Nonprofit Nation with Julia Campbell
Ready for some real talk about nonprofits? Julia Campbell sits down with industry experts and practitioners to get advice on the best ways to build a thriving movement and a vibrant, passionate community around a cause.
Topics include fundraising, storytelling, and marketing of course - but it also dives into mental health issues, leadership strategy, digital wellness, and much more. Julia's guests share practical wisdom, entertaining stories, and real-world tips that will help you strategize, plan, and grow your nonprofit.
You never know exactly what you’re going to learn when you tune into Nonprofit Nation, but you can be assured that it will be worth your valuable time and attention.
Nonprofit Nation is hosted by Julia Campbell, digital marketing and fundraising expert, nonprofit consultant, and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits and How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days.
Julia helps nonprofits build movements, and in her work she teaches nonprofits how to build community, audience and raise influence on social media channels.
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Nonprofit Nation with Julia Campbell
Building a Thriving Nonprofit Consulting Business with Mandy Pearce
If you’ve ever thought about starting or growing a nonprofit consulting business, this episode is for you! Our guest, Mandy Pearce, is the founder of Funding for Good, where she has spent over two decades helping nonprofits build sustainable fundraising strategies. She also coaches aspiring and established consultants, helping them refine their business models and create profitable, purpose-driven consulting practices.
In this episode, Mandy shares her journey into consulting, the biggest lessons she’s learned, and practical advice on how to attract clients, price your services, and create multiple income streams. She also gives us a sneak peek into the Nonprofit Consulting Conference, an event designed to help consultants grow, network, and scale their businesses.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
✔️ How Mandy transitioned from working in nonprofits to running a successful consulting business.
✔️ The biggest challenges consultants face—and how to overcome them.
✔️ The power of niching down and defining your expertise.
✔️ How to attract and retain high-value nonprofit clients.
✔️ Pricing strategies: Hourly vs. project-based—what works best?
✔️ How to build passive income as a consultant (courses, memberships, and more!).
✔️ Why Mandy launched the Nonprofit Consulting Conference and what attendees can expect.
✔️ Essential steps for scaling and sustaining a profitable consulting business.
About Mandy Pearce:
Mandy Pearce and her team at Funding for Good have been influencers in the nonprofit space since 2009 with a growing nonprofit consultant audience and an established list of more than 5,000 nonprofit consultants.
In 2009, Mandy founded her flagship company, Funding for Good, to equip organizations with all of the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. She continues to enjoy evolving this company to meet the changing demands of the nonprofit world.
For over two decades, Mandy and her team of experts have shared their proficiency in fundraising through executive coaching, strategic and development planning, seminars and specialized consulting programs. Mandy’s dynamic teaching style has brought thousands of people to her presentations at conventions, training workshops and online platforms. Mandy established Funding for Good, Inc. upon the core values of honesty, efficiency, direct communication and bringing sustainable dollars to local communities.
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