Nonprofit Nerd®: Impact Unleashed
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Nonprofit Nerd®: Impact Unleashed
Funding Innovation Through Fiscal Sponsorship with Melissa Erickson, CFRE
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In this episode of Nonprofit Nerd®: Impact Unleashed, Jarrett Ransom sits down with fundraising expert and Executive Director of The Funding Studio, Melissa Erickson, CFRE, to unpack the growing role of fiscal sponsorship in the nonprofit sector. Melissa shares how artists, filmmakers, innovators, and emerging mission-driven organizations can access philanthropic funding without immediately launching a standalone nonprofit. Together, they explore sustainable fundraising strategies, the realities of nonprofit startup costs, and why fiscal sponsorship may be one of the sector’s most effective (and misunderstood) tools for collaboration and impact.
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