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Missions to Movements is the nonprofit marketing and fundraising podcast that helps you grow recurring donors, scale monthly giving programs, and build digital campaigns that convert.
Hosted by Dana Snyder—speaker, strategist, and founder of Positive Equation—this show is packed with actionable nonprofit growth strategies, social media tips, and fundraising best practices.
Each week, you’ll hear how organizations are increasing donor retention, building thought leadership, and using digital fundraising to drive real impact. If you want to learn how to attract monthly donors, master nonprofit marketing, and transform your mission into a movement, this podcast is for you.
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- A New Partnership to Scale Recurring Donations: Dana Snyder Joins RKD as Monthly Giving Executive in Residence · 19 minMonthly giving shouldn’t be a line item or a one-off campaign. It should be core infrastructure. In this special announcement episode, I sit down with Justin McCord, EVP of…
- Do You Have a Button Or a Monthly Giving Program? (Findings From 400+ Audits) · 15 min · Episodul 262I’ve spent a lot of time this year talking to nonprofit leaders about monthly giving, and after studying more than 400 audits, one thing became REALLY clear. 76% of nonprofits…
- What 4 Nonprofit CEOs Would Text Every Leader in the Country Tonight · 40 min · Episodul 26146% of nonprofit CEOs say burnout is “very much” a concern, so what needs to change for nonprofit leaders to stay in this work? For a very special final conversation in my…
- Founding, Growth, Layoffs, Merger: Tammy Tibbetts on the Full Life Cycle of a Nonprofit CEO · 20 min · Episodul 259Once a CEO, always a CEO? That's not how my current guest sees it. Tammy Tibbetts started She’s the First at 23, became its first employee after landing two $25,000 grants, and…
- From $11,000 to $879,000: Kenita Smith on Growing a Nonprofit for Single Parents in College · 21 min · Episodul 260Did you know that 88% of nonprofits operate on less than $500,000? Kenita Smith started H.O.P.E, Inc. with no nonprofit experience, no donors, and no grants, AND grew the…
- Making Good Famous: Carolina García Jayaram on Why Visibility Is Capital for Social Entrepreneurs · 26 min · Episodul 257What if the boldest thing philanthropy could do is to hand an organization $250,000, and $50,000 directly to the individual to support the whole leader? My next guest runs a…
- Giving Teens Real Authority + Real Money to Design Change with Chidi Asoluka · 30 min · Episodul 258When a high schooler at NewComm manages a $10,000 budget, the money is real. So is the authority, and so are the neighborhoods they're designing solutions for. Chidi Asoluka…
- Meet Monthlies Greatest Impact Winner: World Central Kitchen | How 80,000 Kitchen Corps Members Fund Day 0 Disaster Response · 30 min · Episodul 256When World Central Kitchen shows up within hours of a disaster, that response didn’t start that day. The relationships, infrastructure, and funding were already in place, and…
- If Everything Feels Important, You Haven't Made a Decision | Monthly Giving Year-End Plan · 17 minUse code: MOVEMENTS for 25% off Monthly Giving Builder Join the Sustainer Slack Group (FREE) Is monthly giving on your year-end fundraising plan, or is it just one email? In this…
- Meet Monthlies Most Creative Campaign Winner: Letters to a Pre-Scientist | The Volunteer Pipeline Behind a 500-Member Recurring Program · 32 min · Episodul 255During a funding crunch, Lucy Madden, CEO of Letters to a Pre-Scientist, recorded a video asking volunteers if they could spare $5 a month to help the organization finish the…
- Meet Monthlies Winner: How AART Turned Monthly Donors Into Organizers (Not Just Givers) · 29 min · Episodul 254If you've ever wondered whether a membership model could work for grassroots organizing and not just traditional fundraising, today's guest is going to show you exactly how. The…
- Two Nonprofits' Year End Playbooks: Habitat for Humanity Omaha + Canadian Cancer Society (Q3 State of Recurring Giving) · 59 min · Episodul 253Recurring giving now makes up 27% of ALL online revenue, and for many nonprofits, 30-40% of total online revenue can arrive in the final three weeks of the year. Is your monthly…
- Agentic Giving Explained: How to Get Your Nonprofit Found, Understood, and Trusted by AI with Fundraise Up CEO Peter Byrnes · 36 min · Episodul 252Your next donor may never visit your website! Peter Byrnes, CEO of Fundraise Up, is joining me to explain agentic giving and the shift he sees happening RIGHT now from discovery…
- Meet Monthlies Mid-Size Org Winner: Global Catalyst | This Is What Happens When You Stop Waiting · 29 min · Episodul 251Global Catalyst is on a mission to mentor girls around the world to become powerful advocates and confident leaders. They went from just 7 monthly donors in July 2025, to growing…
- He Wrote the Longest Book Title in Nonprofit History about Planned Giving. The Advice Inside Is Even Better with Tony Martignetti · 31 min · Episodul 250Planned giving does not have to be complicated OR expensive, and you don’t need an estate attorney to get started. What if your nonprofit already has planned giving prospects…
- Meet Monthlies Small Org Winner: Magical Creatures Sanctuary | How Authentic Storytelling on Social Media Built a Monthly Giving Program · 26 min · Episodul 249If you've ever wondered what's possible with zero full-time paid staff and zero development budget, this episode is for you. Magical Creatures Sanctuary is a 100% volunteer-run…
- Why Monthly Giving Stays on the To-Do List (What I've Learned From 1,000 Nonprofit Leaders) · 14 min · Episodul 248How do you walk into the end of the year with your monthly giving program finally built? More than HALF of the nonprofit professionals who joined my recent monthly giving…
- Black Philanthropy Month: The $86 Million Case for Funding Ecosystems with Kaci Patterson · 33 min · Episodul 247August is Black Philanthropy Month, so consider today’s episode the kickoff! Kaci Patterson has helped raise and leverage more than $86 million for Black-led organizations. As…
- Your Visibility Is an Asset: Shilpa Alva on Leading Out Loud · 28 min · Episodul 246Shilpa Alva is on a mission to fix one of the world’s most fundamental problems: the fact that hundreds of millions of people don’t have access to safe, clean water. Surge for…
- The AI Shift Nonprofits Can’t Ignore: Chatbots, Cancer Support, and the Future of Search with Mike Osborne · 19 min · Episodul 245Most nonprofits start with the tools. The better question is, what’s the scalable opportunity technology can solve so your team can stay focused on the human interactions that…
