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Inspired Nonprofit Leadership — 447 episodes
451: How to Build a Simple Nonprofit Marketing Strategy with Sarah Olivieri
450: Hiring Is Your Culture with Crystal FitzSimons
449: Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri
448: Distributed Leadership That Actually Works with Jocelyn Wyatt
447: Take The Full Hour with Sarah Olivieri
446: Build Fundraising That Compounds with Bill Crouch
445: Ride the Wave Already Moving with Sarah Olivieri
444: Top Five Episodes, Ranked with Sarah Olivieri
Build Programs That Stick with Sarah Olivieri [Episode 443]
442: Name Your Product, Fund Your Mission with Barb Clapp
441: The Budget Layout Trap with Sarah Olivieri
440: Know Enough To Be Dangerous with Janelle Miller Moravek
439: Structure Holds the Vision with Sarah Olivieri
438: The Power Of Shared Infrastructure with Bob Burbridge
437: Stop Using To-Do Lists with Sarah Olivieri
435: You Get One Priority with Sarah Olivieri
436: Mentorship Rebrands Who You Are with Dr. Stanley Andrisse
433: Four Tips for Better Hiring with Sarah Olivieri
434: It Was Never The Money with Andrea Ortega
430: Own The Tech, Scale Impact with Chris Conlee
429: 3 Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid in 2026 with Sarah Olivieri
428: Strategic Planning as a Rhythm with Sophia Shaw
427: Build a Schedule You Want with Sarah Olivieri
426: Underfunding Is A Design Choice with Charity Fain
425: Scaling Without Overworking with Sarah Olivieri
424: One Clear Outcome Can Change Everything with Dr. Tracy Baynes
423: Why Aren't They Owning It!? with Sarah Olivieri
422: Compassionate Nonprofit Leadership Is Operational Lubricant with Yerachmiel Stern
421: CEO or Operator Mode with Sarah Olivieri
420: Design Thinking Without The Jargon with Ashley Jablow
419: Stop Designing Programs Backwards with Sarah Olivieri
418: Boundaries Are a System Problem with TaShun Bowden-Lewis
417: Budgets Aren't Crystal Balls with Sarah Olivieri
416: Run It Like A Legacy with Diane Strand
415: Focus Isn't a One-Time Thing with Sarah Olivieri
414:Show Up, Stand Out with Bofta M Yimam
413: When "Success" Still Feels Off with Sarah Olivieri
412 The Power of Vulnerability with Becca Pearce
411: A Lesson From My Mom with Sarah Olivieri
410: Better Imagination = Better Strategy with Rebecca Sutherns
409:Reclaim Your Capacity! with Sarah Olivieri
408: The Smart Gala Playbook with Justin Goodhew
407: The Energy Factor with Sarah Olivieri
405: Hiring Mistakes to Avoid with Sarah Olivieri
#404: Mentorship is Leadership with Sloane Keane
403: The Great Game of Business (and how to apply it to your nonprofit) with Sarah Olivieri
402: Storytelling for Leaders with Robert Kennedy III
401:Distributed Decisionmaking with Sarah Olivieri
400: Inclusive Strategic Planning with Renee Rubin Ross
399: Feeling Maxed Out on Time? with Sarah Olivieri
398: Human First Fundraising with Lisa Stueckemann
397: Clarity Creates Confidence with Sarah Olivieri
396: Learning Is Leadership with David Preston
394: Nonprofit Leadership Without Burnout with Dacia L. Moore
393: Stop Delegating Tasks! Start Here Instead with Sarah Olivieri
392: ADHD, Leadership, and Capacity with Rebecca Tolbert
391: Are The Wrong Budget Priorities Holding Your Nonprofit Back? with Sarah Olivieri
390: Leadership, Capital, and the Long View with Elyse Cherry
389: Outcome Ownership Can't Be Assigned with Sarah Olivieri
388: The Relationship-First Growth Playbook with Dr. Jeremy Weisz
387: Positive Procrastination with Sarah Olivieri
386: Nonprofits Aren't Broken: The Design Is with Pierre Berastain
385: From Burnout to Balance: A Nonprofit Leader's Guide with Sarah Olivieri
384: Trauma Informed Leadership with Dr. Melanie Gray
383: Leading An Equity Focused Nonprofit with Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD, MS
382: Struggling to Find Great Board Members? with Sarah Olivieri
381: How to Fix Decision-Making Confusion with Sarah Olivieri
380: Too Many Projects, Not Enough Progress? with Sarah Olivieri
