"Funding the Future NOW" Podcast
By Dr. Randy Dirks
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Dr. Randy Dirks
Category: Non-Profit
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 77
Description
Funding the Future is where fundraising meets real-world expertise. Hosted by Dr. Randy Dirks, a fundraising practitioner with 25 years of experience and StoryBrand certification, this podcast brings you practical, tactical insights you can use immediately to increase your effectiveness.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with experts from diverse fields—from storytelling and data analytics to leadership and donor psychology. Randy bridges the gap between their specialized knowledge and your fundraising challenges, translating cutting-edge strategies into actionable approaches for donor relations, major gifts, annual campaigns, and nonprofit leadership.
Whether you're cultivating relationships with major donors, crafting compelling campaign narratives, or leading a fundraising team, you'll walk away from every episode with concrete tools and fresh perspectives drawn from proven practitioners. This isn't theory—it's battle-tested wisdom applied directly to the work you do every day.
Funding the Future is your resource for becoming a more effective, confident, and strategic fundraising professional.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Clara Reynolds - Nobody Calls You on Their Best Day
|
Sep 03, 2026 |
|
Jessie Dowsakul - How the Columbia Jewish Federation Turns Community Trust Into Consistent Giving
|
Aug 20, 2026 |
|
Rich Armenia - The World Doesn't Have a Food Shortage. It Has a Logistics Problem
|
Aug 13, 2026 |
|
Christine Mangino - Turning Radical Transparency Into Donor Trust
|
Jul 27, 2026 |
|
Bob Dees - Your Donors Are Smarter Than Your Timeline
|
Jul 23, 2026 |
|
Dr. John Fuchko - The Power Is in the Question
|
Jul 23, 2026 |
|
Marcus Menesse - The Fastest Way to Lose a Donor Is Also the Easiest to Fix
|
Jul 21, 2026 |
|
Wesley Laws - Don't be the Hero, be the Helper
|
Jun 26, 2026 |
|
Be the Advisor - Not the Hero
|
Jun 25, 2026 |
|
Randy Dirks - Building Trust in Nonprofits
|
Jun 21, 2026 |
|
Randy Dirks - 3 Indispensable Skills
|
Jun 12, 2026 |
|
Ja'Lah Willingham - Make It Impossible to Ignore
|
Jun 05, 2026 |
|
Renee Flagler and Stephen Powell - Open the Heart, and the Wallet Follows
|
May 29, 2026 |
|
Paul Fisher - The Mission Has to Matter More Than the Organization's Survival
|
May 22, 2026 |
|
Matt Lucas - Free Isn't the Problem. Telling the Story Is
|
May 21, 2026 |
|
David LeVan - What Merging Two Organizations Taught This CEO About Donor Trust
|
May 18, 2026 |
|
Dr. Joel Satterly - How He Keeps Donors Loyal to Two Organizations
|
May 14, 2026 |
|
Drayton Cosby - Keep top donors with you across multi-year build cycles.
|
May 11, 2026 |
|
Darryl Anderson - Stop Making It Transactional
|
May 05, 2026 |
|
Dion Green - How He Turned Personal Devastation into a National Nonprofit Movement
|
May 04, 2026 |
|
Kim Nagle - She Walked Through the Door of a Nonprofit When She Left Her Pride in the Parking Lot
|
May 01, 2026 |
|
Andy Jones - Why 75% of First-Time Donors Never Give Again
|
May 01, 2026 |
|
Monica Piper - Helping a Donor Feel the Mission — Not Just Understand It.
|
May 01, 2026 |
|
Bridget Whitney - Why Nonprofits Make It Harder for Donors to Leave a Legacy
|
Apr 30, 2026 |
|
Russ Hanes - He didn't set out to build a nonprofit — he set out to survive.
|
Apr 25, 2026 |
|
Joshua Mazrin - Partners, Not ATMs: Cultivating Donor Ownership
|
Apr 24, 2026 |
|
Adam Koloski - What Financial Health Really Looks Like Before the Crisis Hits
|
Apr 24, 2026 |
|
Kerrie Holschbach - The Goat Gets Us in the Door: How to Fundraise to Change Lives
|
Apr 23, 2026 |
|
Caleb Spitler - How to have Effective Donor Conversations
|
Apr 23, 2026 |
|
Franklin Senters - He Gave Away Bibles — and Discovered the Secret to Donor Engagement
|
Apr 16, 2026 |
|
Russ Hanes - Russ Haynes didn't set out to build a nonprofit — he set out to survive.
