The Nonprofit Leadership Podcast: Making Your World Better features discussions covering the most critical issues, trends and opportunities facing nonprofit leaders and those engaged in social innovation. Hosted by Dr. Rob Harter, in this podcast you will hear real stories from experienced leaders about what strategies and practices have made them successful. It is our hope that through this audio series, people can learn not only what it takes to be an effective non-profit leader but to hear inspiring stories about people and organizations that are successfully making a positive impact in their communities. Enjoy the show!
How Massachusetts is Seeking to Make Hunger History
What does it take to solve food insecurity on a statewide level? In this episode, Erin McAleer, President and CEO of Project Bread, shares ...
10/20/2024 • 31 minutes, 18 seconds
How to Become a Savvy Fundraiser
What does it take to become a successful fundraiser in today’s competitive nonprofit environment? In this episode, Haley Cooper, fundraising expert and host of ...
10/13/2024 • 30 minutes, 38 seconds
Nonprofits…we need a rebrand
Nonprofit. It is a word we all use to describe our organizations, but are we inadvertently hurting ourselves by using that word? When you ...
10/6/2024 • 55 minutes, 40 seconds
What does it take to turn around a struggling nonprofit?
What does it take to turn around a struggling nonprofit? In this episode, Armando Contreras, CEO of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), shares his remarkable ...
9/29/2024 • 32 minutes, 46 seconds
What one organization is doing to address our growing mental health crisis
Mental health is a critical issue, especially in today’s world, and Lindsay Kolsch, Co-Executive Director of To Write Love On Her Arms, joins this ...
9/23/2024 • 25 minutes, 16 seconds
How Petco is impacting the lives of both pets and humans
Humans are not the only ones who suffer through troubling times, their pets do as well. Pets are often the only companion a person ...
9/15/2024 • 30 minutes, 35 seconds
How government agencies and nonprofits can work together effectively
Have you ever wondered how public-private partnerships can help solve large-scale social issues? Today’s guest, Kathleen Kelly Janus, shares her experience leading impactful collaborations ...
9/8/2024 • 24 minutes, 54 seconds
Hear how three emerging Gen Z leaders are making their world better
Being young doesn’t mean one can’t make a difference. In fact, there is a lot we in the nonprofit space can learn from Gen ...
9/1/2024 • 32 minutes, 33 seconds
How to improve your organization’s recruitment and retention
Now more than ever, it’s essential that nonprofit leaders build a strong, adaptable team. But how do you find, keep, and mold top talent ...
8/25/2024 • 39 minutes, 56 seconds
How one nonprofit is changing the future of underserved students
How can nonprofits effectively support underserved students in achieving higher education? How do you encourage both the student and their family members to believe ...
8/18/2024 • 29 minutes, 52 seconds
Why staff retention is quickly becoming your top issue to address
In a recent survey of nonprofit workers across the United States, a staggering 74% reported that they are seeking another job. And out of ...
8/11/2024 • 31 minutes, 32 seconds
Community Foundations: How they work and what makes them unique
Most of you have heard of community foundations, but do you know how they work and what makes them unique? These organizations pool donations ...
8/4/2024 • 29 minutes, 22 seconds
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons special interview
Human trafficking today has become one of the most overlooked humanitarian crises of our time. It is a shockingly widespread problem, with an estimated ...
7/30/2024 • 18 minutes, 15 seconds
Will AI replace your staff?
AI has been a topic of conversation for many of us in the nonprofit sector. Is the reliance on AI a good thing or ...
7/24/2024 • 33 minutes, 6 seconds
How to navigate corporate philanthropy
As leaders of nonprofits, receiving donations or grants from corporations is essential to our ability to provide services that make an impact. It’s important ...
7/15/2024 • 34 minutes, 1 second
Strategies for helping to cultivate social change
Nonprofits are driven by the desire to create social change in their communities and in the world overall. Today’s guest, Jacob Harold, explains why ...
7/7/2024 • 34 minutes, 50 seconds
How to scale an organization without mission drift
As nonprofit leaders, we often find we are filling a gap in society by resolving specific needs the government is not addressing. Rob’s guest, ...
6/30/2024 • 33 minutes, 19 seconds
What traits are most important for a nonprofit leader?
To understand the people you are leading, you must first understand yourself. Truly becoming curious about who you are and being honest with yourself, ...
6/24/2024 • 0
Can AI help your nonprofit?
How can AI help your nonprofit? Today’s guests are going to continue a conversation I had a few months back with Justin Spelhaug of ...
6/16/2024 • 19 minutes, 19 seconds
How to mitigate the staff retention challenge
According to the 2024 Social Impact Staff Retention Report, three out of every four nonprofit employees are looking for a new job. More than ...
6/10/2024 • 0
How nonprofits can help change the odds for individuals in their community
To affect significant change in the community, a nonprofit leader must be willing to collaborate and engage with the community they serve. Today’s guest, ...
6/2/2024 • 0
How Habitat for Humanity is developing creative solutions to our housing crisis
Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 and is one of the strongest nonprofit brands in the United States. Many nonprofit leaders can learn ...
5/26/2024 • 0
What leading with courage looks like
To affect big change in the world, a nonprofit leader must be willing to take risks and must be willing to fail along the ...
5/19/2024 • 34 minutes, 46 seconds
How to manage conflict better
Conflict happens in the workplace, whether we like to admit it or not. According to a recent survey, 70% of people worldwide report experiencing ...
5/12/2024 • 32 minutes, 14 seconds
How do we recruit and develop the board we need
We often discuss topics related to fundraising, branding, and culture. While these are all important areas of discussion, there is another critical topic we ...
5/5/2024 • 34 minutes, 25 seconds
How you can become a changemaker through “micro-leadership”
Are you a leader at a nonprofit who wants to bring about change, but you don’t think your idea will be welcomed by the ...
4/28/2024 • 33 minutes, 48 seconds
Leadership Insights from The Bridgespan Group
It’s no secret we appreciate hearing insights from The Bridgespan Group on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. We invite two more voices from their organization ...
4/23/2024 • 34 minutes, 22 seconds
How to successfully transition from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector
Many of those working in nonprofits, often started in the nonprofit space. This doesn’t mean of course that someone in the for-profit sector cannot ...
4/14/2024 • 27 minutes, 2 seconds
The power of generous leadership
When you hear the term “generous leader” you may automatically think of financial generosity. Being a generous leader means more than that. Today’s guest, ...
4/8/2024 • 37 minutes, 1 second
Why your culture determines your brand
What kind of brand and what kind of culture do you have? Is there a gap between how you see your brand and how ...
4/1/2024 • 35 minutes, 48 seconds
How to turn volunteers into champions of your nonprofit
Nonprofit organizations thrive on the dedication of volunteers, so we want to ensure we are not only recruiting the right people but also maximizing ...
3/25/2024 • 34 minutes, 27 seconds
How Charity Water is providing sustainable solutions to one of the world’s biggest challenges
Every year, approximately two million people worldwide are dying from water-borne diseases. Lack of safe drinking water, while not a new problem, is an ...
3/17/2024 • 32 minutes, 39 seconds
How 501(c)(8) and 501(c)(3) organizations can collaborate together for good
When most people think of nonprofits, they think of 501(c)3 organizations. Did you know that there are over thirty different types of nonprofit organizations, ...
3/10/2024 • 30 minutes, 27 seconds
How to improve your grant writing
Whether grants generate a large portion or a small portion of your budget, it is important to be efficient in your grant prospecting process. ...
3/4/2024 • 25 minutes, 41 seconds
How the right data can drive an organization’s story and impact
It’s one thing to have a belief or a hypothesis. It’s another thing to have credible numbers available to you as a nonprofit leader ...
2/26/2024 • 30 minutes, 2 seconds
How to scale altruism
When we talk about nonprofits struggling with fundraising, typically we focus on solutions that address just the fundraising aspects of that organization. But often ...
2/18/2024 • 33 minutes, 38 seconds
How the Wounded Warrior Project is expanding
How much should your nonprofit invest in marketing and fundraising before it becomes excessive? This is the question we aim to discuss today. Today’s ...
2/13/2024 • 23 minutes, 28 seconds
How to implement effective accounting principles into your nonprofit
As nonprofit leaders, we aim to run organizations that thrive, especially in a tough economic climate. In order to thrive, we have to be ...
2/4/2024 • 29 minutes, 4 seconds
How can we reverse the downward trend in giving and volunteering?
Nonprofits have been dealing with a downward trend when it comes to the donations they receive and the volunteers that join their organizations. For ...
1/30/2024 • 25 minutes, 42 seconds
What effective leadership looks like
As nonprofit leaders, we are not only making an impact in the lives of those we serve, but we have the opportunity to lead ...