379: Inspired Work, Stronger Impact with Lieve Hendren
378: Pros and Cons of OKRs with Sarah Olivieri
377: The Adaptive Advantage with Lisa L. Levy
376: What Are You "Hiring" Your Budget to Do? with Sarah Olivieri
375: Purpose Over Fear: Turning Pain Into Power with Eric Newman
374: How to Fix Inconsistent Donor Communications with Sarah Olivieri
372: The Power of the 501(c)(4) with Rob Hansen
373: Not Everything Benefits from a Best Practice Solution
371: How to Grow Your Donor Lifetime Value Exponentially! with Sarah Olivieri
370: Winning Work and Building Revenue with Rick Harris
369: Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Results with Sarah Olivieri
368: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity with Donna Dupont
367: Stop Scrambling for Funds! Build a Proactive Fundraising Strategy with Sarah Olivieri
366: Leadership, Vision, and Partnerships with Lauren Koontz
365: 3 Levers for a Simple, Effective Fundraising Strategy with Sarah Olivieri
364: Are Your Funders' Expectations Hurting Your Nonprofit with Sarah Olivieri
363: Shared Leadership for a Stronger Nonprofit with Sarah Olivieri
362: Building a Stronger Future for Latino Nonprofits with Armando Zumaya
361: Work Less, Get More Done with Sarah Olivieri
360: Inclusive Leadership, No Buzzwords, Just Truth with Inaudy Gil
359: Balancing Short-Term Pressures with Long-Term Goals
358: Shared Power, Stronger Leadership with David Baker-Hargrove
357: Tips for Succession Planning with Sarah Olivieri
356: The Bold Pivot: From Institutions to Families with Caroline Boudreaux & Leslie Beasley
355: Boost Impact with Better Marketing with Sarah Olivieri
354: The Power of Coaching for Nonprofit Leaders with Sarah Olivieri
353: Overcoming Burnout in Nonprofit Leadership with Sarah Olivieri
352: The Bravery Effect: Building Courage with Jill Schulman
351: How Overloading Staff Hurts Retention with Sarah Olivieri
350: Leading Nonprofits with Vision and Growth with Tom Ulbrich
349: Phased Budgeting Explained with Sarah Olivieri
348: More Than Just Budgets: The Evolving Role of Nonprofit CFOs with Neil Shah
347: 3 Ways to Break Down Silos and Boost Teamwork in Your Nonprofit with Sarah Olivieri
346: How to Start and Run a High-Impact, Scalable Nonprofit with Katerina Manoff
345: How to Make Meetings Shorter and More Effective with Sarah Olivieri
344: E-Signatures and Data Safety for Nonprofits with Patrick Waldo
343: Eliminate Board Micromanagement with Sarah Olivieri
342: What It Really Takes: One Executive Director's 490% Growth Journey with Sheri Stilson
341: How to Inspire Donors to Take Action with Sarah Olivieri
340: Boards, Burnout, and the Power of Slowing Down with Jonathan Bennett
339: Building Strong Donor Relationships with Sarah Olivieri
338: How to De-Risk and Diversify Your Revenue with Yany San Luis
337: Budget Crisis or Cash Flow Crisis? How to Tell—and What to Do with Sarah Olivieri
336: Quiet Confidence, Bold Leadership with Leroy Roberts
335: Why Celebrating Wins Matters More Than You Think with Sarah Olivieri
334: The Truth About Diversifying Income: Do Less, Raise More with Katherine Lacefield
333: The Volunteer Trap to Watch Out For with Sarah Olivieri
332: Want Bigger Donations? Ask Better Questions with Jeff Schreifels
331: What if Your Board Didn't Approve the Budget with Sarah Olivieri
330: Tech Tools, Clean Data & Less Chaos with Roz Zavras
329: 3 Reasons Nonprofit Boards End Up in the Weeds with Sarah Olivieri
328: Trust-Raising, Not Fundraising with Josh Bloomfield
327: 5 Reasons Communication Breaks Down Between Boards & Executive Directors with Sarah Olivieri
326: The Joy of Receiving Large Unrestricted Gifts with
325: 7 Steps to Do Less and Get More Done with Sarah Olivieri
324: Leadership and Listening with Dan Tocchini
323: Banish The Burnout with Sarah Olivieri
322: Leading with Confidence with Kathy Archer
321: Setting Ambitious Funding Goals with Sarah Olivieri
320: Level Up Your Strategic Planning with Doug Paul
319: Get Out of Reactive Mode Fast with Sarah Olivieri
