Welcome to this episode of The Nonprofit Coach: Everything DAF! with your host Ted Hart, global philanthropy executive and author of The DAF Revolution: Making a Difference in Our Modern World.

In this conversation, Ted sits down with Matt Nash, Executive Director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund, to explore how technology is reshaping donor-advised funds (DAFs) and transforming the way donors and nonprofits connect.

Matt shares an inside look at the Blackbaud Giving Fund’s role as a donor-advised fund sponsor that powers workplace giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, and global charitable support. Together, Ted and Matt unpack how digital platforms are making giving easier, faster, and more transparent — “taking the sand out of the gears” of philanthropy.

Key themes you’ll hear in this episode include:

• Technology-powered DAFs: How workplace giving platforms, peer-to-peer campaigns, and digital wallets are revolutionizing donor engagement.

• Ease and speed of giving: Why simple, mobile-friendly solutions encourage generosity and allow nonprofits to receive funds in days, not weeks.

• Opportunities and challenges for nonprofits: What it means to receive funds through intermediaries, the importance of registering with giving platforms, and strategies for better donor stewardship.

• Misconceptions about anonymity: Why more than 90% of DAF donors do provide their names and contact information — and how nonprofits can capture and use that data effectively.

• The dual nature of giving decisions: How DAFs separate the “head” (tax and financial planning) from the “heart” (personal values and causes) to foster more intentional philanthropy.

• Policy insights and wishes for the future: Why Matt and many others in the sector hope that Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from retirement accounts will one day be eligible for donor-advised funds.

• Practical advice for all stakeholders: How donors, advisors, and nonprofit leaders can leverage DAFs to strengthen relationships and amplify impact.

Matt brings over a decade of experience helping nonprofits understand and engage with DAF donors, and in this episode, he offers clear, practical advice you can put to work immediately. From donor psychology to financial planning, from stewardship to technology integration, this conversation provides a roadmap for thriving in the fast-evolving world of donor-advised funds.

Whether you are a donor seeking to give more effectively, an advisor guiding clients, or a nonprofit leader striving to engage DAF donors more strategically, you’ll find actionable takeaways in this episode.

Join Ted Hart and Matt Nash as they shed light on how technology, trust, and DAFs are shaping the future of philanthropy.

Click here for tedhart.com He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising, and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Kay Sprinkel Grace, FAFP, is passionate about philanthropy and has devoted the last thirty years to the nonprofit sector, providing seminal thought, habit-breaking strategies, challenges to board and staff, and reengineering the vocabulary of fundraising. Her seven books and frequent speaking engagements across the globe reflect her restless quest for an ever-improved capacity of organizations to truly serve their communities. Kay has received the Golden Gate Chapter of AFP Lifetime Achievement Award, the Fundraising Professional of the Year award from AFP Global and the Henry A. Rosso Medal for lifetime achievement in ethical fundraising from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She has published seven books on a variety of topics related to leadership and fundraising. Visit www.kaygrace.org

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Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Clare McDowall is an online communications consultant specializing in social media communications.  She has a passion for, and expertise in working with Canadian nonprofits to educate and inspire them to get involved in social media. Hailing from Scotland, Clare moved to Toronto in early 2011 and established Socially Good because of the high demand for online  and integrated digital communication skills in Canada. Clare is the founder of Be Good Be Social Toronto, a free social media conference for nonprofits which takes place annually and she is also a committed communications and marketing volunteer with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Toronto chapter. Clare is also a proud advocate for Good Works, who focus on telling deeply human stories about philanthropy to inspire action. She is their Chief Connections Officer in the Greater Toronto area. Clare has a particular passion for LinkedIn for nonprofits, regularly speaking on the subject at conferences around the GTA.  She also helps individuals like YOU to improve your own LinkedIn profile - visit our sister company 3:17 Consulting for more information.

