Episodes: 35
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 127 subscribers
Publicly listed emails
draley@imago.consulting
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Dave Raley - Author of The Rise of Sustainable Giving and founder of Imago Consulting, specializing in sustainable recurring giving and nonprofit fundraising strategy.
Kendra Davenport - Leading Organizational Change, Scaling Sustainable Giving, Direct-response Television, Brand Awareness, And Fundraising Diversification.
Jeff Spitko - Scaling Annual And Mid-level Giving, Growing Monthly Donors, Donor Segmentation, Acquisition, Planned Giving, And Donor Stewardship.
Carly Berna - Rescue Mission Fundraising Benchmarks, Recurring-giving Growth, First-year Donor Retention, Personalization, And Fundraising Technology.
Jaclyn Jones - Rescue Mission Fundraising Benchmarks, Donor Retention, Recurring-giving Trends, Donor Value, And The Transition From Recurring Donor To Major Donor.
Lucy Madden - Building A Nonprofit, Launching A Recurring-giving Community, Converting Volunteers Into Sustainers, And Funding Organizational Growth.
Leading the Shift: How CEOs Can Build Sustainable Giving at Scale
September 30, 2026
What if the boldest move your nonprofit could make isn't raising more money, but making sure people actually know you exist?That's the curveball Kendra Davenport, President & CEO of Easterseals, throws at host Dave Raley in this episode of the Sustainable Giving Podcast. Easterseals serves 1.5 million people every year through a federated network of 70 affiliates, 38,000 employees, and markets spanning 48 states and D.C. But for Kendra, a three-decade nonprofit leader (and Operati...
From Membership to Momentum: How the San Diego Zoo Scaled Recurring Giving
September 16, 2026
What if the smallest gift on your file—that $10-a-month donor—turns out to be one of the most valuable relationships your organization will ever build?In this episode, Dave Raley sits down with Jeff Spitko, Senior Director of Integrated Fundraising at the San Diego Foundation, for a genuine masterclass in building fundraising that lasts. Before joining the Foundation, Jeff spent 11 years at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, where he helped grow annual and mid-level giving from $26 million ...
Fewer Donors, Deeper Giving: What the 2026 Rescue Mission Benchmark Reveals
September 01, 2026
What if your next major donor is already giving you $50 a month, and you just can't see them yet?Dave sits down with two of the sharpest data minds in fundraising—Jaclyn Jones, Chief Philanthropic Economist at Masterworks, and Carly Berna, VP of Marketing and Fundraiser in Residence at Virtuous—to unpack the 3rd Annual Rescue Mission Benchmark Report. Five years of real performance data across nearly 200 rescue missions surfaces a fascinating tension: revenue is climbing, but it's com...
Sharpe Insights: Conversations With Your Planned Giving Experts · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Million Dollar Mission · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
The Giving Game · High booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Sustainable Giving is hosted by Dave Raley. Its publicly listed email is draley@imago.consulting. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for Sustainable Giving: draley@imago.consulting.
Podseeker estimates Sustainable Giving reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Sustainable Giving typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior nonprofit executives, fundraising and marketing leaders, recurring-giving specialists, donor-retention strategists, and researchers with relevant organizational results or original fundraising data. Common among recent guests: Leading fundraising or revenue growth at a substantial nonprofit; Building or scaling recurring-giving programs; Publishing original fundraising research or benchmark reports. Recent guests include Kendra Davenport, Jeff Spitko, and Carly Berna.
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