web01.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:39:28 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://bigduck.fireside.fm/tags/donors Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0400 The Smart Communications Podcast helps busy nonprofit leaders build their communications skills and develop their organization’s voice. Every episode shares insights and practical tips to help you leverage strategic communications to advance your nonprofit’s mission. en-us episodic The Smart Communications Podcast is a useful resource for all nonprofit leaders looking to boost their communications chops on the go. Big Duck The Smart Communications Podcast helps busy nonprofit leaders build their communications skills and develop their organization’s voice. Every episode shares insights and practical tips to help you leverage strategic communications to advance your nonprofit’s mission. no Big Duck hello@bigducknyc.com https://bigduck.fireside.fm/142 f9f0fa02-2ea5-45fd-87a6-3efcd469e470 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0400 Big Duck full Big Duck Challenge your ideas around defining, segmenting, and engaging your donors and learn new approaches to cultivating supporters. 23:50 no Farra Trompeter, co-director, chats with Alyssa Wright, founder and principal of Wright Collective, about what and who is a major donor and encourages organizations to have deeper conversations with donors about the diverse ways they contribute to nonprofit missions. nonprofit, fundraising, donors Farra Trompeter, co-director, chats with Alyssa Wright, founder and principal of Wright Collective, about what and who is a major donor and encourages organizations to have deeper conversations with donors about the diverse ways they contribute to nonprofit missions.

]]> Farra Trompeter, co-director, chats with Alyssa Wright, founder and principal of Wright Collective, about what and who is a major donor and encourages organizations to have deeper conversations with donors about the diverse ways they contribute to nonprofit missions.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/130 a9aba2a5-439e-482b-a8d1-d855adc7e2df Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0500 Big Duck full Big Duck Digital marketing can help nonprofit organizations attract and engage donors, program participants, activists, volunteers, staff, and more. Learn new ways to think about and apply these tactics. 16:51 no Does your digital marketing strategies and tactics stall, get stuck, or succeed? Farra Trompeter, co-director, and Geraldine Zamora, account director at Community Boost discuss approaches for you to efficiently ramp up your online advertising, search engine optimization, and more. nonprofit, podcast, marketing, strategy, donors Does your digital marketing strategies and tactics stall, get stuck, or succeed? Farra Trompeter, co-director, and Geraldine Zamora, account director at Community Boost discuss approaches for you to efficiently ramp up your online advertising, search engine optimization, and more.

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]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/123 d85de67a-2b6b-48f3-8b59-6a4a79b46da2 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0400 Big Duck full Big Duck What motivates people to give? How can you use communications to engage donors? Learn about the benefits of building a strong monthly giving program for your nonprofit. 22:18 no Monthly giving programs bring more stability and sustainability to an organization. In this episode, Farra Trompeter chats with Dana Snyder, founder of Positive Equation, who shares tips on how to attract and engage repeat donors. nonprofit, podcast, campaigns, fundraising, donors Monthly giving programs bring more stability and sustainability to an organization. In this episode, Farra Trompeter chats with Dana Snyder, founder of Positive Equation, who shares tips on how to attract and engage repeat donors.

]]> Monthly giving programs bring more stability and sustainability to an organization. In this episode, Farra Trompeter chats with Dana Snyder, founder of Positive Equation, who shares tips on how to attract and engage repeat donors.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/96 543d8157-f13b-4bf6-a30b-d98498374051 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400 Big Duck full Big Duck Farra Trompeter is joined by Mica Bevington, US director of communications and development at Humanity and Inclusion to discuss how you can use donor personas to guide your communications. 19:25 no How can you use donor personas to guide your communications? At Big Duck, we define personas as tools that define a segment of your audience, who they are in connection to your work, what they care about, how to best reach them, where to find them, and more. Farra Trompeter chats with Mica Bevington, US director of communications and development at Humanity and Inclusion about how their team defines personas. nonprofit, nonprofit communications, donors How can you use donor personas to guide your communications? At Big Duck, we define personas as tools that define a segment of your audience, who they are in connection to your work, what they care about, how to best reach them, where to find them, and more. Farra Trompeter chats with Mica Bevington, US director of communications and development at Humanity and Inclusion about how their team defines personas.

