play Play pause Pause S2 E37 Jan 22, 2026 The White Elephant & The Volunteer Curse In ancient Siam, if the King wanted to ruin you, he gave you a White Elephant—a sacred gift you couldn't refuse but couldn't afford to feed. Today, nonprofits are acce...
play Play pause Pause S2 E36 Jan 20, 2026 Friction Kills the Generous Impulse The Curiosity Imperative: Designing for the Donor’s BrainIn the age of AI and one-click purchasing, friction is the enemy of decision. Yet, most nonprofit donation for...
play Play pause Pause S2 E35 Jan 15, 2026 Finding the Donor's Behavioral Manifold Why do some donation forms feel effortless while others cause "donor block"? The answer isn't magic—it’s physics.In this Deep Dive episode, we explore the neuroscience...
play Play pause Pause S2 E34 Jan 13, 2026 Fundraising is a Physics Problem Not Marketing Why do donors abandon the giving process? Often, it’s not a lack of generosity—it’s a battle against physics.Join us as we bridge the gap between biology, physics, and...
play Play pause Pause S2 E33 Jan 08, 2026 Tipflation & Guilt Economics: Why Extraction Culture Kills Donor Conversion Americans spend $500 a year on tips they'd rather not give—$37.80 per month in guilt-induced gratuities. 72% say tipping is expected in more places than five years ago...
play Play pause Pause S2 E32 Jan 06, 2026 The Day the Earth Stood Still Before Newton ever formalized motion and gravity, a Persian poet captured the rhythm of nature in two lines. As non-native speakers, it’s hard to do justice to the ori...
play Play pause Pause S2 E31 Jan 01, 2026 Click & Pay Suite Email Autoresponder This Podcast explores the advanced capabilities of the Click & Pay Suite Autoresponder feature in Salesforce. The discussion focuses on moving beyond standard tax rece...
play Play pause Pause S1 E30 Dec 30, 2025 Fundraiser Magic: The Science of the "Ask" Does asking your friends to donate to your campaign annoy them, or does it actually make them more likely to give in the future?In this episode, we explore the groundb...
play Play pause Pause S1 E29 Dec 25, 2025 Set It and Forget It: The Engagement Plan How does the Click & Pay Suite handle complex donor journeys? This audio overview dissects the mechanics of the Engagement Plan tool in Salesforce. We discuss:The 4 Co...
play Play pause Pause S1 E28 Dec 23, 2025 Toxic Revenue Part 2: The GoFundMe Shadow Page Scandal In Part 1, we talked about how bad data makes you blind. In Part 2, we talk about how bad platforms hold you hostage.In late 2025, the nonprofit world was rocked by th...
play Play pause Pause S1 E27 Dec 18, 2025 The Fee Fallacy: Why We Pay Banks but Not Overhead Are your donation forms triggering the "Pain of Paying"? Drawing on research from Richard Thaler and Uri Gneezy, this episode dismantles the "Cover the Fee" trend. We...
play Play pause Pause S1 E26 Dec 16, 2025 Not All $1s Are Created Equal: The Hidden Cost of "Toxic Revenue" [Part 1] We have been taught that every donation is a blessing. We’ve been told to "meet the donor where they are," whether that’s on Facebook, PayPal, or a third-party run sit...
play Play pause Pause S1 E25 Dec 11, 2025 The "Susan Smith" Paradox: Solving Duplicate Data in your CRM Why is it that even the smartest CRMs can't figure out that "Liz" and "Elizabeth" are the same person? In this episode, we dive into the chaos of nonprofit data manage...
play Play pause Pause S1 E24 Dec 09, 2025 The Physics of Belonging: Why Identity Beats Transaction Fundraising is not an economic problem; it’s a cognitive one. Most nonprofits lose revenue because they force donors to think—asking for addresses, phone numbers, and ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E23 Dec 01, 2025 The Donor as Agent: Allostatic Foraging You don’t buy a morning coffee to "support" the coffee shop. You buy it to fix your own fatigue and restore balance. What if philanthropy works the exact same way?In t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E22 Nov 24, 2025 Active Inference & The Donor Digital Twin Most fundraising data tells you who gave. Active Inference tells you why. This episode bridges the gap between Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle and modern non-prof...
play Play pause Pause S1 E21 Nov 19, 2025 Get Ready for Giving Tuesday & Year End Giving The Ultimate Year-End Fundraising PlaybookJoin us as we unlock the secrets to smashing your year-end giving goals! This episode is your comprehensive playbook, transfo...
play Play pause Pause S1 E20 Nov 18, 2025 Mastering the CONNECT Peer-to-Peer Site How do you turn a simple donation form into a fully branded, engaging fundraising movement? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the CONNECT Peer-to-Peer Site bui...
play Play pause Pause S1 E19 Nov 18, 2025 Click & Pay Suite Store & Event Tired of the "Frankenstein Problem"—patching together separate tools for your online store, event ticketing, and registration? This podcast deep dive reveals the Click...
play Play pause Pause S1 E18 Nov 17, 2025 Recurring Updater Interested in maximizing donor retention while drastically reducing administrative burdens? Listen now to understand how enabling the Recurring Updater with a simple c...
