Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications

Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications


Latest Episodes

Ep 71: A Smart Nonprofit Budgeting Process (with Hilda Polanco)
November 03, 2018

Is your nonprofit budgeting process a royal pain or a living, breathing plan for your leaders to determine your organizations priorities?

Ep 70: Unicorns, Superheroes and Nonprofit Leaders (With Vu Le)
October 20, 2018

Its a bird, its a plane no, its a nonprofit leader. The work you do matters more than you know and more than anyone will ever tell you.

Ep 69: New Power and the Building of Movements (with Henry Timms)
October 06, 2018

Giving Tuesday, #MeToo, the Ice Bucket Challenge, the out-of-nowhere victories of Obama and Trump They all have something important in common they were movements forged by New Power.

Ep 68: No, You Can’t Do It All
September 22, 2018

How do you take care of yourself and still be responsible to your organization and the people you serve?

Ep 67: Busting the Overhead Myth (with Dan Pallotta)
September 08, 2018

Donors wont give to charities with high overhead. Right? But what structural problems does this cause? My guest, Dan Pallotta, busts the nonprofit overhead myth.

Ep 66: When it’s Time to Leave Your Org (with Kate Kendell)
August 25, 2018

Why do Executive Directors sometimes overstay their roles? Inertia? Love of the job? A board that doesnt want them to leave? How do you know when its time to go?

Ep 65: The Case of the Serial Nonprofit Founder (with Robin Steinberg)
August 11, 2018

Nonprofit founders are superheroes. Robin Steinberg is certainly one. In fact, she keeps on creating new nonprofits! And she has a wealth of knowledge to share.

Ep 64: Donors Who Know More, Give More (with Roxie Jerde)
July 28, 2018

How educated do you think most donors are about the organization they support and invest in? Not very. And this is a big problem we must solve.

Ep 63: How To Think About Mergers and Collaborations (with Nadya Shmavonian)
July 14, 2018

Mergers can help nonprofits increase reach and impact, but they can also become a disaster. Heres how to decide if you should go for it.

Ep 62: Hiring the Perfect Executive Director (with Dara Klarfeld)
June 30, 2018

What is the secret sauce to finding and hiring the perfect ED for your organization? How can you become a rockstar candidate? Find out in todays episode.