1/21/2024 • 35 minutes, 27 seconds
Learn more about the nonprofit Matt Damon co-founded
Clean water. While most of us have access to it, there are millions upon millions across the world who don’t. There are approximately 700 ...
1/18/2024 • 34 minutes, 15 seconds
How can AI be used for good for your nonprofit?
Artificial Intelligence. Did you know that AI is embedded in almost everything we do? It’s often embedded in our workflow, our fundraising and our ...
1/7/2024 • 28 minutes, 54 seconds
“What are the key aspects to successful donor retention?”
A discouraging trend in the nonprofit space is the steady decrease in the number of donors that are giving to nonprofit organizations. Simply put, ...
12/31/2023 • 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Just how prevalent is the problem of human trafficking right here in the US?
As of a September 2022 report on the global estimates on modern slavery, more than 27 million people are in forced labor. Out of ...
12/24/2023 • 22 minutes, 13 seconds
Is Servant Leadership Making A Comeback?
What is the first thing that you think about when you hear the term, “servant leadership?” While this term isn’t very popular anymore, the ...
12/17/2023 • 34 minutes, 12 seconds
How to maximize the impact of your board
As a nonprofit leader, do you ever feel frustrated at the engagement of your board members? Do you wonder why they aren’t performing the ...
12/10/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
Walmart has a new way they are giving back to nonprofits
We know that Walmart is a successful corporation, selling goods throughout the world, but that is not all they do. You may be surprised ...
12/3/2023 • 29 minutes, 37 seconds
How to strengthen your nonprofit’s financial processes
Do you have financial processes in place for your nonprofit organization? Does your financial team have the skills and knowledge to handle financial complexities ...
11/26/2023 • 25 minutes, 33 seconds
What Amazon is doing to empower nonprofits to go further and faster
Amazon is not just a place full of great products to purchase and movies to stream, but the company is also making a social ...
11/23/2023 • 28 minutes, 36 seconds
What Amazon is doing to empower nonprofits to go further and faster
Amazon is not just a place full of great products to purchase and movies to stream, but the company is also making a social ...
11/19/2023 • 28 minutes, 36 seconds
How can donors avoid the pitfalls of self-dealing
Many donors give to nonprofits via family foundations. There are times that this type of donation could pose a conflict of interest, which could ...
11/12/2023 • 21 minutes, 47 seconds
Are We Facing a Generosity Crisis?
When it comes to traditional giving to nonprofits, we are facing a downward trend. Today’s guest, Brian Crimmins, shares why traditional giving is declining. ...
11/5/2023 • 37 minutes, 59 seconds
How nonprofits can successfully collaborate with government agencies
As nonprofit leaders, we aim to make the biggest impact possible. Sometimes in order to make the biggest and most effective impact long term, ...
10/29/2023 • 34 minutes, 32 seconds
Hear From Top Nonprofit Leaders Live at the NIO Summit
In today’s digital age, it is more important than ever for nonprofit organizations to innovate and optimize their fundraising. Today we are honored to ...
10/22/2023 • 0
Live From the UNA Conference
When looking at the current state of the nonprofit sector, we have to look at both the biggest challenges and the biggest opportunities facing ...
10/15/2023 • 14 minutes, 18 seconds
What is the state of giving in America?
What are the current trends facing the nonprofit sector when it comes to giving? What can we do as nonprofit leaders to adjust our ...
10/8/2023 • 33 minutes, 54 seconds
Nonprofits…we need a re-brand
Nonprofit. It’s a word we all use to describe our organizations, but are we hurting ourselves by using that word? Why do we call ...
10/3/2023 • 0
How nonprofits can move from being an organization to a “brand”
Too often, nonprofits think they’re the cause that the community wants to support. But nonprofits are not the cause. They’re the conduit for the ...
9/30/2023 • 37 minutes, 10 seconds
How to scale an organization without mission drift
As nonprofit leaders, we often find we are filling a gap in society by resolving specific needs the government is not addressing. Rob’s guest, ...
9/24/2023 • 33 minutes
Can you help fund a nonprofit and also get a “return on your investment”?
Funding is absolutely critical for all nonprofits and there’s a growing group of investors who want to invest in organizations and people who are ...
9/17/2023 • 34 minutes, 49 seconds
How to manage a crisis
Right now we are living in a time when the challenges facing management is at an all time high, especially when it comes to ...
9/10/2023 • 32 minutes, 3 seconds
How to create a leadership culture that retains diverse staff
Recruitment and retention are hot topics on the minds of many nonprofit leaders right now. Today’s guest, Jakada Imani argues that if you want ...
9/4/2023 • 34 minutes, 8 seconds
How to turn former gang members into nonprofit leaders
Leading and motivating staff is a difficult job for every leader, especially the CEO or Executive Director of an organization. Staff communication, staff conflict ...
8/27/2023 • 37 minutes, 25 seconds
Hear how three emerging Gen Z leaders are making their world better
Being young doesn’t mean one can’t make a difference. In fact, there is a lot we in the nonprofit space can learn from Gen ...
8/20/2023 • 32 minutes, 15 seconds
Are you ready for the largest wealth transfer in our history?
Did you know that we’re heading into an unprecedented wealth transfer? It’s been said that within the next few decades, as much as 68 ...
8/13/2023 • 37 minutes, 30 seconds
What a business entrepreneur can teach nonprofit leaders
When it comes to becoming more efficient as a nonprofit organization, it can be helpful for nonprofit leaders to look outside the sector for ...
8/6/2023 • 30 minutes, 14 seconds
How “Smart Tech” is changing the way we lead our nonprofit organizations
Our world continues to change in so many areas, particularly in regards to technology, and specifically, smart tech. Smart tech is not just changing ...
7/30/2023 • 0
How is climate change and violent conflict impacting the most vulnerable around the world?
When we hear about the growing number of people being displaced from their home countries, we often assume it is conflict related, due to ...
7/24/2023 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
Jon and Becky from “We Are For Good” share their thoughts on the biggest opportunities facing nonprofits today
When you think about the nonprofit sector, are you looking at it with a “scarcity mindset” or an “abundance mindset”? Do you feel like ...
7/16/2023 • 40 minutes, 36 seconds
How to discover and encourage untapped generosity from your current donors
Did you know that on average, most nonprofit leaders and organizations are only tapping into 13% of their current donors’ potential? In other words, ...
7/9/2023 • 31 minutes, 42 seconds
Kellogg’s does more than make great cereal
When you hear the name, Kellogg’s, your mind may automatically think of some of your favorite breakfast foods. Well, Kellogg’s does more than just ...
7/8/2023 • 33 minutes, 17 seconds
Are you maximizing all of your planned giving options?
While not many nonprofit leaders discuss the topic of planned giving, it can be a critical strategy for building a sustainable and robust nonprofit. ...
7/1/2023 • 33 minutes, 59 seconds
What are the biggest challenges facing the nonprofit sector, with special guest panel (Part 2)
Today’s episode is Part 2 of a discussion on the biggest challenges that are facing the nonprofit sector. This discussion includes five, successful leaders ...
6/28/2023 • 22 minutes, 14 seconds
What are the biggest challenges facing the nonprofit sector, with special guest panel (Part 1)
When we think about the nonprofit sector as a whole, it’s important to know what challenges we are up against, so we can come ...
6/25/2023 • 32 minutes, 58 seconds
What Adobe is doing to revitalize local communities
Many of us are familiar with the multimedia software company, Adobe, and its popular products such as Photoshop, Acrobat Reader, Premiere Pro, and many ...
6/19/2023 • 33 minutes, 25 seconds
How you can build a culture of trust through listening
Did you know that employees are five times more likely to perform their best work if they believe their leader is truly listening to ...
6/18/2023 • 31 minutes, 26 seconds
Live from Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) Summit Washington event featuring Allyson Fryhoff
You will remember that we had previously spoken to Allyson Fryhoff of Amazon Web Services, who explained how AWS provides many tech tools to ...
6/12/2023 • 30 minutes, 21 seconds
What is your intended impact and theory of change, and why does it matter?
When it comes to making the best decisions for the future of your organization, you need to go about this strategically. Two very essential ...
6/5/2023 • 35 minutes, 36 seconds
Why character and virtue matter
Have you considered the importance of character and virtue when it comes to leading? For many, these terms are either assumed or may seem ...
5/29/2023 • 37 minutes, 22 seconds
How to motivate your team towards mission alignment
Is your Board on board with your ideas? Do you find it difficult to keep your team focused on the organization’s mission? What is ...
5/22/2023 • 37 minutes, 29 seconds
Strategies for helping to cultivate social change
Nonprofits are driven by the desire to create social change in their communities and in the world overall. Today’s guest, Jacob Harold, explains why ...
