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July 21, 2020

49: 4 Tips for Effective & Efficient Fundraising (Patton McDowell)

049: 4 Tips for Effective & Efficient Fundraising ( Patton McDowell ) SUMMARY Patton had an opportunity to be a guest on Dolph Goldenburg’s great podcast and discuss four key tips he’s found to help nonprofit organizations or...

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July 16, 2020

48: Agile Arts Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector (Devlin McNeil)

48: Agile Arts Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector (Devlin McNeil) SUMMARY How do you manage an Arts organization when every aspect of your program is disrupted? Perhaps no nonprofit sector has more challenges right now than A...

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July 9, 2020

47: Millennials & Corporate Partners: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to …

47: Millennials & Corporate Partners: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know (Derrick Feldmann) SUMMARY How do you get the millennial generation to engage in your nonprofit’s cause? That’s the first question Derrick Feldmann an...

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July 7, 2020

46: Finding New Opportunities Through Nonprofit Leadership (Cheryl Ri…

46: Finding New Opportunities Through Nonprofit Leadership (Cheryl Richards) SUMMARY As a nonprofit leader, how do you know when it’s the right time to make a change? That’s exactly where Dr. Cheryl Richards and I started ou...

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July 2, 2020

45: Navigating the Nonprofit Leadership Journey (David Malloy)

45: Navigating the Nonprofit Leadership Journey (David Malloy) SUMMARY Making a job transition is challenging enough under any circumstance, but how about with the addition of a pandemic, cross-country logistics, and the addi...

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June 25, 2020

44: Building A Supercharged Nonprofit Board (Dolph Goldenburg)

44: Building A Supercharged Nonprofit Board (Dolph Goldenburg) SUMMARY How do you best engage your board members as a nonprofit leader, especially given the challenges the sector is facing right now? This episode of the Path...

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June 23, 2020

43: What is Your Nonprofit Career Vision? 6 Questions You Need to Ans…

43: What is Your Nonprofit Career Vision? 6 Questions You Need to Answer (Patton McDowell) SUMMARY These are challenging times for all kinds of reasons, given the isolation of the pandemic, the obvious disparities of race and...

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June 18, 2020

42: Challenging the Nonprofit Status Quo (Tina Postel)

42: Challenging the Nonprofit Status Quo (Tina Postel) SUMMARY What should you put in place at your nonprofit organization before you encounter challenges like those we’re facing right now? That’s one of the many topics Tina...

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June 11, 2020

41: Dealing with Adversity as a Nonprofit Leader (Michael Ward)

41: Dealing with Adversity as a Nonprofit Leader (Michael Ward) SUMMARY It’s easy to celebrate successes when things are going well for you as a nonprofit leader, but what about when things don’t go so well? Michael Ward has ...

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June 8, 2020

40: What Do I Do With My Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan? (Andrew Hollo)

40: What Do I Do With My Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan? (Andrew Hollo) SUMMARY Given the uncertainty nonprofit leaders are facing right now, it’s no wonder many are dismissing long-range strategic plans as practically useless. ...

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June 4, 2020

39: Nonprofit Leadership in Healthcare Philanthropy (Adam Cook)

39: Nonprofit Leadership in Healthcare Philanthropy (Adam Cook) SUMMARY What’s it like to lead a healthcare foundation in the midst of a pandemic? How do you stay organized when all of your events are pushed off the calendar...

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May 28, 2020

38: The Secret Lives of Nonprofit Leaders (Kishshana Palmer)

38: The Secret Lives of Nonprofit Leaders (Kishshana Palmer) SUMMARY Kishshana Palmer is not afraid tell us what we need to hear, even if we’re not sure we’re ready for it! She’s the kind of truth-teller the sector needs, a...

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May 21, 2020

37: Maintaining Strategic Focus as a Nonprofit Leader (Brian Maness)

037: Maintaining Strategic Focus as a Nonprofit Leader (Brian Maness) SUMMARY What do you do to stay organized in an ever-changing environment with children and families from across the state depending on you? Like many nonp...

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May 14, 2020

36: Fortune 500 to Nonprofit Founder & CEO (Tina Admans)

036: Fortune 500 to Nonprofit Founder & CEO (Tina Admans) SUMMARY It’s quite possible that you (or someone you know) have contemplated leaving the for-profit world to pursue an opportunity in the nonprofit sector. That’s exa...

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May 12, 2020

35: Vital Resources from BoardSource (Jim Taylor)

035: Vital Resources from BoardSource (Jim Taylor) SUMMARY How can a nonprofit leader take advantage of the resources BoardSource has to offer, especially in a time of uncertainty and strategic challenge? The answers come fr...

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May 7, 2020

34: The War for Fundraising Talent (Jason Lewis)

034: The War for Fundraising Talent (Jason Lewis) SUMMARY Fundraising is on every nonprofit leader’s mind right now, and perhaps there is no one better to talk about that topic than Jason Lewis , who literally wrote a book ab...

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April 30, 2020

33: Adapting to Short-Term Challenges with Long-Term Benefits (Carrie…

033: Adapting to Short-Term Challenges with Long-Term Benefits (Carrie Bhada) SUMMARY Carrie Bhada’s journey in nonprofit leadership has led her to outstanding higher education and healthcare institutions, but it has also giv...

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April 27, 2020

32: Community Leadership in the Philanthropic Sector (Michael Marsica…

032: Community Leadership in the Philanthropic Sector (Michael Marsicano) SUMMARY Michael Marsicano leads one of the largest community foundations in the United States. He is passionate about bringing communities together to ...

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April 23, 2020

31: Making the Jump: Corporate America to Nonprofit Executive (Kristi…

031: Making the Jump: Corporate America to Nonprofit Executive (Kristin Beck) SUMMARY After twenty years of success in the for-profit arena, Kristin Beck could have easily continued on her upward trajectory. But her inner vo...

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April 16, 2020

30: Nonprofit Leadership in Uncertain Times (Angela Woods)

030: Nonprofit Leadership in Uncertain Times (Angela Woods) SUMMARY As the COVID-19 situation descended on her organization with stunning speed, Angela Woods knew she would have to make critical strategic decisions without th...

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April 13, 2020

29: Agile Nonprofit Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis (Mike Black…

029: Agile Nonprofit Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis (Mike Blackwelder) SUMMARY Uncertainty abounds in the charitable sector, but leadership is needed now more than ever. My colleague Mike Blackwelder and I tackle five...

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April 9, 2020

28: 5 Questions to Answer Before Using A Nonprofit Consultant (Heathe…

028: 5 Questions to Answer Before Using A Nonprofit Consultant (Heather Yandow) SUMMARY As you move into senior leadership in the nonprofit sector, the opportunity to explore external contractors and consultants will likely p...

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April 2, 2020

27: Building A Culture of Philanthropy at Your Nonprofit (Stamie Desp…

027: Building A Culture of Philanthropy at Your Nonprofit (Stamie Despo) SUMMARY Despite her successful fundraising experience, Stamie Despo knew as a new Executive Director she would need the entire organization to embrace p...

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March 26, 2020

26: 3 Essential Skills for Nonprofit Leadership (Hal Lewis)

026: 3 Essential Skills for Nonprofit Leadership (Hal Lewis) SUMMARY Dr. Hal Lewis was the perfect person to illustrate three critical skills that nonprofit leaders must develop. As a nonprofit executive himself, a scholar p...

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