The Nonprofit Podcast
The Nonprofit Podcast brings you tools, tips, and tactics today to take your nonprofit to the next level tomorrow. Hosted by Donorbox Fundraising Coach Cara Augspurger, Ed.M, CFRE, and co-host Jena Lynch, this is a bite-sized show packed with immediately implementable ideas and interventions that will up your fundraising game.
We may all have the heart to serve, but who doesn’t need to know that they are not alone in the struggle to make their mission meaningful? Interviews with innovation-driving thought-leaders, influencers, and the committed, hardworking people who shape our sector bring you insights and inspiration from the path less traveled, in addition to strategic shortcuts that mean you don’t have to do it alone!
From start-up to strategy, information to inspiration, The Nonprofit Podcast makes keeping up as easy as pressing play!
The Nonprofit Podcast
The Nonprofit Podcast - Ep 18 Big Programs don’t have to mean Big Problems, Damar
Big programs can cause big problems with capacity and resourcing, no matter the size of your organization. Cara chats with Shawn Collinsworth, CFRE, President of Damar Services Foundation about overcoming the challenges of being a leading American provider of services to people with developmental, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities, in a time of growing need and shrinking funding.
Like many organizations, Damar was at a crossroads when it came to the ability to offer life-changing support and services to a diverse group of people ranging from toddlers to senior citizens from initial diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
The choice was stark, decrease the level of care and innovation, or increase support from philanthropic sources. The 50-year-old organization buckled-up, bit the bullet and rode the fundraising bronco, and today Shawn shares how they tackled the challenge. From new fundraising events to diversifying revenue streams, Cara and Shawn look at fundraising that really supports your mission in a post-Covid world. You can find out more about the remarkable work Damar is doing here: Homepage - Damar Services, Inc
If you have any questions, or a story to share reach out to Cara at Spotlights@Donorbox.org, or find out more at Donorbox