In this episode Mary shares self-care all nonprofit leaders can benefit from using. For this, our 100th episode!, we want to give you something that can nurture you as the important leader you are. Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have the greatest possible impact. Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you d...
Jan 28, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 100
My guest today is Connie Whitman. Connie helps ambitious business owners, leaders and sales teams build powerhouse organizations to achieve outrageous goals. An international speaker and influencer, Connie’s inspired teaching and transformational tools and content ensures businesses, and their salespeople, grow their revenue streams through enhanced internal and external communication skills while developing strong relationship-based cultures. Connie is the CEO of Whitman & Associates, LLC f...
Jan 21, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 99
My guest today is Alan Mucatel. Alan has been the Executive Director of Rising Ground since 2009. Under his leadership and direction, the agency has more than doubled in size, impact, and budget with a steady expansion of existing programs and services and ventures into new fields. Alan is a change agent who in less than a decade transformed Rising Ground from a shrinking nonprofit agency, with 80% of its programs in corrective action, to the Gold winner in Overall Management of the New York Com...
Jan 14, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 98
My guest today is Heather Burright. She is the founder of Skill Masters Market, which specializes in creating dynamic, people-centric solutions for your organization’s most important asset – your human capital. Leveraging 15 years of experience, Heather partners with organizations to create solutions that align with their business goals, exceed their expectations, and meet their needs. Heather’s unique approach taps into big picture thinking – what are the organization’s strategic goals and what...
Jan 07, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 97
My guest today is Steven Bowman. Steven is a seasoned Board adviser, with a great depth of experience and skill facilitating Board reviews and strategic planning process. He has held numerous senior executive, CEO and Board positions with some of the USA and Australia’s most prestigious organizations, as well as authoring and co-authoring over 14 books on governance, strategy, risk and executive leadership. Acknowledged as a pioneer in the field of strategic awareness, Steven has built a reputat...
Dec 31, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this episode Mary shares results you can expect from a mindfulness practice. She also shares what executive directors participating in her Well Being for Nonprofit Executive Directors program have to say about the benefits for them as leaders. Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have the greatest possible impact. Be sure to subscri...
Dec 24, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 95
My guest today is Hugh Ballou. Hugh is a Transformational Leadership Strategist and Corporate Culture Architect working with visionary CEOs, entrepreneurs, clergy, and nonprofit leaders and their teams to develop a purpose-driven high-performance collaboration culture that significantly increases productivity, profits, and job satisfaction, through dramatically decreasing confusion, conflicts, and under-functioning. With 40 years as musical conductor, Ballou uses the leadership skills utilized d...
Dec 17, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 94
My guest for this episode is Linda Lysakowski. Linda is one of slightly more than just one the hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 40,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of the fifty United States. Linda is a graduate of Alve...
Dec 10, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 93
My guest for this episode is Cynthia Gregory. As a nonprofit leader with more than two decades in the field and as a certified Co-Active Coach, Cynthia Gregory knows that no one works harder or deserves more validation than nonprofit fundraisers, executives, and cultural change-makers. Cynthia has held leadership roles with United Way, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, and smaller, regional nonprofits, mainly focused on healthcare. Through her executive coaching practice, Cynthia supports nonpro...
Dec 03, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 92
In this episode, Mary shares some tips for nonprofit leaders on how to cultivate creativity. Hint: passion helps a lot and you know you have that! Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have the greatest possible impact. Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it,...
Nov 26, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 91
My guest for this episode is Eduardo Caballero. Eduardo is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Edventure More (EDMO®) whose mission is mission is to make equitable, high-quality STEAM & SEL education programs accessible to all communities in order to cultivate curious, courageous, and kind humans everywhere. Since 2004 EDMO® has grown to serve over 20,000 kids annually through its award-winning summer day camps and after school programs. In addition to serving as Executive Director of E...
Nov 19, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 90
My guest for this episode is Sherry Quam Taylor. Sherry has over 13 years of experience with nonprofits: as a volunteer, staff, and on boards. Sherry has had her own business helping nonprofits for eight years. She teaches nonprofit leaders how to pivot from a heavy dependence on program, government, and event gifts and into securing large, investment-level donations from individuals so they can finally fund their missions. The leaders she works with are experts in their field, but when it comes...
Nov 12, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 89
My guest today is Jill Lublin. Jill is an international speaker on the topics of Radical Influence, Publicity, Networking, Kindness and Referrals. She is the author of 4 Best Selling books including Get Noticed...Get Referrals (McGraw Hill) and co-author of Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic . Her latest book is Profit of Kindness . Jill is a master strategist on how to position a business for more profitability and more visibility in the marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic consulting f...
Nov 05, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 88
My guest for this episode is Steven Aquiar. Steven is a broadly experienced digital marketer and founder of BlueWing and Good Goes Further. He has deep experience using paid media to drive positive outcomes for businesses and mission-driven organizations. Early in his career, Steven managed social media and audience development for independent and venture-backed publishing startups, where he cut his teeth as a one-person digital marketing department. Now four years into his consulting journey, h...
Oct 29, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 87
My guest today is Janet Cohen. Jan has been a consultant and trainer who has worked with more than 250 nonprofit organizations over more than 20 years. Her focus is on customized services for nonprofits throughout the country for diversification of revenue, earned income, marketing planning, and strategic planning processes. She also serves in Interim Executive positions, especially those with an earned income focus. Jan partners with Academies for Social Entrepreneurship as the Lead Social Ente...
