Sustainable Giving
by Dave Raley
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Recurring Giving for Everyone: From Scaling Some of America’s…
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About this podcast
The Sustainable Giving Podcast is your go-to show for exploring the future of fundraising through the lens of sustainable recurring giving. Hosted by Dave Raley—author of The Rise of Sustainable Giving and founder of Imago Consulting—the podcast brings together change makers, strategists, and nonprofit leaders for candid conversations that inspire action and spark innovation. Start listening now!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- Recurring Giving for Everyone: From Scaling Some of America’s Biggest Programs to Scaling the Sector · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 6Is recurring giving really just a game for the giants… or is the playing field finally open to everyone? This week on the Sustainable Giving Podcast, Dave Raley sits down with…
- Beyond the Benchmarks: What Recurring Donors Actually Want · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 5What if your next 100 monthly donors are just waiting for you to ask? Abby Jarvis is back! Abby, Head of Research and Editorial at Neon One, was one of our very first Season 1…
- Leading the Shift: How CEOs Can Build Sustainable Giving at Scale · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 4What if the boldest move your nonprofit could make isn't raising more money, but making sure people actually know you exist? That's the curveball Kendra Davenport, President &…
- From Membership to Momentum: How the San Diego Zoo Scaled Recurring Giving · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 3What if the smallest gift on your file—that $10-a-month donor—turns out to be one of the most valuable relationships your organization will ever build? In this episode, Dave…
- Fewer Donors, Deeper Giving: What the 2026 Rescue Mission Benchmark Reveals · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 2What if your next major donor is already giving you $50 a month, and you just can't see them yet? Dave sits down with two of the sharpest data minds in fundraising—Jaclyn Jones…
- One Letter at a Time: Building a Community That Sustains the Mission · 59 min · Season 4 Episode 1What becomes possible when the people closest to a mission are invited not just to participate in it, but to sustain it? When Lucy nervously asked her volunteers to chip in $5 a…
- From Growth to Scale: What Separates Programs That Soar from Programs That Stall · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 4What does it actually take to move a program from growth to scale and keep donors coming back for more? This week, Dave sits down with Dana Bunke, Senior Vice President of Direct…
- What Mature Programs Need Next: Building the Next Chapter of Monthly Giving · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 9What does it actually take to grow a monthly giving program that's already been running for 30 years? Dave Raley sits down with Erin Shuler, Sustainer Advisor at Catholic Relief…
- Small Team, Strong Retention: What Full Plates Giving Circle Can Teach Us About Sustainable Monthly Giving · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 8What if 91% donor retention and 46% revenue growth were achievable with a team of one — and zero tchotchkes? Karen Kelly, Development Manager at the Anne Arundel County Food…
- Planes, Pledges, and Persistence: How One Organization Built a Recurring Giving Program That Actually Lasts · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 7What does it take to build a recurring giving program inside an organization with 80+ years of history, deep donor relationships, and a mission that literally flies people to the…
- Scaling Humanity in the Age of AI: The Beating Heart of Fundraising Isn’t Tech — It’s People · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 6What if the secret to scaling generosity isn't more tech, but using tech to scale the one thing that actually sustains giving: people? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving…
- The Future of Sustainable Giving: From What Is to What Could Be · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this special live episode of Sustainable Giving, host Dave Raley convenes a powerhouse lineup of researchers, practitioners, and sector leaders to explore why the charitable…
- Problem. Solution. Action: How charity: water Designs Experiences That Create Lifelong Donors · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 4What if the most powerful fundraising tool your organization has is not a landing page, an email campaign, or a social media strategy, but a room? In this episode of Sustainable…
- From Seasonal Generosity to Steady Support: How a Rescue Mission Built Momentum in Sustainable Giving · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 1What if the donors who could sustain your mission year-round have been waiting, and you just haven't asked them the right way? This week on Sustainable Giving, host Dave Raley…
- Fundable and Findable: Getting Out of the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 2What actually makes a nonprofit truly fundable, and not just busy, but built to last? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving Podcast, Dave Raley sits down with Kevin L. Brown…
- From Subscriptions to Sustainers: What the Subscription Economy Teaches Nonprofits · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 1What if the future of generosity looks a lot more like the subscription economy? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving podcast, host Dave Raley sits down with subscription…
- From One Night to Lasting Impact: Turning Fundraising Events into Sustainable Giving · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 10What if your next fundraising event didn’t just raise money for one night, but built generosity that lasts for years? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving podcast, host Dave…
- The $326 Billion Question: DAFs, Donor Behavior, and What Comes Next · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 9What if the future of generosity isn’t about giving more, but about giving differently? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving podcast, host Dave Raley sits down with Mitch…
- Turning Belief Into Action: From Crisis-tunity to Consistent Giving · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 8What if sustainable giving isn’t just a funding strategy, but part of your mission itself? In this episode of the Sustainable Giving podcast, Dave Raley sits down with with…
- Why Monthly Donors Matter More Than Ever: Lessons from 40 Years of Fundraising · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 1What if the key to long-term impact isn’t raising more money, but building giving that actually lasts? Is monthly giving still being treated like a side tactic when it should be…
