Unleashing Your Leadership Potential Lynell Green is a highly accomplished strategic management consultant and executive coach, renowned for her expertise in unleashing leadership potential and fostering strategic growth. With over 40 years of experience, Lynell has successfully worked with an impressive roster of clients, including industry leaders at Meta, Netflix, X, Microsoft, and Hilton. Her unique combination of skills, including accounting, corporate management, and teaching leadership pr...
Sep 23, 2024•26 min
Deep Dives into Good Books - Reading books definitely still matters! For 26 years +, Randy has presented synopses of business books at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. In addition to his presentations at his public event, he presents extended versions of these synopses to leadership teams and groups within companies and organizations, in multiple arenas, including leadership teams in city governments. And for 20+ years, Randy has presented books on issues of social justice at the Urban ...
Sep 17, 2024•27 min
How to Become a Grant-Ready Nonprofit Many nonprofits want to receive grants to support their work, but are not successful in receive the grant awards. Dr. Toni Rockis shares her process for getting more grants. Dr. Toni Rockis is a powerhouse in the world of education and grants. She began her career as a high school special education teacher, quickly rising to a statewide consultant for Vocational-Special Needs Education with the Illinois State Board of Education. From there, she became a Prof...
Sep 10, 2024•33 min
Dollars and Dreams: A CPA’s Insight into Nonprofit Sustainability Making sure you have the proper funding and support can help your mission. Letting go of some responsibilities can help the organization grow LaMichelle Hecht, CPA, MBA is the owner and CEO of Overhead Solutions Group. She brings with her more than nine years of accounting experience, including accounting, audits, grant management cash flow issues, and consulting. She has help nonprofits both large and small prepare for audits, be...
Aug 27, 2024•25 min
Revolutionizing Community Philanthropy by Empowering the Next Generation of Givers Open minds & Open hearts can shift how we observe new solutions that serve our communities. Shared empathy, compassion and curiosity Empowers young hearts & minds to participate. Transparency, Accessibility & Affordability will Engage a new generation of Philanthropists. Revolutionizing Community Philanthropy - Via Engagement, Education & Empowerment - Transparency & Impact tracking, Shifting the mindset from Scar...
Aug 21, 2024•26 min
Passion, Purpose, Profits: Reach for Your Dreams Diane Strand is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, and nonprofit founder. With a steadfast mission of providing access and career pathways for all in the arts, Diane leads her business with passion and purpose to help make this possible. She sets out to provide H.O.P.E. which Diane defines as; Helping One Person Everyday! She is the majority owner of the multi-award-winning JDS Video & Media Productions, Inc. The Producer at JDS ...
Aug 13, 2024•28 min
Effective Brand Strategies for Nonprofits It’s more important than ever to be able to stand out from the crowd, distinguish your organization, and be meaningful to your audiences. Understanding the relevance of your brand and how your organization meshes with people’s values and world perspective and meets people’s needs is crucial in today’s world. Howard Levy is a brand strategist, award-winning creative director, marketing, and fundraising expert with a 30-year track record of helping organiz...
Aug 06, 2024•30 min
Navigating the Generosity Crisis: Post-COVID Funding Surge - What's Next? Jason Kruger is kind of a badass when it comes to accounting. Don’t be fooled by his impressive resume and professional demeanor, he’s shaking up the way business owners think about running their organizations. Gone are the days of the traditional office model with an accounting team that stays with a company for 35 years and then retires with a pension. Today’s business owners have to make strategic decisions to optimize ...
Jul 30, 2024•29 min
Write Like a Thought Leader - Now with AI You can become a thought leader by finding a framing your best ideas. The key is defining a very narrow niche, having an opinion and writing in a journalistic style. Rhea Wessel is an American writer who helps companies grow their business by enabling their subject-matter experts with journalistic thinking and writing skills. As a journalist, she wrote thousands of stories for magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journa...
Jul 23, 2024•27 min
Moving from Conversation to Action: Funding Solutions to Empower Teens in the Digital Age Message from Katya Hancock: First of all, it’s hard to be a nonprofit leader and I’m cheering you on. I encourage you to: 1. Take care of yourself as much as you can. Take weekends off, take vacations/staycations, and take time to celebrate your wins. It can be so easy to stay in the day-to-day blocking and tackling of issues that pop up and move right past the moments that deserve recognition by you and yo...
