What's So Scary About Asking For Money? Interview with Susan Kahan Fundraising is a necessary part of any nonprofit organization. There is an art and a science to it, and at the end of the day, it is about building relationships with your donors and giving them an opportunity to support the cause you all care so much about With more than a decade of working in the nonprofit sector, Susan Kahan is passionate about the power of philanthropy and helping organizations meet and exceed their goals to ...
Jun 14, 2022•35 min
Assessing and Intentionally Developing High Levels of Trusted Leadership: Interview with Dr. Tory Travis Research reveals that trusted leadership is the #1 indicator of successful nonprofit organizations and ministries. Thus, the intentional and purposeful assessment of trust, ongoing development of trust, and repairing trust are critical for nonprofit leaders. Dr. Tory Travis is the founder of TrustED, a framework for business, organization, and school improvement focused on developing trusted ...
Jun 08, 2022•39 min
Ending Human Trafficking Through Increasing Community Awareness & Prevention Education (CAPE) Organization: Rotary Action Group Against Slavery Every leader has a network they have built over their lifetime. I firmly believe God is calling His church to end human trafficking by mobilizing them where they are to learn more about human trafficking and help elevate Community Awareness and activate the networks God has given them to help implement Prevention Education thereby starting a CAPE plan fo...
May 31, 2022•28 min
The Hero's Journey: Interview with Robert Althuis We typically believe "intelligence" only resides in our mind; however, as the HearthMath Institute has scientifically proven our heart is actually also a center of intelligence including a vast network of neurons. In fact, there's more data going from our heart to our mind than the other way around. The intelligence of our heart is of a different quality though. Whereas our mind's intelligence resides in logic and linear thinking which all comes ...
May 24, 2022•34 min
Pioneering Leadership: The New Frontier for Leaders There is a lot being asked of Leaders, especially at this time of human evolution. There is so much uncertainty where old paradigms are just not enough for the changing times. It’s an exciting time to explore what is needed for our future and what legacy we will leave in the following generations. Linda Conyard is Australia's leading pioneer advocating for socio-political trauma-sensitive change and informed responsiveness to UNnecessary trauma...
May 20, 2022•33 min
Engaging Local Communities and Driving Civic Engagement How nonprofits can engage local communities to help make a positive change and increase civic engagement Nonprofit leaders are able to go out and engage communities in ways that can help galvanize the public into improving their city or town. Nonprofits can dedicate their time to fighting for a cause that the local population is passionate about and ultimately bring about positive change in their communities. In the case of the Center for E...
May 10, 2022•31 min
An Education Path to a Brilliant Future: Interview with Jay Levin Why training the next generation in emotional intelligence is a tremendous way to double down on your missions. and goals We find that our mission is the mission of most nonprofits, which is to heal what is wounded and open pathways to unfold more universal well-being. that cares for all and ends the misery of many from familiar societal issues. We support a movement that can change an entire direction and has the potential to dim...
May 03, 2022•31 min
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