318: Six Principles to Spark Nonprofit Innovation with Leah Kral
317: 11 Questions to Ask Yourself When Setting Goals with Sarah Olivieri
316: Transformative Leadership for Nonprofits with Faust Ruggiero
315: Revolutionize Your Nonprofit's Strategic Planning with Sarah Olivieri
314: HR Tips with Tiffany Slater
313: Are You Playing Nonprofit Leadership Whack-A-Mole with Sarah Olivieri
312: Marketing Mastery with Louis Kotsinis
311: Multitasking Is Hurting Your Productivity with Sarah Olivieri
310: Prospect Research Secrets with Pauline Palkovic
309: Governance is NOT Your Board's Job with Sarah Olivieri
308: Become a High Performing Leader with Scott Burgmeyer
307: Secrets to Better Project Planning with Sarah Olivieri
306: Strategic Planning Tips with Kate Scherr-Adams
305: Tips for Setting Better Goals with Sarah Olivieri
304: The Power of Soft Skills for Nonprofit Leaders with John Whitehead
303: 4 Key Strategies for Building a Strong Nonprofit Team with Sarah Olivieri
302: Addressing Toxicity in Nonprofit Culture with Holly Rustick
301: Rethink Your Org Chart! with Sarah Olivieri
300: Leading for Innovation with Brandon Dean Johnson
299: 3 Tips for Developing Your Staff with Sarah Olivieri
298: How To Be Prepared For A Disaster With Patrick Hardy
297: Transform Your Board: Overcoming Dysfunction and Creating Harmony with Sarah Olivieri
296: Why Nonprofit Arts Organizations Must Focus on Impact with with Alan Harrison
295: Making Smart Choices with Simple Numbers: Essential Data Tips for Nonprofit Leaders
294: Harnessing Humor and Leadership with Rachel Burr
293: "How can we approve such a big expense in a tight budget year?" with Sarah Olivieri
292: Using AI for Better Operations with Bryce Wolf
291: 4 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Be Taking More Risks with Sarah Olivieri
290: Shifting From A Profit-driven Mindset To Compassion-driven Activism with Ali Horriyat
289: 3 Tips for Creating a Culture of Abundance at Your Nonprofit with Sarah Olivieri
288: Exceeding Your Funding Goals with Shilpa Alva
287: 3 Tips For Measuring Your Impact with Sarah Olivieri
286: Benefits of Coaching for Nonprofit Leaders with Michael Randel
285: Performance Check - Evaluating Your Executive Director
284: Insights From A Corporate Funded Foundation with Rebecca Reiner
283: 3 Essential Strategy Tips for Nonprofit Leaders
282: Secrets to Better Nonprofit Leadership with Tammy Rogers
281: The Secret Truth About Boards and DEI
280: Successful Fundraising with Social Media
279: STRESS! (And what to do about it)
278: Expert Tips on Nonprofit Board Chair & Executive Director Relationships
277: Strategic Planning That Works In The 21st Century
276: The Value of Measurable Impact with the CEO of Orange County United Way
275: Secrets to Succeeding at Fundraising
274: Tips From A Startup Nonprofit
273: When Work and Life Meet
272: What You Need to Know About Planned Giving
271: The Power of When with Sarah Olivieri
270: Why Risk Management Matters
269: Implementing Racial Equity in Nonprofits
268: Video Storytelling for Nonprofits
267: Building a High Performing Team
266: The Future of Donor Advised Funds
265: Strategic Planning and Racial Equity
264: Sabbaticals for Nonprofits
263: Reach The World With Social Media
262: Growing a $20M Nonprofit
261: Better, Easier Donor Engagement
260: Growing as a Nonprofit Leader
259: Tips for a Successful Year-End Campaign
258: Planning for More Donors
257: 3 Tips for Leading Change at Your Nonprofit
256: Sustainable Fundraising Strategies
255: Reimagining Philanthropy and Religion
254: Maintaining Your Strategic Focus in the Midst of Nonprofit Fires
253: The Benefits of Hiring Fractional Executives for Nonprofits
252: Using Video Content to Attract Donors
251: How To Build A More Impactful Culture At Your Nonprofit
250: Integrating Equity Into Strategic Planning
249: Make A Bigger Impact With Qualitative Data
248: Pay Equity for Nonprofits
247: Benefits of Strategic Listening
246: Benefits of Creating a Brand Guide
245: What's the Boards Role?
