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
Fundraising Is Not a Dirty Word with Jill Vorndran
What if fundraising isn’t a “necessary evil,” but a powerful act of bridge-building?
Jill Vorndran leads a 75-person team raising over $85 million annually for Covenant House International. In this episode, she shares what most conferences leave out: how to lead with both relentless joy and accountability, why excellent CEOs still struggle with fundraising, and what it really takes to sustain a high-performing development culture.
We dig into what it takes to sustain fundraisers in a time of budget cuts and uncertainty, how to thrive inside federated models, and what leaders can do to stop apologizing for fundraising—and start owning its power.
Topics We Cover:
- Reframing fundraising as a superpower, not a burden
- Leading a large, international fundraising team
- Retaining fundraisers through culture, clarity, and joy
- Supporting non-fundraising CEOs
- How to lead through turbulence and funding shifts
- Learning through trial, error, and radical honesty
About Jill Vorndran:
Jill Vorndran leads a 75-person fundraising team at Covenant House International to raise about $85 million/year and support the fundraising work of Covenant House's sites throughout the United States, Latin America, and Canada. A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Jill graduated from Rutgers College and Seton Hall School of Law but developed her superpowers of fundraising, leadership, and raising amazing kids through trial and (a lot of) error. Jill and her husband Sean blended their families in 2013 and are now raising four young adults who fill their hearts and empty their fridge.
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