5/15/2023 • 37 minutes, 18 seconds
How to Make Better and Wiser Decisions Part 2
Today’s episode is Part 2 of a conversation with guests, Dr. Jim Loehr and Dr. Sheila Ohlsson Walker. In Part 1, they discuss why ...
5/10/2023 • 26 minutes, 55 seconds
How to make better and wiser decisions Part 1
You may be surprised to learn that we humans make on average 35,000 decisions in a single day! Some decisions are fairly inconsequential, while ...
5/7/2023 • 33 minutes, 8 seconds
How you can improve your grant funding asks
Getting funding in the form of grants is essential to many nonprofit organizations. Today’s episode is all about grant writing. Today’s guest, Holly Rustick, ...
4/30/2023 • 38 minutes, 59 seconds
Are leaders born or made?
We can’t discuss the topic of leadership without coming across the age-old question, “Are leaders born or are they made?” Rob’s guest, Mark Gauthier, ...
4/24/2023 • 35 minutes, 15 seconds
How our experience with leadership impacts how we view leadership
When it comes to leadership attributes, what are the top attributes in your opinion? Is it motivation? Is it vision? Is it integrity? Most ...
4/17/2023 • 40 minutes, 29 seconds
How to overcome the most common barriers for growing as a leader
Are you familiar with the term leadership “lids”? I first heard about leadership “lids” from author John Maxwell and these lids are self imposed ...
4/10/2023 • 31 minutes, 58 seconds
How this nonprofit is elevating the importance of hiring people with disabilities
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are key issues that most nonprofit leaders are discussing. When looking at the Inclusion aspect, there is one group ...
4/3/2023 • 19 minutes, 36 seconds
How one nonprofit is promoting both mental and digital wellbeing
Mental health issues are a growing concern all over the world. Right here in the US, there is a mental health crisis facing our ...
3/27/2023 • 26 minutes, 51 seconds
How this nonprofit is providing the gift of mobility to people all over the world
When living in developed countries, we are accustomed to seeing special parking spaces and accessible ramps for those who may use wheelchairs. Unfortunately this ...
3/20/2023 • 31 minutes, 43 seconds
How you can become a changemaker through “micro-leadership”
Are you a leader at a nonprofit who wants to bring about change, but you don’t think your idea will be welcomed by the ...
3/13/2023 • 36 minutes, 45 seconds
How Petco is impacting the lives of both pets and humans
Humans are not the only ones who suffer through troubling times, their pets do as well. Pets are often the only companion a person ...
3/6/2023 • 33 minutes, 47 seconds
How Habitat for Humanity is developing creative solutions to our housing crisis
Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 and is one of the strongest nonprofit brands in the United States. Many nonprofit leaders can learn ...
2/27/2023 • 38 minutes, 26 seconds
How you can bring positive change to your organization
Change. Some people avoid it, while others thrive in it. Tension can sometimes rise when leaders of nonprofits seek to bring about change to ...
2/20/2023 • 30 minutes, 2 seconds
Walmart has a new way they are giving back to nonprofits
We know that Walmart is a large, profitable corporation selling goods throughout the world, but that is not all they do. You may be ...
2/13/2023 • 28 minutes, 44 seconds
How to bring technological change to your organization
In order to have a successful nonprofit, sometimes changes must be made. While it may be difficult to bring change, it is necessary. Rob’s ...
2/6/2023 • 34 minutes, 13 seconds
How the Visa Foundation is helping both local and global nonprofits
We have all heard of Visa, a world leader in digital payments, but most don’t realize that the corporation has a philanthropic arm to ...
1/30/2023 • 35 minutes, 29 seconds
Do we have a “worker shortage” in America or a “quality jobs shortage”?
Some people will use the phrase “the great resignation” to describe current employment trends, while others will use the phrase, “the great reshuffle.” Regardless ...
1/23/2023 • 35 minutes, 2 seconds
Why community foundations play a critical role in the success of the nonprofit sector
Community foundations play an important role in the geographic regions they offer support. Today’s guest, Joel Zarrow, helps us to further understand the purpose ...
1/16/2023 • 31 minutes, 7 seconds
How to improve your organization’s diversity and inclusion with recruiting
Improving the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) of your organization in terms of recruiting, is becoming increasingly important for both nonprofits and for-profit companies. ...
1/9/2023 • 30 minutes, 9 seconds
What Amazon Web Services is doing to empower nonprofits to go further and faster
Amazon is not just a place full of great products to purchase and movies to stream, but the company is also making a social ...
1/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 43 seconds
What is your personal mission?
Most in the nonprofit sector are passionate about affecting change with a particular issue in the world. Having a singular, focused mission in one’s ...
12/26/2022 • 25 minutes, 5 seconds
How “Smart Tech” is changing the way we lead our nonprofit organizations
Our world continues to change in so many areas, particularly in regards to technology, and specifically, smart tech. Smart tech is not just changing ...
12/19/2022 • 32 minutes, 41 seconds
How to increase the number of women of color in tech leadership
Currently only five percent of the tech industry is made up of women of color. This figure is extremely low, but thankfully there are ...
12/12/2022 • 27 minutes, 38 seconds
Is It Possible to Achieve a Healthy Balance Between Work and Home?
When you hear the phrase “healthy work-life balance”, what goes through your mind? That it’s impossible or possibly just a myth? Or perhaps you know ...
12/5/2022 • 31 minutes, 16 seconds
Why your culture determines your brand
What kind of brand and what kind of culture do you have? Is there a gap between how you see your brand and how ...
11/28/2022 • 34 minutes, 52 seconds
How nonprofits get started
Many nonprofit founders will see a problem in their community and decide to tackle the problem by starting a nonprofit. Today’s guest, Doctor David ...
11/21/2022 • 26 minutes, 53 seconds
How to improve your grant writing
Whether grants generate a large portion or a small portion of your budget, it is important to be efficient in your grant prospecting process. ...
11/14/2022 • 24 minutes, 45 seconds
Preparing your organization for the future of giving
When it comes to auditing the donations coming into your nonprofit organization, have you ever thought about where your donations are primarily coming from? ...
11/7/2022 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
How Can You Future-Proof Your Fundraising?
2020 skyrocketed the move to online giving for all donors who give to nonprofits. Organizations who already had a clear and robust process for ...
10/31/2022 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Why are donor advised funds increasingly being used to fund nonprofits?
Despite the market being hit hard as of late, thankfully charitable giving has remained resilient. One particular tool that is fueling philanthropy is Donor ...
10/24/2022 • 24 minutes, 12 seconds
Are the days of having a singular Executive Director leading a nonprofit over?
The traditional model of having a singular Executive Director can actually be an unsustainable way to lead an organization. This model can be overwhelming ...
10/17/2022 • 41 minutes, 19 seconds
“Stories from the front lines”: Real stories from nonprofit leaders just like you
Across the United States, nonprofit organizations are all struggling to serve their communities due to the current economic climate. Many people are having issues ...
10/14/2022 • 36 minutes, 47 seconds
How Harvard Business School is shaping today’s change makers Part 2
Today’s episode is Part 2 of a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jan Rivkin of the Harvard Business School. In Part 1, Doctor Rivkin dives ...
10/7/2022 • 21 minutes, 52 seconds
What are giving circles and why do they matter?
Right now in the United States, 95% of the sector is being overlooked and underinvested when it comes to nonprofit donations, according to Philanthropy ...
10/1/2022 • 26 minutes, 53 seconds
How Harvard Business School is shaping today’s change makers Part 1
It can be difficult to see actual change to today’s big problems, especially when starting at the federal level. Change usually occurs due to ...
9/26/2022 • 20 minutes, 2 seconds
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part two)
Cryptocurrency is all the rage in many ways right now, but there still remains a lot of skepticism about the long term sustainability of ...
9/19/2022 • 31 minutes, 43 seconds
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part one)
Cryptocurrency is here to stay and it’s coming to a nonprofit near you. Understandably, many of you might be very skeptical when it comes ...
9/12/2022 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds
“From Aristotle to Zuckerberg”, Learn How and When Philanthropy First Started and Where We Have Gone Wrong Today
Ever wondered how philanthropy and charity first began? The answer may surprise you! The Greek roots for the word “philanthropy” refer to the “love ...
9/5/2022 • 27 minutes, 3 seconds
The baton of leadership has been passed at the YMCA
Almost everyone is familiar with the YMCA, especially because of the Village People’s infamous song. What many may not know is that the Y, ...
8/29/2022 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
How one organization is transforming philanthropy into a force for racial equity and justice
Rob has had several guests on the show to talk about the work they are doing with diversity, equity and inclusion. Today’s guest is ...
8/22/2022 • 25 minutes, 31 seconds
What Is the Key Predictor of Your Success as a Leader
Personality tests have existed for centuries, yet many leaders are still surprised by how insightful and beneficial understanding your personality type can be to ...
