Episodes

Erick Roder connects the right people to the right business. He has been in sales and marketing his whole career. His company, Codelation, specializes in taking ideas and turning them into actual products. Erick and Codelation help develop websites, apps, and software. In addition to his tech expertise, Erick also has 1,000’s of views to […]

Erick Roder connects the right people to the right business. He has been in sales and marketing his whole career. His company, Codelation, specializes in taking ideas and turning them into actual products. Erick and Codelation help develop websites, apps, and software. In addition to his tech expertise, Erick also has 1,000’s of views to

Ready for the Fast Track to Grant Writer? www.teresahuff.com/vip Someone the other day asked how to get started with his grant writing career. He’s volunteering at a nonprofit already and wants to step up into paid consulting work. I share 6 ways he can learn valuable grant writing skills in his nonprofit volunteer role. This

What, really, do we know about our donors before they become our donors?  What value might there be in thinking rather deeply about that?  Today’s guest is nonprofit marketing specialist Maura Fitzpatrick who has a well defined process for helping nonprofits identify their ideal donors.  Let’s find out how that works and what you can

Listeners will know that when the conversation turns to mission and impact, I’ll always recommend a clear, tightly worded impact statement.  My guest today, Anna Bruni Sabhaney, would agree but she’s really looking at a deeper, more strategic problem around alignment and clarity.  A former civil engineer, Anna has turned her eye for precision to

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Judy Skilling, Certified High-Performance Coach. You don’t want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, March 9th, 2021! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple Podcast, Google Play, or Spotify Excited to

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Judy Skilling, Certified High-Performance Coach. You don’t want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, March 9th, 2021! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple Podcast, Google Play, or Spotify Excited to

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Trenace Richardson, Founder of REAL Women, Inc. She shares candidly about why she started REAL Women, how they have stayed true to the mission, and her lessons learned on her nonprofit journey.  If you want to connect with a true sisterhood, REAL Women, Inc is a great option!

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Alec Green, the Chief Marketing Evangelist for Cornerstone On Demand Foundation.   You don’t want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple Podcast,

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Sarah Jean Knox, a fundraising, benefit, and charity auctioneer who raises revenue for organizations and nonprofits around the nation. Starting from their own experience, they end up giving some powerful tips building a strategic plan for your Nonprofit that actually works. Listen in now and be

Your organization is awesome. But sometimes you want to be even awesomer! The Official Do Good Better Podcast is here to help! Sawyer Anderson started her own fundraiser, sold over 1,000 bags for charity and  wrote a book by age 10. BY. AGE. 10.  After learning about the tragedy many families are facing in simply

In this episode of the Nonprofit Architect Podcast Travis speaks with Sara LeCarno; a first responder. Hearing her experience will remind you why you are serving your mission. Reminder To find out more about the Nonprofit Board Summit visit: https://www.nonprofitboardsummit.org/summit   Conversation Highlights: [02:23] Getting involved in the VeteransForLife! [06:41] How going through this type

Your organization is awesome. But sometimes you want to be even awesomer! The Official Do Good Better Podcast is here to help! What does the business world know about the nonprofit world? (It turns out, a lot.) Shannon Full is an experienced relationship and community-builder. Many of her other chamber positions represented multiple communities. Full

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Kalley Dunn, the Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives at AmFunds. Goal-oriented, mission-focused Director of Development and Strategy who thrives on helping others help themselves. With over nine years of professional client-focused management experience, she profoundly values positive relationships and partnerships. Does your non-profit organization

Is your board…BORED? Jeb Banner can help! (Seemingly, there’s nothing Jeb can’t do.) Today’s guest is Jeb Banner.  Jeb is the founder and CEO of Boardable, a nonprofit board management software provider. He is also the founder of two nonprofits, The Speak Easy and Musical Family Tree, as well as a board member of United

Check out this video preview of The Nonprofit Architect Podcast where Travis interviews Kalley Dunn, Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives for AmFund- American Fundraising Foundation You don’t want to miss the full episode, which will be released Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite podcast player!  i.e. Apple

