands of volunteers that are carefully managed.

Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
129: The Story of a FREE Fundraising Platform - GiveLively.org
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
We interview David DeParolesa, Chief Executive Officer of Give Lively a free fundraising platform. In the nonprofit software landscape full of fees for donation processing, this company is a true standout offering their myriad platform features at 0 extra cost. Their journey of building the platform has taught Give Lively a lot about what works in the software and digital fundraising world.

Wednesday May 29, 2019
128: RoundUp App: Making Change Matter for Charity
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Interview with Grant Hensel, founder of the RoundUp App and Nonprofit Megaphone. The app allows supporters to round up the change from their credit card purchases for the charity they care about every month. Learn how this app got started and how it is helping nonprofits build their recurring giving campaigns.
Full nonprofit fundraising resources from the interview.
This podcast was produced by the social impact digital agency, Whole Whale.

Wednesday May 22, 2019
127: 6 LinkedIn Strategies of Nonprofits
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
We talk with Megan Anhalt, the Chief Strategy Whaler about six strategies for nonprofits to use LinkedIn.

Wednesday May 15, 2019
126: Using AI for Ethical Impact
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
In this episode, we interview AI expert Lisa Rau, Founder of Fionta. Lisa holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and is a part of the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) group. She also led AI research for eight years at GE Corporate Research, where she published 50-some articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. We discuss what AI actually means and how nonprofits can start thinking about it.

