The SynerVision Community Update Hugh Ballou, Amit Banergee, and Russell Dennis share what’s happening in the SynerVision online “Community for Community Builders.” This “One-fo-a-Kind” community is exclusively for nonprofit leaders and clergy who are looking for a peer-to-peer space that’s safe, collegial, and accepting. For a limited time, anyone can try out this private community for just $1 for 30-days, then continue with a monthly membership for only $40/month with many, many resources and ...
Jul 12, 2020•52 min
Paper for Water: Gifts that Give Paper for Water's primary mission is to bring water and the Word to the Thirsty one piece of paper at a time. The mission was born out of the desire that two little girls had to help other girls worldwide who do not get to go to school because they spend their days hauling water. Isabelle and Katherine also learned that a child dies every 15 seconds from unclean water and they wanted to make a change. KEIKI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION is a 501c3 Foundation which is ...
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Chicks and Local Charities Connecting with Jewels Muller Jewels Muller is a wife and a mother of twin boys. She is the Founder and CEO of Chicks Connect Mastermind Support Network. She has an amazing passion for life and supporting entrepreneurs. She has her Master’s Degree in Education, Policies, Foundation and Administration, and her undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon. She spent many years as a teacher and Administrator in the Public-School System. Jewels has spent over a decad...
Jun 28, 2020•47 min
COVID-19’s Silver Lining: The Chance to Reinvent the Workplace with Alise Cortez Dr. Alise Cortez is affectionately referred to as “The Anti-Undertaker” as she catalyzes the often otherwise “walking dead” to discover and grow their passion, inspiration, and purpose in life and at work. She is a Chief Purpose Officer, Management Consultant, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Radio Host, and Social Scientist based in Dallas, Texas. Having developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organization...
Jun 21, 2020•56 min
Video Can Rescue Your Nonprofit During COVID-19 Doug Scott is the founder and CEO of Tectonic Video, a leading video agency for nonprofits. Doug has more than 20 years of nonprofit communications experience as a filmmaker, communications director, and chief marketing officer and his team works with nonprofits across the US and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and he is a frequent guest lectur...
Jun 14, 2020•59 min
Become the Beacon of Light with Sharon Lechter Don’t wait for the light at the end of the tunnel….Become the Beacon of Light Today As an entrepreneur, international speaker, best-selling author, mentor, philanthropist, licensed CPA, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant, Sharon Lechter is the premier expert for financial literacy and entrepreneurial success. A lifelong education advocate, in 1989, Sharon joined forces with the inventor of the first electronic ‘talking book’ and helped him...
Jun 07, 2020•57 min
Top 3 Ways Media Can Increase Visibility and Raise Support For Your Nonprofit with Michelle Calloway Michelle Calloway is an International Speaker, Bestselling Author, and CEO of an innovative software and media solutions company called REVEALiO. REVEALiO helps business owners attract clients through unique, robust interactive storytelling experiences that literally make your message COME ALIVE right before their eyes! Michelle has been featured in Inc. Magazine, and praised by Kevin Harrington,...
May 31, 2020•52 min
Nonprofit Fundraising in our COVID-19 World with Martin Leifeld Martin Leifeld, author, coach, consultant, and public speaker directed the raising of over $500 million dollars during his 24 years of fundraising leadership in the St. Louis region. Martin authored the book, FIVE MINUTES FOR FUNDRAISING - A Collection of Expert Advice from Gifted Fundraisers. MartinLeifeld.com provides nearly 125 video presentations about leadership and fundraising matters. Martin served as vice chancellor for univ...
May 24, 2020•59 min
Shift Your Money Relationship: Finding Your Money Leaks with Chella Diaz Chella Diaz knew at a very young age how to manage money, at 9 years old she would go to the Farmer’s market and knew the vendors that had the best product at the lowest price. She purchased her car at 17 and her first home at 23. Chella was married for 17 years and has two sons. For over 15 years, Chella has been on her spiritual journey. Chella has been hosting workshops to empower people to master their money skills. Her...
May 17, 2020•55 min
Don't Stop Networking, Just Do It Differently Interview with Dr. Ivan Misner Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 9,400 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated almost 12.3 million referrals resulting in $16.7 billion dollars worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern Califor...
