All Episodes
Charity Therapy — 171 episodes
172: Nonprofit PTSD | Nonprofit Board Basics, Explained by a Teenager
171: You Don't Need Some Guy on a Yacht | Ditching the Fundraising Myths with Patrick Kirby
170: Shots Fired! | Can a Nonprofit Fire Its Own Board?
167: A Lawsuit Magnet | Do Nonprofits Really Need Directors and Officers Insurance? With Cody Wiswasser
166: This Could Have Been An Email | What Is Nonprofit Strategic Planning? with R. Perry Monastero
165: The Past Tense of Sync | How to Get a New IRS Determination Letter
164: Ermahgerd! | How to Evaluate Executive Director Performance with Debbie Rabishaw
163: A Runway of Snacks | Can a Religious Nonprofit Apply for Status with the IRS 1023-EZ Short Form?
162: No, Not the Tomatoes! | Are Nonprofit Startup Costs Tax-Deductible Donations for the Founder?
161: A Rinky-Dink Outfit | Why Recording In-Kind Donations Matters For Your Nonprofit
160: Indiana vs Minnesota Throwdown | Can Business Interruption Insurance Help Nonprofits Who Closed During ICE Raids? With Cody Wiswasser
159: Reporter on the Street | Can You Use Retirement Funds to "Invest" In A Nonprofit? With Jeff Beck
158: Is Your Ringer On? | How Nonprofits Can Find and Hire a Good Lawyer
157: Old Woman Shakes Fist at Sky | How Classy May Be Hurting Your Donor Relationships
156: Captain Depressio Reporting for Duty | Can Nonprofits Give Tax-Free Money to People?
155: Baby Don't Hurt Me | What To Do When a Donor Gift Harms More Than Helps
154: It's Gravy, Baby! | What is a Nonprofit Audit? with Hannah Hugen
153: It's a Triple Whammy | How to Fix the Culture of Overwork at Your Nonprofit with Rachel Platt
152: That's Called Tax Fraud! | When an Entrepreneur has a "Really Good" Nonprofit Idea
151: Give Mark Your Crap! | When a PEO is a Good Fit for Your HR Needs with Mark Bromberg
150: All Press is Good Press? | GoFundMe Creates 1.4M Nonprofit Donation Pages Without Consent with Ephraim Gopin
149: Um, Actually... | How Many Times Should a Nonprofit Board of Directors Meet?
148: Type A Personalities Unite! | When Nonprofits Should (Or Shouldn't!) Use PEOs for Their HR with Jess Holst
147: Keep Doing You, Boo | Are Nonprofit DEI Initiatives Illegal? With Guest Megan Fuciarelli
146: Groaning & Moaning | Why Record Retention & Data Management Systems Matter for Nonprofits
145: Astronauts vs. Scuba Divers | Can You Convert a Failing Business Into a Nonprofit?
144: Pretending It's 1995 | Breaking Down the IRS Changes for 501(c)(3) Status for Churches
143: Anonymized Juicy Gossip | What Happens If You Don't Do the Nonprofit Filings?
142: Someone Get Me a Flux Capacitor! | What Happens When Your Nonprofit IRS Status is Revoked
141: Justice for the 8 Cents! | How to Communicate Nonprofit "Overhead" Expenses
140: Serenity Now | Can the President Seize a Nonprofit's Assets?
139: Counting On Our Fingers | Understanding The Long Wait Times for IRS Tax Exemption Applications
138: Trump Vs. Harvard | Can the President Revoke a Nonprofit's Tax-Exempt Status?
137: This Is Not Mad Men | Advice for Executive Directors Managing Their Board with David Rhode
136: Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? | How to Thrive in Nonprofit Fundraising in 2025
135: One Big Nugget | What Nonprofits Need to Know About DEI & Trump's Executive Order
134: Witchcraft Ceremonies & Monster Truck Shows | Dissolving a Nonprofit with an SBA Disaster Loan
133: We're All Pre-Fired | Hiring an Interim Executive Director with Roger Meyer
132: Bigger and Better | Can the Trump Administration Target Nonprofits?
131: Everything Turned Out Fine? | Major Funding Changes with the Trump Administration
130: Pleasantries & Pontificating | Great Nonprofit Board Meetings with Maria Huntley
129: Varying Degrees of F'd Up | Giving Up Your IRS Nonprofit Status
128: Don't Let Rich People Boss You Around | Do Grants Make the Nonprofit Worth It?
