432. The Future of Philanthropy: Gen Z's Unique Giving Habits and How to Reach Them - Elizabeth (McDonough) Ruikka + Alyssa Boger

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We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits
432. The Future of Philanthropy: Gen Z's Unique Giving Habits and How to Reach Them - Elizabeth (McDonough) Ruikka + Alyssa Boger
Jun 05, 2023 Season 7
We Are For Good

Meet Elizabeth and Alyssa. They’re sharing insights from The Nonprofit’s Guide to Engaging Gen Z created by Classy and Pursuant (bravo on evolved partnerships 👏). Gen Z just doesn’t operate like any other generation, and we love how they break the status quo. We’re chatting about how nonprofits can create long-lasting partnerships with this deeply generous generation. Tune in for your guide on engaging with this generation that’s already making its mark on philanthropy.

💡Learn 

  • How to understand Gen Z’s motivations 
  • An overview of The Nonprofit’s Guide to Engaging Gen Z 
  • Ways nonprofits can partner with Gen Z for greater impact

Today's Guests
Elizabeth (McDonough) Ruikka, Senior Director, Demand Generation & Digital Marketing, Classy + Alyssa Boger,  Senior Vice President, Client Strategy, Pursuant

Episode Highlights

  • Alyssa’s story and journey to where she is today (4:30)
  • Elizabeth’s story and journey to where she is today (6:10)
  • Understanding Gen Z’s motivations (10:30)
  • How to Engage Gen Z (17:00)
  • How + Where Gen Z is gathering (20:00)
  • How we begin building our Gen Z donor bases (25:00)
  • The top 3 values of Gen Z donors (28:00)
  • A powerful moment of philanthropy in Elizabeth’s life (39:00)
  • A powerful moment of philanthropy in Alyssa’s life (41:00)
  • Alyssa’s One Good Thing: No is a complete sentence. (45:00)
  • Elizabeth’s One Good Thing: You want to hire people that are smarter than you. (47:00)
  • How to connect (50:00)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/432.

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