Ep 117: The Hunt for Great Board Members (with Robert Acton and Lalita Badinehal)
If you’ve ever had trouble finding great board members, or getting them ready to serve your organizations at a high level, you’ll want to listen to this episode.
Ep 116: The Most Important Piece of Diversity Work: Belonging (with Neha Sampat)
My journey through the world is highly enriched by the diversity of folks around me.
Ep 115: Taking Nonprofits From Good to Great – Part 2 (with Jim Collins)
In this episode, Jim Collins and I continue to explore the question of why some organizations thrive in uncertainty and chaos and others do not. Quite timely!
Ep 114: What If Fundraising De-Emphasized the Donor? (with Vu Le and Michelle Muri)
There are those who believe that the donor-centric fundraising model may be perpetuating the very inequity we seek to address in the nonprofit sector.
Ep 113: Taking Nonprofits From Good to Great – Part 1 (with Jim Collins)
My guest today, best selling author Jim Collins, literally wrote the book on how to navigate a path from good to great and I could not be more excited to have him on the podcast!
Ep 112: What Foundations Are Thinking Right Now (with Caryl M. Stern)
So many nonprofits are struggling. Facing crises that are existential. I wanted to know what funders, especially foundations, are thinking at this time.
Ep 111: Once Upon a Time There Was a Fundraiser Who… (with Dan Portnoy)
Just for a moment, imagine what it would mean for your organization if you could double your online fundraising next year.
Ep 110: How to Have Difficult Conversations – Part 2 (with Sheila Heen)
Accepting criticism is an important leadership skill. But how might we exercise that skill when it feels off base, unfair, or poorly delivered?
Ep 109: How to Have Difficult Conversations – Part 1 (with Sheila Heen)
How do you build the muscle to make sure difficult conversations go well? What might you not be aware of that could change everything?
Ep 108: A New CEO Job Starts in the Heat of a Pandemic (with Ellen LaPointe)
Imagine you start a new CEO job at a wonderful nonprofit. And then a pandemic hits. Changes things just a bit, right? That’s what happened to my guest.
Ep 107: The Top 20 Attributes of an Outstanding Board
When you are looking to build an outstanding board think of it as a strategic casting call! Here are the top characteristics of an outstanding board and the ideal attributes of a board leader.
Ep 106: Introducing Your Nonprofit Life (with Laura Zielke)
There is nothing like a good spinoff. Some of the best TV shows of all time found their origins in another show. And now there’s a spinoff of this podcast!