Jul 16, 2024•30 min
Collaborate to Innovate: Unlocking Success in Nonprofit Partnerships Michelle Shumate is the founder and owner of Social Impact Network Consulting (SINC). Through SINC, she helps social impact leaders find nuanced solutions through coaching and consulting. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Networks for Social Impact (Oxford University Press). Her work has been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Nonprofit Quarterly, and Youth Today. Michelle is the founding director of Networ...
Jul 02, 2024•28 min
Mission Driven, Not Superhuman If you choose a life in service of others it doesn't have to come at a cost to your own health and well-being. Leaders and organizations have an obligation to provide a holistic, human-centered duty of care for their staff that protects the whole human being. Dimple Dhabalia is a writer, podcaster, facilitator, and coach with over twenty years of experience working at the intersection of leadership, mindful awareness, and storytelling. In 2021 Dimple founded Roots ...
Jun 25, 2024•33 min
Unveiling the Veil: Debunking Myths and Uncovering Truths in Nonprofit HR Practice Shelley Majors is an accomplished HR consultant with over 25 years of experience, including five years specializing in the nonprofit sector. As the founder of Boardwalk Human Resources Consulting, she strategically aligns human resources with corporate objectives to boost employee engagement and efficiency. Notably, Shelley developed a talent acquisition strategy that improved employee retention by 40% for a leadi...
Jun 18, 2024•27 min
Breaking Down Barriers and Bias for Women in Leadership In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, we had the privilege of hosting Linda Fisk, a thought leader in women's leadership and the founder of LeadHership Global. Linda shared her journey of creating a community of extraordinary women in leadership, focused on unleashing their full potential and creating personal and professional breakthroughs. The discussion delved into the concept of the glass ceiling, which represents the barriers prev...
Jun 11, 2024•27 min
Ask a Funder - What High Impact Funders Look for in Your Funding Requests To be successful in non-profit fundraising you have to have a plan and a point of view that aligns your infrastructure and your vision. Having integrity, a stellar reputation, and the ability to execute what you promise on is vital to your organization's sustainability and long term growth. Without these key components developing and executing a successful fundraising strategy is nearly impossible. Dr. Cathryn Dhanatya is ...
May 28, 2024•31 min
Unleash Your Leadership Superpowers Bishop Warner H. Brown is a retired bishop of The United Methodist Church, serving from 2000 to 2016. He is currently serving as an interim bishop of the Sierra Leone Episcopal Area in the West Africa Central Conference. From 2014 to 2016, Bishop Brown was the President of the Council of Bishops. ------------------------ Bishop Brown was born and raised as an only child in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Ida and Warner Brown. At the age of thirteen, while read...
May 22, 2024•29 min
Stop selling ice to Eskimos! Give sponsors what they really need! Let me show you how to increase event profits by turning your experiential event photography from an expense to be paid into an asset to be sold! If your EEP (that tired Photo Booth in the back) isn't a vibrant, vital front-line asset that showcases your guests, highlights your sponsors, and expands your social reach while generating additional income for your non-profit, you are doing it WRONG! Let me expand your ideas concerning...
May 14, 2024•29 min
The Secrets to Increasing Your Nonprofit Strength and Sustainability As a nonprofit leader for over 30 years, I love helping nonprofits with their governance, strategy, and long-term sustainability. The keys to long-term success in a nonprofit organization are a clear vision and strategy, an effective board, efficient operations, and building a sustainable business model. About Jennifer Drago, LFACHE, MHSA, MBA. For over 30 years, Jennifer served as a corporate strategist, operations executive, ...
May 07, 2024•28 min
Why Marketing is a Nonprofit's Secret Weapon Having been in the field of marketing for almost 35 years, with a focus on working with nonprofits, she has learned the importance of branding and having stellar marketing materials. When potential donors of today evaluate charities within seconds of being exposed to the organization, it can make or break a nonprofit without them not even realizing it! For nearly 35 years, Vicky Winkler has been deeply immersed in marketing, specializing in assisting ...
Apr 30, 2024•28 min
Your REAL Life: Building Authentic Resilience for a Joyful Life Change is the one constant we can guarantee to experience throughout our lifetime. Nate’s REAL model enables all people to build their personal superpower of authentic resilience. By using the REAL Model for growing “authentic resilience” — individuals, business leaders in for-profit/non-profit, and even clergy members— everyone can get clear guidance on overcoming life's obstacles. A practical field guide that was built to be used ...
