Managing Your Calendar and Your Life: Learning to Delegate with Mark S. A. Smith Are you stressed and asking yourself questions? Does your to-do list get longer every day? Are you swamped by the urgent but unimportant tasks that don’t move you toward your strategic initiatives? Would you like to delegate tasks but have been burned by poor performance or untimely output of your subordinates? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, join me and Mark S A Smith to fix these delegation pro...
Apr 26, 2022•40 min
Dissing Ability: Interview with Professor Tory L. Lucas To correct a disabling view of people with disabilities, Professor Tory L. Lucas prescribes a paradigm shift that permanently redirects the focus from disability to ability. If America achieves this hopeful vision to no longer diss—or disrespect—ability, then people with disabilities will enjoy equal access to equal opportunity. Professor Tory L. Lucas has served on the faculty of Liberty University School of Law since 2011. During his lega...
Apr 19, 2022•31 min
Why Feminine Leadership is the Future: Interview with LeadHERship Founder, Linda Fisk Linda Fisk is a multi-award-winning leader, keynote speaker, author, and university professor dedicated to amplifying and extending the success of other high-caliber business leaders. She is the Founder and CEO of LeadHERship Global, a community of unstoppable women enhancing their leadership blueprint and embracing their power to be the best version of themselves- in work and life. In LeadHERship Global, Linda...
Apr 12, 2022•31 min
Taking the 'Ick' out of the 'Ask' with Funding Professional Kel Haney Kel Haney is an NYC & Maine-based fundraising expert with 15 years of experience in the field, specializing in Outbound Fundraising. She's a Senior Consultant at Donorly. Her work boils down to “taking the ick out of the ask." “She believes that we can create fundraising conversations that are relationship-building opportunities, as opposed to transactional encounters. Kel's worked with such companies as MCC Theatre, Signature...
Apr 05, 2022•39 min
From Data and Technology to Mission Impact: Interview with Data Expert Stu Manewith Your organization's data is an asset, as valuable as any other asset, and needs to be treated as such, properly taken care of, invested in, and stewarded. The quality of an organization's data can have a profound impact on its success in mission delivery, and the technology an organization uses will affect data quality and integrity. Stu Manewith CFRE joined Omatic Software six years ago and serves as the company...
Mar 29, 2022•31 min
How to Use Children's Books to Raise Awareness for Charitable Causes: Interview with Visionary Author D. W. Lawhorn D. W. Lawhorn was born and raised in central Virginia, He is the husband to the best wife ever, he loves spending time with his children and grandson. He has a heart of gold and has a passion for giving back and helping others. What he says about the interview: "I will share what inspired me to write a children’s book. How to step out of your comfort zone and be successful. I don’t...
Mar 22, 2022•30 min
How W-2 Employees “Do Well By Doing Good” Interview with Bill Lloyd The last two years have been brutal for nonprofits. Due to the contracted economy and Coronavirus, nonprofits are working harder than ever to raise funds for many worthy causes. By leveraging our unique approach, nonprofits can expand their donor base, create a new market, and increase revenue immediately with minimal expenses, while helping donors enjoy better retirements. Bill Lloyd: Math teacher. Swim coach. Father. Financial...
Mar 15, 2022•30 min
Training in the Hybrid World Interview with Heather Burright Many nonprofits were forced to move their staff and volunteer training to the virtual environment in 2020. Now, almost two years later, we have an opportunity to reassess what we created and truly leverage the technology to ensure our staff and volunteers have the skills they need to deliver on our mission - even in our hybrid environment. I will walk through a process to help you create more engagement in the virtual room and build mo...
Mar 09, 2022•39 min
Leading With Style: How Your Unique Personality Drives Success and Creates Conflict Interview with Rick Chromey Rick’s message for this interview: First, if I can lead (a nonprofit) then anyone can! I’m the reluctant leader who has, surprisingly, found nonprofit leadership to be a perfect fit for my aptitudes, skills, and personality. Second, nonprofit work is like being a lion on the Serengeti. Every day is about finding a gazelle to eat. Sometimes the prey comes to you, sometimes you have to g...