244: Better Budgets for Your Grants
243: Implementing a Four-Day Workweek
242: Leadership Transitions
241: A Heartfelt and Special Message for you
240: What New Nonprofit CEOs Need to Know and Do
239: Why You Should "Run It Like A Business"
238: Perhaps the most important leadership compentency
237: Non-human Philanthropy: What You Need to Know.
236: The 9th Key You Must Know for Effective Leadership
235: Why Peer-to-peer Fundraising is Important to You
234: Discover This Leadership Superpower
233: Outsource Grant Writing? Why and When.
232: Volunteer Management: What You Need to Know
231: Privilege and Power in the Workplace
230: Latest Tips for Staff Retention
229: Let's Talk About Goals Part 2
228: Let's Talk About Goals
227: Principles for Having Difficult Conversations
226: What are Fundraising Staff's Biggest Challenges?
225: 5 Leadership Development Strategies That Work
224: 3 Components You Must Use When You Communicate & More
223: 99% of Nonprofits aren't Tapping this Resource
222: What You'll Want to Know About Messaging
221: What You Should Know About Nonprofit Retirement Planning
220: Do You Have This Grantwriting Perspective?
219: How to Use Gratitude as a Leader
218: A Story of the Guide That Saves Lives
217: Mistakes Executives Make Engaging Boards in Fundraising
216: Is a mentor for you?
215: Integrating DEI and Strategy Work
214: Are You a Leader?
213: Do You Have a Personal Brand?
212: Women Investing in Girls
211: Beliefs That Keep Nonprofit Leaders Stuck
210: What's a Development Plan?
209: What are the 3 Key Elements of Strategic Planning?
208: Is Your Nonprofit Cybersecurity Ready?
207: What should board chairs do?
206: Youth Initiative Changes Lives
205: What do Board Members Need?
204: Staffing Up? Listen to this.
203: This Story will Inspire You!
202: Musings on Nonprofit Leadership
201: Great Resignation, Great Regret - What's Going on Now?
200: This is how learning matters for leaders.
199: Do This to Become "Conflict Competent"
198: Nix Give/Get. Do this Instead.
197: Meaningful Capacity Building and More
196: From Nothing to This! An Inspiring Story
195: Lack of board member engagement looks like this!
194: Why Your Board Shouldn't be Approving Your Budgets!
193: Four tips so you won't be lonely at the top
192: Trends in Nonprofit Leadership & Strategies for a Recession
191: Want to Start a Nonprofit? You Need to Hear This!
190: How Legacy Video Benefits Your Nonprofit
189: 3 Systems' Pain Points in Your Nonprofit
188: A Story of 100 Women and Contagious Generosity
187: Financial Basics for Nonprofit Leaders
186: Leadership Principle: ID & Check Out Assumptions
185: How the Numbers Can Tell Your Story
184: How Effective Leaders Practice Empathy
183: Performance Principles for Nonprofit Leaders
182: Ditching the Scarcity Mindset
181: Do Your Board Recruits Ask: What's in it for me?
180: From the Trenches: Executive Director Challenges
179: Psychological Safety: How to Ensure This Within Your Nonprofit
178: Another leadership principle - the compound effect
177: Inspired Leadership: Mindsets and More
176: The 4 Ps of Marketing for Nonprofits, Part 2
175: The Four Ps of Marketing for Nonprofits, Part 1
174: Spiritual Practices Make Strong Leaders
173: What Does It Mean To Stabilize Your Nonprofit Funding? And How?
