Ep. 3: The News is News

Nonprofit work is rewarding, complicated, inspiring, and sometimes completely exhausting. Welcome to the support group. ☕ In Episode 3 of Nonprofit Support Group, Mandy and Karen dig into nonprofit news, local journalism, donor data migration, CRM architecture, and why your tech setup is only as useful as the questions it helps you answer. From Pittsburgh almost losing its local paper to a volunteer-led harm reduction nonprofit in New Orleans, this episode covers the systems, stories, and community work that keep nonprofit teams moving. What we cover: 🔥 Sports & Sips: Coffee, Greek wine, World Cup surprises, WNBA records, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson’s Mulan-themed shoes, and Marina Mabrey’s chaotic greatness. 🗞️ Nonprofit News: How Pittsburgh almost became the largest U.S. metro market without a local paper, what news deserts mean for communities, and why local journalism matters for civic health. 💌 Reddit Readout: A nonprofit donor data migration into GiveButter, plus the very real stress of data cleanup, mapping, duplicates, and tight deadlines. 💡 Nonprofit Hero: Below Sea Level Aid, a New Orleans nonprofit supporting harm reduction, overdose prevention, public health, and community care. 🧩 Problem of the Week: Where to start when migrating from one CRM to another, and why planning your data relationships before you move anything can save you a lot of future pain. 💻 Tech Talk: Mandy walks through HubSpot’s data model builder and explains why CRM architecture, associations, labels, and clean reporting structures matter for nonprofit operations. Content note: This episode includes a public-health-oriented discussion of harm reduction, substance use, overdose prevention, Narcan, clean needles, and fentanyl test strips. Have a nonprofit tech, marketing, or operations topic you want us to cover? Share it with us on LinkedIn: Mandy →   / mandy-thompson-digital-reach   Karen →   / karensenette   🔗 HubSpot User Groups Connect with other HubSpot users in our community-led HubSpot User Groups: LGBTQIA+ HUG → https://hubspot-academy-community-pro... Nonprofit HUG → https://hubspot-academy-community-pro... 🔗 Resources Reddit Readout →   / how_do_i_find_someone_to_migrate_our_donor...   Nonprofit Hero Article: Below Sea Level Aid Story → https://veritenews.org/2026/06/22/red... Newspaper Story from NP Quarterly → https://nonprofitquarterly.org/wethec... https://nonprofitquarterly.org/wethec...