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Is your board stuck in the weeds (again)? In this short but powerful solo episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership, host Sarah Olivieri breaks down the real reasons boards get tangled in the details—and how to fix it fast. From the myth of "strategic vs. operational" decisions to unintentional permission-seeking by executive directors, Sarah shares her top three causes of board micromanagement and shows you exactly how to shift your board's role to oversight—where it belongs.

Have you seen Casino Royale? That moment when Vespa slides in elegantly, opposite James, all charming smile, razor-sharp wit and mighty brainpower, and says, "I'm the money"?

Well, your host, Sarah Olivieri has been likened to Vespa by one of her clients – not just because she's charming, beautiful and brainy– but because that bold statement "I'm the money" was, as it turned out, right ON the money.

Sarah helps nonprofits transform their organizations from failing to thriving. And she's very, very good at it.

She's brought nonprofits back from the brink of insolvency. She's averted major cash-flow crises, solved funding droughts, board conflicts and everything in between… and so she has literally become "the money" for many of the organizations she works with.

As the former director of 3 nonprofits and founder of 5 for-profit busine