May 10, 2020•57 min
Organizational impact is a result of effective leadership! The SynerVision Leadership Nonprofit Reactivation Symposium is a one-day intensive virtual event for you to learn the skills to stand up or grow your nonprofit, recruit the right board and volunteers, create a winning strategy, and attract donors to support your mission. This symposium is designed to equip nonprofit leaders and clergy to break through barriers in performance for themselves, boards, staff, and volunteers; and to attract t...
Apr 29, 2020•51 min
Seven Things Every Donor Wished We Knew Interview with Wayne Olson Wayne Olson is the Gift Planning Officer for Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City Utah. Prior to that, Wayne was President of Wayne Olson Consulting LLC where he advised corporations and charities on fundraising, sales, customer service and building stronger relationships with customers and constituents. He is a leading expert on planned giving and donor relations. He is an attorney with more than 20 years’ experience in th...
Apr 26, 2020•39 min
Leadership in Faith Communities Interview with Kathleen Panning Knowing the God-given gifts others see in you improves communication, teamwork and furthers the mission and ministry of your congregation or nonprofit. Not knowing these gifts fuels conflict, miscommunication, impedes teamwork and so can hamper the mission of your organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr
How to Use Technology to Stay Audit Ready and Streamline Accounting Interview with CFO Expert Tosha Anderson Tosha Anderson is the founder of The Charity CFO, an organization offering accounting and thought leadership skills to nonprofit agencies. Tosha created The Charity CFO after realizing the need for specialized skills in non-profits with limited financial resources and increasing pressure to keep costs low despite mounting compliance and financial reporting needs. With nonprofit experience...
Mar 29, 2020•53 min
Supercharge Your Funding Program with Smartphones Interview with Dr. Greg Sanders and Adam Bricker form EZCard Note: EZCard.com is a sponsor of SynerVision Leadership Foundation SynerVision is using a new web based tool called EZCard and it's the best thing we've ever seen for connecting early with our tribe! We asked Adam and Greg to come on the show to show you a new way of promoting your nonprofit to supporters. Use this tool to raise funds, promote events, provide information to supporters a...
Mar 17, 2020•55 min
The Future of Digital Fundraising and How to Get Ahead of the Curve Interview with Sarah Olivieri Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit strategist with a passion for helping organizations thrive in the digital age. The founder of PivotGround, Sarah helps human-service nonprofits increase capacity, deliver better programming, attract more funding, and make the world a better place. She is the creator of the Impact Method™ - a business framework for nonprofits designed to help nonprofits thrive in the dig...
Mar 15, 2020•47 min
Building Buzz to Attract More Energy and Funding to Your Nonprofit Organization Interview with Michael Hemphill Michael Hemphill is creator and producer of BUZZ. He is a former award-winning newspaper reporter who has spent the last 15 years devoting his time and heart to becoming an entrepreneurial nonprofit leader in his communities. To accompany BUZZ the television show, Michael has started a podcast, BUZZ: Inside the Hive, buzz4good.com/hive, that interviews marketing pros who offer tips and...
Mar 08, 2020•48 min
How Speakers And Experts Can Write And Publish A Book For Social Impact Interview with Jeremy Jones Jeremy C. Jones, a proud military veteran, is also a family man and entrepreneur who lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona. His accomplishments include being a four-time #1 Best-Selling Author on Amazon, hosting the popular podcast “Ideas & Impact,” and founding and serving as CEO at Jones Media Publishing. Read the Interview Hugh Ballou: Greetings, it’s Hugh Ballou. Welcome to this episode of The Non...
Mar 02, 2020•55 min
Traits and Habits of Great Leaders: How the best leaders throughout history and across industries differ from the ordinary Interview with Scott S. Smith Scott Smith has had 1,800 articles and interviews published in 190 media, including Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Success, Chief Executive, American Airlines’ American Way, United Airlines’ Hemispheres, and Los Angeles Magazine. His focus has been on the practices that distinguish great leaders from the rest and he has interviewed doz...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min
How to Use Support for Non-Profits to Build a Commercial Brand The Story of Barefoot Wine with Founders Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the founders of Barefoot, America’s #1 wine brand, and co-authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit. They started with virtually no money or wine industry experience and pioneered ‘Worthy Cause Marketing’. They now share their innovative approach to businesses as consultants, authors, workshop leaders...
