The Social Impact Solutions Podcast
The Social Impact Solutions Podcast
Podcast Description
Too many organizations struggle to quantify the good they’re doing in a way that inspires donors, partners, investors, and communities to take action. Join Lauren and John Mark Vanderpool as they share how you can measure and market your impact to create more meaningful change today.
Each episode delivers practical strategies, expert insights, and inspiring stories to help you overcome these hurdles, raise more funding, and amplify your mission.
Whether you’re leading a nonprofit, heading up a CSR initiative, or simply passionate about making the world a better place, the Social Impact Solutions Podcast is your go-to resource for actionable advice on measuring and marketing your impact.
Tune in, take notes, and let’s create a world where your work speaks for itself.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various themes crucial to nonprofit organizations including impact measurement challenges, effective fundraising strategies, and the transformative role of volunteers. Episode examples include 'The Pitfalls of Impact Measurement', which highlights common mistakes in data collection, and 'How to Prove Your Nonprofit Deserves More Funding', emphasizing the importance of communicating impact effectively to retain donor support.
Too many organizations struggle to prove the good they’re doing in a way that inspires donors, partners, investors, and communities to take action. Join Lauren and John Mark Vanderpool as they share how you can measure and market your impact to create more meaningful change today.
Each episode delivers practical strategies, expert insights, and inspiring stories to help you overcome these hurdles, raise more funding, and amplify your mission.
Whether you’re leading a nonprofit, heading up a CSR initiative, or simply passionate about making the world a better place, the Social Impact Solutions Podcast is your go-to resource for actionable advice on measuring and marketing your impact.
Tune in, take notes, and let’s create a world where your work speaks for itself.
On this episode of the Social Impact Solutions Podcast, Co-Founders Lauren Vanderpool and John Mark Vanderpool come together on a special end of year bonus episode to share hard-won insights and practical strategies nonprofit leaders can put to use right away. Drawing from years of experience working alongside nonprofit organizations, they break down how to effectively engage new donors, focus on the right funders instead of spreading efforts too thin, and choose fundraising activities that actually move the needle. The conversation also explores how to increase volunteer engagement, measure and communicate impact with clarity, and leverage tools like social media and SMS to strengthen donor relationships. This bonus episode is designed to help nonprofit leaders reflect, refocus, and head into the new year equipped to grow fundraising efforts and amplify social impact!
Episode Chapters
– 00:00 Introduction to Nonprofit Challenges
– 05:14 Engaging New Donors
– 11:43 Key Fundraising Activities for Small Teams
– 16:30 Effective Marketing Strategies for Nonprofits
– 24:13 Measuring and Communicating Impact
– 25:20 Diversifying Your Donor Base: Myths and Realities
– 28:14 Understanding Funder Fit and Diversification
– 30:41 Concentration vs. Diversification in Fundraising
– 33:29 Attracting and Retaining Ideal Funders
– 34:05 Engaging New Donors on Social Media
– 37:48 Addressing Cost of Living Increases with Donors
– 40:31 Boosting Volunteer Engagement
– 44:23 Effective Use of Text Communication
– 46:16 Articulating Program Impact
– 51:01 Finding New Donors and Funders
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