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

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


Latest Episodes

Ep 196: How Risky Is AI For Nonprofits? (with Beth Kanter)
February 03, 2024

Organizations around the world are using artificial intelligence to improve processes, delegate tasks, and drive progress. What do nonprofit leaders need to know?

Ep 195: Conflict Resolution and Finding the Third Ground (with Ken Cloke)
January 20, 2024

World-renowned conflict resolution expert, Ken Cloke, shares his secrets for overcoming conflict using proven strategies from his mediation practice that have brought "impossible" conflicts to peace a

Ep 194: Leaders of Color in Nonprofits: Challenges and Opportunities (with April Frazier Camara)
December 16, 2023

In this episode, I chat with April Frazier Camara about how diversity is the secret sauce in nonprofit leadership. Her insights? Eye-opening. You'll see our sector in a whole new light.

Ep 193: Is “Martyritis” Killing Your Organization? (with Kishshana Palmer)
December 02, 2023

In our sector, time often feels like a scarce resource. You're likely juggling countless tasks, believing that maximum productivity is the key to fulfilling your mission. But what if we're approaching

Ep 192: Embracing Our Finite Time (with Oliver Burkeman)
November 18, 2023

In our sector, time often feels like a scarce resource. You're likely juggling countless tasks, believing that maximum productivity is the key to fulfilling your mission. But what if we're approaching

Ep 191: How to Build Amazing Work Relationships (with Michael Bungay Stanier)
November 04, 2023

Great work relationships lead to greater job satisfaction and higher employee retention. Michael Bungay Stanier shares with us his recipe for designing our work relationships to thrive.

Ep 190: Nonprofits Turn Cities Into Communities (with Mayor Ras J. Baraka)
October 21, 2023

In this episode, Mayor Ras J. Baraka of Newark, NJ shed light on a beautiful partnership dance between city government and nonprofits. These organizations, he shared, often handle tasks the city can't

Ep 189: Is a 5-Star Development Director a Needle in a Haystack?
October 07, 2023

Organizations often stay with a subpar development director because they don't believe they could get someone better. Let's explore this assumption.

Ep 188: Can A Teen Be Your Next Executive Director? (with Sarah Hernholm)
September 23, 2023

How do we ensure that the next generation of nonprofit leadership is prepared? Sarah Hernholm shares her groundbreaking work with WIT.

Ep 187: Don’t Be a Mission Creep!
September 09, 2023

Mission creep is a big problem for many nonprofits. Heres some practical advice on how to prevent it.