Frontlines of Social Good Podcast

5/20/26: Featured Stories: The New CASE Insights on Voluntary Support of Education Report and Mark Quigley's "One Year Before Your Capital Campaign"

May 20, 2026: After the news, Jenny Cooke Smith, Executive Director of CASE Insights, tells us about what is revealed in the new CASE Insights on Voluntary Support of Education report. Later in the show, Mark Quigley talks about his new book, "One Year Before Your Capital Campaign: A 12-month pre-campaign guide to success."

5/6/26: Featured Stories: The Federal Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Burn't

May 5, 2026: After the news, Shannon McCracken, President & CEO of The Nonprofit Alliance, joins us to examine how the federal indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center could reshape the legal boundaries of nonprofit activity—and why silence from the sector may carry long-term consequences for all. Later in the program, we feature an interview with Daniel Freeman about his forthcoming book, Burn't.

4/22/26: Featured Stories: MacKenzie Scott, Principal Gifts, and the Real Drivers of Big Philanthropy

April 22, 2026: After the news, Digital Transformation Advisor Wayan Vota talks about his analysis of the full Yield Giving dataset. Later in the program, Ben Porter, former CAO at Kellogg and Tuck and leader of principal gifts at Northwestern’s $6B campaign, and author of Principal Gifts Checklist, talks about his latest survey and analysis of principal giving across US higher education.

4/8/26: Featured Story: War and Nonprofits and How To Raise Money: A Classic Guide for the Modern Fundraiser

April 8, 2026: After the news, Patricia McIlreavy,  President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and Ashleigh C. Subramanian-Montgomery, Senior Director, Policy & Advocacy at the Charity & Security Network, discuss War and Nonprofits. Later in the program, Steve MacLaughlin talks abouthis new book, How to Raise Money: A Classic Guide for the Modern Fundraiser.

3/25/26: Featured Stories: The Decline of Small Donors, Rebuilding Trust, and a Better Way to Fundraise

March 25, 2026: After the news, Roger D. Ali, MBA, C. Dir., CFRE, Board Chair of AFP Global, discusses The Decline of Small Donors and Rebuilding Trust. Later in the program, Derric Bakker discusses his book, "A Better Way to Fundraise: Treat Every Donor Like a Major Donor."