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The Smart Communications Podcast

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.

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Episode 82: How do you center your community as you...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2021/03/10

Equity is about process and outcomes. Making sure everyone, regardless of color, has the same access and opportunity requires a skillset many of us are striving to learn. This podcast, Sponsored by Bloomerang, examines equity, issues of equity, and equity-focused research, and offers valuable insights for nonprofits looking to make research practices, and their organization more unbiased.

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10:37

Episode 81: How can you facilitate meetings better

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2021/02/24

Active listening and research. These are just a couple of key facilitation skills shared in this episode of The Smart Communications Podcast with Ally Dommu, director of strategy, and Sarah Durham as they discuss how to facilitate meetings and why it’s so important.

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13:51

Episode 80: How does strategic planning impact...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2021/02/10

No matter what you are working towards in your organizations when approaching both strategic planning and communications it’s important to know what is unchanging, and what is variable. Ally Dommu, director of strategy, sits down with Sarah Durham to talk about developing communications in connection to a bigger organizational vision in this episode of The Smart Communications Podcast.

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14:19

Episode 79: How do we communicate without...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2021/01/27

Staff cuts and running an organization on a skeleton crew have become an unfortunate effect of the difficult times we have been facing. Sponsored by Bloomerang, here’s an inspirational boost and re-air of one of our most popular podcasts from the Spring of 2018 with Wayne Ho, President and CEO of the Chinese American Planning Council, about how he manages he manages without a communications staff.

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22:31

Episode 78: Marketing versus communications: what's...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2021/01/13

In this episode of the Smart Communications Podcast, Sarah Durham sits down with Samantha Campbell, marketing and communications expert and former Director of Marketing, Communication and Sales at the Apollo Theater, to examine the differences between marketing and communications.

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20:24

Episode 77: How can your values help during...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/12/16

Does your organization practice it’s values in tangible ways? Listen to this podcast to gain insight from NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, on how to center your strength using your values during difficult times.

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22:54

Episode 76: How do you convert crisis donors into...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/12/09

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

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18:20

Episode 75: Do robots make bad fundraisers?

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/11/25

Do robots make bad fundraisers? In this episode of the Smart Communications Podcast, Sarah Durham chats with Steven Shattuck, author of the book, “Robots Make Bad Fundraisers” and Chief Engagement Officer at Bloomerang, about ways to apply time-tested principles of philanthropy to the modern technology available to fundraisers.

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17:11

Episode 74: What tagline works??

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/11/11

A good tagline can inspire you to think, feel, maybe even react. In the episode of The Smart Communications Podcast, Sarah Durham and Big Duck Copywriter, Ryan Gerhardt, break down three structures for taglines that can strengthen your organization’s brand strategy.

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11:42

Episode 73: How do you tackle a daunting project?

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/10/28

Ever find yourself stuck on how to approach a big project that you have to do, but you just don't see how you're going to get it anytime soon? This podcast unpacks the process of tackling projects and offers a roadmap and tips on how to get started.

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13:17

Episode 72: What is strategy? A refresher.

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/10/14

Whether you consider yourself a pro at setting communications strategy, or you are just getting started, this podcast, back by popular demand, offers useful insights to help you get a sense of the terms: goals, objectives, strategy, and tactics from a non-profit communications perspective.

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13:45

Episode 71: What are the barriers to effective...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/09/28

In this episode of the Smart Communications Podcast, Sarah Durham examines some of the common barriers that make it hard for nonprofits to establish successful communications. What are the common pitfalls? Tune in and find out.

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14:05

Episode 70: Are events and galas still effective?...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/09/16

To gala or not to gala. In this replay of a 2018 Smart Communications Podcast, Stephanie Thomas, founder of Stetwin Consulting, discusses the value of galas, and whether or not they still work as a fundraising vehicle. Tune in as she shares her over 25 years of experience and offers useful and relevant tips to assist your organization in this new normal.

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21:14

Episode 69: Where do nonprofits go wrong with...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/09/02

Thought leader and host of the “Nonprofits are Messy” podcast, Joan Garry, talks about what an effective nonprofit communications strategy can look like and provides some tips on how to become a five-star storyteller.

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17:53

Episode 67: How do you build sustainable momentum...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/08/19

Sarah Durham discusses how nonprofits generate sustainable momentum in their communications. She identifies common challenges, including bottlenecks created by leadership micromanagement and a lack of staff accountability, and offers ways to address them. Tune in to hear about the six key elements that can help your organization create sustainable momentum in its communications.

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15:28

Episode 54: How do you ask for a really, really,...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/08/05

Sarah Durham and Eric Javier discuss the 80/20 rule, the ladder of engagement, and how to articulate your vision to donors. Listen in to learn how your nonprofit can get their next really big donation to transform the organization.

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15:30

Episode 68: Why is a clear voice important for...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/07/22

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

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11:44

Episode 56: How can you make your website friendlier...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/07/08

Advomatic’s Sarah Durham and Amanda Luker discuss how to constantly improve your website, create different ways to experience content, and run accessibility audits of your nonprofit’s website. Learn how you can make your website friendlier to all users, including those who are differently abled.

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Episode 66: How can you communicate better via Zoom?

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/06/24

Big Duck CEO Sarah Durham explores ways in which COVID-19 shelter-in-place restrictions have made us all increasingly dependent on video conferencing tools like Zoom. She shares a couple of tips and tricks to get more out of each digital interaction and to also combat the accompanying screen-time fatigue. Listen in to learn how creating “pop-up rules” or norms can improve the experience for everyone involved.

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12:28

Episode 62: How can you disrupt power dynamics and...

The Smart Communications Podcast ·

2020/06/10

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.

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