Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Latest Episodes
Ep 21: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit (with Beth Kanter)
Working at a nonprofit can feel like an express train to Burnout-land. How do we avoid that stay mindful and healthy while doing such passionate work?
Ep 20: Volunteer If You Want to Live Longer (with Pamela Hawley)
Harvard did a study that determined that volunteering helps people live longer and healthier lives with 38% fewer nights spent in the hospital.
Ep 19: How to Give a Great Speech (with Elaine Bennett)
How do you write and give a great speech that excites and inspires your audience about your organization? Elaine Bennett tells you how to do just that.
Ep 18: Mission Control and Strategic Planning (with Liana Downey)
It seems like everyone views strategic planning with a sort of dread. But when you do it right, it's game changing. With special guest Liana Downey.
Ep 17: How One Founder Avoided ‘Founder Syndrome’ – with guest Kevin Jennings
Perhaps the question I am most commonly asked is this: How do I make the switch from corporate to nonprofit? Bill Abrams knows a lot about this subject...
Ep 16: Why I Moved From Corporate to Nonprofit – with guest Bill Abrams
Perhaps the question I am most commonly asked is this: How do I make the switch from corporate to nonprofit? Bill Abrams knows a lot about this subject...
Ep 15: On Direct Response Fundraising - with guest Lisa Maska
I spoke with guest Lisa Maska about how marketing has changed in the digital age and why direct response fundraising still works better than anything else.
Ep 14: Building a Great Development Team – with guest Seth Rosen
Seth Rosen, my fundraising genius and associate, lays out the steps for building a happy and productive development team.
Ep 13: Extraordinary Nonprofit Communications – with guest Sean Gibbons
Sean Gibbons explains why organizations that do communications well are smarter, stronger, and vastly more effective than those that dont.
Ep 12: Turning Tragedy Into Legacy – with Guest Caroline Samponaro
This is the story of a community organizing itself in the wake of a tragedy in order to make positive change. With guest Caroline Samponaro.