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Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: John Greenhoe, CFRE, is a senior fundraising practitioner at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan) who has trained thousands in the art of major gift identification and qualification and raised millions of dollars for both large and small nonprofits. He is the author the highly acclaimed book, "Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call." A popular presenter, Greenhoe has taught fundraising master's level courses at two universities and has delivered national philanthropy conference presentations in North America, Europe, Africa and New Zealand. Greenhoe began his fundraising career as director of development of the Greater Kalamazoo Area Red Cross, where he initiated comprehensive major gift and planned giving programs. He has a master's degree in philanthropy and development from Saint Mary's (Minnesota) University and is an Association of Fundraising Professionals Master Trainer. Information on his book can be found atabout.me/johngreenhoe.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE - is one of fewer than one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her nineteen years as a philanthropic consultant, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 22,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt and most of the fifty United States, in all aspects of development.  She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants. Ellen Bristol is the founder and driving force behind Bristol Strategy Group, the Miami-based company she launched in 1995, after a 27-year career in sales and marketing. Soon after launching BSG, her nonprofit colleagues and clients convinced her that her innovative approach could benefit the profession of fundraising.  This insight prompted the development of  Fundraising the SMART Way™.

This podcast will encourage inquisitive thinking and advanced thinking about fundraising strategy at a time the world needs philanthropy more than ever before. He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising, and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Laurence Pagnoni - AUTHOR - Fundraising 401: Masterclasses in Nonprofit Fundraising That Would Make Peter Drucker Proud.  In his thirty-five years in the nonprofit sector, Laurence has served as an executive director of three nonprofit organizations and has served hundreds of nonprofit agencies as fundraising counsel. In his current role as chairman of LAPA Fundraising, Inc., he and his staff serve, at any given time, approximately twenty-five nonprofit agencies as fundraising counsel. What you'll rarely find on the bookshelves of the fundraising profession is a guide to thinking deeply about fundraising. That's what Laurence A. Pagnoni has written for you.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising.org Click here to Promote your Service or Organization He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. ON THIS SHOW learn the latest from the 2013 Charitable Giving Report PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:Robert (Rob) D. Mitchell III has invested his 31 year career in the non-profit world as a fundraising practitioner, nonprofit executive, consultant, and now leading two businesses that provide products and services to charities and churches. Mr. Mitchell  is currently CEO of Atlas of Giving, LLC and Philanthromax LLC. Philanthromax uses proven techniques from American business to create more financial fuel and greater efficiencies for nonprofits.  Atlas of Giving LLC is pioneering a major innovation for nonprofits.  The Atlas of Giving™ measures, analyzes, and forecasts US giving monthly by sector, by source, and by state.

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Click Here for Radio Links He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. Special guests celebrating Blackbaud service to the nonprofit sector. Katie Beth DeSchepper is responsible for creating and managing the analytical and marketing strategy used in our client’s customer relationship and direct marketing programs.    Tammy Radencic has been supporting nonprofits and Blackbaud Sphere since 2005. She manages the Freshman Orientation program providing advice to new Blackbaud Sphere clients.  Jeff O’Toole, a senior client success manager, joined Blackbaud in 2004 and now leverages his nine years’ experience to help nonprofit clients grow their missions. Chuck Longfield became Blackbaud's chief scientist in January 2007 and is the founder of Target Software, Inc. and Target Analysis Group, Inc., both now Blackbaud companies. Chuck has extensive experience designing and implementing national as well as international constituency databases. In recognition of his accomplishments, Chuck is the recipient of the DMA 2012 Max Hart Nonprofit Achievement Award.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Susan Raymond, PhD is Executive Vice President for Research, Evaluation, and Strategic Planning for Changing Our World.  In February of 2011, Susan was honored with the Women in Excellence and Achievement Award by Women United in Philanthropy. She has extensive experience in research, analysis and planning, most recently with the prestigious New York Academy of Sciences.  At the Academy, she created the first technology and public policy program, and then became Director of Strategic Planning and Special Projects.  Prior to this, Susan was a project officer at the World Bank and a senior consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development and to various private organizations including the Carnegie Corporation, specializing in healthcare and international economic research.  She has led the formation of private foundations in Poland, Croatia, and Hungary and written business plans for foundations in India and Thailand.  Under leadership and during the political transition, Friends of Litewska Hospital became one of the first and most successful private philanthropies in Warsaw, Poland. Today she will be sharing her expertise on: Long-Term Nonprofit Strategies for Rapid Economic Change

