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

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


Latest Episodes

Ep 154: The Nonprofit Business Model is Broken (with Vu Le)
March 12, 2022

What does the ideal nonprofit business model look like? Does it bear any resemblance to the model we have today? Listen in as guest Vu Le and I paint the picture of an evolved nonprofit sector.

Ep 153: Supervision vs. Management – What’s the Difference? (with Rita Sever)
February 26, 2022

Is there really a difference between leadership and management? And what about supervision and management? In this podcast, Rita Sever and I discuss why these skills are actually quite different and

Ep 152: Secrets of a High-Functioning Board of Directors (with Joan Garry)
February 12, 2022

There is no way your nonprofit organization can thrive without one but do you know what a high-functioning board of directors actually looks like? Tune in to this episode to crack the code.

Ep 151: Using Pop Culture for Social Good (with Noelani Pearl Hernandez)
January 29, 2022

In this episode, my colleague, Noelani Pearl Hernandez and I dig into the popular Netflix series, MAID, and how you can use pop culture as a tool for nonprofit storytelling and media advocacy.

Ep 150: Reflection – How My White Privilege Affects My Leadership
January 15, 2022

In this episode, I reflect on how racial bias impacts the lack of leadership diversity in the nonprofit sector and my own position as a nonprofit leader who benefits from white privilege.

Ep 149: Can We Fix the Nonprofit Burnout Problem? (with Chris Barlics)
January 08, 2022

In this episode, Health Coach and Personal Trainer, Chris Barlics, and I talk about something many nonprofit leaders put last on their to-do lists self care. Listen in to learn how it can help you a

Ep 148: Why Nonprofits Are Still Messy in 2021 (with Jim Axelrod)
December 25, 2021

Its the one-year anniversary of the second edition of my book, Nonprofits Are Messy. Listen in as my friend and neighbor, CBS correspondent Jim Axelrod and I chat about my book, nonprofit fundraising

Ep 147: How Powerful Partnerships Drive Innovative Nonprofit Marketing (with Alison Moore)
December 11, 2021

In the digital age, it is nearly impossible to get the word out about your mission without a strategic nonprofit marketing plan. In this episode, Alison Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Comic Relief

Ep 146: Why Unbecoming Is the Key to Innovative Leadership (with Kerri Hoffman)
November 13, 2021

In this episode, my guest Kerri Hoffman (CEO of the nonprofit media company, PRX) and I discuss what innovative leadership really looks like in the post-Covid nonprofit sector.

Ep 145: How Tiny Habits Create Big Change (with BJ Fogg)
October 30, 2021

In this episode, I chat with Stanford professor and author, BJ Fogg about why creating tiny habits is the key to good habit formation and creating change.