172: Another principle: "Form follows function."
171: Four Criteria for Increasing Your Nonprofit's Reach
170: What Does the Great Resignation Mean for Nonprofits?
169: Building a Nonprofit Through Partnerships
168: Values Revealed: A Leadership Principle
167: Why are Promotions so Yesterday?
166: Want a Diverse Board? Do This First!
165: Maybe What We Understand About Stress is Wrong?
164: Lead Change Using Appreciative Inquiry
163: How Do You Evaluate Your Fundraising?
162: Could you use a sample board planning retreat agenda?
161: 10 Essential Leadership Skills
160: A Perspective About Challenges with Nonprofit Boards
159: How to Move From Reactionary to Relaxed
158: What is IDEAL and How Can You Get Started?
157: Four leadership functions your board needs
156: Succeeding or Working with a Founder - Lessons Learned
155: Tips to Harness the Power of Clarity
154: A Story About Creating a Nonprofit
153: Interested in Sustainable Funding?
152: 4 Things You Must Have For Recruiting Board Members
151: Executive Director and Founder: Some Insights
150: Reflections of an Executive Director of a "Start-up" Nonprofit
149: What's a "Tissue Video" and Why You Should Create Them
148: Effective leaders reflect and learn
147: Agreements that make meetings effective
146: Learn How an Executive Director is a "Weaver"
145: What You Need to Know to Cultivate DEI in Your Nonprofit
144: Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations
143: An outline for your strategic plan
142: Think of a cafeteria when you plan to plan
141: Partnerships for Advancing your Mission You Should Know About
140: Challenges with and Tips for Leading with a Board
139: Want to Engage People with Your Nonprofit? Be Intentional!
138: Listen to this before you gather stakeholder input!
137: Insights You Need About Housing & Landlords for Your Nonprofit
136: To Dos for Digital Marketing Success
135: Be Creative! Tell your Nonprofit's Story with Financials
134: Program Evaluation is a Must --- Make It Practical and Usable
133: The 4 must-know "I's" to mitigate board member liability
132: Founders and Boards: Must-Know Tips For a Relationship That Works
131: Essential Tips for Leaders on Supervision, HR, and Equity
130: Why Nonprofit Leaders Must Also Be Thought Leaders
129: An Emergency Succession Plan: What It Needs to Cover
128: Have You Thought of All The Benefits of Doing Virtual Events?
127: What's "Posting or Ghosting"?
126: Let's Talk About Power!
125: A key nonprofit leader is suddenly gone! Now what?
124: Are You Facing the Same Challenges as Other Nonprofit Leaders?
123: Your Professional Development and 3 Must-Have Resources
122: Exploring Nonprofit Board Models and Structure
121: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Use Human-centered Design
120: Must have tips to increase your productivity as a nonprofit leader
119: Five Key Ingredients for a Successful Team
118: Seven Recruiting Principles for Board Success
117: Founder and CEO Co-exist in Unique Executive Transition Plan
116: Three C's of Strategy and How Creativity Fits in
115: 4 Tips For Building Your Connections With Board Members
114: How to Talk Across the Racial Divide and More!
113: Do You Need a Special Person For Digital Marketing?
112: Lessons Learned From The Nonprofit Show
111: Group Alchemy: What Is It And Why Do You Need It?
110: Three steps for effective decision-making
109: Experienced Executive Shares Lessons in Confidence
108: 3 Keys to a Flexible Nonprofit Workplace
107: Assessing Nonprofit Management: Tools & Tips
106: Are you missing out on Charitable Real Estate?
105: Recruiting a Diverse Workforce: One Executive's Experience
104: Tips for board member engagement that work
103: Nonprofit Association ED Shares What Board Members Want
102: Why is Collaborative Planning Important for Your Nonprofit?
101: Create A Conscious Culture in Your Nonprofit
100: Self-care Tips for Nonprofit Leaders
099: Use These 7 Steps to Benefit Your Nonprofit
098: Pivoting: An ED's Lessons Learned in the 2020 Pandemic
097: Use Virtual Training to Empower Your Staff
096: What's A Board Review And Why You Need It
095: Why you need a mindfulness practice and 3 tips
094: Leadership Insights You Need to Know
093: Fundraising success tips you need to know now!
