Inspired Nonprofit Leadership

467: How to Get Follow-Through Without Micromanaging with Gina Cotner

Show Notes When you delegate work and it doesn't get done, a lot of nonprofit leaders either let it slide or take it back and do it themselves. The leaders who get real

466: Three Things to Say When You Delegate with Sarah Olivieri

Show Notes You hand off a task. It comes back half done, or not at all, and now you're redoing the work and wondering why you bothered. Delegating well does give you time

465: Founders Syndrome with Luke John Mickelson

Founders who build a nonprofit from the ground up often find that their identity and the organization have become the same thing. The founders who handle growth well lear

464: Why Outgrowing Your Founder Is a Sign of Success with Sarah Olivieri

Founder syndrome usually gets talked about as a problem, and the founder often gets the blame. Sarah sees it differently: if your organization is outgrowing the person wh

463: Perfection Is Crushing Your Confidence with Crispin Thompson

When you expect yourself to get every word right, a small mistake can shake your confidence. Learning to stay comfortable when something goes wrong gives you room to keep

462: Why Pulling Back Helps Your Team More Than Pushing Through with Sarah Olivieri

When something hard happens in your life, the instinct is to keep working at full speed so nobody else has to carry your load. Leaders who handle these stretches well tel

461: Supporting Your Nonprofit Team's Mental Health with Weanne Estrada

Mental health support needs a place in the everyday work of a nonprofit. Regular check-ins and clear ways to get help give staff support they can turn to while doing dema

460: Use Details to Communicate Clearly with Sarah Olivieri

Show Notes When you explain an idea to your team, the big picture may be clear in your head, but it's probably not as clear in your team's head as you think it is. Specif

459: What to Ask Before AI Touches Your Data with Sam Fankuchen

Show Notes Reaching out to potential major donors can feel premature when you haven't figured out how you will follow up. A written contact list and a plan for the next i

458: A Simple Follow-Up Process for Major Gifts with Sarah Olivieri

Episode Description Reaching out to potential major donors can feel premature when you haven't figured out how you will follow up. A written contact list and a plan for t

457: Why Ethical Storytelling Raises More Money with Maria A. Bryan

A fundraising story asks people to care and act. How you gather and share that story matters to the person who lived it, the audience hearing it, and the donor relationsh

456: When Preparing for a Meeting is NOT Helpful with Sarah Olivieri

Show Notes Arriving at a team meeting with a solution already worked out can feel like you're helping everyone get ahead. When the work needs several people's perspective

456: When Preparing for a Meeting is NOT Helpful with Sarah Olivieri

Show Notes Arriving at a team meeting with a solution already worked out can feel like you're helping everyone get ahead. When the work needs several people's perspective

455: Make Trust Tangible with Kim Bohr

Episode Description Trust can be measured. It grows through honest communication and fair treatment, and it can break when leaders mishandle change. Sarah invited Kim B

454: Planned Giving Made Simple with Tony Martignetti

Show Notes Planned giving often lands on the someday list right beside the wealth screen a nonprofit can't yet afford. Tony Martignetti says you can launch it this week w

453: Are You Playing Leadership Whack-A-Mole with Sarah Olivieri

Episode Description Many nonprofit leaders treat strategy, operations, and team as three separate pillars in their organization, but in fact, they are part of one integra

452: Why Your Former Employees Still Matter with Steve Cadigan

Episode Description Many nonprofit leaders treat turnover as a problem to solve after someone resigns. The organizations that handle it well plan for it before the hire,

451: How to Build a Simple Nonprofit Marketing Strategy with Sarah Olivieri

Episode Description Many nonprofit leaders pick a marketing tactic first- a gala, a Facebook fundraiser, a social media takeover, and then hope it works. The organization

450: Hiring Is Your Culture with Crystal FitzSimons

Show Notes: Most nonprofit leaders treat retention as a problem to fix after the hire. The organizations that keep people for decades treat it as something they build int

449: Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri

Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri The thought shows up quietly and then keeps coming back. Maybe this person is not right for us. Then it sits there for months while y