8/15/2022 • 32 minutes, 56 seconds
How to make sense of the current fundraising landscape
Rob’s guests today are Shelley Hoss, president and CEO of OCCF for nearly 22 years, and Tammy Tumbling, the first-ever Executive Vice President and ...
8/8/2022 • 36 minutes, 52 seconds
Why Is This Generation Responding to Racial Equality and Diversity Differently Than Past Generations?
Racial equality and social justice are nothing new however they have become one of the most prominent conversations we are having now when it ...
8/1/2022 • 36 minutes, 42 seconds
How this organization is helping Gen Z find the jobs they are seeking
Recruiters across the country have been feeling the pressure of the “great reshuffle” since COVID. They are relying on their existing networks to find ...
7/25/2022 • 37 minutes, 34 seconds
Are large fundraising events making a comeback?
For years, one of the most effective ways a nonprofit could raise money was through large in-person fundraising events. However, fast forward to 2020, ...
7/11/2022 • 34 minutes, 3 seconds
What a successful merger looks like
Nonprofit mergers are a trend that is increasing more and more, especially since COVID first started. Are mergers the wave of the future? Although ...
6/30/2022 • 36 minutes, 16 seconds
What major foundations are looking for in organizations they fund
Donors don’t give to organizations, they give to people. Fundraising at its core is relationship building. When a donor gives to your organization, they’re ...
6/24/2022 • 30 minutes, 1 second
Five Minute Fridays with Rob Episode 3
Previous episodes on achieving a healthy work-life balance discussed the importance of setting a pace and seeing your life as a movie. This is ...
6/17/2022 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
How this nonprofit is fighting both climate change and poverty
Have you watched the film Poverty, Inc.? If you haven’t watched the film, it’s worth viewing, even if you disagree with it’s premise or ...
6/9/2022 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Why do you do what you do?
Do you know why you do what you do? This is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself and your team. ...
5/30/2022 • 33 minutes, 35 seconds
How can nonprofits best respond to the “Great Resignation”?
The great resignation is a very real thing and it’s impacting all of us. Nonprofits are feeling the pressure of staying competitive to keep ...
5/22/2022 • 35 minutes, 20 seconds
How to grow your organization quickly while maintaining your core mission
Whether you are an executive director, CEO, board member, or staff member of a nonprofit, it’s important that everyone works to grow the organization, ...
5/13/2022 • 27 minutes, 5 seconds
Five Minute Fridays with Rob Episode 2
Nonprofit speaker and blogger Vu Le recently wrote an article that was all about our “toxic obsession with productivity,” and in that article, he ...
5/6/2022 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
How to balance becoming high tech, while remaining high touch
One of the biggest challenges for nonprofit leaders today is how to balance being high tech while remaining “high touch”. In other words, how ...
5/4/2022 • 31 minutes, 3 seconds
Five Minute Fridays with Rob
How do you create a healthy work-life balance? When you hear the phrase, healthy work-life balance, what goes through your mind? Do you think ...
4/29/2022 • 4 minutes, 31 seconds
How a rockstar’s vision has turned into a global movement
Across the world, many people are familiar with the name Bono, the lead singer of the internationally famous band U2, but not everyone knows ...
4/26/2022 • 33 minutes, 12 seconds
Why your employees are your greatest competitive advantage
Your nonprofit’s team is your greatest competitive advantage. We don’t often use those terms in the nonprofit sector, but the sentiment is true for ...
4/19/2022 • 39 minutes, 43 seconds
How can you grow and scale your nonprofit most effectively?
Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion and creativity: it takes great leadership. The right leadership skills will help guide your organization effectively ...
4/11/2022 • 32 minutes, 10 seconds
How can you develop a board that is ready for the future?
When it comes to those who hold the most power in a nonprofit or a company, most people assume it’s the CEO or Executive ...
4/4/2022 • 30 minutes, 23 seconds
How to turn former gang members into nonprofit leaders
Leading and motivating staff is a difficult job for every leader, especially the CEO or Executive Director of an organization. Staff communication, staff conflict ...
3/27/2022 • 35 minutes, 34 seconds
Why two of the country’s largest nonprofits are working together Part 2
When it comes to nonprofits, is working together really better? For two of our country’s largest nonprofits, the answer is yes. Big Brothers and ...
3/23/2022 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
Why two of the country’s largest nonprofits are working together Part 1
When it comes to nonprofits, is working together really better? For two of our country’s largest nonprofits, the answer is yes. Big Brothers and ...
3/17/2022 • 20 minutes, 50 seconds
How nonprofits can move from being an organization to a “brand”
Too often, nonprofits think they’re the cause that the community wants to support. But nonprofits are not the cause. They’re the conduit for the ...
3/9/2022 • 36 minutes, 28 seconds
How effective leaders adapt to a ever-changing environment
Change is the one constant in our world, and most of us reluctantly acknowledged this truth perhaps never more than this past year. We ...
3/3/2022 • 32 minutes, 28 seconds
How “Smart Tech” is changing the way we lead our nonprofit organizations
Our world continues to change in so many areas, particularly in regards to technology, and specifically, smart tech. Smart tech is not just changing ...
2/23/2022 • 32 minutes, 41 seconds
How a disability advocate has changed how the President of the United States communicates on his website
20 years ago, at what she thought was the height of her career, Virginia Jacko was diagnosed with a condition that caused her to ...
2/17/2022 • 27 minutes, 59 seconds
How to discover and encourage untapped generosity from your current donors
Did you know that on average, most nonprofit leaders and organizations are only tapping into 13% of their current donors’ potential? In other words, ...
2/9/2022 • 31 minutes, 42 seconds
Meet the 2021 .Org Impact Award Winner for Fighting Hunger and Poverty
There’s no doubt that we’ve moved into a new normal in our culture in the wake of the COVID pandemic. How should we lead ...
2/1/2022 • 28 minutes, 29 seconds
How can you make a successful transition from the for-profit world to the nonprofit world?
When it comes to leadership, is there a difference between leading in the nonprofit sector versus the for-profit sector? Or are the principles of ...
1/25/2022 • 24 minutes, 26 seconds
How to develop raving fans for your nonprofit
Passion and dedication is the fuel that nonprofits run on. When you find an individual, whether that be a paid staff, person or volunteer ...
1/18/2022 • 31 minutes, 1 second
Are you ready for the largest wealth transfer in our history?
Did you know that we’re heading into an unprecedented wealth transfer? It’s been said that within the next few decades, as much as 68 ...
1/10/2022 • 36 minutes, 22 seconds
How can you scale your organization’s programs?
How do you manage a global nonprofit organization during a pandemic in such a way that not only maintains your current programs, but actually ...
1/5/2022 • 21 minutes, 58 seconds
Did you know that everything you see at the White House, its furnishings, artwork and artifacts are maintained by a nonprofit?
Everything you see at the White House, the furnishings, artwork and artifacts are all maintained by a nonprofit. The White House Historical Association is ...
12/29/2021 • 29 minutes, 50 seconds
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part two)
Cryptocurrency is all the rage in many ways right now, but there still remains a lot of skepticism about the long term sustainability of ...
12/24/2021 • 31 minutes, 43 seconds
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part one)
Cryptocurrency is here to stay and it’s coming to a nonprofit near you. Understandably, many of you might be very skeptical when it comes ...
12/14/2021 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds
When a vision turns into a movement
Having passion and being mission-driven does not necessarily guarantee that you will be successful when starting or growing a nonprofit. It takes a lot ...
12/6/2021 • 28 minutes, 14 seconds
How a social enterprise is combining software with a human-centered approach
One goal of this show is to introduce you to leaders who are providing not just good products and services, but are providing those ...
12/1/2021 • 26 minutes, 39 seconds
What the science of fundraising is all about
There’s an art to fundraising but there’s not a one-size-fits-all approach for effective fundraising. At the same time, however, there is a science to ...
11/19/2021 • 27 minutes, 5 seconds
How Noggin and Sparkler Learning have come together to provide a critical learning opportunity for kids across this country in response to COVID
One of the pandemic’s biggest impacts on society has been on children’s social and emotional skills. All of the time spent in remote school ...
11/15/2021 • 31 minutes, 38 seconds
How can you improve your digital presence?
Every nonprofit needs to have an effective digital presence in today’s world. But how do you go about building your digital presence and what ...
11/5/2021 • 19 minutes, 31 seconds
What you need to know about Gen Z and how to recruit them for your nonprofit
This is the third installment of the Emerging Leader Series featuring young, emerging nonprofit leaders who really want to invest their lives into making ...
10/27/2021 • 18 minutes, 14 seconds
What is the difference between lobbying and advocacy when it comes to your nonprofit organization?
