Real Talk for the Non-Profit Event Pro
On Real Talk for the Non-Profit Event Pro, we dive heart first into all things events in the non-profit world. Each week, your host Amy Milne and her guest get real on a variety of topics from marketing, sponsorship, peer-to-peer fundraising, logistics, and everything in between to ensure your events matter. They talk tricks of the trade and share tales from the trenches so you can produce epic events that inspire participants, raise more money and change lives.
Episodes
62 episodes
Easy as 1, 2, 3! How to Steward and Support Your Community so They Fundraise More for Your Organization
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Keith Clarke, Director, Corporate & Community Partnerships at The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Keith started his career at PMCF as a Coordinator, and his passion for fundraising to...
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Episode 61
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43:43
Hot Seat Coaching: Bowls for Beds in support of Home Horizon
In this episode, your host Amy Milne kicks off our hot seat coaching series with Pam Osmond, Fund Development Manager at Home Horizon, a local charity in Collingwood, Ontario that provides transitional housing, programs and support for youth at...
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Episode 60
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34:30
Stop and Smell the Roses: Why It's Important to Celebrate Life's Moments
On the eve of her 50th birthday, your host Amy Milne takes a moment to reflect on the past five decades which have been filled with both ups and downs, and she wouldn't change it for anything. Amy's gratitude for the life she has shines through...
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Episode 59
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8:28
Small But Mighty: How a Local Non-Profit is Using the Power of Community to Create Successful Fundraising Events
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Pam Osmond, Fund Development Manager at Home Horizon, a local charity in Collingwood, Ontario that provides transitional housing, programs and support for youth at risk of homelessness. Pam ki...
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Episode 58
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32:52
Be Our Guest: How to Create Engaged Teams that Can Take Your Non-Profit Event Experience to the Next Level
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Nicole Sinclair, Head of Hospitality at Destination Decoded. Nicole is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to creating engaging team member and customer journeys, and her passion for building ...
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Episode 57
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33:21
Fundraise Like a Pro: Expert Tips on How to Connect With Donors and Raise More Money
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Molly Fast, Director of Fundraising and Development at Event 360. Like so many of us, Molly didn't know what she wanted to do as a career and chose the oh-so-popular Communications as her majo...
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Episode 56
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42:38
Hot Off the Press: Hot-Seat Coaching Opportunities!
In this episode, your host Amy Milne drops some exciting news! As part of our ongoing marketing and communication mini-series, we're introducing a new segment and it involves YOU: hot-seat coaching! We know how much is on your plate and that yo...
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Episode 55
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4:43
REPLAY: The Power of Story: How to Clarify your Message to Engage More Donors
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Dr. J.J. Peterson, Head of StoryBrand and certified marketing genius. StoryBrand helps companies and non-profit organizations create a clear brand story and compelling marketing in order to gr...
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Episode 54
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40:44
The Weight of a Problem: How Shifting to Solution Mode Leads to More Successful Events
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with a personal story; a real life experience about the virtues of perseverance and problem-solving and how it relates to all of us as non-profit event professionals. We've all been in a situation ...
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Episode 53
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15:58
Want to Take Your Non-Profit Events Beyond All Expectations? We Can Help!
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Lisa Cohen, Chief Copywriter & Wordsmith at Beyond Fundraising Inc. And we have a surprise in store for you: we're flipping the script as Amy takes the hot seat and Lisa asks the questions...
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Episode 52
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38:09
Marketing & Comms Mini-Series: How to Transform your Tired Taglines and Phrases
In this episode, we are excited to kick off a mini-series that is focused on all things marketing and communications. We all know how important it is to foster deeper and more meaningful connections with our community, however we sometimes lose...
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Episode 51
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8:26
Living Your Best Life: How to Shift Your Thoughts and Actions to Achieve Your Goals
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Jodi Wilding, a Certified Integral Associate Coach with a private coaching practice and a passion for helping people become who they want to be, achieve the success they desire and make the im...
