Episode Details

Is your nonprofit facing a financial crunch? Before you panic or start slashing your budget, it's critical to know: Are you dealing with a budget crisis or a cash flow crisis? In this solo episode, Sarah Olivieri breaks down the difference, explains why that distinction matters, and offers practical solutions for both. You'll also learn how to avoid these crises in the first place—and what to do if you're already in deep. Spoiler: it's not about cutting your way to survival.

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 businesses, she understands, deeply, the challenges and complexities facing organizations and she's created a framework, called The Impact Method®️, which can help you simplify op