Ep 126: Creating 5-Star Special Events in the Virtual Age (with Liz Page and Amanda Harless)
How do you create a truly successful virtual event? My guests share with us how intimate a virtual event can actually be!
Ep 125: What Will You Carry Into 2021?
As we close out a most devastating year, I’d like to offer you my own reflections on the things I am carrying into 2021.
Ep 124: The 5 Giving Trends That Will Define Online Fundraising (with Scot Chisholm)
Where is online fundraising headed post-pandemic? Scot Chisholm, founder of fundraising software platform Classy, looks into his crystal ball and tells us what he sees.
Ep 123: The Single Best Sign of a Healthy Nonprofit (with Carlos de la Rosa and Rosanne Siino)
Do you know the single best indicator of the health of a nonprofit? There is one KEY ingredient for a healthy nonprofit. And it’s even more important during a crisis. In this episode I talk with Carlos de la Rosa and Rosanne Siino, Executive Director and Board Chair of the Lindsay Wildlife Preserve. Hint: Notice …
Ep 122: How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Donor Retention (with Allison Fine and Beth Kanter)
This episode is about the role that AI is starting to play in transforming philanthropy by reducing rote tasks and fueling donor retention.
Ep 121: Creating a 5-Star Board Retreat (with Dolph Goldenburg)
We discuss why boards matter, when to have a board retreat, how retreats have gone virtual, and what it takes to make a retreat a home run.
Bonus Episode: Turn Your Impatience to Your Heroic Pursuits
I would like to encourage you to turn your impatience toward your heroic pursuits. After all, there’s a reason you become a nonprofit superhero.
Ep 120: Raising the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders (with Charlotte Alter)
Boomers are aging out of nonprofit leadership in droves. Many started organizations post Vietnam and there is a huge impending leadership void in the sector that needs to be filled. Nonprofit boards tend to skew old and are distrusting of youth and “inexperience”. And so the cycle continues. So who will fill this void? How …
Ep 119: Your First 90 Days as an Executive Director (with Michael Watkins)
There are steps can be taken to ensure success and begin the process of crafting your legacy as a leader, even BEFORE you take on a new role.
Ep. 118: The Growing Charitable Movement That’s Raised a Billion Dollars (with Sara Lomelin)
Giving circles have raised well over a BILLION dollars over the past 20 years. Learn how your org can tap into this growing movement.
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.