Do you struggle with how best to advocate for those you serve? So do many in the nonprofit sector. Today’s guest, Joanne Goldblum of ...
10/18/2021 • 32 minutes, 59 seconds
Why is telling your story so important to the mission and brand of your nonprofit?
Telling your story as a nonprofit leader is absolutely critical and perhaps one of the most important aspects of your job as an Executive ...
10/13/2021 • 35 minutes, 28 seconds
How have nonprofits changed both now and long term because of COVID?
It’s been 18 months since COVID first began to sweep across America. Guests on this show have shared their insights as to what they ...
10/4/2021 • 32 minutes, 54 seconds
This emerging leader is helping ensure our next generation has a shot at some of the best paying jobs of the future
This is the second episode of the Emerging Young Leaders Series about young emerging nonprofit leaders who really want to invest their lives into ...
9/26/2021 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds
How do you make a healthy and effective transition with your CEO/Executive Director?
Leadership is hard, period. What can make it even more difficult is when those in leadership positions leave and a new staff person has ...
9/20/2021 • 29 minutes, 50 seconds
Can you help fund a nonprofit and also get a “return on your investment”?
Funding is absolutely critical for all nonprofits and there’s a growing group of investors who want to invest in organizations and people who are ...
9/9/2021 • 33 minutes, 3 seconds
How can you preserve what’s best in your organization while still striving to innovate?
Good to Great by Jim Collins is a fantastic leadership book that discusses how great companies each have a common trait of finding a ...
9/2/2021 • 32 minutes, 7 seconds
The baton of leadership has been passed at the YMCA
Almost everyone is familiar with the YMCA, especially because of the Village People’s infamous song. But many don’t know that the Y, with all ...
8/20/2021 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
How one nonprofit is ensuring that diversity and inclusion are informing the way we create and establish play spaces around our country
Diversity, equity and inclusion are on the hearts and minds of every nonprofit leader today. After the events of last year, we started having ...
8/16/2021 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
How can you turn a dysfunctional board into a healthy one?
The relationship between a nonprofit’s board and a nonprofit’s staff can often become the demise of many nonprofits. To start a healthy relationship for ...
8/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 10 seconds
What are three key marketing principles that can really help grow your nonprofit?
Marketing is an area nonprofit leaders tend to underestimate when it comes to the impact effective marketing can have. What is the best model ...
8/4/2021 • 25 minutes, 52 seconds
How one nonprofit helped to lead the effort for developing the vaccine in Brazil
Just like the US, Brazil was hit really hard with COVID, and the Lemann Foundation was instrumental in forming a coalition of leaders to ...
8/2/2021 • 33 minutes, 45 seconds
Elizabeth Beisel, Three-Time Olympian Swimmer, Shares Her Story.
Every little swimmers’ goal is to stand on that podium at the Olympics, but it all starts with that first jump in the water ...
7/28/2021 • 24 minutes, 19 seconds
Hear about some of the latest trends in the nonprofit sector; some may surprise you.
You may have noticed a slow return to normal occurring, and with that return comes the opportunity to reflect back on this past year ...
7/24/2021 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
How is the rise in corporation’s increased focus on social good and philanthropic work impacting nonprofits?
Social enterprises are surging, more B Corps are being formed and many large corporations now have a social impact arm. All of this has ...
7/15/2021 • 29 minutes, 56 seconds
How Can You Future-Proof Your Fundraising?
2020 skyrocketed the move to online giving for all donors who give to nonprofits. Organizations who already had a clear and robust process for ...
7/6/2021 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Ever Wondered Who Makes Sure Your Nonprofit’s Website Works as It Should?
Ever wondered who makes sure your nonprofit’s website works as it should? Or who makes sure that when someone types in your nonprofit’s web ...
6/26/2021 • 20 minutes, 1 second
Is It Possible to Achieve a Healthy Balance Between Work and Home?
When you hear the phrase “healthy work-life balance”, what goes through your mind? That it’s impossible or possibly just a myth? Or perhaps you know ...
6/20/2021 • 31 minutes, 16 seconds
Why One Nonprofit Is Building Beautiful Websites for Numerous Underfunded Nonprofits
There is no doubt today, especially after this last year, that the first place people find out about your organization is through your website. ...
6/13/2021 • 17 minutes, 54 seconds
“From Aristotle to Zuckerberg”, Learn How and When Philanthropy First Started and Where We Have Gone Wrong Today
Ever wondered how philanthropy and charity first began? The answer may surprise you! The Greek roots for the word “philanthropy” refer to the “love ...
6/6/2021 • 27 minutes, 3 seconds
How Can a Small Nonprofit Have an Impact on a National Level
Although racial injustice and social equity issues have existed in our country for years, it seems as if 2020 was the year where we ...
5/29/2021 • 33 minutes, 23 seconds
Did You Know That Google Is Doing This?
Everyone knows Google by name, but not many people are aware of its social impact through its philanthropic arm, Google.org. Rob’s guest shares how ...
5/8/2021 • 36 minutes, 7 seconds
What Is Generation Z Doing to Make a Difference in Today’s World?
The newest feature of the show aims to highlight young leaders making a difference in their world. Rob’s guest shares what inspired her to ...
4/24/2021 • 15 minutes, 51 seconds
What’s Behind the “Red Nose Day” Campaign and Why Should You Be Interested?
In 2015, Comic Relief US launched the Red Nose Day campaign to raise awareness and end child poverty. Rob’s guest explains how COVID impacted ...
4/11/2021 • 33 minutes, 4 seconds
Why Did This Emerging Leader Within a Prominent Wine Family Put All of Her Efforts Into This Nonprofit?
Nonprofits are sometimes created in celebration while others are caused by grief. Rob’s guest shares the aha moment that led her to leave her ...
3/28/2021 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Giving to Nonprofits?
Even before the Pandemic, fundraising presented a challenge to most nonprofits. Thankfully, Rob’s guest shares tools and resources to help your organization improve your ...
3/20/2021 • 24 minutes, 7 seconds
Is It Time to Completely Rethink How We Lead and Manage Nonprofits?
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly forced most nonprofit leaders to reexamine their infrastructure and future viability. Rob’s guest in this episode will explain how ...
3/7/2021 • 33 minutes, 1 second
Why Is This Generation Responding to Racial Equality and Diversity Differently Than Past Generations?
Racial equality and social justice are nothing new however they have become one of the most prominent conversations we are having now when it ...
2/22/2021 • 36 minutes, 42 seconds
What Is the Key Predictor of Your Success as a Leader
Personality tests have existed for centuries, yet many leaders are still surprised by how insightful and beneficial understanding your personality type can be to ...
2/12/2021 • 32 minutes, 56 seconds
Is Your Leadership Culture Stifling or Encouraging Progress and Innovation?
When was the last time you evaluated your leadership culture? Every organization has a culture, a “DNA” that is unique to that organization. Typically, ...
2/1/2021 • 30 minutes, 14 seconds
What Does Magic Have to Do With Nonprofit Leadership?
Imagination, storytelling and living with a sense of wonder may not be the first skills that come to mind when describing a nonprofit leader. ...
1/19/2021 • 27 minutes, 1 second
How Has COVID Impacted Global Nonprofits, Particularly Those Serving Refugees?
The current Pandemic has certainly affected all of us, but there’s no denying that it has affected nonprofits quite deeply, throwing into question how ...
1/10/2021 • 30 minutes, 35 seconds
How have the giving priorities of the Walton Family Foundation and other large Foundations changed because of COVID-19?
The current Pandemic has certainly affected all of us, but there’s no denying that it has affected nonprofits quite deeply, throwing into question how ...
12/23/2020 • 26 minutes, 33 seconds
Hear From Internationally Known Fundraising Expert Kathy LeMay on the State of Philanthropy for Today’s Nonprofits (Part 2)
Kathy LeMay is back for part 2 of her interview about the state of philanthropy for today’s nonprofits. As a published author and sought-after ...
12/17/2020 • 23 minutes, 39 seconds
Hear From Internationally Known Fundraising Expert Kathy LeMay on the State of Philanthropy for Today’s Nonprofits (Part 1)
Development and fundraising for nonprofits are always a challenge. Perhaps one of the hardest things we face. Now, COVID-19 has made development even more ...
12/13/2020 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Is Servant Leadership the Best Form of Leadership for Today’s Nonprofits?
Servant leadership is a style of leadership that makes the primary goal of leadership to serve those around oneself. A servant leader is one ...
11/28/2020 • 20 minutes, 25 seconds
What Are the Greatest Challenges Facing Nonprofits Today?
Nonprofits are always facing unique challenges, but since COVID-19 hit the world, they are facing financial challenges like never before. Rob’s guest today is ...