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Alec Green, a seasoned marketing professional with a performance-driven, analytical focus. His expertise is in building, planning, and executing marketing programs to generate qualified leads and drive new business. He has led all aspects of marketing strategy and product management including product launches, promotions, public relations,

Your organization is awesome. But sometimes you want to be even awesomer! The Official Do Good Better Podcast is here to help! Do you really need to understand cryptocurrency? More importantly, as a nonprofit–do you need to accept it? Pat Duffy, Co-Founder of The Giving Block, began as a federal consultant for pharmaceutical companies, focused

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Kalley Dunn, the Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives at AmFunds. Goal-oriented, mission-focused Director of Development and Strategy who thrives on helping others help themselves. With over nine years of professional client-focused management experience, she profoundly values positive relationships and partnerships. Does your non-profit organization

Is your board…BORED? Jeb Banner can help! (Seemingly, there’s nothing Jeb can’t do.) Today’s guest is Jeb Banner.  Jeb is the founder and CEO of Boardable, a nonprofit board management software provider. He is also the founder of two nonprofits, The Speak Easy and Musical Family Tree, as well as a board member of United

Fast Track to Grant Writer spring enrollment is open. Sign up at www.teresahuff.com/vip. The next couple of episodes are on the importance of mentoring. I can’t tell you how many emails and messages I get from people wanting to learn grant writing – some who have even read the books and maybe even taken a course

If you haven’t read the book Delusional Altruism you should but first, listen to the author Kris Putnam-Walkerly tell me about some of the delusions or blind spots in philanthropy and how nonprofits should approach grant makers who suffer with any of them.  We pull out some gold dust about asking the wrong questions that

We hear about scale and scaling a lot, not just in nonprofits.  But what dies it feel like to really do it?  I’m joined by Annemarie Grassi Amefia who took a small after school club with three part time staff and a budget of $60,000 to 65 staff and $6 million.  It took 17 years

Today I’m joined by Ariel Glassman, who specializes in helping nonprofits with their technology and also with their fundraising efforts.  That’s the topic we’re covering today – Collaborative Fundraising.  You heard that right, rather than competing for donors, imagine nonprofits banding together to share donors.  Sounds a bit unrealistic, perhaps?  Well, let’s listen to Ariel

Today we’re talking about a problem that affects everyone at some point – that feeling that we’re always running out of time.  My guest is life coach Allison McIntosh, and we start with the scarcity mindset and move through self-talk and self-trust to unpack what’s driving this belief and this feeling that we don’t have

Today we open the Summer Series of Nonprofit Problem Solver which replaces the expert panels with deeper conversations one to one between myself and a single guest.  For Episode 1 I’m joined by Dr. William Clark, an experienced nonprofit leader, author, pastor and podcaster working in Hartford Connecticut.  Our question today is, How much should

We’re up to episode 8 in the Summer Series of Nonprofit Problem Solver podcast, and I get to spend the next hour talking to Cole Hoover, Director of Moving Worlds Institute all about social enterprises.  Cole has years of experience instructing and guiding social enterprises and part of his job is leading an international fellowship

Today on Nonprofit Problem Solver we’re up to Episode 4 in our Summer Series of one-to-one conversations.  I’m thrilled to be speaking with Jeanne Bell, who’s well known as a contributor to Nonprofit Quarterly and has a wide range of deep experience in nonprofit organizational development.  Our topic today is an important one, especially if

Today’s Nonprofit Problem Solver, Episode 5 in our Summer Series of one-to-one conversations, is with Stephen Garten, founder and CEO of CharityCharge, a public benefit corporation in Austin, Texas with that solves one particular nonprofit problem – access to a credit facility without anyone’s personal guarantee or credit check and for zero fees.  Talk about

Episode 2 in the Summer Series continues the one-to-one format between me and a guest and also we stick with the theme of fundraising.  My guest today is Rhea Wong, who’s going to tell us How to put the Fun in Fundraising.  Rhea coaches and consults nonprofit leaders and has a regular podcast, Nonprofit Lowdown.