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Nonprofit Everything — 213 episodes · page 1 of 3
Board Member Wants a Task
Married Board Members
Convincing the Finance Person
Donor Anniversary Ideas
Nonprofit Startup Funding
Burnt Out Board Chair
Why Bylaws Suck
Board Member’s Program Idea
Boosting Event Attendance
Celebrating a Retiring CEO
Replacing Federal Funding
Should Big Donors Get Special Treatment?
Attracting Younger Donors
Are Strategic Plans Dead?
Preventing Nonprofit Burnout
Nonprofit Predictions for 2026
Beyond the SWOT Analysis
What Expenses to Cut in a Bad Year?
No Staff in Board Meetings
AI Board Minutes
Disengaged Board Members
Treasurer Risks
Am I Being Forced to Retire?
Donor wants Executive Director Fired
Maintaining a Founder’s Vision
Recruiting Board Members
Should the executive director be on the board?
Staff Ambassadors
Serious Financial Struggles
Better Funder Site Visits
Board Member Burnout
Talking to the Media
Creating a First Fundraising Budget
Raising Unrestricted Funds
Benefits for Remote Workers
Board Members are Fighting
Endowments!
Overhead Percentage Targets
Corporate Volunteering
Marketing with Limited Capacity with Guest Expert Lisa Nelsen
Distilling Impact for Social Media
Why even be a nonprofit?
How are nonprofit arts organizations different? with Guest Expert Alan Harrison
Avoiding Negative News Stories
Attracting Younger Board Members
What does a new board need to know?
Fundraising for Capacity Building
Getting the Board to Ask More Questions
Hiring a First Development Director
Donor Advised Funds
Founding Executive Director is Resistant to Change
Do you need a strategic planning consultant?
What Committees Should Be Board Run?
Expanding Your Corps of Volunteers
Converting from All Volunteer Run
Politics and Nonprofits
Political Candidates and Events – with Guest Expert April Mastroluca
Buying Mailing Lists
Can the Executive Director Veto a Board Nomination?
When is a Sponsorship a Donation?
Emeritus Boards
Boring Meetings
Cancel our Capital Campaign?
Independent Contractors with Titles – with guest expert Gina Bongiovi
Theory of Change
Selling T-Shirts
Gathering Client Stories
Do we need a “one-pager”?
A Better Holiday Party?
Who Gets the Credit Card Points?
Build a Relationship or Ask For Money?
Does a “Donate Now” Button Trigger State Registrations?
Taking Out a Loan for Fundraising
Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
Keeping the Newsletter out of the Spam Folder
Engaging Your Board In Fundraising
Who Really Takes the Minutes?
Should We Accept Dirty Money?
What Should Nonprofits Know About AI?
Freshening Up a Mature Organization’s Story
Applying for two grants for the same program?
Should the Board Chair Apply for the ED Position?
Responding To A Racist Comment with Guest Expert Mary Beth Hartleb
Fundraising from Friends and Family
Capital Campaigns
Board and Staff Don’t Trust Each Other
Social Media Influencer Campaigns – with Guest Expert Nick Lynch
Should I Get an Advanced Degree in Nonprofit Management?
Inclusive Hiring – With Guest Expert Margo Walsh
Struggling with Culture in a Hybrid Workplace
Selecting Fundraising Software with Guest Expert Peter Schiano of Tech Impact
Money Instead of Things
Avoiding Founder’s Syndrome
Specific Appeals that are Still Undesignated? – With Guest Expert Barbara O’Reilly
Can We Put Our Executive Director on Commission?
Should Staff Have a Voice in Hiring the New Executive Director?
Is this UBI?
Growing Program Staff into Fundraisers?
Hosting a Fundraiser in a Different State
Setting Goals for a New Development Person