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The Fund Raising School is excited to launch the First Day Podcast from The Fund Raising School! Highlighting current news and research, this podcast provides fundraisers with the latest information in fundraising and philanthropy. Be more informed and stay up to date with the First Day Podcast from The Fund Raising School!
The Fund Raising School hosts First Day Podcast, a education show with 434 episodes published.
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., is joined by Ted Grossnickle, CFRE, Senior Consultant and Chairman at JGA Counsel, to explore one of the nonprofit sector’s peren
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., tackles one of the most persistent questions in major gift fundraising: when is the right time to make the ask? Fundraisers may k
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Jeremy Wells, Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation, to explore one o
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes back Rick Dunham, founder and chairman of Dunham & Company, to unpack the firm’s latest annual survey of donors. One of
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., takes an analytical look at the 2026 Giving USA report, which reviews charitable giving in the United States during calendar year
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Morgan Jessup, Director of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the Alzheimer’s Association in Indianapolis. Bill opens with
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Julianne Read, founder and principal of E and E Fundraising & Events. Bill sets the stage by naming the rumors, myths, a
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Christina Daniken, senior member of the research team at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Karen Houghton, CEO and Founder of Infinite Giving, for a clear, lively, and highly practical conversation about endowme
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Soren Kaplan, PhD, nationally regarded educator, consultant, and author, for a practical and energizing conversation abo
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Neelam Makhijani, Director of Strategy and Operations for SUVIDHA, for a lively and practical conversation about blended
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Connie Falcone, JD, founder and CEO of Firefly Athlete, for a conversation about what fundraisers need to know when spor
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Janie Judd, founder and principal of Elevé, a national consulting firm that helps nonprofits “work better without losing
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Mladenka Majerić, CEO of the Yellow Dot Foundation in Croatia and an international leader in nonprofit effectiveness, fu
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes back Phil Purcell, Director of Planned Giving for the Central Territory of The Salvation Army, a veteran faculty member
In this episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes back Lindsay Marciniak, Managing Partner at CCS, for a data-rich conversation about the fifth edition of the Philanthrop
In this energizing and highly practical episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, host Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Lisa Hacker, Director of Philanthropic Planning for the Jewish Federation of Cincin
In this timely and highly practical episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, host Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Jon Bergdoll, MA, interim director of data and research partnerships at the Indiana Uni
In this thoughtful and instructive episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, host Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Michal Werner, CAP, CFRE, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Foundation of Great
In this practical and timely episode of The First Day from The Fund Raising School, host Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D., welcomes Ruth Hansen, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, for a smart
Carly Berna
Vice President of Marketing and Fundraiser in Residence · Jewish Voice
1 appearance on this show
Andy Price
Customer Insight Manager · International Lineman's Museum
1 appearance on this show
Rick Dunham
Dunham & Company
1 appearance on this show
Morgan Jessup
Alzheimer’s Association
1 appearance on this show
Julianne Read
E and E Fundraising & Events
1 appearance on this show
Neelam Makhijani
SUVIDHA
1 appearance on this show
Connie Falcone
Firefly Athlete
1 appearance on this show
Janie Judd
Elevé
1 appearance on this show
Mladenka Majerić
Yellow Dot Foundation
2 appearances on this show
Phil Purcell
The Salvation Army
1 appearance on this show
Lindsay Marciniak
CCS
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Hacker
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
1 appearance on this show
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