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Mark Blumberg is a partner at Blumberg Segal LLP and works almost exclusively in the areas of Non-Profit and Charity Law.  He has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of British Columbia and a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) from Osgoode Hall Law School in Tax Law. Mark is on the Executive of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section and Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Charity and Non-profit law section.  Mark is quoted regularly in print media and appears frequently on radio and television on topics relating to philanthropy and the regulation of charities in Canada.  Mark has appeared on a number of occasions in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on topics such as charity regulation, transparency and accountability for non-profits and charities and tax incentives for philanthropy.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT Patricia Pasqual, Director, Washington , DC Office, Foundation Center: Patricia Pasqual was appointed director of the Foundation Center’s regional office in Washington, DC in April 2008. This is a return engagement for Pasqual, who served as the DC director from 1994 to 1999 and led the Center’s Cleveland office for the nine years prior to that. She also has experience as public library administrator both in Cleveland and with the District of Columbia Public Library, where she managed special system-wide initiatives and outreach services. As director, she oversees the office’s information services, training programs, special events and plans outreach to local, national, and international nonprofit organizations and to grantmakers, as well as to Congress and the Center's Cooperating Collections in the mid-Atlantic region. She has a master’s degree in library science from the University of Michigan and a graduate certificate in public administration from George Washington University. She has been active in numerous philanthropic and community based organizations.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:Jen Filla founded Aspire Research Group so that every development office could have the benefits of professional prospect research. Known for her creativity and clear communications, she uses her direct fundraising experience to craft research solutions for organizations across the country that answer the questions that lead to more and higher gifts, guiding fundraisers comfortably every step of the way. Jen is deeply committed to advancing philanthropy and the fundraising profession. Jen is very excited to be co-authoring a book, Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Guide, with Helen Brown to be published in early 2013 by John Wiley & Sons as part of the AFP Fund Development Series. Helen Brown has been a development professional since 1987.  Currently she works with a variety of clients to establish, benchmark and re-align research departments; identify major gift prospects; and train researchers and other fundraisers through on-site and web-based training services. Helen is a former member of the board of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA). In 2006 she received the NEDRA Ann Castle Award for service to the prospect research community.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising The Nonprofit Coach With Ted Hart: GivingUSA 2013 Report National Announcement of Philanthropic Activity for 2012 What are the latest trends in giving and what do they mean to your organization? Join us on Tuesday, June 18, at 11:00 a.m. EDT for a first look at the newly released Giving USA data from 2012. He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Peter Fissinger, President & Chief Executive Officer, Campbell & Company Peter Fissinger has 27 years of professional experience in institutional advancement, including designing and implementing major capital fundraising strategies, annual giving programs, planned giving programs, and marketing efforts. He has worked in a wide range of nonprofit sectors, including education, healthcare, culture and human services. Peter has worked with organizations whose planned campaign goals range from $5 million to $5 billion. Peter chairs the Advisory Council on Methodology for Giving USA and serves on the board of the Giving Institute. He is a past president of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and a member of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

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Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:Janice Gow Pettey: Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy: A Guide to Ethical Decision Making and Regulation for Nonprofit Organizations Janice Gow Pettey has been working in the nonprofit field for more than 25 years. She is an internationally recognized authority on fundraising, and regularly conducts trainings and leads presentations for all types of groups and organizations. She specializes in diversity and ethics in fundraising. Her book, Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, was published by Wiley in 2001 and won the CASE International Research Award in 2003. She also served as editor of New Directions in Philanthropic Fundraising: Diversity in the Fundraising Profession, published by Jossey-Bass in 2002. Janice is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco where she teaches courses in fundraising, strategic planning and board governance. She serves on the international board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and chairs AFP’s Ethics Committee. She also chaired the 2005 Think Tank on Ethics held in Washington, D.C. Janice also led AFP’s 2005 Diversity Summ