11/15/2020 • 29 minutes, 8 seconds
The Impact of COVID-19 Internationally and What One Nonprofit is Doing About It
Maybe the most unfortunate part about COVID-19 has been its reach. This pandemic is a global one and because of that, people all over ...
11/4/2020 • 33 minutes, 33 seconds
How One Nonprofit is Effectively Transitioning In-Person Events to Online and Hybrid Events
COVID-19 has wrecked the main source of donations for many nonprofits, that being, in-person fundraising events. How are nonprofit leaders meeting this challenge head-on? ...
10/15/2020 • 25 minutes, 14 seconds
What is a B Corp and What Impact Are They Having on Nonprofits?
Ask yourself this question: do I consider a company’s stance on various issues before I decide to purchase its product or service? Rob’s guest ...
10/4/2020 • 25 minutes, 7 seconds
How To Dream Big and Relentlessly Pursue Your Vision
In the midst of a world pandemic, it is more necessary than ever for nonprofit leadership in the United States to be creative with ...
9/17/2020 • 26 minutes, 5 seconds
How to Become an Advocate for the Most Vulnerable
Becoming an advocate for the most vulnerable often means that you will have to get out of your comfort zone. Rob’s guest on this ...
9/7/2020 • 28 minutes, 52 seconds
How To Best Support Those Hit Hardest by COVID-19
As we all make our way through this pandemic, it has been quite obvious that those hardest hit have been our seniors. Rob’s guest ...
8/25/2020 • 28 minutes, 6 seconds
How to Lead Through a Crisis
Right now, everything seems to be in a constant state of fluidity. How are nonprofit leaders supposed to guide their organizations through these constantly ...
8/9/2020 • 27 minutes, 7 seconds
How do we overcome our growing divisiveness in today’s cultural context
There are so many challenges in our world today, whether they be economic, social, political, or otherwise. Additionally, there is a growing divisiveness in ...
8/1/2020 • 33 minutes, 10 seconds
How to Emerge Out of Burnout to Sustainable Success
What happens when your company takes off but your rise to success is so rapid that it threatens to blow up your life? Rob’s ...
7/18/2020 • 27 minutes, 54 seconds
What Does Effective Advocacy Look Like in Today’s Nonprofits, Especially Now?
Advocacy can be somewhat of a mine field in the nonprofit sector. There are many questions about how much an organization can do and ...
7/5/2020 • 31 minutes, 3 seconds
How Has a Global Pandemic Changed the Fundraising Landscape for Nonprofits?
The landscape has shifted under our feet over the last three months. First the global pandemic of COVID-19 has directly impacted both donors and ...
6/16/2020 • 33 minutes, 11 seconds
How One Nonprofit Is Helping Women Fight Back Against Sexual Assault
On average, there are 20 victims of physical violence every minute by an intimate partner, which equates to over 10 million women and men ...
6/7/2020 • 30 minutes, 44 seconds
Leadership in the midst of COVID-19
Though most states around the country are beginning to reopen, we are in a time as a country and as a world where we ...
5/27/2020 • 30 minutes, 51 seconds
A Look Inside Our Foster Care System
The world is ablaze with COVID-19, and that seems to be all that we see on the news. It’s easy to forget about the ...
5/7/2020 • 25 minutes, 29 seconds
How to be fearless about making change according to Jean Case
All of us have people who inspire us. We need people in our lives who inspire us. My guest today will not only inspire you, but ...
4/24/2020 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds
Finding Hope in the Midst of the COVID-19 Crisis
What a year last week has been, right? The world has undergone a change that most people have never seen in their lifetime! In ...
3/31/2020 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
How the National Dance Institute Is Changing Kids’ Lives
Not enough can be said about the impact that arts education can have on developing motor skills, the ability to be creative, visual spacial ...
3/15/2020 • 21 minutes, 33 seconds
Hear Harvard Divinity’s Dean and His Thoughts on Leadership and Educating Our Future Leaders
Rob is joined today by Dr. David N. Hempton, the dean of the Harvard Divinity School. David is an award-winning author and a social ...
3/3/2020 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
How a family foundation is helping to transform transportation in New York City
Most often on this show, Rob features leaders in the nonprofit sector, such as Executive Directors/CEO’s of Nonprofits, Authors, and Researchers. This episode features ...
2/17/2020 • 28 minutes, 18 seconds
Elizabeth Beisel, Three-Time Olympian Swimmer, Shares Her Story.
Every little swimmers’ goal is to stand on that podium at the Olympics, but it all starts with that first jump in the water ...
2/6/2020 • 24 minutes, 19 seconds
How Millennials Are Impacting How We Lead
There are so many different challenges facing the nonprofit sector today. One of those is how nonprofit organizations can recruit and retain millennials for ...
1/29/2020 • 29 minutes, 11 seconds
Why Mark Kennedy Shriver Has Dedicated Himself to Serve Children in Poverty
Many politicians will say that children are our future, but when push comes to shove, how many really invest what is needed to make ...
1/14/2020 • 31 minutes, 31 seconds
Carly Fiorina’s Insights On Leadership
One of the most important parts of being a great leader is having an innate ability to solve both simple and complex problems. Rob’s ...
12/31/2019 • 32 minutes, 17 seconds
How to Create Effective Systemic Change in Our Communities
The challenges facing today’s society are so large that nonprofits alone cannot solve them. That is why it is so important for nonprofit leaders ...
12/19/2019 • 34 minutes, 24 seconds
Learn About a Company Making It Easier to Give to Nonprofits Through Planned Giving
When it comes to sustaining long-term success for nonprofits, planned giving is a critical component. Designating nonprofits in your will is one of the ...
12/10/2019 • 17 minutes, 18 seconds
What Is “Mission Creep” and How to Avoid It
Mission creep can happen to the best of nonprofit organizations. In particular, when nonprofits are seeking funding, the risk of mission creep becomes higher. ...
12/6/2019 • 30 minutes, 13 seconds
Leadership Insights From New York City’s Largest Social Services, Nonprofit Organization
Running the largest social services nonprofit organization in the largest city in the United States is incredibly rewarding, but it is no walk in ...
11/19/2019 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Why a two billion dollar nonprofit dramatically changed their most important program
There is nothing scarier in this world than change, because what we are often most afraid of is the unknown. How do you summon ...
11/3/2019 • 27 minutes, 19 seconds
How one well-known company has made social impact a part of their DNA
Unfortunately, cancer is something that impacts each and every one of us, whether it be through your parents, siblings, friends, etc. Qualtrics is a ...
10/21/2019 • 30 minutes, 51 seconds
How One Nonprofit Is Breaking The Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty
How can we as individuals and a society help break down the systemic barriers that keep different economic and social groups in a cycle ...
9/30/2019 • 29 minutes, 45 seconds
How One Person Has Made The World Better Through Connecting People and Ideas Together
Rob truly believes that inside each and every one of us, there is a desire to make the world a better place. The only ...
9/13/2019 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
How do we overcome our growing divisiveness in today’s cultural context
There are so many challenges in our world today, whether they be economic, social, political, or otherwise. Additionally, there is a growing divisiveness in ...
9/1/2019 • 33 minutes, 23 seconds
How overcoming your obstacles can help you write your own story
What is adversity if not someone’s attempt to write our story for us? How do you break out of the story that someone has ...
8/22/2019 • 22 minutes, 44 seconds
How important the role of play is in a child’s overall development may surprise you.
How many of you remember recess as being your highlight of the day back in elementary school? Would you be surprised to learn that ...
7/30/2019 • 25 minutes, 38 seconds
How to become the leader you would follow
Leadership is talked about all the time, in books, podcasts, blogs and conferences. How do you become a leader that others would want to ...
7/15/2019 • 29 minutes, 59 seconds
Nonprofit author and coach Joan Garry’s thoughts on leadership
With 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S. vying for the attention and generosity of the public, there are a whole lot of changemakers crying ...
7/2/2019 • 37 minutes, 22 seconds
How can Wall Street make money for social good?
What if your Wall Street investments could actually be used for social good?One nonprofit is actually doing just that. My guest today is Ethan Powell, CEO ...
6/25/2019 • 27 minutes, 34 seconds
Are you positioned to receive major philanthropic gifts from the world’s largest donors?
How would the fact that there are over 2,200 billionaires in today’s world, who have a collective worth of $9 trillion impact how you ...
5/16/2019 • 28 minutes, 11 seconds
How to inspire others facing difficult challenges
Many of us who lead Nonprofits are seeking to meet people’s needs who are facing extremely difficult challenges. So how do we as leaders continue to ...
4/29/2019 • 23 minutes, 7 seconds
How to become more inclusive and equitable in our nonprofit organizations
Diversity and inclusion are buzz words today in both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. But what exactly do those two words mean when it ...
4/11/2019 • 22 minutes, 23 seconds
Is self-leadership the most important type of leadership?