Mar 01, 2022•36 min
Relational Brain Skills for Growing Emotional Capacity to Have Joy: Interview with Chris Coursey Learning practical relational skills helps us recover when things go wrong, keep relationships bigger than problems and stay on course. The foundational skill is learning to live relationally with our brain's relational circuit engaged where we reflect our values rather than slip into "enemy mode" where people become problems to fix and we want to win rather than keep relationships intact. Chris Cour...
Feb 22, 2022•30 min
The New Live and Let Live Global Peace Movement Interview with Marc J. Victor The Live and Let Live Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. We support and promote the Live and Let Live Global Peace Movement. We are working to change the world to promote both freedom and peace. Marc J. Victor is a certified Criminal Law Specialist by The Arizona Board of Legal Specialization and is admitted in Arizona & Hawaii. Marc has been zealously representing clients in serious state and federal criminal law...
Feb 15, 2022•29 min
Clergy Panel on The Future of the Church with Bishop Carlton Pearson Bishop Ebony Kirkland Bishop S Y Younger Rev. Jim Chandler Rev. Rich Bontrager For more sessions, go to http://iRecharge.live to register to see all sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Maximizing the Impact of Your Nonprofit’s Digital Marketing Efforts David Pisarek has been smashing the nonprofit sector for 30 years, and now he's living out his dream: to design and build websites, lead design, and branding projects, and be a general technology guru for non-profits in Canada. He’s a design and programming expert who has taught at the college level and found his passion for sharing knowledge at his clients' businesses. Over the past five years, he and his team have completed 22...
Feb 08, 2022•31 min
Will College Ever Be Free??? Interview with Chris Bryant Christopher Bryant is the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He oversees all fundraising and philanthropy, marketing, public relations, and scholarship management. Also, in this role, Chris is the Executive Director of the CVCC Education Foundation. Mr. Bryant began his career as a District Executive for the Blue Ridge Mountains Council in 1999. After working ten years ...
Feb 01, 2022•36 min
Clergy and Faith Leader Empowerment Series: Panel 1 Wisdom from Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Dr. Mike Ghouse, and Rev. Kathleen Panning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Networks for Social Impact About How Organization Can Work Together to Move the Needle on Social Issues With Michelle Shumate When governments, nonprofits, and businesses come together as a “network” to address the most pressing social issues of the day, they can more easily overcome challenges related to social issue analysis, network governance, securing and managing funding, dealing with power and conflict, managing change, and utilizing data. In Networks for Social Impact, Dr. Shumate and Dr...
Jan 25, 2022•36 min
Madison Avenue, Wally’s Gas Station, and a Box of Cereal with Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph. D., D. D. Transforming our world through Radical Loving and Awesome HolinessRABBI DR. WAYNE DOSICK, Ph.D., D.D. is the founder and spiritual guide of The Elijah Minyan — bringing Spiritual Judaism and Jewish Renewal to San Diego. Rabbi Dosick is a dynamic, inspiring, and loving educator, writer, spiritual guide and healer, who teaches and counsels about faith and spirit, ethical values, life tansformations, and...
Jan 11, 2022•38 min
What Can LinkedIn Do for Nonprofits? Interview with LinkedIn Specialist, Carol Kaemmerer LinkedIn is THE place where business professionals such as your prospective Board members, volunteers, and donors can be found -- so it behooves every nonprofit leader to have a solid presence there as well. Having a company page for the nonprofit is important too, because it gives your nonprofit added credibility and helps staff, Board members, and volunteers proudly list their affiliation with the organiza...
Jan 04, 2022•35 min
Making Grant Management Practical with Grant and Contract Management Expert Ansley Fender Grant management costs an average of 20% of grant funding, which means that a pretty significant amount of funding is going to overhead rather than programs and services. A lot of nonprofits end up having to hire more people just to manage their grants, which further cuts into the funding. This is crazy considering how much of a public good nonprofits provide to society. COVID, for example, highlighted the ...
Dec 21, 2021•33 min
Getting the Most Out of Your People: Management Lessons from Building a Nonprofit Startup Interview with Diana Zhang What Diana says about this interview: "I'd love to share the management lessons I've learned so far from building our nonprofit startup, NeighborShare, from scratch over the past year. Coming from 15 years' worth of training as a "for-profit" executive, I've found that those skills were directly applicable to the "for purpose" space I am now in, with some twists. For example, how ...