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Episode 50
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34:33
Rewards & Perks & Benefits, OH MY! How to Add a VIP Experience to your Non-Profit Event in a Meaningful Way
In this episode, we get a front-row seat to Amy's wonderful world of creativity, thoughts and ideas all centered around the theme of reward programs. She shares that a recent (joy-inspired!) spontaneous 48-hour trip to Dublin, Ireland was booke...
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Episode 49
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18:32
Food For Energy: How to Best Fuel Ourselves, Volunteers and Participants for our Events
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Seanna Thomas, Food and Nutrition Consultant and Host of Meal Prep Mondays on CP24 Breakfast in Ontario, Canada. She is a mom of three and passionate about helping parents, families and young ...
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Episode 48
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36:49
It's the Little Things: How Small Moments Can Have a Big Impact at Your Non-Profit Event
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Cassidy Spencer, Director, Annual Campaign & Special Events at YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South. Cassidy has been in the non-profit sector for several years, she's passionate about even...
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Episode 47
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34:07
The Power of Peer-to-Peer Events and Why They're Here to Stay
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Brian Carney, CEO of Blue Sea Foundation. The vision at Blue Sea is a more generous world where charities thrive and Brian is an incredibly passionate advocate for non-profits, specifically in...
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Episode 46
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53:31
Together is Better: The Benefits of Partnering with Other Non-Profit Organizations
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Jen Garden, Chapter Director for Northern Alberta at Make-A-Wish Canada. Jen has been in the non-profit sector for almost 15 years and her passion for fundraising and building relationships is...
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Episode 45
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39:13
Happy New Year! Kicking Off Season Two!
Happy New Year! One year ago, this podcast was simply an idea so believe us when we say we are beyond excited to bring you another year of amazing guests doing what they do best to change the world one day at a time. In this episode, to start u...
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Episode 44
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8:25
Year End Round-Up: Thoughts, Inspiration and Takeaways from 2023
In this episode, we're serving up a full plate of year-end goodness as we hear from some of our favourite guests from 2023. Your host, Amy Milne, kicks things off by sharing that her year had more cry than laugh and cheer due to some events in ...
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Episode 43
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23:19
Read, Listen & Watch: Amy's Top Recommendations for This Holiday Season
Looking for something to read, listen to or watch this holiday? Look no further! Your host, Amy Milne, shares her top book, podcast and TV show recommendations and there's something for everyone! Whether you want to grow with some personal deve...
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Episode 42
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14:03
Full Circle Moment: Reflecting on the Difference a Year Can Make
In this episode, your host Amy Milne brings us back full circle with the return of our very first podcast guest (and one of our faves!), Jamie Lamont. When we first heard from Jamie, he was leading the Events team at SickKids Foundation, howeve...
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Episode 41
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35:21
REPLAY: 10 Tips to Take your Events from Good to Great
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real about how to take your events from good to great with her top ten tips that will have the biggest impact on your event experience. And the good news is, they don't cost a lot of money! Have you tho...
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Episode 40
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26:10
REPLAY: Change Agent to Non-Profit Event Guru: Learn from a Leader in the P2P World
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Eric Epstein, President of Global Impact Productions, a full-service event production company that produces outdoor challenge peer-to-peer fundraising events on behalf of select non-profits. E...
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Episode 39
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47:05
Keeping Your Event Traditions Alive
In this episode, your host Amy gives us a peek in the window of one of her favourite holidays, and it’s probably not the one you’re thinking of! Amy and her family have been celebrating American Thanksgiving (her bonus holiday!) for as long as ...
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Episode 38
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11:19
Grace & Gratitude: Ways to Improve Well-Being in Our Post Pandemic World
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Julie Fotheringham, Partner at HAGEMAN, a leadership development agency that, through coaching, training, facilitation and leadership development events, brings experience, wisdom and caring t...
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33:52