Click here for tedhart.com He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising, and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Kay Sprinkel Grace, FAFP, author, international speaker and one of the most respected voices in the fundraising profession, has been named the 2020 Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The Outstanding Fundraising Professional award is the highest honor that AFP bestows upon one of its members, recognizing effective, creative and stimulating leadership, as well as the practice and promotion of ethical fundraising. Grace will receive the award on Tuesday, March 31, at AFP ICON 2020, the largest conference of professional fundraisers in the world, in Baltimore, Md. Since starting her own consulting firm, Transforming Philanthropy, in 1989, Grace has helped nonprofit organizations raise many billions of dollars to reach their annual and campaign goals through strategic support of their fund raising and board development efforts. She is an internationally recognized thought leader and innovator who has transformed the way boards and staff approach their philanthropic goals.  Her board engagement program, “AAA” (Ambassador, Advocate, Asker) has transformed the way hundreds of boards throughout the world think about fundraising.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising Click here for tedhart.com   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:     Marc A. Pitman is the author of “Ask Without Fear!” and founder of FundraisingCoach.com and the weekly email service “Fundraising Kick.” Marc’s expertise and enthusiasm has caught the attention of such organizations as Reuters, CBS, Fox News, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy and gets him invited to speak to groups all over the world. Ask Without Fear! A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising  He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:Claire Costello - Philanthropic Solutions - RE: Bank of America High Net Worth Philanthropy Study Claire Costello is the National Philanthropic Practice Executive for Philanthropic Solutions at U.S. Trust Bank of America Corporation.  Ms. Costello is a recognized expert in philanthropy. Her reputation results from her involvement with a variety of non-profit ventures and her extensive work assisting high-net-worth individuals and families in identifying and fulfilling their philanthropic ambitions. She supports clients in making a broad range of philanthropic decisions concerning the implementation and execution of their giving strategies and is responsible for providing thought leadership and identifying best practices for both philanthropic families and nonprofit institutions. Previously, Ms. Costello founded and managed the Citigroup Private Bank global Philanthropic Advisory Service.  She also practiced law as a litigator in both the public and private sectors, prior to which she clerked in the U.S. District Court.  Ms. Costello is a graduate of Amherst College and New York University School of Law.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising  He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERTS: Penelope Cagney author of "Global Fundraising: How the World is Changing the Rules of Philanthropy" (Wiley AFP 2013) Penelope Cagney, MA, CFRE, CEO of the Cagney Company, has 25 years of experience in planning, development and governance. Penelope is a skilled communicator and teacher and now serves as a member of the faculty of the Nonprofit Management Institute at Arizona State University.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising Click here for tedhart.com   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Greg McHale is a serial social entrepreneur. In 2002, he founded cMarket (now called BiddingForGood), his first ‘do good’ venture. BiddingForGood has changed the $18 billion per year nonprofit auction market by delivering a web-based tool that enables nonprofit organizations to better manage and market their charity auctions to their constituencies to raise more money with their charity auctions. Launching in Boston is mid-2013 will be the next generation of good2gether.

Click here for the RADIO LINKS Click here for People to People Fundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERTS: Dennis McCarthy has been serving nonprofits for more than 30 years in the design and implementation of integrated marketing solutions and building and managing technology solutions for some of America’s largest and most complex nonprofit organizations. Say “Hi” on Twitter @dmccarthy104 Frank Barry is the director of digital marketing at Blackbaud. For more than 10 years Frank has been helping nonprofits use the Internet so they can focus on changing the world. Oh, and he has triplet boys! Say “Hi!” on Twitter @franswaa and check out his blog on npENGAGE. Carie Lewis is the director of emerging media at The Humane Society of the United States. Follow Carie on Twitter at @cariegrls

Click here for the RADIO LINKSClick here for People to People FundraisingClick here for tedhart.com  He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERTS: Michelle Greanias Michelle joined the Grants Managers Network as its first Executive Director in May, 2008. She is a longstanding member of GMN, serving as a board member from 1996-2001 and as Co-Chair from 1998-2001. Marcus L. McGrew As director of Grants Management, Marcus McGrew is responsible for developing and streamlining The Kresge Foundation’s processes and procedures to achieve optimal grantmaking operations.  Jessica Bearman Jessica Bearman (Bearman Consulting) works with mission-based organizations, particularly philanthropic organizations. Her work focuses on strategic planning, facilitation, and project research, design, and management to help organizations become more effective and responsive to the communities that they serve.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERTS: From Blackbaud Mark Chardon - President Tiffany Crumpton Steve MacLaughlin                            Also on the show today: Ken Berger - Charity Navigator Mark Sutton - Artez Kay Sprinkel Grace -  International Consultant Lindsay Nichols - GuideStar Susan Mcdermott - John Wiley & Sons

