My guest for this episode is Maryn Boess. Over her 35+-year nonprofit career, Maryn has been an on-staff grant writer, a grants trainer, and a grants consultant (winning $42 million for her clients over 10 years). Maryn’s been a grants reviewer, author, speaker, mentor, and coach, and – starting in 2006 - even a grantmaker. This 3-D background brings a unique insider's perspective to the practical, inspiring training on healthy, successful grantsmanship she shares with thousands of people each y...
Sep 14, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 220
My guest for this episode is Kathleen Panning. Kathleen earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She was ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1980. She has served congregations in rural and urban settings, ranging in size from 150 to 6000+ members. Retiring from parish ministry in 2014, that year she became the first clergy person to become a Fascinate® Certified Advisor, using the How To Fascinate® material with faith leaders, n...
Sep 07, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 219
My guest for this episode is Katie Miller. Katie is a compassionate Trauma Healing and Resolution Guide. She has mentored over 250 youths, emphasizing the significance of embracing their personal pause button. As Assistant Director and Co-Founder of the Teen Suicide Prevention Society, she strives to eliminate the need for suicide intervention programs, fostering hope and positive change. Katie equips individuals with tools to overcome struggles and nurture positive mental states, bringing holis...
Aug 24, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 218
My guest for this episode is Maryanne Dersch. Maryanne Dersch is the influence queen of nonprofits. She coaches and trains nonprofit leaders to start getting the most out of themselves and everyone else and stop feeling burned out bummed out, or stressed out. Can you imagine asking for anything, including money, with ease and confidence? Maryanne helps nonprofit leaders master the art of influence so they can ask for and receive all they want, need, and deserve without feeling rejected, ineffect...
Aug 17, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 217
In this episode, Mary discusses ten characteristics you want to consider when you’re looking for a mentor. 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 follow Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short revi...
Aug 03, 2023•10 min•Season 216Ep. 1
My guest for this episode is Carol Hamilton. Carol is the Principal of Grace Social Sector Consulting, LLC, and host of the Mission: Impact podcast. She helps organizations and teams become more strategic and innovative for greater mission impact. She provides organization effectiveness consulting, meeting design and facilitation, and training to organizations and is adept at doing so both in person and online. A strategic thinker, Carol works with teams and organizations to envision and frame t...
Jul 20, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 215
My guest for this episode is Tim Lupinacci, CEO and Chair at Baker Donelson, where he leads over 1,300 individuals in 22 offices across the Southeastern US. Tim is presently leading the firm’s five-year BakerVision 2028 strategy and its Diversity & Inclusion Compact. Tim Lupinacci spent the first 28 years of his legal practice focused on helping financial institutions solve complex problems arising in commercial restructuring and bankruptcy matters throughout the country. During his leadersh...
Jul 13, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 214
My guest for this episode is Ben Albert. Ben is the owner of Balbert Marketing LLC. He is also the curator of The “Real Business Connections Network,” where he hosts five podcasts. Once an underdog, now a successful entrepreneur, Ben is passionate about helping other underdogs achieve their dreams. Ben is on a mission to actually move the needle on one million lives, one conversation at a time. One significant way Ben helps non-profit professionals do this is by teaching them how and why to deve...
Jun 29, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 213
My guest for this episode is Sumana Setty. Sumana is a social entrepreneur, attorney, and philanthropist with over 20 years of experience in the field of law and finance. Born in India and raised in the United States, Sumana developed a deep understanding of the power of choice. Her upbringing instilled in her the value of education, which has led her to become a co-founder of Commit-2-Change (C2C), a non-profit organization that aims to create sustainable and impactful change in communities aro...
Jun 22, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 212
My guest for this episode is Christina Edwards. Christina is a marketing expert and coach who helps ambitious social impact businesses, and nonprofits increase revenue, supporters, and engagement. She is the Founder of Splendid Consulting and host of the Purpose and Profit Club Podcast. Christina is a lifelong entrepreneur, marketing expert, and business coach who helps ambitious nonprofits grow without burnout. She’s passionate about equipping organizations to step into their expertise, be bold...
Jun 08, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 211
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...
Jun 01, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 210
My guest for this episode is Linda Lysakowski. Linda has been serving and educating the nonprofit community for more than thirty years. She is one of slightly more than one 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 trained more than 40,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt,...
May 25, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 209
My guest for this episode is Dr. Victoria Boyd. Dr. Boyd is the founder and President of The Philantrepreneur Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting other nonprofits with education, awareness, and resources. As an author, trainer, and consultant, Dr. Boyd taps into her extensive background as an educator and nonprofit leader. Specializing in marketing systems and revenue stream development. Her nonprofit strategies create a unique synergy of purpose-driven goals to benefit corporate, no...
May 18, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 208
In this episode, Mary discusses the critical role board chairs have and shares three key responsibilities they have. 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 follow Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a ...
May 11, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 207
My guest for this episode is Devika Narayanan. Devika is a university student studying Manufacturing Engineering in India. For the past few years, she has been helping build and scale a non-profit organization named Nostos Homes. Nostos builds innovative homes for families that have lost their homes due to climate disasters like floods or cyclones. Providing safe and secure homes and medical and social infrastructure for families that have been forcibly displaced allows them to rebuild their liv...
