Missions to Movements
Missions to Movements is the nonprofit marketing and fundraising podcast that helps you grow recurring donors, scale monthly giving programs, and build digital campaigns that convert.
Hosted by Dana Snyder—speaker, strategist, and founder of Positive Equation—this show is packed with actionable nonprofit growth strategies, social media tips, and fundraising best practices.
Each week, you’ll hear how organizations are increasing donor retention, building thought leadership, and using digital fundraising to drive real impact. If you want to learn how to attract monthly donors, master nonprofit marketing, and transform your mission into a movement, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
265 episodes
Agentic Giving Explained: How to Get Your Nonprofit Found, Understood, and Trusted by AI with Fundraise Up CEO Peter Byrnes
Your next donor may never visit your website!Peter Byrnes, CEO of Fundraise Up, is joining me to explain agentic giving and the shift he sees happening RIGHT now from discove...
Meet Monthlies Mid-Size Org Winner: Global Catalyst | This Is What Happens When You Stop Waiting
Global Catalyst is on a mission to mentor girls around the world to become powerful advocates and confident leaders. They went from just 7 monthly donors in July 2025, to growing the...
He Wrote the Longest Book Title in Nonprofit History about Planned Giving. The Advice Inside Is Even Better with Tony Martignetti
Planned giving does not have to be complicated OR expensive, and you don’t need an estate attorney to get started. What if your nonprofit already has planned giving prospects sitting inside your donor database, but you...
Meet Monthlies Small Org Winner: Magical Creatures Sanctuary | How Authentic Storytelling on Social Media Built a Monthly Giving Program
If you've ever wondered what's possible with zero full-time paid staff and zero development budget, this episode is for you. Magical Creatures Sanctuary is a 100% volunte...
Why Monthly Giving Stays on the To-Do List (What I've Learned From 1,000 Nonprofit Leaders)
How do you walk into the end of the year with your monthly giving program finally built? More than HALF of the nonprofit professionals who joined my recent monthly giving webinars either had no recurring giving program or had started one and...
Black Philanthropy Month: The $86 Million Case for Funding Ecosystems with Kaci Patterson
August is Black Philanthropy Month, so consider today’s episode the kickoff! Kaci Patterson has helped raise and leverage more than $86 million for Black-led organizations. As the founder of
Your Visibility Is an Asset: Shilpa Alva on Leading Out Loud
Shilpa Alva is on a mission to fix one of the world’s most fundamental problems: the fact that hundreds of millions of people don’t have access to safe, clean water.Surge for Water
The AI Shift Nonprofits Can’t Ignore: Chatbots, Cancer Support, and the Future of Search with Mike Osborne
Most nonprofits start with the tools. The better question is, what’s the scalable opportunity technology can solve so your team can stay focused on the human interactions that matter most?With 1 in 2 people impacted by cancer i...
From Months to DAYS: How AI Is Helping Children International Scale to 275,000 Kids with Tim Bachta
Way too much of our human capacity is spent on tasks that DON’T require human empathy. That’s how Tim Bachta from Children International is thinking about growth as his team works to expa...
From Spikes to Steady: World Central Kitchen's Monthly Giving Rebrand + What the Data Says About Recurring Giving Right Now
What does the latest recurring giving data actually tell us? In this special State of Recurring Giving episode, three leaders from CharityEngine,
What 1,000 Donors Are Telling You: Key Takeaways from 2026 Giving Signals Report by Bloomerang
Did you know 92% of donors say giving is part of who they are? And that 94% say they're MORE motivated to give when they know exactly where their money will go?Today I'm doing one of my favorite things – diving into the data and r...
From Certification to Skills: Preparing Nonprofits for the AI Economy with Naria Santa Lucia
With AI adoption exploding, what does that actually mean for how you grow your team, your donors, and your impact?Naria Santa Lucia brought SO much energy and joy to her MC role at the Microsoft Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit,...
How Shared Data and AI Are Transforming ALS Research with Clare Durrett and Terri Thompson
Most AI conversations are loaded with productivity hacks, but it’s also accelerating scientific discovery in ways most people aren’t even thinking about.In this live conversation from the Microsoft Global Nonprofit Leaders Summ...
Leading AI Adoption From the Top with World Vision Germany's CEO Christoph Hilligen
This is the first time in 18 years that Christoph Hilligen sees a possibility to radically change the way NGOs operate.As the CEO of World Vision Germany, he’s already usi...
Predictive Fundraising, Donor Identity, and the Nonprofit of 2030: Inside GiveCon with Bloomerang CMO Ann Fellman
Right off the heels of GiveCon, the data is IN. Bloomerang just released their 2026 Giving Signals report, and there's one stat that stopped me in my tra...
The Inclusive AI Economy: How Nonprofits Win with Microsoft Elevate's Justin Spelhaug
What happens when 1.3 billion people adopt AI in just 39 months… and most nonprofits are still trying to figure out where to even start?While nearly 90% of nonprofits are already using AI, only 6-7% are seeing meaningful return...
Belief Precedes Growth: Building a Recurring-First Culture with Dave Raley and Dana Snyder
Monthly Giving Awareness Week feels like the perfect time to bring back repeat guest Dave Raley, especially after he just launched The Ce...
From Voice to Velocity: Visibility Through Thought Leadership with Dion Dawson (MGS Main Stage Session)
Dion Dawson took the Monthly Giving Summit Main Stage in February and it was mic drop after mic drop. Over the last five years, his work at Dion’s Chicago Dream has generated more th...
The $50 Million Vote of Confidence: How MacKenzie Scott's Gift Is Fueling Native Forward's Boldest Chapter Yet with Angelique Albert
Angelique Albert believes that scaling a mission takes bold investments in marketing, the courage to make unconventional leadership decisions, and the willingness to make a case loud enough for the right partners to find you.Im...
Know Your Net Worth: Building Relational Equity with Allison Trowbridge
Relational equity is going to reframe the way you think about donors. Did you know loneliness is now considered a public health crisis, comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day?!In this bonus keynote from the
Why is Your Monthly Giving Program Not Growing?
Did you know monthly donors often have 85%+ retention rates, while many nonprofits are lucky to retain just 40% of one-time donors?In this episode, I’m asking you to take a hard look at your fundraising calendar and answer one simple...
How Vibe AI Is Changing What's Possible for Nonprofits - And How I Built the Monthly Giving Builder to Prove It
Can you believe the tools that once required a full development team and a 6-figure budget can now be built in a matter of MONTHS with “vibe AI” for a fraction of the cost?In this solo episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look in...
What Season Is Your Monthly Giving Program In? (And Why the Retreat Meets You There)
Monthly Giving Retreat: Learn more + apply by 4/10 here! What season is your monthly giving program in right now — planting, growing, or stuck in a p...
What a Fundraising Conference Should Deliver - And How to Plan for It with Andrew Edwards
If you've ever been the only fundraiser in the room running the gala and fielding board questions about why an auction underperformed, today's guest has been exactly where you are. Andrew Edwards spent years on the front l...
The Visibility Strategy That Unlocked a $1M Gift: Personal Branding for Nonprofit Leaders with Bofta Yimam
What if the thing standing between your nonprofit and a million dollar gift wasn't your programming, your data or even your ask, but your story?Emmy Award-winning journalist and StoryLede founder Bofta Yimam is here to talk abo...