Creating Good with Matt Barnes
A New Generation of Donors with Mariya Yurukova, CEO and Founder of Charity Search Group
November 28, 2023
Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks. In this episode, I sit down for a chat with Mariya Yurukova, CEO and Founder of Charity Search Group. Together, we break down: the process of finding talent in the nonprofit sector, why startups shouldn’t fly too close to the sun, the new generation of donors, and why nonprofits need to invest to succeed.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit hemisphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks.

Our guest today is Mariya Yurukova, CEO and Founder of Charity Search Group, a recruiting firm exclusively dedicated to the nonprofit sector, specializing in searches for development directors, executive directors, and major gifts officers. She also works as a consultant for her company Leapfrog Fundraising, where she is the CEO and Founder.

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