]]> How can you use donor personas to guide your communications? At Big Duck, we define personas as tools that define a segment of your audience, who they are in connection to your work, what they care about, how to best reach them, where to find them, and more. Farra Trompeter chats with Mica Bevington, US director of communications and development at Humanity and Inclusion about how their team defines personas.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/76 7f598a90-71e5-4e29-a171-7d11b9955513 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Big Duck full Big Duck Sarah Durham and Farra Trompeter chat about the best ways to engage first-time donors who responded during a moment of crisis and transform them into regular givers. 22:54 no Is your organization looking for innovative ways to convert crisis donors into regular givers? This podcast explores how to attract and retain new donors. nonprofit, donors, crisis donors Is your organization looking for innovative ways to convert crisis donors into regular givers? This podcast explores how to attract and retain new donors.

]]> Is your organization looking for innovative ways to convert crisis donors into regular givers? This podcast explores how to attract and retain new donors.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/68 d43d018e-401b-444d-8b35-a8170ba4df0f Wed, 22 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Big Duck full Big Duck Is your nonprofit a best-kept-secret? Learn how developing a clear, credible, and consistent voice can help you build and maintain deeper mindshare and engagement with your audiences. 15:30 no Sarah Durham, CEO of Big Duck and Advomatic, goes deep into the topic of organizational voice—what it is, how to create it, maintain it, and more. Building on the insights in her book, The Nonprofit Communications Engine (https://bigduck.com/insights/nonprofit-communications-engine/), she connects the work of establishing a clear and consistent voice to building deeper relationships and mindshare with audiences. Tune in to learn how you can start developing your nonprofit’s voice and get answers to common branding questions. nonprofit, nonprofit branding, branding, nonprofit organization, donors, audiences, communications Sarah Durham, CEO of Big Duck and Advomatic, goes deep into the topic of organizational voice—what it is, how to create it, maintain it, and more. Building on the insights in her book, The Nonprofit Communications Engine, she connects the work of establishing a clear and consistent voice to building deeper relationships and mindshare with audiences. Tune in to learn how you can start developing your nonprofit’s voice and get answers to common branding questions.

]]> Sarah Durham, CEO of Big Duck and Advomatic, goes deep into the topic of organizational voice—what it is, how to create it, maintain it, and more. Building on the insights in her book, The Nonprofit Communications Engine, she connects the work of establishing a clear and consistent voice to building deeper relationships and mindshare with audiences. Tune in to learn how you can start developing your nonprofit’s voice and get answers to common branding questions.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/62 46a372e9-10ee-4ade-a7c9-2eb4275ee590 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Big Duck full Big Duck What roles and power do your donors have? Learn how to center your participants while maintaining donor relationships by applying a DEI lens with Sarah Durham and Hannah Thomas. 12:28 no Sarah Durham and strategist Hannah Thomas discuss how DEI plays an important role in your capital campaigns and other major donor communications. Centering your communications on participants and being aware of how you may be “privileging” your donors is the first step. Tune in to find out how you can reevaluate your organization’s donor centrism. nonprofit, nonprofit communications, donor centrism, donors, capital campaign Sarah Durham and strategist Hannah Thomas discuss how DEI plays an important role in your capital campaigns and other major donor communications. Centering your communications on participants and being aware of how you may be “privileging” your donors is the first step. Tune in to find out how you can reevaluate your organization’s donor centrism.

]]> Sarah Durham and strategist Hannah Thomas discuss how DEI plays an important role in your capital campaigns and other major donor communications. Centering your communications on participants and being aware of how you may be “privileging” your donors is the first step. Tune in to find out how you can reevaluate your organization’s donor centrism.

]]> https://bigduck.fireside.fm/51 53bcbd64-b9d0-4442-8a27-e1230075f22c Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Big Duck full Big Duck Sarah Durham and Farra Trompeter talk about the importance of second impressions to keep clients coming back. 13:29 no Making sure your clients and other key stakeholders are happy can be difficult. What do they really need and want from you? Tune in to understand how to be more mindful about engaging donors and clients every step of the way with Sarah Durham (https://bigduck.com/about/sarah-durham/) and Farra Trompeter (https://bigduck.com/about/farra-trompeter/). nonprofit, nonprofit communications, design, director, second impressions, donors, clients Making sure your clients and other key stakeholders are happy can be difficult. What do they really need and want from you? Tune in to understand how to be more mindful about engaging donors and clients every step of the way with Sarah Durham and Farra Trompeter.

]]> Making sure your clients and other key stakeholders are happy can be difficult. What do they really need and want from you? Tune in to understand how to be more mindful about engaging donors and clients every step of the way with Sarah Durham and Farra Trompeter.

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