Click here for the RADIO LINKSClick here for People to People FundraisingClick here for tedhart.com   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Amy Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE is a fundraising consultant for local and national nonprofits. She's raised millions of dollars through event planning, grant writing, capital campaigns, and major gift solicitations. Her "no-nonsense" approach to fundraising yields big results for her clients and followers. Amy is Author of Raising More with Less Twitter? @amyeisenstein

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:Michael J. Rosen, CFRE is President of ML Innovations, a fundraising and marketing consulting firm. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the graduate Arts Administration Program at Drexel University. Michael has received the AFP-Skystone Partners Prize for Research in Fundraising and Philanthropy for his best-selling book Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing, which has been included on the official CFRE International Resource Reading List. Michael has served as President of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Greater Philadelphia, Board Chair of the AFP Political Action Committee, Board Member of the AFP Foundation, and Vice President of the AFP Greater Philadelphia Chapter. Active in the community, Michael has served on the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance. He is the host of the popular blog http://MichaelRosenSays.wordpress.com. You can Follow him at http://twitter.com/mlinnovations. Or, you can email him at mrosen[at]mlinnovations.com.

Special Edition of the Nonprofit Coach with Ted Hart Radio Show is dedicated to Greening the Nonprofit World. Bringing expert advice to the nonprofit sector and drawing from the Nonprofit Guide to Going Green helping nonprofits green their efforts and carbon footprint, shows nonprofit executives proactive steps they can take to protect the environment and helps charities on the path to becoming a certified Green Nonprofit from GreenNonprofits.org THE GREEN SHOW delivers a timely and essential call to GREEN action for this new century. Page 2 Expert:  Barbara Wiseman Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) International President, Over the past 30 years, Barbara has worked with a variety of international organizations: from helping displaced refugees from nations as diverse as Chile, Iran, Iraq, Vietnam and Laos to resettle in their new American homes, to introducing effective management principles to business and government leaders in Russia and Mexico. In 2003, Lawrence Anthony, a world-renowned conservationist, invited her to help him create The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization, an international non-profit dedicated to investigating and sorting out truth from fiction in environmental issues, and then introducing workable solutions to the real problems that face us in these areas.     As the International President, she has spearheaded The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization’s US activities including a campaign to clean up the toxic environment in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the creation of environmental workshops for school children, and the creation of spectacular educational Eco Safaris to South Africa.

He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Kay Sprinkel Grace, CFRE, is a San Francisco-based organizational consultant, providing workshops and consultation to local, regional, national and international organizations in strategic development planning, case and board development, staff development, and other issues related to the leadership of the fundraising process.  Description: "Giving and Receiving and ???" The holidays are prime time for giving and receiving. We focus on "year-end giving," knowing that it is the most opportune time for individuals to invest with gratitude in the issues they care about. But what happens after we receive those gifts? Yes, we thank our donors (and quickly!) but what happens next? Stewardship, one of the oldest concepts in philanthropy, is also the most neglected. Why we neglect it is complicated: too little time, limited resources, stretched staff -- all excuses that in fact are not donor-focused which is what we simply must be. Kay Sprinkel Grace will once again give us her holiday gift of insights, challenges and best practices: this year focused on being better stewards of our most important resource, our donors.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising  He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Claudia A. Looney, CFRE has demonstrated exemplary leadership as a mentor and teacher and has proven herself as an exemplary practitioner throughout her distinguished career as a fundraising professional. Claudia has given generously of her time, treasure and extraordinary talent to nurture the career development of her peers and colleagues, and to instill in them the value and significance of volunteer service. Claudia has been a member of AFP since 1982, and has served unselfishly in countless leadership roles at the chapter level, and the national level in AFP and its foundation, including President of the AFP Foundation of Philanthropy and in 2012 received the AFP’s International Fundraiser of the Year Award. Claudia has steadfastly championed ethical standards as the cornerstone of effective fundraising and the moral compass of fundraising professionals worldwide.

