Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership

394: How to Lead When the World Is Watching (Deona Smith)

Episode #394: How to Lead When the World Is Watching Episode Summary Many capital campaigns treat the ribbon cutting as the finish line, but Deona Smith, Executive Dire

393: What Surprised Me Most as a New Nonprofit CEO (Sarah Norris)

Episode 393: What Surprised Me Most as a New Nonprofit CEO (Sarah Norris) Episode Summary Plenty of capable people rule themselves out of the corner office because they

392: What Funders Are Seeing, Funding & Prioritizing Right Now (Clark Casteel, Hal Cato, Darrin Goss, Sr., Rhett Mabry)

392: What Funders Are Seeing, Funding & Prioritizing Right Now (Clark Casteel, Hal Cato, Darrin Goss, Sr., Rhett Mabry) Episode Summary Most nonprofit leaders guess at

391: Deeper, Not Bigger: How to Make the Case for Capacity (Jimmy McQuilkin)

Episode 391: Deeper, Not Bigger: How to Make the Case for Capacity (Jimmy McQuilkin) Episode Summary Most capital campaigns fund something new, a building, a wing, more

390: How People Work: 4 Things Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (Nancy Bacon)

Episode 390: How People Work: 4 Things Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (Nancy Bacon) Episode Summary Most nonprofit leaders assume that passion is enough, that a mot

389: How to Stop Being the Invisible Sector (Dr. Mariane Asad Doyle)

Episode 389: How to Stop Being the Invisible Sector (Dr. Mariane Asad Doyle) Episode Summary Ask a nonprofit leader about advocacy and you will usually hear one of two

388: Why Half of Your Week Isn't in Your Job Description (Cyril Jefferson)

Episode 388: Why Half of Your Week Isn't in Your Job Description (Cyril Jefferson) Episode Summary Most nonprofit leaders can feel that the week has gotten away fr

387: How to Build Something That Keeps Giving (William McNeely)

Episode 387: How to Build Something That Keeps Giving Episode Summary Most leaders build as though time is unlimited, and the idea that would matter most sits in a note

386: How to Build on Your Community Capital as a Nonprofit Leader (Dan Bevels)

Episode 386: How to Build on Your Community Capital as a Nonprofit Leader (Dan Bevels) Episode Summary Plenty of nonprofit professionals talk themselves out of executiv

385: No Margin, No Mission: Building Nonprofits That Last (Cecilia Haag)

385: No Margin, No Mission: Building Nonprofits That Last (Cecilia Haag) Episode Summary Nonprofit leaders are told that the urgency of the mission will carry the organ

384: How to Launch a Planned Giving Program in One Week (Tony Martignetti)

Episode 384: How to Launch a Planned Giving Program in One Week (Tony Martignetti) Episode Summary Small and mid-sized nonprofits routinely tell themselves that planned

383: What Nonprofit Leaders Get Wrong About Growing Fast (Steve Isom)

383: What Nonprofit Leaders Get Wrong About Growing Fast (Steve Isom) Episode Summary Nonprofit professionals often come to the sector craving mission, not metrics, and

382: From Shoe Drive to Global Movement (Andrew Lovedale)

Episode 382: From Shoe Drive to Global Movement  (Andrew Lovedale) Episode Summary Too many nonprofit founders assume that the people who love them will automatically s

381: What Leaders Must Know to Build Cross-Sector Power (Karen Riordan)

Episode 381: What Leaders Must Know to Build Cross-Sector Power (Karen Riordan) Episode Summary Nonprofit leaders often assume advocacy, cross-sector partnerships, and

380: Relationships Shape Everything: What Leaders Must Know to Build Community (David “Dae-Lee” Arrington)

#380: Relationships Shape Everything: What Leaders Must Know to Build Community (David “Dae-Lee” Arrington) Episode Summary Many nonprofit leaders believe they've

379: How to Treat Every Donor Like a Major Donor (Derric Bakker)

379: How to Treat Every Donor Like a Major Donor (Derric Bakker)  Episode Summary Nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are exhausted, and the instinct when results slip is

378: The Money Myths Holding Your Nonprofit Back (Sean Hale)

378: The Money Myths Holding Your Nonprofit Back (Sean Hale) Episode Summary Too many nonprofit leaders quietly avoid their own finances, trusting that a clean audit or

377: Stop Pushing Harder: How Great Nonprofits Build Momentum (Suzanne Smith)

377: Stop Pushing Harder: How Great Nonprofits Build Momentum (Suzanne Smith) Episode Summary Nonprofit leaders are exhausted, pushing harder and still feeling stuck. S

376: Who Should Be Part of Your Strategic Planning Process? (Renee Rubin Ross)

Episode 376: Who Should Be Part of Your Strategic Planning Process? (Renee Rubin Ross) Episode Summary Too many strategic plans end up gathering dust on a shelf, or wor

375: Outrageous Kindness: A Framework for Unlocking Philanthropic Potential (Kristina Joy Carlson)

375: Outrageous Kindness: A Framework for Unlocking Philanthropic Potential (Kristina Joy Carlson) Episode Summary When disruption hits, many nonprofit leaders go quiet