Apr 23, 2024•25 min
Buy Back Time through Smart Delegation Mike Abramowitz has 20 years of direct sales experience training 5000+ sales reps for $17M sold, has 9 books in the self-help space, and founded PB&J for Tampa Bay. He has scaled his several six-figure businesses and nonprofits to be run without him so he can experience time freedom that he desires. He’s a busy father and husband who helps other busy entrepreneurs implement systems in their businesses by leveraging automation and delegation to help business...
Apr 16, 2024•29 min
Connecting with High-Level Decision Makers for Corporate Sponsorship No matter your nonprofit size, corporations are interested in hearing about and possibly supporting your good work. Lori Zoss Kraska, MBA, CFRE, Founder and CEO of Growth Owl, LLC, is a renowned expert in securing corporate sponsorships for associations and purpose-driven organizations. With a strong track record, she conducts impactful sponsorship training, guiding leaders in engaging C-suite decision-makers. Lori's leadership...
Apr 09, 2024•28 min
Cubicle to Corner Office: The Ultimate Survival Guide to Your First Job! Mike Halpert is a product management executive with over 20 years of experience at technology firms such as Walmart ECommerce, Google and Thrasio. He has an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. In addition to his day job, Mike enjoys coaching and mentoring early career talent. Professionalism and soft skills are applicable whether you are in a Fortune 500 company or working for a small non-profit. These foundationa...
Apr 02, 2024•27 min
Supercharge Your Grant Writing But Cutting Your Grant Writing Time by 70% Anthony 'AJ' Joiner is no ordinary entrepreneur. With a creative spark that ignites galaxies, he's a force to be reckoned with in the realms of technology, entrepreneurship, and publishing and has an unwavering commitment to personal growth. He is also the founder of the AI-powered software writing platform Blooksy.com which has unleashed a literary revolution. Its features have earned the trust of almost 10 prestigious un...
Mar 26, 2024•30 min
Listen To The Whispers - How to Be, Do, and Have More Without Giving Up The Success That Got You Here You know about The Whispers, but are you really listening or are you still putting them off for "someday," a day that isn't on the calendar? Pursuing what you're feeling pulled to do puts you in your purpose. Then, when you live aligned in that, you become a leader people can trust because they know what you stand for. From there, listening to those you're supporting, those following you, that's...
Mar 19, 2024•26 min
AI Risk and the AI Trust Council: The Geeks Are Getting Out of Hand Rather than AI this is our time to show our HI, or Human Intelligence. We are in a position to help heal the world and push forward toward an amazing future. The responsibility for how our collective future goes depends on each one of us acting responsibly during this time of massive change. It's the people's time to help shape the pro-human future that we can enjoy. The AI Trust Council welcomes a pro-human future led by humans...
Mar 13, 2024•26 min
Vibrant Vulnerability: The Changing Nature of Leadership for Nonprofits The role of CEO, whether in healthcare or as leader of a church, is drastically changing to include being the "chief fundraising officer." The choice is not whether one likes the change, but rather whether or not one chooses to embrace the change. Randall Hallett is the CEO and Founder of Hallett Philanthropy, a full-service philanthropy consulting firm. Having spent his entire career in philanthropy, Randall is passionate a...
Mar 05, 2024•29 min
Park View Community Mission: Shared Mission, Shared Spaces Rev. Dr. Todd Blake began serving with Park View in 2021 after twenty years of serving churches in North Carolina & Virginia. He has a Bachelor's, Master's of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry from Campbell University, home of the Fighting Camels. Todd is married to Kim, and they have two daughters, Hannah & Emma. He enjoys playing, coaching, and officiating soccer games, as well as drinking lots of coffee Park View Community Mission - ...
Feb 27, 2024•31 min
How To Beat Chaos and Integrate Faith in The Workplace Gary Harpst is CEO and Founder of LeadFirst.ai, a leadership development company. Gary is a keynote speaker and insightful teacher who challenges and motivates his audiences. His passion is speaking about what effective leaders need to know, do, and be to overcome the chaos of everyday life. He unlocks biblical wisdom for unleashing the potential in every human being to lead themselves and others. Gary is recognized as one of the Top 100 of ...
Feb 20, 2024•32 min
The Soul of Leadership PHIL COUSINEAU is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, story consultant and editor, travel leader and inspirational speaker on myth in the modern world. His life-long fascination with the art, literature, and history of culture has taken him on many journeys in many realms. He lectures frequently on a wide range of topics--from mythology, film, and writing, to beauty, travel, sports, and creativity. He has published more than 40 books and has earned 25 scriptwriting cred...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min