|
Apr 16, 2026 |
|
Al Goracke - From Snow Banks to 103,000 Families: Leading Volunteers Nobody Talks About
|
Apr 13, 2026 |
|
Serena Kelsch - How Radical Honesty Turned a $250K Gift Into a $17.5 Million Partnership
|
Apr 13, 2026 |
|
Madeleine (Maddie) Nance - Your Donors Aren't Ignoring You — They Just Don't Feel Anything Yet
|
Apr 13, 2026 |
|
Andrea McMaster - When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
|
Apr 10, 2026 |
|
Tammy Kocher - Relationship Beats Strategy Every Time - Building a Nonprofit That Lasts
|
Apr 10, 2026 |
|
Corey Magstadt - Nonprofits Are Solving the Wrong Problem — And It’s Costing Millions
|
Apr 04, 2026 |
|
Rhea LeGrande - She Leads 2,000 Volunteers this Belief: The Champions Are Already Out There.
|
Apr 03, 2026 |
|
Melissa LaPlante - What Nonprofits Are Missing Is Right Under Their Nose
|
Apr 03, 2026 |
|
Fursey Gotuaco - Never mentioned a price tag, just told stories
|
Apr 02, 2026 |
|
Dena Vongchang - Why Fundraising Operations Are Your Nonprofit’s Greatest Untapped Asset
|
Mar 30, 2026 |
|
Rita Ernst - What Leaders Get Wrong About Employee Engagement
|
Mar 19, 2026 |
|
Angela Shope - FROM BURNOUT TO BREAKTHROUGH
|
Mar 16, 2026 |
|
Derric Bakker - We Built Fundraising for an Era That No Longer Exists — Here's What Replaces It
|
Mar 13, 2026 |
|
Jill Johnson - She's Influenced $4 Billion in Decisions — Here's What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Hear
|
Mar 12, 2026 |
|
Chris McGown - The $3 Million Secret Hiding in Your $10 Donor List
|
Mar 10, 2026 |
|
Lyn Wineman - When Nonprofits Get Branding Right, Everything Changes
|
Mar 09, 2026 |
|
Kevin Eastway - What if Slowing Down Is the Fastest Way Forward?
|
Mar 06, 2026 |
|
Shawn Morrison - Forming Partnerships in the Community
|
Mar 06, 2026 |
|
Dr. Daniel Freeman - Non-Profit Leaders Making Decisions Alone And What It Costs
|
Mar 06, 2026 |
|
Melody Vachal - Facing Exhaustion as Non-Profit Leaders
|
Mar 05, 2026 |
|
Jon Roberts - Why the Best Fundraisers Lead with Curiosity, Not the Close
|
Mar 02, 2026 |
|
Scott Swayne - How Human Resources Wisdom Can Transform Nonprofit Fundraising
|
Mar 02, 2026 |
|
Angela Eifert - Stop Chasing Donors and Start Attracting Them
|
Feb 27, 2026 |
|
Mary Kelly - Your Non-Profit is in Crisis - Advise from a Navy Intel Officer
|
Feb 27, 2026 |
|
Leary Gates - Stop Firefighting and Start Leading
|
Feb 27, 2026 |
|
Pete Ochs - Viewing Donors as Investors
|
Feb 26, 2026 |
|
Amy Lindholm - The Power of Trust
|
Feb 23, 2026 |
|
Jeff Terpstra - How to Close the Door on Losing New Donors
|
Feb 16, 2026 |
|
Holly Brown - A process improvement that could transform your organization’s effectiveness
|
Feb 13, 2026 |
|
Kyle Szucs - The Power of Story Telling
|
Feb 13, 2026 |
|
Kiersten Hill - The One Marketing Metric That Predicts Fundraising Success
|
Feb 13, 2026 |
|
Mac Curfman - Leadership Blind Spots That Kill Sustainable Fundraising
|
Feb 12, 2026 |
|
Tricia Collier Richardson - Nonprofit CEO & Leadership Coach
|
Feb 12, 2026 |
|
Dr. Brandon Schmidly - VP for Advancement at Crown College
|
Feb 09, 2026 |
|
Tyler Van Eps - National Christian Foundation
|
Feb 09, 2026 |
|
From Donors to Disciples: A Conversation on Faith-Based Fundraising
|
Feb 07, 2026 |
|
Mandy Pearce - Strategic Planning for Non-Profits
|
Feb 06, 2026 |
|
Chris McClure on Creating a Heathly Team Culture
|
Feb 05, 2026 |
|
Holly Misener speaks on non-profit success
|
Feb 04, 2026 |
|
Brianna Pyka - Brand Strategy and Fundraising
|
Feb 03, 2026 |
|
Steve Sonderman - a culture of authentic community
|
Jan 30, 2026 |
|
Jay Link - Conversation after 35 years as a fundraising professional
|
Jan 30, 2026 |
|
Tess Vergara - Soul Powered Executive Coach
|
Jan 30, 2026 |
|
Bill Goodwin - President Priority Living
|
Jan 29, 2026 |
|
Garth Warren - President of Barnabas Resources
|
Jan 29, 2026 |
|
Ian Vickers - President of Global Partners in Hope
|
Jan 28, 2026 |