Ryan’s Rumination’s is a podcast offering insights, ideas and interviews from the exciting not-for profit world, with a focus on fundraising and development. Drawing on a decade plus of not-for-profit experience on top of more than a decade in the corporate world, the goal of Ryan’s Ruminations is for you to come away learning something new, reawakening something old, ruminating and enjoying a couple of laughs together along the way!

Latest Episodes

Tech and Fundraising: A Match Made In Heaven?

It’s inescapable! We are surrounded by technology and it’s an integral part of our everyday lives. In fact, you are probably reading this on a device that fits into...

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Ask Me Anything

You’ve got questions. Our goal is to offer solutions! Not every Development Professional has colleagues they can turn to for guidance. Being able to rely on someone for counsel...

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The Not-for-Profit Job Market: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

We’ve all been in it. We’ve all had positive experiences as well as some not so great ones. We’ve all sat by the phone waiting for the call and...

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Comedy and Fundraising: No Laughing Matter

While we didn't find out why the chicken crossed the road, comedian Mark Schiff gave us some fascinating insights into the intersection of comedy and fundraising on yesterday's rh Strategic webinar. And along the...

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Comedy & Fundraising: No Laughing Matter!

While we didn't find out why the chicken crossed the road, comedian Mark Schiff gave us some fascinating insights into the intersection of comedy and fundraising on yesterday's rh Strategic webinar. And along the...

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WOW Them With Your Stories with Sarah Weintraub

A discussion with master storyteller, Sarah Weintraub of the SW Strategic Group, about WOWing your supporters with your stories. More than facts and figures, a well crafted story is...

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Your Host

Born in South Africa, Ryan Hyman spent a year and a half studying in Israel at a prestigious post high school center after which he received his Bachelors degree in New York. He began his professional career in the exciting world of college admissions after which he was wooed away to the ever-changing world of commercial real estate finance (his question to the principal of the company who had personally sought him out: “what exactly is commercial real estate finance?”).

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