Feb 16, 2020•59 min
Highlights and Key Points from Recent Interviews of The Nonprofit Exchange Part 1 2020 Hugh Ballou d Russell Dennis, co-hosts of The Nonprofit Exchange provide highlights from interviews over the past few months. Russ and Hugh distill some of the key points and sound bites from these wonderful interviews with people making a difference in nonprofit leadership. Co-Hosts, Hugh Ballou and Russell Dennis share highlights from the past six months of episodes of The Nonprofit Exchange. Learn more abou...
Feb 09, 2020•55 min
Maxing Out the Mission: Leading a Cause Based Local Charity with Robert Day Robert Day's childhood of poverty and abuse included more than 35 homes before his unlikely graduation from high school. Today, through God’s grace, and with two Master’s Degrees in hand, Robert’s life work is dedicated to keeping children safe and families strong. Robert’s inspiring testimony, together with his unique and timely perspective, has made him a sought-after speaker for conferences, churches, civic audiences,...
Feb 02, 2020•58 min
How to Raise Major Gifts for Annual and Capital Campaigns w/Amy Eisenstein Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit. She is also a consultant, speaker, author, and trainer with Amy Eisenstein, LLC. Her published books include: Major Gift Fundraising for Small Shops, and 50 A$ks in 50 Weeks. Amy served as president of the AFP-NJ Chapter in 2014 and 2015 and received the AFP New Jersey Consultant of the Year award in 2019. She became a CFRE in 2004 and receiv...
Jan 26, 2020•58 min
Nonprofits Partnering With the Community Interview with Bishop Ebony Kirkland Despite her success in the business arena, Dr. Ebony Kirkland felt drawn into the Ministry. She often cited a need to serve God in a more profound way, sharing her talents and expertise in expanding and working on behalf of “The Kingdom”. In 2003, she became founder and senior pastor of the Living God Ministries Worldwide. In the second year of her ministry she expanded an international ministry which she was able to a...
Jan 19, 2020•56 min
Making Your Organization Attractive for Cause Marketing Collaborations Sheryl Green is a writer, speaker, and animal rescuer. She is the author of four books including her most recent, Do Good to Do Better: The Small Business Guide to Growing your Business by Helping Nonprofits. Sheryl also serves as the Director of Communications and Cuddling for Hearts Alive Village Animal Rescue in Las Vegas. There's a way to position yourself so that businesses want to work with you and help you raise money....
Jan 12, 2020•55 min
Jawansa Hall is the owner and Creative Director of Blackwater Branding in Lynchburg, Virginia. Blackwater Branding is an award-winning visual branding agency that designs for print, web and social mediaplatforms. We work closely with each client to create a digital experience that not only drives communication andinteraction, but also commerce and brand awareness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2019•54 min
Jay Frost brings together people, ideas, and resources to fuel positive change in the world. He has worked with hundreds of organizations to identify and pursue billions in fundraising opportunities around the world. He has been recognized as one of America's Top 10 Fundraising Experts by Philanthropy Media, one of the Top Eight Fundraising Influencers by Elevation Media, one of the Top Thirteen Excellent Fundraising Consultants by Double the Donation, and one of the Top 100 Charity Influencers ...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr
A Spotlight on SynerVision Leadership Foundation's Online Community for Community Builders About Today's Episode: Today's episode is a little different. Rather than interview a nonprofit expert, founder and president of SynerVision Leadership Foundation, and host of The Nonprofit Exchange, Hugh Ballou shares some details about the online community for community builders. He discusses the details about all the resources and added value that nonprofit leaders get by joining this community. Read th...
Dec 08, 2019•31 min
How to Put a "Twist" in Your Brand with Julie Cottineau (Archive) Julie Cottineau is the Founder and CEO of BrandTwist, a brand consultancy group that helps entrepreneurs and corporations build stronger, more profitable brands. Prior to launching her own business, she was the VP of Brand at Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, overseeing branding strategy for new and established Virgin companies in North America. About the Interview: Ever wonder how Richard Branson manages to shake things up every ti...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr
Leadership Challenges in Managing a Land Conservancy Nonprofit with David Perry DAVID PERRY, Executive Director is a Blacksburg native, has been with the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy since 2006, when he was hired as the land trust’s project manager. He became assistant director in 2011 and executive director in 2012. Dave is chairman of the City of Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Advisory Board and a member of the Roanoke Kiwanis Club. Dave has a master’s degree in park and resource management from Slipp...
Nov 24, 2019•56 min
