Episodes

Who better to kick off Season 4 than a former kicker for the Villanova Wildcats football team? The versatile Derek Fiorenza joins host Patrick Kirby to discuss retirement planning, fundraising, events & sponsorships.  Derek has been working in the securities industry since 2011, and is responsible for Business Development, Client Retention, and Internal Operations at […]

Who better to kick off Season 4 than a former kicker for the Villanova Wildcats football team? The versatile Derek Fiorenza joins host Patrick Kirby to discuss retirement planning, fundraising, events & sponsorships.  Derek has been working in the securities industry since 2011, and is responsible for Business Development, Client Retention, and Internal Operations at

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Mark Bowers.  Mark has run a consulting business called Lighthouse One.  Mark and Travis talk about the importance of mission statements, identifying people to partner with, and knowing if you are making a difference.   Conversation Highlights:    {01:20} Introduction of guest {08:20} Importance of knowing your mission statement. 

What people often forget about corporate partnerships is the fact that they are, in fact, partnerships.  It’s easy to focus on the funding you might get from a corporation but there’s much more to a successful partnership than money, and you have to ask, why would a corporation partner with you?  What do you bring

This episode is awesome.

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Mark Bowers. Mark has run a consulting business called Lighthouse One.  Mark and Travis talk about the importance of mission statements, identifying people to partner with, and knowing if you are making a difference. You will enjoy this conversation with Mark Bowers.  You

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Mark Bowers. Mark has run a consulting business called Lighthouse One.  Mark and Travis talk about the importance of mission statements, identifying people to partner with, and knowing if you are making a difference. You will enjoy this conversation with Mark Bowers.  You

Building Your Grant Writing Consulting Business I’m excited about some great new grant writing resources coming up in August! We’ll be going through a series on building your grant writing career. This series is a sneak peek into the Fast Track to Grant Writer program where I walk you through these in detail. We talk about which

This is an awesome interview with Professional Wrestler Kevin Knight owner of the IWF

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Matt Scherer.  LinkedIn is an important tool that can help us grow our connection database.  There are very specific things you can do today to make your LinkedIn profile stand out.    Conversation Highlights:   {00:50} Introduction of Guest  {05:11} Why you need to know your purpose for being on LinkedIn  {08:56}

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Matt Scherer.  LinkedIn is an important tool that can help us grow our connection database.  There are very specific things you can do today to make your LinkedIn profile stand out.    Conversation Highlights:   {00:50} Introduction of Guest  {05:11} Why you need to know your purpose for being on LinkedIn  {08:56}

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Matt Scherer. LinkedIn is an important tool that can help us grow our connection database.  There are very specific things you can do today to make your LinkedIn profile stand out. You will enjoy this conversation with Matt Scherer.  You don’t want to miss the

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Matt Scherer. LinkedIn is an important tool that can help us grow our connection database.  There are very specific things you can do today to make your LinkedIn profile stand out. You will enjoy this conversation with Matt Scherer.  You don’t want to miss the

We Are More Than Grant Writers I’ve had several conversations lately with students in the Fast Track to Grant Writer program and with my nonprofit strategy clients about all the different roles we fill.  Our job is so much more than just writing grants. Often it’s about building relationships, supporting a nonprofit in other fundraising or development

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Catherine Ashton.  Catherine tells us the three pillars to grow your grant program. She explains the importance of language choices, getting organized, and where to find the money. Catherine is passionate about helping nonprofits raise money. You will enjoy these conversations with Catherine.  Conversation Highlights:  {00:48} Introduction of guest

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Catherine Ashton.  Catherine tells us the three pillars to grow your grant program. She explains the importance of language choices, getting organized, and where to find the money. Catherine is passionate about helping nonprofits raise money. You will enjoy these conversations with Catherine.  Conversation Highlights:  {00:48} Introduction of guest

Fundraising is hard. Revenue is hard. But building consistent, winning revenue strategies is easy for today’s guest. Regeanie Corona is an Author, Dynamic Speaker, Entrepreneur, Strategist & Coach–a force to be reckoned with! Coming from a career background with 25 years in Cloud Security to now…a CEO/Founder of her non-profit organization, Advancing The Seed. She

Fundraising is hard. Revenue is hard. But building consistent, winning revenue strategies is easy for today’s guest. Regeanie Corona is an Author, Dynamic Speaker, Entrepreneur, Strategist & Coach–a force to be reckoned with! Coming from a career background with 25 years in Cloud Security to now…a CEO/Founder of her non-profit organization, Advancing The Seed. She

We talk about his humble upbringing in Philadelphia his love of sports,music and all things media related.

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Catherine Ashton.  Catherine tells us the three pillars to grow your grant program. She explains the importance of language choices, getting organized, and where to find the money. Catherine is passionate about helping nonprofits raise money. You will enjoy these conversations with Catherine. 

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Catherine Ashton.  Catherine tells us the three pillars to grow your grant program. She explains the importance of language choices, getting organized, and where to find the money. Catherine is passionate about helping nonprofits raise money. You will enjoy these conversations with Catherine. 

You’ve probably heard of the “feedback sandwich” where you put criticism in between two positive or flattering comments.  Well Beth Wonson wants to rid the work world of that model because we’re now so trained to hearing it that it undermines the whole experience.  She has a completely different approach to feedback – and challenging

How much of your day is spent firefighting?  How much time do you spend on things that aren’t urgent or – just as you get to the really important tasks – you get interrupted by colleagues who just want to have a quick word about something.  Today’s guest, Kally Gagnon is a nonprofit coach who

When you think of volunteers for your nonprofit, what are you hoping they’ll achieve for you?  Yes, of course there’s no wages to pay but just like free puppies, there’s a ton of work involved if you want any chance of success.  And if you’re putting in that work, don’t you want to get the

Think Grant Writing Is Boring? Think Again! Grant writing might sound a little dry, and maybe it can be at times, but it can also be quite creative and innovative. There may be days when we feel stuck or can’t think through a problem. We’ve stared at the screen so long, when we close our eyes

This episode is bursting with “do good” flavor! Today’s great guest is Sybil Ackerman-Munson. Over the course of her career Sybil has devised strategies worth $45 million for large and small private foundations, individual donors and public charities. She has a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, a Masters Degree from the Yale School

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Sarah Olivieri.  Sarah Created the Impact Method, a framework that helps non-profits simplify their operations. Sarah and Travis talk about the process of improvement, the need to hear from the people on the ground, and why It is O.K. to pay your staff.      Conversation Highlights:  {00:35} Introduction

This episode is bursting with “do good” flavor! Today’s great guest is Sybil Ackerman-Munson. Over the course of her career Sybil has devised strategies worth $45 million for large and small private foundations, individual donors and public charities. She has a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, a Masters Degree from the Yale School

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Sarah Olivieri.  Sarah Created the Impact Method, a framework that helps non-profits simplify their operations. Sarah and Travis talk about the process of improvement, the need to hear from the people on the ground, and why It is O.K. to pay your staff.      Conversation Highlights:  {00:35} Introduction

On this episode we talk about the business life of a female entrepreneur. She started out with a literal lemonade stand at 5 years old. We talk about if you should go into college or business right away. We talk about what it’s like to be a female CEO in today’s world. Is business growth