The Small Nonprofit Podcast
Executive directors at small nonprofits end up running fundraising by default. This is a weekly show just for you. Episodes are 20-30 minutes, community-centric, and specific about what to do next.
4.7 on Apple Podcasts · 340+ episodes · Weekly since 2018
Who this podcast is for:
Leaders running fundraising programs at $1M–$3M nonprofits
You run a nonprofit in Canada or the US. Fundraising landed on your desk because there was nobody else to hand it to.
You've read the books. You've been to the conference. You still have no time to do anything with either.
This show skips the sector jargon and goes straight to the decision in front of you: what to say to the donor, what to bring to the board, whether that grant is worth the application.
TLDR: If you run a major gifts portfolio at a university, there are better podcasts for you. This one is built for small teams.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Weekly episodes, about 20 minutes
Expert Guests
Our guests are EDs, fundraisers, consultants, and donors. They have been in your shoes, and lived to tell the tale. Hear how they did it.
Fundraising that aligns with your values
Community-centric fundraising runs through all of it — a framework that reorients fundraising away from donor flattery and toward the dignity, voice, and power of the communities you serve.
Actionable tips
The conversations get specific: whether to take the corporate gift, how to get your board to fundraise, how to address burnout and center wellness.
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Where to start if you're new here
Fundraising strategy for small nonprofits
A step-by-step guide of how to audit your fundraising and focus on your top revenue priorities.
Overcoming Fundraising Anxiety and Building Real Relationships
Fundraising fear is real and it's holding a lot of nonprofit leaders back from doing their best work. Not with this episode.
The Real Price of Keeping Donors Comfortable
You've been told that keeping donors happy is how you protect your revenue. Now we know that is not exactly true.
Who hosts The Small Nonprofit Podcast?
Maria Rio was a service user before she was a fundraiser. She came to Canada from Mexico as a refugee, lived in a World Vision shelter for six months, and skipped high school classes to get to food banks that were only open while her mom was at work.
She uses her lived experience to fuel great fundraising. With 15+ years of experience, she is on a mission to make fundraising feel easier and more joyful for nonprofit executives and board members.
Maria is the CEO of Further Together Fundraising, a fractional fundraising firm serving Canadian and American nonprofits doing social justice work.
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Who makes this show:
Further Together, fractional fundraising for orgs in Canada and the US
Further Together is a fundraising firm that is dedicated to driving systemic change, both inside and outside the nonprofit sector.
We believe fundraising has the power to do more than keep the lights on. Done well — done ethically — it can shift power. Build movements. Change who gets a seat at the table.
That's our north star: creating real change inside the sector and beyond it.
Further Together is a Toronto-based fractional fundraising firm serving social justice nonprofits across Canada and the United States. Every engagement is built entirely on Community-Centric Fundraising methodology.