December 20, 2025
November 28, 2025

[PODCAST] The Metrics That Matter Most for Giving Tuesday & Year-End Success – Carly Berna

The Metrics That Matter Most for Giving Tuesday & Year-End Success As Giving Tuesday and the year-end fundraising season arrive, now is the time for nonprofits to double down on the metrics that truly drive growth. In this refreshed episode of the Nonprofit Hub Podcast, Meghan sits down with Carly Berna of Virtuous to unpack the most essential data points every fundraiser needs to understand before year-end appeals hit full speed. From donor retention and […]
December 2, 2025

How to Recruit and Engage Event-Based Volunteers

How to Recruit and Engage Event-Based Volunteers Event-based volunteers can be your nonprofit’s secret weapon. When your organization has a major event, like a gala, concert, or auction, these volunteers jump in to save the day and help you handle the extra workload. But where do you find these individuals, and how can you keep them involved? In this article, we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of event volunteer management, showing you how to recruit and […]
December 9, 2025

The Grey Hair Advantage: Why Life Experience Makes for Better Fundraising Copy

The Grey Hair Advantage: Why Life Experience Makes for Better Fundraising Copy Yes, I started going grey early.  So why not lean into it, right? I’ve been in direct mail fundraising long enough to remember when we actually had to walk packages to the post office.  Okay, that’s an exaggeration.  But I have been around long enough to see trends come and go, to watch “revolutionary” new approaches fizzle out, and to understand that the […]
December 10, 2025

[PODCAST] Joyful Accountability For Real Impact – Pieta Blakely

Joyful Accountability For Real Impact In this episode, Pieta Blakely, Managing Principal at Rojas Blakely Associates, unpacks her concept of “joyful accountability”—a refreshing, motivating approach to program evaluation in the nonprofit sector. Drawing from her experience in workforce development and economic mobility, Pieta shares how she moved from the classroom into evaluation after seeing the need for clarity, data, and mission alignment. She explains how nonprofits can identify what truly matters to measure, avoid becoming overwhelmed […]