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

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


Latest Episodes

Ep 51: A Symphony of Shared Leadership (with Jim Roe and Bernard Labadie)
February 03, 2018

At arts orgs, how should power be shared when, in addition to the Executive Director, there is also a creative director who is, perhaps, the most important leader of all? My guests explain how their v

Ep 50: Why Bartenders Make Great Leaders (with Helen Rothberg)
January 20, 2018

Based on lessons she learned working as a bartender while pursuing degrees in business and behavioral science, Dr. Helen Rothberg identifies leaders by a cocktail of choices they make; how to approach

Ep 49: How To Make 2018 a Whole Lot Better
January 06, 2018

This podcast is about resolving to bounce back. Its about living in a world of unease while keeping your passion and desire to improve it -- alive and well. In this episode, I share 15 things worth a

Ep 48: Building a Culture of Gratitude
December 16, 2017

A strong leader builds an organizational culture of gratitude. It impacts your staff, board, volunteers, donors, and more. But how do you do it? And when?

Ep 47: How to Engage Millennials (with Abra Annes)
December 02, 2017

How do we engage millennials and get them to support causes we care about, and that we hope they care about too? That's the topic of today's podcast...

Ep 46: Strategic Program Design (with Lindsay Hoffman)
November 18, 2017

Too often, nonprofits become distracted by the newest and shiniest programming. This can cause big opportunities to be missed. Lindsay Hoffman explains...

Ep 45: The Final 60 Days of the Year (with Seth Rosen)
November 04, 2017

We're now in the critical year-end fundraising season. It's daunting. My guest, Seth Rosen, will help you sort it out and make the most of these 2 months

Ep 44: The Executive Director With No Staff (with Sarah Audet)
October 14, 2017

With everything nonprofit leaders have to get done, imagine that you are the only staff person. What would that look like? I wanted to know...

Ep 43: Nonprofits, Storytelling, and ‘This American Life’ (with Alex Blumberg)
September 30, 2017

Alex Blumberg, executive producer of 'This American Life' discusses with me the power of storytelling to activate people to engage and help your nonprofit.

Ep 42: What’s With All The Ribbons? (with Dan Osheyack)
September 16, 2017

In this episode, my guest Dan Osheyack and I will explore issues of awareness, action, and cause marketing at nonprofits.