Click here for the RADIO LINKSClick here for People to People FundraisingClick here for tedhart.com   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Kay Sprinkel Grace, CFRE, is a San Francisco-based organizational consultant, providing workshops and consultation to local, regional, national and international organizations in strategic development planning, case and board development, staff development, and other issues related to leadership of the fund raising process. She is the author of six books including: Beyond Fund Raising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment, High Impact Philanthropy

Click here for the Radio Links  Click here for the P2PFundraising Site   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Clinton O’Brien is Vice President of Nonprofit Services for Care2 (www.care2.com). With more than 21 million members and 16 million unique monthly visitors, Care2 is the largest community of people taking action every day to support causes and make a better world. Founded in 1998 and based in Redwood City, California, Care2 (a certified B Corporation) helps leading nonprofits to recruit donors and win advocacy victories. The campaigns that Care2 conducts for its clients also reach tens of millions of additional people via partnerships with 200 media partners and blogs

Click here for the Radio Links  Click here for the P2PFundraising Site   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through this economic downturn in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Steve Hafner: Upon graduation from George Mason University in 1991, Steve became involved in the non-profit industry. Working with Higher Education Publications, Inc., he developed what would become the definitive database on corporate matching gift policies, GiftPlus. Steve founded HEP Development Services in 1996 to provide data services to the non-profit industry. His philosophy of providing accurate data with phenomenal customer support has been the backbone of the firm's growth. E-mail: steve@hepdata.com Full bio available at: http://www.hepdata.com/about.cfm

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising   He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Megan and Justin Churchman Megan and Justin Churchman are a dynamic brother-and-sister fundraising and philanthropic team that has been championing multiple causes from a very young age. Justin Churchman, 20, is an engineering major at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is the founder of Build Better Lives, an El Paso, Texas nonprofit dedicated to eliminating homelessness in Juarez, Mexico, one house at a time. The siblings earlier this year shared an international Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and in 2011 Justin was named a CNN Heroes Young Wonder for raising more than $80,000 to build more than two dozen houses in Mexico. Megan Churchman, a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, is the founder of Global Hands, a youth-led foundation that seeks to better the lives of children worldwide. She is the recipient of the international Simms Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award given by the AFP for her work in Africa and Mexico. Her passion is children and her hope is to encourage youth everywhere to make a difference. http://www.theourfathersfoundation.org/ They both have links to on the right.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT: Robert M. Penna holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University with a specialization in urban and municipal affairs.  He is the author of The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox  -awarded the 2012 Association of Fundraising Professionals/Skystone Partners Research Prize - and the lead author of Outcome Frameworks . His present work centers on the application of outcomes to nonprofits, capacity assessment, nonprofit communications and reporting, and the application of certain corporate sector outcome-based tools and insights to the work of nonprofits.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  CAFAmerica is the premier expert in International Grantmaking and Enhanced Domestic Due Diligence. Those who want to give safely, with a tax benefit and when good reputations matter, use CAFAmerica. Listen in how how this organizations provides service to the donor communities of North America. Eileen M. Wilhem & Doug Balfour discuss with Ted Hart CAFAmerica's Launch of: International Day of Giving

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  David LaGreca and Nicole Sebastian.  David is the Executive Director of the VCG Governance Matters. Prior to this position, he founded The LaGreca Company (TLC) in 1999. David has extensive experience in working with corporate and nonprofit executives in areas as diverse as performance coaching and refining business operations. Over the past five years, he has served as Interim Executive Director for five nonprofit organizations. He recently completed a $30M merger of two social service agencies in Manhattan and the dissolution of a long established workforce program. He is the Board Chair of JOBSFIRSTNYC, an intermediary organization focused on out-of-school, out-of-work young adults. Before joining VCG in 1991, David was the Administrator for the Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Nicole Sebastian is the Deputy Executive Director of VCG Governance Matters, a nonprofit organization whose mission focuses on strengthening nonprofit organizations by improving the governing and management ability of their boards of directors.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Dave Simms, General Manager, Events & Community Relationships, The Leukaemia Foundation Dave emigrated to Australia in 1995 after a career with the BBC and commercial radio in the UK. He’s worked for several children’s charities and for the last nine years he’s been the National General Manager of Events for the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia. Dave has a $20 million target each year from fundraising events – so they are big business. The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national not-for-profit dedicated to helping Australians with blood cancers – leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma - and related blood disorders.  Their mission to care means they provide free support to patients and their families during their long and tough treatment.  Their also have a vision to cure investing funds into blood cancer research.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  The copywriting mathematician, Sean Triner has been a fundraiser since leaving school, working through events, corporate and grant fundraising, direct marketing including introducing direct dialogue at UK charity Action Medical Research in the early 90’s , one of the very first charities to embrace this method.  His final job before crossing to the agency side was marketing and communications director at UK mental health charity Mind.  In 2002 his team, Leeds United were doing very badly so he fled to Australia, set up a full service charity marketing agency (Pareto Fundraising) and soon after that a charity telemarketing agency with a friend.  The agency works with around 50 Australian, New Zealand and Hong Kong charities doing direct mail, digital fundraising, bequest marketing, training and data analysis.  Pareto's reputation is built around its data knowledge including managing an astounding collaboration with Aussie and Kiwi charities sharing their entire data files' transactions for data analysis.  In his spare time he is a wild life (including trained deadly snake) rescuer, comedian and story teller.  Search Amazon Kindle & all digital book stores for his short story in aid of Amnesty.

