{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Scaling Impact","title":"Adapting to Pandemic: Self-Paced Options for Donor Engagement","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1650,"description":"In this episode, Amber Kani, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Dream Springing, talks about their approach to using technology to overcome challenges in scaling impact for underrepresented communities. She emphasizes the importance of analyzing donor journeys and addressing pain points through technology while staying open to changes. Dream Springing also adapts to pandemic challenges by providing self-paced options for donor engagement.\n\nAmber Kani is an experienced professional in the field of stakeholder engagement and philanthropy. She currently serves as the Head of Stakeholder Engagement at DreamSpring, where she has successfully implemented comprehensive business development and stewardship strategies to advance the organization's mission. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Scaling Impact:\n\nDream Springing is a nonprofit that provides small business owners and entrepreneurs underrepresented in traditional banking access to capital, education, and resources.\nTechnology is key to scaling impact by reducing friction points for clients and donors alike, enabling Dream Springing to capture data to improve outreach for clients and fundraise more effectively beyond traditional networks.\nMap out the existing workflows to identify challenges and select appropriate technology\nUnstick stakeholders by adding a touchpoint into the process and identifying needs to hire appropriate staff\nKnow your process and deploy your team intentionally.\nCrafting innovative solutions using the resources available.\nTechnology enables stakeholder engagement to be more impactful.\n\nResources:\nDreamSpring\nNxtStep\nPodcast Chef\n\nConnecting with Amber Kani:\nLinkedIn\nEmail\n\nConnecting with Sean Boyce:\nLinkedIn\nEmail\n\nQuotables:\n09:12 - “And by leveraging technology we're able to take our digital assets, client features, videos, things that tell our story better than I ever could face-to-face or in a letter and get them in front of people that go beyond the networks...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/66Z-JkzyaQve51NguBCteHZdh4LBbMmJS4LNGtPEwTw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzOTY0LzE2NjI3/MjAyMzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}