Dec 14, 2021•36 min
Clergy Leadership Challenges with Hugh Ballou In this short "T-Talk" (Transformation Talk) in the faith leader empowerment series, Hugh Ballou addresses the 5 top leadership challenges for clergy and all faith leaders: Self-Management Conflict Management Clarity of Vision Over Functioning Emotional Control Hugh Ballou works with visionary leaders and their teams to develop a purpose-driven high-performance culture that significantly increases productivity, profits, and job satisfaction. through ...
Dec 07, 2021•25 min
Don't Let Your Emotions Hijack your Success: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Leadership is more than just organizational, technical and tactical skills; it involves relational skills. Emotional intelligence allows all types of leaders to navigate the relational, behavioral, and cultural aspects of leading an organization. In order to succeed, one must master the skills of managing his/her own emotions and navigating the emotions of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Nov 30, 2021•40 min
Changemaking Through Philanthropy: Leveraging Philanthropy As A Force For Social Change Interview with Jay and Shira RudermanAs opposed to simply funding grantees’ initiatives, a proactive foundation takes its ideas to the community that it is trying to change for the better. Then, success has been achieved when that entire community’s values have changed. Foundations and philanthropists do not need to be afraid of making bold public statements or even of instigating controversy. Foundations and...
Nov 23, 2021•39 min
The Clergy Leadership Intensive Webinar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2021•2 hr 32 min
The Shortcut to Leadership Excellence Interview with Scott Drake Scott Drake is the Founder and Executive Director at JumpCoach, a social enterprise on a mission to make best-in-class leadership training available to everyone who needs it. Scott’s journey into leadership was long, painful, and he made every mistake in the book. It took him 10 years to thrive as a leader and not feel like an imposter. When he became a leader of leaders, he saw next-generation leaders making the same mistakes and ...
Nov 16, 2021•35 min
Leading From The Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control Interview with Peter Docker When something really matters to us, it releases an energy that has us run towards any challenge. And yet, in business and in life, regardless of how committed we are to a cause, handing over the reins to others is inevitable. Everyone will eventually leave their team, retire from being the CEO, or see their kids leave home and lead their own lives. Leading from the Jumpseat e...
Nov 02, 2021•43 min
Competition To Drive Results Interview with Jaison Morgan Carrot is the market leader in the development and management of large-scale and highly technical grantmaking and procurement protocols. As a service business, Carrot works closely with philanthropic, government, and corporate entities to help them improve their search for new talent and technical solutions to some of the leading challenges around the world. Therefore, Carrot offers a unique perspective on what those grantmakers and spons...
Oct 26, 2021•37 min
Building Sustained Giving, Continuous Growth, and an Engaged, Loyal Donor Base: Don’t Make It About Money There are hundreds of millions of dollars in philanthropic funds which lie on the sidelines each year. This is over and above all the millions currently in donor-advised holdings. Accessing these funds is possible for any worthy charitable organization. To do so, nonprofit leaders must first adopt the right mindset, as being truly successful in fundraising is 90% thinking and only 10% doing....
Oct 19, 2021•48 min
Installing Business Systems Into Your Nonprofit Organization Tim Nichols Author. Speaker. Business Development Strategist. In 2012, Tim Nichols left the big-name banks and brokerage firms to open an independent financial practice in a town where he knew no one. Beginning with $0 in Assets Under Management, he had grown his practice to $3,000,000.00 in Assets Under Management within his first 12 months. By metrics used in the financial industry, he had grown his practice by 3,000,000% with no pri...
Oct 12, 2021•21 min
Media Power for Nonprofit Organizations: Connecting to Supporters in a Very Influential, Impactful, and Inspirational Way Scott Murray, the co-founder of Murray Media, has served as the Chairman/CEO since its inception. For three decades, he was the Sports Director/Anchor on the local NBC nightly news in both Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC. In addition, he served as a television host of countless TV specials, radio host of several programs, master of ceremonies at thousands of live events ...
Oct 05, 2021•37 min