There are so many books about leadership. Many books are about new skills you can learn, bad habits to unlearn or new perspectives to ...
4/4/2019 • 22 minutes, 48 seconds
Whatever happened to the Muscular Dystrophy Association after Jerry Lewis?
Ever wondered what happened to the Muscular Dystrophy Association after Jerry Lewis?Years after the annual telethons hosted by the famous Jerry Lewis, who served as the ...
3/20/2019 • 17 minutes, 35 seconds
Ending Tropical Diseases
Today’s guest will give us some incredibly inspiring stories about how her organization is ending tropical diseases. My guest is Ellen Agler who serves ...
2/20/2019 • 25 minutes, 10 seconds
Jean Case Inspires Us to Be Fearless
All of us have people who inspire us. We need people in our lives who inspire us. My guest today will not only inspire you, but ...
2/14/2019 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds
The power of a clear vision
The power of a clear vision. We talk a lot about vision on this show. My guest today leads an organization that has really ...
2/1/2019 • 29 minutes, 9 seconds
PGA TOUR generates millions of dollars to nonprofits every year…
Did you know that the PGA TOUR generated $190 million for more than 3,000 nonprofit charities last year alone? I think that will come ...
1/18/2019 • 27 minutes, 47 seconds
What the Harvard Business Review has to say about leadership
Leadership is the secret sauce to all effective organizations, nonprofit or otherwise. How to consistently grow as a leader is one of the most ...
12/31/2018 • 25 minutes, 46 seconds
How do we increase our impact for social change as Nonprofit organizations?
Social change is far more complicated than simply creating a new app. It requires intentionality, listening and collaboration. But change is slow. What if we ...
12/14/2018 • 24 minutes, 2 seconds
What kind of impact is the “Age of Automation” that we are living in, having on our Nonprofits?
Beth Kanter is my guest on today’s show. Beth has been named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and is the award-winning ...
11/28/2018 • 33 minutes, 38 seconds
How a philanthropic initiative is providing reliable funding to help nonprofits move forward
Risk is a four-letter word for many in the social sector and the nonprofit world. Inadequate planning for risk has derailed many social impact ...
11/15/2018 • 23 minutes, 1 second
What does successful leadership look like?
What has made the New York City Marathon the largest and arguably the most successful race in the country? Hint: It has a lot ...
10/31/2018 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
Why Building Leaders is Your Most Important Job
Organizations live or die on leadership. As the leader goes, so goes the organization. My guest on the show today knows about the critical nature ...
10/29/2018 • 17 minutes, 28 seconds
Building a Digital Fundraising Framework
There is no doubt that we are living in a world where technology is ever changing. Keeping up with latest software, newest ap, and ...
10/23/2018 • 22 minutes, 43 seconds
What’s the most effective way to alleviate poverty?
What is the most effective strategy to alleviate poverty? My guest today would answer that very simply: Create Jobs. He would go on to say, ...
10/4/2018 • 23 minutes, 24 seconds
Fundraising with Social Media
Fundraising and Social Media: Whatever you think of social media, one thing we all know is that social media is ubiquitous in our culture. ...
9/14/2018 • 29 minutes, 1 second
How Do You Deal With Succession?
Each year, nonprofit boards of every type, large and small, have to deal with succession. Specifically, bringing in a successor to the founder of ...
9/1/2018 • 22 minutes, 24 seconds
What is the future of education?
What is the future of education? Is there a new skill set that students should be learning today to be successful? Specifically with the ...
8/14/2018 • 32 minutes, 11 seconds
Malaria No More
Can you imagine a country once infested with malaria, to be declared malaria-free? This is exactly what is happening around the globe. Thanks to ...
7/24/2018 • 33 minutes, 57 seconds
Linda Myers
What emerges in your mind when it comes to Native Americans in our country? Today’s guest has been working with the Navajo Native American ...
7/13/2018 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
Kate Hayes
Diversity on Nonprofit Boards – According to a survey by BoardSource, a research and support organization for nonprofit boards, 25% of boards are all ...
6/27/2018 • 26 minutes, 35 seconds
Jenna Benn Shersher
Cancer. Many of us, if not all of us, know someone very close who has faced or is facing cancer. How to care for ...
6/18/2018 • 32 minutes, 52 seconds
Peter Greer
Hope: There are few other words more important than hope. It can make the difference between overcoming or being overcome, moving forward or shrinking ...
5/31/2018 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds
Laurel Mintz
Branding. For many Nonprofit leaders, this is a topic that seems out of place for the Nonprofit sector and more applicable to the for-profit ...
5/18/2018 • 25 minutes, 33 seconds
charity: water
The featured organization on my show today is one of my favorite nonprofits, charity: water. They have funded over 28,000 water projects, bringing clean ...
4/30/2018 • 28 minutes, 22 seconds
Jacob Allen
My guest today is Jacob Allen, Partner with Cicero Group and Managing Director of the Social Impact practice. Jacob partners with leading foundations, nonprofits, ...
4/10/2018 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
Katie Prentiss Onsager and Jamie Fleischel
The opportunity to tell your story through quality video is priceless. However, for many nonprofits, the ability to do so on a consistent basis ...
4/5/2018 • 28 minutes, 16 seconds
Amberlie Phillips
Our guest today is Amberlie Phillips, Chief Development Officer at YWCA Utah, Salt Lake City. She was selected through a highly competitive process to participate ...
3/20/2018 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
Paul Miles
Finding adequate funding for one’s nonprofit is an ever present challenge. How can you as a Nonprofit leader find the right grants and create ...
3/9/2018 • 29 minutes, 1 second
Brian Lauterbach
Donors don’t give to a nonprofit, they give through a nonprofit to a cause, need or program they really care about. Brian Lauterbach is the Vice President of Programs for Network ...
2/23/2018 • 30 minutes, 11 seconds
Lindsey Kneuven
With the growth of Social Impact among For-Profit companies, many nonprofit leaders are beginning to wonder: Are these social impact companies directly competing with ...
2/13/2018 • 28 minutes, 11 seconds
Ted Bilich
Managing risk is not exactly the first topic Nonprofit leaders want to talk about. In fact for many people, risk is a four-letter word. ...
2/2/2018 • 28 minutes, 10 seconds
Seth Rosenzweig
How many of you would like an invitation to actually be a part of your favorite Sports Team? College or Pro? Where you literally ...
1/23/2018 • 21 minutes, 49 seconds
Keli Coughlin
Many of you have heard of Coach Tom Coughlin as a Super Bowl-winning NFL coach. Did you know that he also started his own nonprofit? ...
1/12/2018 • 22 minutes, 52 seconds
Kathleen Janus
Kathleen Kelly Janus is an award-winning social entrepreneur, author and lecturer at Stanford University. As an expert on philanthropy, millennial engagement and scaling early ...
1/9/2018 • 29 minutes, 53 seconds
Vivien Hoexter
Every CEO or Executive Director knows that “vision leaks” and therefore it is critical to cast vision over and over again to your team. ...
1/9/2018 • 26 minutes, 58 seconds
Michael Moody
With the rise of the Millennial generation as the next wave of philanthropists, do you as a nonprofit leader know what makes these Millennials ...
12/12/2017 • 31 minutes, 29 seconds
Book: Engine of Impact
Are you ready for the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history? As a nonprofit leader, will you view this as an opportunity to ...
11/27/2017 • 33 minutes, 34 seconds
Liz Baker
How do you unlock the fundraising conundrum? How can you utilize your website to be a one-stop donation portal? Our guest on today’s show ...
11/18/2017 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo
What would you do if your father had a heart attack, and he was living thousands of miles away in a different country, and ...
10/26/2017 • 25 minutes, 11 seconds
Dr. Edward Alvarez
Our guest this week is Dr. Edward Alvarez. He is not only a top NYC cosmetic dentist in NYC, but he has made it ...
10/19/2017 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
Namira Salim
What does it take to set up the first Peace Summit in Space? Our guest this week on the Nonprofit Leadership Show is ...
10/12/2017 • 27 minutes, 35 seconds
ChickTech
Many of you may not know that I’m the father of three daughters. As such, I am regularly helping them navigate through various options for ...
10/2/2017 • 29 minutes, 53 seconds
Strive
I received some “fan” email not long ago, from a Nonprofit organization who commented to me how much they love the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast ...
9/20/2017 • 27 minutes, 51 seconds
Katie Hilborn
Did you know that up to 10,000 Nepali women and girls are trafficked to India and exploited each year? Most are illiterate. Hear from ...
9/14/2017 • 28 minutes, 6 seconds
CyberSecurity for Nonprofits
Should Nonprofits be worried about cyber attacks? If so, what can they do to protect themselves from such attacks? Today’s podcast is all about ...
