Podcast Episodes

Special 19: The Great Philanthropists - Andrew Carnegie: The Starting Point of Modern Philanthropy

Andrew Carnegie did not believe philanthropy was simply about relieving immediate need. He believed it was about creating opportunities that could cr…

2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 283: Qualification Calls – Meetings: Getting to the Point and Not Wasting Time or Resources

Episode 283

Fundraisers often spend enormous amounts of time pursuing prospects who will never make a gift. Not because they lack capacity, but because nobody pr…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 282: A Physical Stewardship Matrix: Creating, Having, and Using One

Episode 282

Most nonprofits talk about stewardship, but few can actually show you a structured plan for how it happens. In this episode, we explore the idea of a…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 281: Podcast 300 - Fighting a Failure of Imagination

Episode 281

A tragedy in the Apollo program revealed a powerful truth: the greatest failures aren’t always technical; they’re failures of imagination. In this mi…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 280: Truly Fighting the Term Overhead in our Nonprofit Work

Episode 280

Nonprofits don’t have an overhead problem, they have a narrative problem. When organizations obsess over keeping costs low, they often starve the ver…

3 months ago

Episode 279: Succession Planning at All Levels: How to Not Get Caught in Bad Transition

Episode 279

Succession planning isn’t just a CEO issue. It’s a frontline necessity in a nonprofit sector where turnover is constant and stability is fragile. Whe…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 278: Fractional Work: How to Make It Work

Episode 278

Fractional employees are quickly becoming a practical solution for nonprofits facing talent shortages and budget constraints, but they’re not a simpl…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 277: Where Advocacy Ends - Good and Lobbying Begins - Bad

Episode 277

Nonprofits often hesitate to engage in public policy, fearing they might cross into prohibited territory. But the real risk may be staying silent. Mi…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 276: Shooters Keep Shooting: How to Overcome that Fundraising Drought

Episode 276

Every fundraiser eventually hits a drought. Calls go unanswered, meetings stall, and momentum disappears. In those moments, the instinct is to hesita…

4 months ago

Episode 275: Emotional Quotient-Intelligence in Philanthropy – the Office, Donors, and Teamwork

Episode 275

Emotional intelligence isn’t a “soft skill” in nonprofit work. It’s the foundation of everything that works. In a field built entirely on relationshi…

4 months, 1 week ago