The Nonprofit Podcast
The Nonprofit Podcast is your weekly dose of real-talk fundraising, designed for the doers, dreamers, and difference-makers powering today’s nonprofit world.
Hosted by Jena Lynch, Donorbox’s Education & Community Engagement Manager, and fundraising strategist Britt Stockert, CFRE, each episode delivers clear, practical insights you can act on right away, no fluff, no filler.
You’ll also hear from Cara Augspurger, Ed.M., CFRE, ED of Grace Care Center Foundation, sharing field updates and frontline perspectives.
Whether you’re building something new or leveling up your impact, we bring you bold ideas, honest conversations, and tools to help you fundraise smarter and lead with confidence.
Information. Inspiration. Implementation. Impact.
That’s the energy we bring…every week.
Let’s get to work.
The Nonprofit Podcast
Ep 213| 4 Filters Every Nonprofit Leader Needs for Smarter Fundraising Decisions
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Every nonprofit team has one…the decision that keeps getting pushed to next week.
The platform that's been under evaluation for three months. The recurring giving program that still doesn't have a name. The donor email that's been rewritten twelve times and still hasn't been sent.
In this episode, Jena Lynch and Britt Stockert get into why fundraising decisions stall and what to do about it. They share a four-filter framework for cutting through the noise, talk through the real reasons teams delay, and leave you with one practical thing to try this week.
No jargon, no fluff, just two fundraising professionals being honest about something every nonprofit leader will recognise.
What You'll Learn
- Why fundraising decisions feel riskier right now
- How to define the actual problem before picking a solution
- The difference between reversible and hard-to-reverse decisions
- How 30-day tests replace all-or-nothing pressure
- What to do when your team or board can't land on a direction
- A 30-minute decision reset to try this week
Resources and Links
Donorbox| Fundraising tools built for nonprofits
Chapters
00:00 Fundraising Decision Paralysis
03:18 Define the Real Problem
09:19 Reversible vs Permanent Decisions
12:06 Progress vs Complexity
14:20 The 30-Day Testing Mindset
16:30 Common Decision-Making Traps
20:28 The 30-Minute Decision Reset
About Donorbox
Donorbox is a trusted online and on-location fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise more. With easy-to-use donation forms, powerful donor management tools, and features designed to grow recurring giving, we have helped 100,000-plus organizations process more than $4 billion in donations worldwide. donorbox.org
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The information provided in this series is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Please consult with a professional advisor for specific guidance.