8/21/2017 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds
Robin Peters
How does a for-profit business support nonprofits most effectively? Can a for-profit business have a vibrant and sustainable social enterprise impact? This week’s guest ...
7/26/2017 • 23 minutes, 26 seconds
Vanessa Wakeman
This week’s guest on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast is Vanessa Wakeman. Since launching The Wakeman Agency in 2003, she has been recognized as a champion for ...
7/1/2017 • 28 minutes, 53 seconds
Kathleen Toth
Nuzzles and Co.‘s President of their Board of Directors, Kathleen Toth, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! They are a non-profit organization ...
6/21/2017 • 29 minutes, 38 seconds
Marc A. Pitman
The Fundraising Coach joins us on today’s podcast! I was honored to interview well-known speaker and author Marc A. Pitman, known around the country ...
6/15/2017 • 35 minutes, 16 seconds
Katie Leonberger
Katie Leonberger, President and CEO of Community Resource Exchange, joins us on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Katie shares with us not only some great leadership ...
6/2/2017 • 22 minutes, 17 seconds
Zach Shefska
Welcome to the Nonprofit Profit Leadership Podcast, Making Your World Better. Our guest today is Zach Shefska is the Director of the Fundraising Report Card. ...
5/26/2017 • 29 minutes, 27 seconds
Dr. Mark Labberton
President of Fuller Seminary, Dr. Mark Labberton, joins us on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Dr. Labberton brings to his role a deep awareness of ...
4/27/2017 • 37 minutes, 15 seconds
Elizabeth Beisel
Three-time Olympian, Elizabeth Beisel, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Elizabeth starting swimming at the age of 5 and became an Olympian at ...
4/13/2017 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Charity Charge
Charity Charge is a social enterprise on a mission to empower people and corporations to fund the causes they care about simply by using ...
4/6/2017 • 27 minutes, 12 seconds
Schone Malliet
Schone Malliet is the Chairman of The National Winter Sports Education Foundation as well as the Chairman And CEO of the National Winter Activity ...
3/14/2017 • 26 minutes, 41 seconds
Heather McLeod Grant
Heather McLeod Grant, co-founder of Open Impact and a social entrepreneur, author, and consultant with 25 years of experience in social change is our ...
2/15/2017 • 28 minutes, 7 seconds
Liana Downey
Author Liana Downey is my guest on this week’s Podcast. Liana is an internationally acclaimed strategic advisor dedicated to creating social change. As executive ...
1/26/2017 • 30 minutes, 13 seconds
Mary Valloni
Fundraising author, Mary Valloni, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast to talk about her new book, Fundraising Freedom. Is Fundraising one of ...
1/20/2017 • 30 minutes, 3 seconds
Kristy Chambers
Columbus Community Center‘s CEO, Kristy Chambers, joins us on this week’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. CCC is a nonprofit based in Salt Lake Columbus that supports ...
1/12/2017 • 29 minutes, 21 seconds
Laura Hadley
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s (Utah and Idaho chapter) Executive Director, Laura Hadley, is our guest for this week’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast show is Laura Hadley. ...
12/24/2016 • 28 minutes, 38 seconds
Debra Vizzi
Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Debra Vizzi, joins us on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Debra talks all about “Giving Tuesday” and how her organization has ...
11/28/2016 • 19 minutes, 49 seconds
Kim Wolf
The Hope Alliance has a new Executive Director, Kim Wolf. She is my guest on this week’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Kim will talk about: “Becoming ...
11/3/2016 • 31 minutes, 47 seconds
Charles A. Archer
Thrive Network Founder and CEO, Charles A. Montorio-Archer, and now President and CEO of One Hope United, joins us on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Charles is ...
10/27/2016 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
Gabe Cooper
Virtuous CEO, Gabe Cooper, joins us on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! The topic of today’s show is: “How can nonprofits use technology and predictive ...
10/20/2016 • 24 minutes, 52 seconds
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute joins us for today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! What a privilege it was to interview Kara Cody, Assistant Director of Utah Community and ...
10/3/2016 • 30 minutes, 24 seconds
Ken Kullack
Summit Community Gardens Executive Director, Ken Kullack, joins us in the studio to tell us more about the Community Gardens. Ken is a recent transplant ...
8/25/2016 • 21 minutes, 6 seconds
Jarrett Ransom
Rayvan Group founder, Jarrett Ransom, joins us on today’s podcast! Jarrett has a fascinating story that includes her overcoming significant odds of which she ...
8/8/2016 • 29 minutes, 6 seconds
Mircea Divricean
Kostopulos Dream Foundation’s CEO, Mircea Divricean, is featured on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Mircea Divricean is not only a friend of mine, a fellow board ...
7/27/2016 • 35 minutes, 15 seconds
Alex Eaton
Community Foundation of Utah‘s Executive Director, Alex Eaton, joins us on today’s Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Alex brings over 20 years of for-profit and nonprofit leadership experience ...
7/20/2016 • 26 minutes, 58 seconds
Pamela Hawley
Universal Giving‘s CEO, Pamela Hawley, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Pamela is an award-winning, nonprofit leader who helps people to donate ...
7/8/2016 • 30 minutes, 41 seconds
Dave Jones
Pathways Associates‘ Founding Partner, Dave Jones, is our guest on this week’s episode. Pathways Associates is a multi-disciplinary team of consultants based in Salt Lake City. Dave will ...
6/29/2016 • 29 minutes, 55 seconds
Rita Wright
Springville Museum of Art‘s Executive Director, Rita Wright, joins us on today’s show to talk about the important of trust within a nonprofit organization.
6/17/2016 • 23 minutes, 47 seconds
John Hanrahan
People's Health Clinic Medical Director and Clinic Founder, John Hanrahan, joins us on today's show in Park City, Utah!
6/2/2016 • 28 minutes, 30 seconds
Nell Larson
Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter‘s Executive Director, Nell Larson, joins us on today’s show! In this interview, Nell shares about how Swaner is organized. It ...
5/25/2016 • 26 minutes, 3 seconds
Max Ventura
CCPC‘s Latino Community Coordinator, Max Ventura, is featured in our latest Podcast. In this interview, you will hear all about the trends in Park ...
5/18/2016 • 22 minutes, 6 seconds
Bill Crim
United Way of Salt Lake CEO, Bill Crim, joins us today in Park City, Utah to discuss the practical application of collaborative impact.
4/28/2016 • 26 minutes, 47 seconds
Kate Rubalcava
Utah Nonprofits Association’s CEO, Kate Rubalcava, joins us on our latest podcast on Nonprofit Leadership!
4/28/2016 • 34 minutes, 5 seconds
Cathy Boruch and Lisa Allison
Paws For Life Utah’s Cathy Boruch and Lisa Allison join us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Not only are you going to learn about Paws ...
3/15/2016 • 0
Dr. Steve Ott
University of Utah’s Masters of Public Administration Professor, and founder of their Nonprofit concentration, Dr. Steve Ott joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Additionally, Steve ...
3/11/2016 • 0
Claudia Nakano
Utah Office of Multicultural Affairs Director, Claudia Nakano, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. In this show, she brings a unique perspective on ...
2/25/2016 • 0
Gail Loveland
National Ability Center‘s Executive Director, Gail Loveland, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! In this episode, Gail talks about their success in collaborating ...
2/4/2016 • 0
Tonia Tewell
Holding Out H.E.L.P.‘s Executive Director, Tonia Tewell, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Tonia is a dynamic leader dedicated to assisting those from ...
2/3/2016 • 0
Cheryl Fox
Summit Land Conservancy‘s Executive Director, Cheryl Fox, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Cheryl tells us how to create greater collective impact through ...
2/3/2016 • 0
Connie Nelson
Alf Engen Ski Museum’s Executive Director, Connie Nelson, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast!
2/1/2016 • 0
Kasandra Verbrugghen
Spy Hop’s Executive Director, Kasandra Verbrugghen, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Spy Hop is a nonprofit based in Salt Lake City whose ...
2/4/2015 • 0
Maddy Shear
In this podcast, Rob interviews Maddy Shear – a nonprofit consultant that coordinates nonprofit roundtables in Park City, Utah. Maddy shares with us her ...
2/4/2015 • 34 minutes, 15 seconds
Trisha Worthington
Today in the studio we have Trisha Worthington. I think you’ll really enjoy today’s podcast with this incredible nonprofit leader. She talks about the ...
2/4/2015 • 0
Katie Wright
Park City Foundation’s Executive Director, Katie Wright, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! Katie joined The Park City Foundation team in February ...
2/4/2015 • 39 minutes, 56 seconds
Robin Marrouche
Kimball Arts Center’s Executive Director, Robin Marrouche, joins us today on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast! In this podcast, Rob Harter interviews Robin about what ...
