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Our guest on Episode 005 of the Best Intentions Podcast is Jonathan Meyers, the Founder & Director at LA Alliance Sports League, with previous experience as the Account Development Manager at UpMetrics and as the Vice President of Philanthropic Impact at the Edward Charles Foundation. Topics Covered: Operations Revenue and Business Models Data Collection Fiscal Sponsorships Networking

Our guest on Episode 004 of the Best Intentions Podcast is Ellen Miller, the Communications Manager at Education Opens Doors in Dallas. Topics Covered: Website Launch Planning Time and Being Strategic Community Relationships and Partnerships Building a Network

Our guest on Episode 003 of the Best Intentions Podcast is Jessica Payne, the owner and founder of Mockingbird Analytics. Mockingbird Analytics is a company that does research, evaluation, and strategic management for nonprofits, mostly for smaller nonprofits with budgets of less than $100,000 per year. Topics Covered: Strategic Planning and Documentation Survey Evaluations Grant Writing Building a Board of Directors

Our guest on Episode 002 of the Best Intentions Podcast is Cara Schwalbach, the Development and Outreach Assistant at the Chicago dog rescue One Tail at a Time. With a background in customer service, Cara is an expert at making people feel welcome and breaking down barriers so that all donors and volunteers have positive experiences. Topics Covered: Monthly Giving Programs Peer to Peer Fundraising Donor Retention Email Welcome Series Building New Relationships and Connections Mindset of a Fundraiser Career Transition to Development

This episode is a short introduction on what to expect from this podcast. The goal is to create more conversations about how to make your nonprofit more effective, and to give you new ideas to try at whatever nonprofit organization you may be involved in.