Oct 22, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 86
My guests today are Gayle Gifford and Mike Burns. Gayle has spent time in the trenches, organizing for peace, environmental, human, and civil rights. She served as Director of Development and Communications at PLAN USA , as Deputy Director/Director of Development and Marketing at Save The Bay , and as Director of Development at CityYear RI before launching her own business in 1996 with master communicator Jon Howard (who also happens to be her spouse). Gayle earned the advanced fundraising crede...
Oct 15, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this episode, Mary shares the often skipped first key step to take when your nonprofit is considering joining with a strategic partner or a merger. Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have the greatest possible impact. Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at...
Oct 08, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 84
My guest for this episode is Vaishali Nikhade. Vaishali helps entrepreneurs and small biz owners unleash their creative genius so that they can quit bleeding money and stand out from the noise & competition in their niche. Vaishali transitioned from a left-brain engineer to a right-brain intuitive by accident. Getting nowhere after consulting tens of psychics, she studied and learned the subtleties of intuition. She shares this expertise to help entrepreneurs unleash their creative genius an...
Oct 01, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 83
My guest for this episode is Rachel Sacks. Rachel brings over a decade of experience in the public health and nonprofit health sector to her current consulting company: Leading Healthy Futures. Rachel’s work with organizations and stakeholders across the healthcare field has provided her with a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities the sector faces. Her prior work has included roles at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Chicago Department of Public He...
Sep 24, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 82
My guest for this episode is Ryan Berman. Ryan is the founder of Courageous: a change company that develops Courage Brands™ and trains organizations to challenge norms, think bolder and take action on courageous ideas. Working with brands like Google, General Mills, Major League Baseball, PUMA, charity: water, Subway, and Caesars Entertainment, Ryan believes courage is a competitive advantage. Berman is the founder of his own Courage Brand: Sock Problems — an altruistic sock company “socking” pr...
Sep 17, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 81
My guest for this episode is Kimmi Cantrell. Kimmi is an unrelenting optimist who is passionate about bringing love and light to the workplace. As Managing Director of Careers In Nonprofits, she spends her days connecting with nonprofit decision makers as well as job seekers, aiding both in finding solutions to their problems. Kimmi has made it her mission to educate and empower individuals to build their personal and professional resilience capacity by sharing guidance, support, and tools for g...
Sep 10, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 80
In this episode, Mary gives you three strategies you need to consider while working with your board (and even your team) during this challenging time of the pandemic and even many natural disasters. Times are different and our approaches to some nonprofit activities need to be different too. Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have th...
Sep 03, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Today's guest is Paul Nazareth. Paul has been a leader in Canada's philanthropic sector with over 20 years' experience. Currently Vice President of Education & Development at the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, he’s also the founder of Connectworking - a skill building program for people of purpose. He was most recently VP at the charity CanadaHelps, has been a philanthropic advisor with Scotia Wealth, and spent over a decade with charities like the University of Toronto. Paul is on t...
Aug 27, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 78
My guest today is Lidia Varesco Racoma. Lidia is a brand strategist and marketing designer and has been working with nonprofits since she started her design career 20+ years ago. Through her company, Lidia Varesco Design, Lidia empowers nonprofits, associations, higher ed and entrepreneurs to make a change through strategic branding and creative marketing design. Since 2000, she has helped her clients get their message out and reach the right people. She blogs about branding and marketing and le...
Aug 20, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Today's guest is Lori Kranczer. Lori believes firmly that planned giving, or “legacy giving,” which are ways donors make impactful gifts through endowments, bequests in wills or other structured gift vehicles, should be a vital part of the fundraising practice of every nonprofit organization, no matter the size, budget or mission. Lori partners with organizational leaders to customize planned giving programs that substantially and consistently support organizations far into the future. Lori has ...
Aug 13, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Today’s guest is Oliver Hack. Oliver has been involved with nonprofits in a variety of roles for about 20 years. He believes that small groups of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world. Oliver helps start-up nonprofits launch and achieve success. In this episode, you’ll learn: Difficulties in the business of doing good. Nonprofits are businesses! The definition of fiscal sponsorship and how it works. Who should consider it? Who is NOT a good candidate for it? The specifics of som...
Aug 06, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Today’s guest is Michael Neeley. Michael is a mentor and business strategist for visionary solopreneurs. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to significantly grow their business and expand their audience. In this episode, you’ll learn: Benefits of creating podcasts for nonprofits Ways to enable a nonprofit raise money via podcasts...
Jul 30, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 74
My guest for this episode is Joanne Oppelt. Joanne is the principal of Joanne Oppelt Consulting and a seasoned rainmaker with a distinguished track record of success. During her twenty-five-plus years working in the nonprofit arena, she built successful fundraising departments at every stop, helping her organizations grow capacity and more effectively fulfill their missions. She has held positions from grant writer to executive director at several nonprofits including Community Access Unlimited,...
Jul 23, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this episode, Mary reviews three types of trust relevant to working relationships. She shares insights and findings from her research on the board chair/executive director relationship. Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help you have the greatest possible impact. Get your free guide and plan by going to: Trust Building Action Plan Be sure...
Jul 16, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Hello, nonprofit leaders and welcome to your go-to place for information and inspiration to help you be even more effective. I’m your host Mary Hiland and you’re listening to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership. My guest for this episode is Kimmi Cantrell. Kimmi is an unrelenting optimist who is passionate about bringing love and light to the workplace. As Managing Director of Careers In Nonprofits, she spends her days connecting with nonprofit decision makers as well as job seekers, aiding both in fi...
Jul 09, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 71