127: Waiting for the Cat | Nonprofit Audits & Financial Transparency with Peter Farstad
126: Unicorns and Rainbows and Care Bears | Giving Tuesday with Ephraim Gopin
125: True Crime Mukbangs | Understanding Scammy Nonprofits
124: Oxford Comma Drama | The Role of a Nonprofit Board of Directors
123: Take Off Those Donor Goggles | What to Do When Your IRS 1023 Application is Pending
122: Legal Mumbo Jumbo | How to Open a Bank Account for a Nonprofit Chapter
121: You're not a (Dill Pickle) Lemonade Stand | Founders' Rights in Nonprofit Organizations
120: Reanimating the Zombie | How to Restart a Dissolved Nonprofit Organization
119: How Do You Say Shower?! | Understanding DBAs and Assumed Names for Nonprofits
118: Playing Fairy Godmother | Choosing a Successor Organization in a Nonprofit Dissolution
117: Free Therapy for Wallabies | Political Activity for c3 Nonprofits & the Heritage Foundation
116: We Don't Need to Be Cops | Financial Fraud in Nonprofits
115: Hell No! | Dissolving a Nonprofit Organization
114: A Four Egg Day | Understanding Restricted Gifts for Nonprofits
113: Take a Deep Breath | Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits
112: Blaspheme It Up | Nonprofit Fundraising with T. Clay Buck
111: Yoink, You're Done! | Understanding IRS 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status
110: Don't Do It, Emmanuel! | When NOT to Start a Public Charity Nonprofit
109: SMART Goals & Cans of Worms
108: Clover the B | Navigating Tax Status and Exploring IRS Forms
107: All Aboard the Struggle Bus!
106: Down With the Golf Tournament
105: A Rose By Any Other Name…
104: To Be or Not 2B?
103: Buddy Systems & Sitcom Jingles
102: Jiminy Cricket Reporting for Duty
101: The Tough Love Episode
100: A Twinkie for Your Brain
099: Pump It Up!
098: Politics Are Weird
097: Girl Scouts & Vocabulary Lessons
096: This Ain't the Hobbit!
095: Meeting Skeletons
094: The Anxiety Conga Line
093: Buses and Boats and RVs, Oh My!
092: Red Flags & Lemonade Stands
Welcome to Charity Therapy!
091: My Life the Musical
090: The Wisdom of a 14-Year-Old
089: Midwestern Shame Spirals
Hitting the Hail on the Ned
Money, Money, Money
Don't Sue Each Other!
One Giant Blooper
Fighting to the Death for Some PTO
Magic Wands & Shiny New Toys
Let's Keep This Private
Follow the Money
It's Like an Onion
TLDR: Y'all Need Protection!
Periods of Baldness
Making Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Size Matters
Two Thumbs Down
Onto the Next Chapter!
Ghouls and Goblins Unite!
Join Me on my Soapbox
It's a Burner-Outer
Here Comes the Drama Sh#tstorm
Survey Says…
Let's Get Existential
Screaming into the Void
Welcome to Survivor Island
There Definitely Won't Be Bears
Perpetual Burnout Machine
The Dark Side of Donations
Ernest Goes to the IRS!
April Showers bring May 990s
Eating Your Own Dog Food & Other Idioms
The Road to Fundraising Hell
It's an Ephraim-A-Thon!
This Ain't Prom!
Nonprofit Time Machine
Bitcoin for Nonprofits!
Magical Consulting Dust
Space Cadets & Nonprofit Comas
You Catch My Drift?
You've Got Junk Mail!
Warning: Rant Ahead!
Show Your Work!
Board Police: Conflicts Investigation Unit
When You Wish Upon a 1099
"I Have a Nonprofit" Problems
Nonprofit Storytelling that Doesn't Stink!
The Grayest Areas of Employment Law
Artsy Nonprofit or Nonprofit-y Art?
Covid Q&A: The Nonprofit Re-Opening Guide
Nonprofit Marketing the Joyful Way
The Mission Is Your North Star
The Gates Foundation (and Divorce!)
Nonprofit Founders Syndrome
Network Your Brains Out!
The Messiest Nonprofits: Voting Member Orgs
990 Season!
Putting a Nonprofit in Hyper-Sleep
Robert's Rules: Your Personal Hell
Nonprofit Dissolution: It's Complicated!
Nonprofit Q&A: Listen to Your Nonprofit Treasurer!
The Curse of Employee Turnover
How to Be a Savvy Donor
Nonprofit Q&A: The Unpaid "Employees" Edition
How to get the most out of your board meetings
Founder Feature: Nonprofits Don't Grow Overnight
Nonprofit Q&A: Trick or Treat?
All of Us Are Stronger Than Any One of Us
Nonprofit Q&A: Charity or Robbery?
Help, My Boss Tried to Kiss Me!
The Future of Donor Engagement
Q&A: The Mystery of the Zombie Nonprofit
Founder Feature: Childhood Dream to a Nonprofit Reality
A Secret Cause of Your Nonprofit Diversity Problem
Q&A: The Case of the Copied Nonprofit
Your Brain on Uncertainty
Scammers, Deception... Who Can You Trust?
Nonprofit Innovation - Without Losing Your Soul
Should YOU apply for coronavirus SBA loans?
The New Paid Leave Law All Small Orgs Must Follow
The Nonprofit Crisis Survival Guide
Nonprofit Q&A: The Common Sense Edition
What happens when you disrupt the status quo
Level up your org with Charities Review Council
Will a Law Degree Help You Change the World?
So you fired your ED - now what?
Is Giving Going Away?
When is it time to end a nonprofit?
Nonprofit Fundraising Fake News
002: The Sky is Falling
001: The Kicker-Offer