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EP 24 [BONUS] Nonprofit Storytelling That Sparks Action: Tell the Human Story Behind Your Impact Numbers, with Ashley Cadis, Nathan Cadis Media

How can transforming story from a gala line item into a strategic asset ignite true momentum for your nonprofit? Ashley Cadis is a nonprofit veteran, Emmy-winning story

EP 23 [Summer Spotlight] What Do You Do When Growth Outpaces Your People Strategy: Queie Barnett, Kysin LLC

What does it take to sustain your organization when your growth is outpacing your people strategy? In this Force Multiplier episode, Queie Barnett, Founder and Principa

EP 22 [Summer Spotlight] Ask the Hard Question: Is This Sustainable? Build Earned Revenue to Move Beyond Wish Money, with Shane Woods, Girlstart

What does it take to ask the hard question, "Is this sustainable?" And then put a plan in place? In this Force Multiplier episode, Shane Woods, Executive Director of Gi

EP 21 [Summer Spotlight] Pay Now, Not Later: Invest in the ED-Board Chair Relationship and Guided Risk, with Susan Nichols, Connecting Communities Consulting

What does it take to bridge the business side of a nonprofit with its heart and vision? In this Force Multiplier episode, Susan Nichols shares wisdom gained from 33 yea

EP 20 [Summer Spotlight] Earned Revenue: Adds Credibility, Not Just Funding, with Jacob Blaeser, Ventures ATL

What does it take to provide career opportunities for a talented workforce that's traditionally overlooked? In this Force Multiplier episode, part of the podcast's Summ

EP 19 [Summer Spotlight] Nadia Rahali - From a Five-Dollar Pledge to a Nationally Recognized Earned Revenue Stream"

What happens when a five-dollar pledge becomes the catalyst for a lifelong commitment to connecting resources to people, organizations, and leaders who make a difference?

EP 18 [Summer Spotlight] Unlikely Entrepreneur: How Kitti Murray Built a Nationally Recognized Nonprofit with Earned Revenue

What does it take for a self-described "unlikely entrepreneur", who doesn't love spreadsheets but is great with people, to build a nationally recognized nonprofit? In t

EP 17 [Summer Spotlight] From Teacher of the Year to Earned Revenue Leader with Lori Davis at E3 Alliance

EP 17 [BONUS Summer Spotlight] From Teacher of the Year to Earned Revenue Leader with Lori Davis at E3 Alliance What does it take to go from special education teacher t

EP 16 [Summer Spotlight] Innovating for Sustainability with Emily Ball Cicchini

What does it take to turn a lifelong love of storytelling into a mission that puts free books into the hands of the families who need them most? In this Force Multiplie

EP 15 5 Questions to Connect Nonprofit Strategy and Execution

You have a new initiative. A new earned revenue stream. A new program. Three weeks in, everyone is busy — but the scope has drifted, the deadline is fuzzy, and status upd

EP 14 The Art & Science Where Nonprofit Execution Falls Short

You ask three people on your team how long it will take to build a new earned revenue offering. You get three completely different answers. One pads the estimate to pro

EP 13 Closing the Execution Gap: Why Good Initiatives Fail to Deliver

You asked for a tire swing and ended up with a lazy boy hanging from two ropes. The goal was simple: build a tire swing. That was the vision. That was the dream. And

EP12 [BONUS]: Three Checks, One System: The Executive-Level View Nonprofit Leaders Need to Grow & Scale

Have you ever looked at a handmade teapot and wondered how it was made? Every piece — the handle, the lid, the spout — is crafted individually. Beautiful on its own. Fu

EP 11 [BONUS] With Sasha Crabtrey: Strong Operations Don't Slow Nonprofits Down — They Keep Them Standing

What does it take to build operations that keep your organization running smoothly and at scale — even in challenging times? In this Force Multiplier episode, Tanja Hor

EP 10 Stop Reacting. Start Responding. A Nonprofit Operations Reality Check

Do you ever have the feeling something is not working — but it is not clear where to start and figure out why? Maybe you know why, and the list is so long it feels over

EP 9 Stop Losing Sleep & Leverage Nonprofit Operations for a Competitive Advantage

How many hours of sleep have you lost because every decision lands on your desk, donor nurturing is inconsistent, critical knowledge sits in one person's head, or there i

EP 8 Why More Funding Can't Sustain Your Mission Without Systems

More money equals more people equals more impact. Is that true? While funding matters, it alone does not determine nonprofit sustainability or the ability to scale impa

EP 7 [BONUS] Hard-Earned Wisdom with Susan Dawson: Building Earned Revenue for Nonprofit Sustainability

What separates nonprofits that sustain earned revenue and amplify their impact from those that don't? In this Force Multiplier episode, Tanja Horan sits down with Susan

EP6 The Revenue Mix Check: Is Your Funding Design Working For You?

When was the last time you evaluated whether your nonprofit funding model is generating a return that matches the effort and investment it takes to sustain it? Nonprofi

EP5 Earned Revenue Opportunities for Nonprofits: Rethinking the Funding Model

Nonprofit leaders are used to operating inside a familiar funding cycle. Grants. Donors. Annual campaigns. Reports. Reapply. The model is so embedded in the sector