May 04, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 207
My guest for this episode is Mark Buzan. Mark has close to 2 decades of experience as a Director of Communications, Government Relations, Marketing, and Business Development as well as a consultant to nonprofits and associations. Ultimately these roles lead to his becoming an Executive Director and President and CEO of three national associations. Mark has served as a board director, most recently as a board director for the Virtues Project International Association (VPIA). He understands both t...
Apr 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 205
My guest today is Sarah Olivieri. Sarah is a true business visionary in the nonprofit space. She’s an international best-selling author, globally renowned speaker, and Founder of PivotGround, which supports nonprofits to become financially sustainable world changers. She has two decades of nonprofit leadership experience, and she’s poured her insight, expertise, and vast knowledge into creating The Impact Method™️ - a powerful framework that helps nonprofits and for-profits alike simplify their ...
Apr 13, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 204
My guest today is Derrick Fleming. When you think of style and class; organization and structure; education and empowerment; equity and advocacy, Derrick Marcell Fleming, Jr., also known as “Derrick The Gent”, is the man to make it happen. With a heart to serve and a passion for youth, collective impact, and systems change, Derrick brings an electrifying energy to any atmosphere. As a former White House Staff Member under the Obama Administration, now currently serving as the Managing Director o...
Apr 06, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 203
My guest today is Gary Cohn. Gary brings over thirty years of non-profit and development experience to his work as a trusted advisor. He began his work as a middle market banker from 1977-1992. After being trained in credit, he led a sales and marketing team for several large California banks leaving in 1992 to move into the non-profit sector. Gary became the Executive Director of Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco. Temple Emanu-El, founded in 1850, is one of the leading congregations in Reform Ju...
Mar 30, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 202
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 for the last 6 years, she spends her days connecting with nonprofit decision-makers as well as job seekers, aiding both in finding solutions to their problems. Through her conversations with her team and those she serves, it has become clear that one of the biggest hurdles people face is remaining resilient i...
Mar 23, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 201
In this episode, Mary discusses another principle of effective leadership: leaders learn. 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 follow Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our s...
Mar 16, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 200
My guest today is Carol Bowser, J.D. is a workplace conflict expert. After practicing Employment Law for several years, Carol founded Conflict Management Strategies when she realized a lawsuit couldn’t deliver the level of resolution and satisfaction that is gained when people are actively involved in creating solutions to their workplace conflict. Carol’s clients come from a wide range of employers because conflict is universal across all industries and types of organizations. Where there are p...
Mar 09, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 199
My guest for this episode is Sherry Quam Taylor. Sherry works with business-minded Nonprofit CEOs who want to scale their organizations’ budgets by 2-5X but need larger amounts of general-operating revenue to do so. The organizations Sherry works with want to reduce dependence on government, earned, or contracted revenue and increase unrestricted revenue from investment-level donors. To achieve this, Sherry helps leaders align their organization's charitable revenue initiatives with their busine...
Feb 23, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 198
My guest today is Debra Box. Debra is the Principal and Founder of In the Box Consulting. Prior to developing her consulting business, Debra led and developed the business model for Support KC, a nonprofit shared service organization that provides accounting, fund development, governance, and strategic planning services to nonprofits in the Kansas City area. Debra has worked closely with hundreds of nonprofit leaders to help them find creative ways to leverage resources and better utilize their ...
Feb 16, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 197
My guest today is Jessica R. Munoz. Jessica is a clinical emergency/trauma nurse practitioner, and she is the Founder & CEO of Hoʻōla Nā Pua Pua (HNP), which means "New life for our children", a nonprofit organization whose mission is the prevention of child sex trafficking and providing care for youth who have been exploited. Rooted on the “justice gene in her DNA”, Jessica’s passion to “forever shine the light” into the dark places and watch new life come forth shapes her vision and life’s...
Feb 02, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 196
In this episode, Mary shares the results of research and her own study on board member engagement. 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 follow Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and r...
Jan 19, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 195
My guest today is Sarah Olivieri. Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit leader and former executive director like you who used to spend days and nights asking questions like: How do I get my board to work with me and not against me? How can I raise more money for this important mission? How can I show up and love my job as much as I love this mission? Sarah is a #1 International Best-Selling author. She received her BA from the University of Chicago with a focus on globalization and its effect on margin...
Jan 12, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 194
In this episode, Mary shares four tips executive directors can use to avoid or overcome feeling lonely at the top. 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 follow Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a sh...
Jan 05, 2023•11 min
My guest for this episode is Mark Slabaugh. Mark is a Certified Pinnacle Business Guide and Executive Coach. Mark has been coaching churches and nonprofits to create greater impact faster than they thought possible. His unique background includes non-profit leadership and entrepreneurship. These experiences taught him how to recruit, lead, and retain teams. He is a student of his surroundings and the people he meets. He brings expertise in a truth-telling conversation. He tenaciously chases his ...
Dec 15, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 192
My guest for this episode is Rebecca Rodriguez. Rebecca has spent 22 years in the social sector, starting in fundraising, then onto operations. She is the Principal Consultant at For the Philanthropist and author of The Nonprofit Workbook: Tips & Best Practices for Start-ups Serving the Greater Common Good. Working with donors as well as nonprofits, her areas of expertise are program development, grant administration, and sustainability. Rebecca has worked for global organizations, including...
Dec 08, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 191
