Responsive Lab Podcast
Welcome to The Responsive Lab, presented by Virtuous. In this podcast, we're exploring how nonprofits leverage technology to deepen donor engagement. Join us in the lab as we mix innovation with impact, tackling challenges and discovering new possibilities for the nonprofit sector.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 148
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
EP 51: The New Nonprofit Tech Toolkit: Preparing Your Organization for the Next 5 Years
In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit.
Erin McHugh, Chief Pr…
EP 50: Building a Renewed Narrative with Community (and Breaking Old Story Myths!)
In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit.
Join guests Stacy Hou…
EP 49: Don’t Lose the Donor: Keeping Fundraising Human in a Tech-Driven World with Sterrin Bird
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus sit down with Sterrin Bird, long-time fundraising leader and nonprofit executive-in-residence at Attain Partners, f…
EP 48: How to Transform Data Into Strategic Decisions Using AI with Tim Paris & T. Clay Buck
In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit. We’re diving deep into one of the m…
EP 47: Aligning AI with Mission: Human-Centered Messaging with Matt Scott
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus are joined by Matt Scott—founder of CauseMic and nonprofit messaging strategist—for a candid conversation on aligni…
EP 46: Empathy-Driven Social Strategy for Nonprofits with Brynne Krispin
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus sit down with Brynne Krispin, founder of Cause Fokus, to talk about the power of an empathy-driven social strategy and…
EP 45: Overcoming the Competition For Connection with Nathan Chappell
In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit. Virtuous Chief AI Officer, Nathan C…
EP 44: Fixing What’s Broken in Nonprofit Email Marketing with Katelyn Baughan
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Scott Holthaus and Carly Berna sit down with email marketing consultant Katelyn Baughan of KB Digital to uncover what’s broken in nonprofit email …
EP 42: Navigating Budget Cuts, Donor Shifts, and Uncertainty with Barbara O’Reilly
What do you do when your nonprofit loses 75% of its budget overnight?
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, fundraising veteran Barbara O’Reilly of Windmill Hill Consulting joins …
EP 41: Designing & Scaling a Donor Retention Strategy In 2025 with Christine Robertson and John Mark Vanderpool
In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit. Join Christine Robertson from NPact…
EP 40: Creating Memorable Experiences for Modern Donors with Brand Building with Brady Josephson
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus sit down with Brady Josephson, VP of Marketing and Growth at charity:water.
Brady makes the case for lo…
![EP 39: Scaling Relational Giving Through Giving Circles with Emily Rasmussen [Ask a Responsive Fundraiser]](https://storage.googleapis.com/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/Y1WlFfYUadXFRx512mYs2ryFM35OdaE2ZFGGnMVZ.png)
EP 39: Scaling Relational Giving Through Giving Circles with Emily Rasmussen [Ask a Responsive Fundraiser]
In this episode of Ask a Responsive Fundraiser, we’re joined by Emily Rasmussen, founder of Grapevine, the platform behind the growing Giving Circle movement.
Emily brings over 15 …
EP 38: Beyond the Ask: Why Donor Lifetime Value Should Shape Your Strategy with John Mark Vanderpool
In this data-packed episode of The Responsive Lab, Scott Holthaus and Carly Berna sit down with John Mark Vanderpool, co-founder of Social Impact Solutions, to talk all things Donor Lifetime Val…
EP 37: Leading Change with Empathy: The PAUSE Framework for Nonprofits with Heather Hiscox
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus sit down with Heather Hiscox, social impact strategist and author of No More Status Quo, to unpack how nonprofits c…
EP 36: From Story to Strategy: Marketing That Drives Donor Action with Aidan Augustin
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, Carly and Scott sit down with Aidan Augustin, Co-founder and CRO at Feathr, to unpack how to turn your story into a strategy that actually drives donor act…
EP 35: The Mid-Level Multiplier Effect: How to Transform Your Major Gift Pipeline with Jeff Schreifels
Mid-level donors are often overlooked. But in this episode of The Responsive Lab, Jeff Schreifels joins co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus to explain why that’s a costly mistake.
As P…
EP 34: How AI is Transforming Fundraising and Donor Relationships with Gabe Cooper and Nathan Chappell
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, we’re exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and human empathy with two visionary leaders at Virtuous: Gabe Cooper, CEO and Founder, and Nat…
![EP 33: Building Clean, Connected, and Donor-Centric CRMs with Christine Robertson [Ask a Responsive Fundraiser]](https://storage.googleapis.com/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/lrbNGL1gaZMUjU1Cr4AXMZqqqKYqxlbHB2BnWV7J.png)
EP 33: Building Clean, Connected, and Donor-Centric CRMs with Christine Robertson [Ask a Responsive Fundraiser]
On this episode of Ask a Responsive Fundraiser, Scott chats with Christine Robertson, Consulting Manager at NPact and expert in nonprofit CRM systems, to unpack the essential role that clean dat…
EP 32: Inside the 2025 Benchmark Report with Carly Berna & Gabe Cooper
What does it really take to grow generosity in 2025?
In this episode of The Responsive Lab, co-host Scott Holthaus sits down with Carly Berna, Fundraiser in Residence at Virtuous, and Gabe…
