Under the Elm by The Philanthropic Advisory™

Getting Unstuck: When Your Development Efforts Have Stalled

In this episode of Under the Elm, we explore why Development programs Stall and how to get Unstuck.The Philanthropic Advisory's Under the Elm Podcast equips nonprofits with strategic fundraising guidance, leadership coaching, and organizational diagnostics that drive stronger performance.

When Your Board Says They're Engaged — But the Work Says Otherwise

In this episode of Under the Elm, we examine the four engagement patterns often seen in nonprofit boards. Listeners will leave with a diagnostic framework and three honest conversations they can have to start changing the dynamic — without blowing up relationships.The Philanthropic Advisory's Under the Elm Podcast equips nonprofits with strategic fundraising guidance, leadership coaching, and organizational diagnostics that drive stronger performance.

When Boards Are Hesitant to Make the Ask

Listeners should finish this episode understanding WHY boards hesitate (not just that they do), and leave with three practical tools to shift board culture around giving and asking — without creating conflict or resentment.Who's it for:
Executive directors who feel alone in the fundraising effort
Development directors frustrated by board passivity
Board chairs who want to help but don't know how to mobilize peers
Any leader who has heard the phrase 'I'll do anything but ask for money'

When You Don’t Know Where to Start With Planned Giving

Planned giving is the most consistently deferred opportunity in nonprofit fundraising — and the most consequential one. Organizations that know they should have a legacy program consistently find reasons to begin next quarter, after the next hire, following the next transition. The deferral is understandable. The cost of it is not. Explore the steps to take to launch your planned giving program.