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Chasm Grows between Funder and Nonprofit Perceptions of Crisis - with Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Center for Effective Philanthropy
March 4, 2026

Chasm Grows between Funder and Nonprofit Perceptions of Crisis - with…

In this episode, you’ll get a clear-eyed look at the newest national data on nonprofit stability—and what it means for your organization, your funding strategy, your workforce or your grantees’ workforce. While you're here, w...

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Funding Advocacy for Racial Equity in a Hostile Climate – with Dr. Giridhar Mallya, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Feb. 25, 2026

Funding Advocacy for Racial Equity in a Hostile Climate – with Dr. Gi…

Download our Edited Transcript for this episode. Get the extended version of this and all episodes (and mucn more) by joining our Patreon community. In this installment of our ongoing Defend Nonprofits, Defend Democracy Serie...

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5 Lessons on Nonprofit Job Quality from Worker-Led Research - Brianna Rogers and Rob Hope, ReWork the Bay
Feb. 18, 2026

5 Lessons on Nonprofit Job Quality from Worker-Led Research - Brianna…

In this episode of the Fund the People Podcast , you'll gain practical insights into how centering workers' perspectives -- and sharing power between employees and management -- can dramatically improve job quality in nonprof...

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A New Era of Philanthropy: Why Funders Must Invest in Nonprofit People - with Dimple Abichandani
Feb. 10, 2026

A New Era of Philanthropy: Why Funders Must Invest in Nonprofit Peopl…

In this episode of the Fund the People Podcast , listeners will gain practical insight into how philanthropy can evolve to meet today’s interconnected crises—and what funders can do differently right now to support justice, s...

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Donors Invest in Health Nonprofit’s Staff -- with Dramatic Program Results - Janelle Miller Moravek, Youth and Family Counseling
Feb. 4, 2026

Donors Invest in Health Nonprofit’s Staff -- with Dramatic Program Re…

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Getting the Overhead Myth Out of Our Heads -- And Out of Nonprofit Ratings (Guest: Michael Thatcher, Charity Navigator)
Jan. 28, 2026

Getting the Overhead Myth Out of Our Heads -- And Out of Nonprofit Ra…

In this episode, you’ll learn how nonprofits are really rated—and why the sector’s obsession with overhead could finally be ending. Charity Navigator CEO Michael Thatcher joins host Rusty Stahl to explain how nonprofit rating...

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S9:E1 - Peaceful Terrorists and Violent Activists - with Rusty Stahl
Jan. 21, 2026

S9:E1 - Peaceful Terrorists and Violent Activists - with Rusty Stahl

Click here for edited transcript (pdf format) According to the Trump Administration, nonprofits and philanthropic foundations are “terror-supporting organizations.” Peaceful protestors are “terrorists.” Violent mobs are simpl...

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