Find all our archives, books and resources at http://www.tedhart.com He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. Page Two Expert: Michele Hall-Duncan, President & CEO of the enCourage Kids Foundation. Michele began her career at enCourage Kids as a volunteer and joined the foundation staff full-time in 1996. Her passion and warm personality, combined with her leadership expertise, eventually led to her rise in the organization and under her direction, the Programs department immediately began to flourish. In addition to overseeing the growth of the Pediatric Hospital Support Program, Michele is responsible for the creation and development of the Tablet program, which became one of the organization’s most sought-after and valuable programs. The relationships she has fostered over the years with Child Life staff and all levels of hospital administration, have helped her to develop an integral understanding of their needs and has helped position the organization to be on the forefront of state-of-the-art programming. Michele is a Trustee of the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation where she serves as Board Secretary and Chair of the governance committee. She also serves on the Advisory Board of one of the nation’s leading anti-bullying organizations, STOMP Out BullyingTM, and is a board member of the New York City chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals where she also serves on the Professional Advancement Committee. A native of Flint, Michigan.

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERT:  Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE - Capital Campaigns:  is one of fewer than one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her nineteen years as a philanthropic consultant, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 22,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt and most of the fifty United States, in all aspects of development.  She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants.  She is also a prolific writer and is currently working on several more books. Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from both the Eastern PA and the Las Vegas chapters of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) and in 2006 was recognized internationally with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service to AFP.  Linda is also a graduate of the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program, Diocese of Las Vegas. -- twitter account: www.twitter.com/cvfundraising

Click Here for Radio Links Click here for P2PFundraising He lectures around the world but now is here for you. From the latest in charity news, technology, fundraising and social networking, Ted Hart and his guests help you maneuver through issues facing in the charitable sector to greater levels of efficiency and fundraising success. PAGE 2 GUEST EXPERTS: Special guests celebrating Blackbaud service to the nonprofit sector.   11:30 am - Marc Chardon, President and CEO @ Blackbaud 12:00 pm - Roger Craver, Expert Panel: Does Social Media Make Cents? 12:30 pm -Brian Stallings, Chief Executive Officer of TopTix USA, The Patron Edge V4: Our Next Generation Ticketing Solution

Special Edition of the Nonprofit Coach with Ted Hart Radio Show is dedicated to Greening the Nonprofit World. Bringing expert advice to the nonprofit sector and drawing from the Nonprofit Guide to Going Green helping nonprofits green their efforts and carbon footprint, shows nonprofit executives proactive steps they can take to protect the environment and helps charities on the path to becoming a certified Green Nonprofit from GreenNonprofits.org THE GREEN SHOW delivers a timely and essential call to GREEN action for this new century. Page 2 Expert:  Barbara WisemanThe Earth Organization International President, Over the past 30 years, Barbara has worked with a variety of international organizations: from helping displaced refugees from nations as diverse as Chile, Iran, Iraq, Vietnam and Laos to resettle in their new American homes, to introducing effective management principles to business and government leaders in Russia and Mexico. In 2003, Lawrence Anthony, a world-renowned conservationist, invited her to help him create The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization, an international non-profit dedicated to investigating and sorting out truth from fiction in environmental issues, and then introducing workable solutions to the real problems that face us in these areas.     As the International President, she has spearheaded The Earth Organization’s US activities including a campaign to clean up the toxic environment in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the creation of environmental workshops for school children, and the creation of spectacular educational Eco Safaris to South Africa.