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

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


Latest Episodes

Ep 172: How Public-Private Partnerships Create Real and Lasting Change (with Chelsea Peters)
January 14, 2023

Tune in as collaboration evangelist and Walton Family Foundation CSO, Chelsea Peters and I uncover the power of public-private partnerships. Spoiler alert: it's all about combining your superpowers!

Ep 171: True Confessions of a Nonprofit Volunteer (with Eileen Opatut)
December 17, 2022

A very special guest joins me in this episode to share her journey from burned out realtor to ignited volunteer. Tune in to learn how to find volunteer opportunities that fuel you.

Ep 170: The Top Nonprofit Sector Trends and Takeaways of 2022 (with Stacy Palmer)
December 03, 2022

What were your biggest takeaways from 2022? Tune in as Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and I discuss some of the nonprofit sectors biggest headlines, trends, and takeaways of 2

Ep 169: When Your ED Has a Low Appetite For Fundraising (with Kishshana Palmer)
November 12, 2022

Does your organization have an ED with a low appetite for fundraising? Tune in to learn how strengthening the partnership between your ED and development director can help!

Ep 168: Hamza Khan’s Recipe for Preventing Burnout (with Hamza Khan)
October 22, 2022

Feeling the heat lately? You are not alone burnout impacts many of us in the nonprofit sector. Tune in to learn best-selling author and global keynote speaker, Hamza Khans strategies for preventing

Ep 167: For the Love of Strategic Planning (with Robert Raben)
September 24, 2022

In this episode, my guest compares strategy to love tune in as Robert Raben and I dig deep into the topic of nonprofit strategic planning and how the right approach can help promote diversity, equit

Ep 166: Uncovering New Nonprofit Funding Sources (with Ann Mei Chang)
September 10, 2022

Are there nonprofit funding sources out there that are not being sufficiently taken advantage of? According to my guest, Candid CEO, Ann Mei Chang, the answer is yes. Tune in to learn more.

Ep 165: Eye-Opening Tales of a Board Nominations Committee Chair (with Daryl Messinger)
August 27, 2022

Getting the right people on your nonprofit board is no easy task. Tune in to this episode to learn how one nominations committee chair helped her org build the board of its dreams!

Ep 164: A 7-Step Succession Planning Process for Nonprofits
August 14, 2022

Want to leave your nonprofit in good hands even after you move on to your next adventure? Tune in to discover the 7 crucial steps to a successful succession planning process.

Ep 163: What It Takes to Be a Successful Director of Development (with Lori Abrams)
July 30, 2022

Join me for an eye-opening conversation about fundraising mistakes, fundraising anxiety, and what it actually takes to be a first-rate development director for your nonprofit.