092: Is balance for nonprofit leaders possible?
091: How's your creativity? Here are some tips for leaders.
090: How One Executive Pivoted His Nonprofit in Response to COVID19
089: What do Development Directors say they need?
088: How to Keep Your Nonprofit Visible
087: What digital marketing tools can and should you be using?
086: Simple ways to make money for your nonprofit you need to know
085: How are board practices different now?
084: The often skipped key step when considering a nonprofit merger
083: Why and how you should be using your intuition
082: Are you in tune with the grant writing lifecycle?
081: 5 steps you need to take to be a courageous leader
080: Save time and get a great result when hiring!
079: 3 strategies you need working with your board in a crisis
078: Are you missing key leadership qualities?
077: Are you getting the results from branding you could be?
076: What are you missing without legacy giving?
075: What is nonprofit fiscal sponsorship and how does it work?
074: Create a podcast for your nonprofit!
073: Executive directors working with Development Directors
072: Three types of trust and the one to strive for
071: Tips to Help You Build Your Resilience
068: Create a board accountability process
070: Nonprofit work in community development
069: The generosity crisis: responsive fundraising as the answer
067: An experienced Interim Executive shares tips for success
066: What's your story? Two key elements of a good story.
064: The role of education for nonprofit leaders and sustainability
065: Four types of board/executive director interactions
063: What is the Fascinate® Assessment? How can it help you?
062: Insights re: financial management and organizational culture
061: Capital Campaigns: what nonprofit leaders need to know
060: Ways the Board Chair and CEO partner in a crisis
059: Fundraising stuck? Plateaued? Tips for getting unstuck
058: Safety in the workplace-especially in a crisis
057: What is executive coaching? Is it for you?
056: Don't leave your nonprofit career to chance
055: Forming work groups: 4 P's for success
054: How to use a loan strategically for your nonprofit
053: Former foundation CEO shares wisdom and experience
052: How and why to have a bold impact metric
051: Have a board executive committee or not?
050: Communications Planning for Nonprofit Leaders
049: Using "improv" as a tool to improve working relationships
048: 20+ year veteran Executive Director shares lessons learned
047: What's a board executive session? Good or bad?
046: "It starts at the top." A CEO's insights about the board/CEO relationship
045: How you can use and benefit from design thinking in your nonprofit
044: Nonprofit exposures from an insurance expert
043: To build relationship act first!
042: Lessons learned from an experienced executive director
041: Creating your nonprofit's culture: the executive's role
040: Giving vs generosity - thoughts and tips for nonprofit leaders
039: Thoughts on the need for a reserve and risk management
038: 7 steps to "Fundraising Freedom"
037: Board Committees: board capacity and principles to consider
036: Tips you can use from adult learning theory
035: Trends in Fundraising
034: Know your 3 legal duties?
033: Experiencing change
032: Giving, your funding model & your board
031: 3 Board Orientation Mistakes
030: Lonely at the top? Tips for coping
029: What's up with nonprofit mergers and alliances?
028: Board chairs and board leaders
027: Advisory Groups: Bane or Benefit?
026: Diversity & Inclusion--A Conversation
025: Prepare for leader transitions in your nonprofit
024: Do you have unlimited capacity?
023: Nonprofit Leadership Development
022: Following a founder: shifting the culture
021: Is the ED the Board's coach?
020: Earned income opportunities for nonprofits
019: Tips on board self-assessments
018: Strategic use of videos for your nonprofit
017: Nonprofit law leaders need to know
016: Mindset: Limiting or Empowering?
015: Elements of great strategy
014: Evaluating the Executive Director
013: Your Board's Role in Fundraising
012: HR Mistakes Nonprofits Should Avoid
011: 3 Key Factors in Board Improvement
010: Communication mistakes nonprofit leaders make
009: Nonprofit and board life stages
008: Addressing staff or board member conflicts of interest
007: An executive director's view of the board's value
006: Advocacy for nonprofit leaders
005: The 5 ways your board really matters
004: How spiritual practices enhance your leadership
003: What leadership capital is and why it matters.
002: Tips for increasing board member engagement
001: Introduction to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership