Please welcome today's guest Melissa Panagides of BDO USA who was recommended by friend-of-the-show Joan Parker of Counterpart International. Melissa Panagides has been called an "organizational therapist" in her role as Senior Manager of Management Advisory Services at BDO and she helps drive growth through mergers and acquisitions. This is an important episode for anyone managing a nonprofit facing difficult questions about transitions and considering a merger with another organization -- or i...
Nov 07, 2016•52 min
If you're a regular listener of the show, you have probably heard us talk about and host ASAE, and you probably know that they are the American Society of Association Executives and their work is especially relevant to our audience. So we are pleased to welcome Rhonda Payne, ASAE's Chief Learning Officer to Through the Noise today. Though CLO is not a common position in many organizations at this time, it is particularly crucial for ASAE which is hosts a number of conferences every year while of...
Nov 03, 2016•40 min
If you are new to management, have had problems managing your staff, or are looking for some insight into strategies that might work better with the teams you have in place, today's episode with Mike Subelsky is a great place to start. He is (among other things) Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Staq, a tech start-up based in Balitmore that "makes ad operations more efficient" through compiling data from 350 different platforms. Staq is a rapidly growing company that welcomes people fro...
Oct 31, 2016•50 min
There are few things today's guest Mike Harden hasn't done prior to becoming a coach to other executives. After a career in business spanning four decades, he has settled into the comfortable role of helping others become better at their own jobs. He says that the most successful people -- and coaching clients -- are those who know that there is much left to learn and are open to listening. There are four key problems that plague companies and organizations and knowing how to identify and when a...
Oct 27, 2016•40 min
Over the next couple of episodes, we'll be hosting guests who specialize in helping people become their best selves. Today we sit down with Nancy Belmont, the Chief Inspiration Officer of Vessence, a company based in Alexandria, Virginia that helps people and brands identify their values so they can pursue them. She walks Blake and Ernesto through the 12 major archetypes as defined by Carol S. Pearson which are useful for individuals and organizations. Are you primarily the magician, sage, jeste...
Oct 24, 2016•43 min
Compensation is a touchy subject for many drawn to the mission-driven world so we've brought in a guest familiar with associations and the salaries offered across country. Joel Poznansky is the President of Columbia Books & Information Services which publishes a number of essential guides for nonprofit management such as the annual Nonprofit Compensation Report and a comprehensive report of all active associations in the United States. CBIS also publishes the website Association Trends to he...
Oct 20, 2016•55 min
Ernesto is back! Stopping back unexpectedly for a break from paternity leave, we have three hosts on the show today since Stephanie Cerulo is still with us as our guest host. Rick Stamberger, the CEO of SmartBrief joins us to talk about the 200 different publications his company produces for over 200 trade associations and 6.6 million subscribers. In business since the early days of email, SmartBrief employs 170 editors, writers, and tech staff who comb over 10,000 different media outlets to bri...
Oct 17, 2016•54 min
Regular listeners of Through the Noise may recall that Ernesto Glueksmann was about to be a father for the second time and he is now enjoying some much needed paternity leave with his lovely new baby. While Ernesto is away, we are pleased to welcome guest host, Stephanie Cerulo. Today Blake and Stephanie chat with Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, the Director of Marketing and Communications for the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association. NAIMA is a trade organization representing nine compani...
Oct 13, 2016•41 min
Ernesto and Blake are joined by Kevin Haley of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) for a conversation about the present and future of energy. As Director of Communications for ACORE, Mr. Haley is responsible for ACORE's Energy Fact Check website which addresses and debunks the myths that persist regarding renewable energy. ACORE is a membership organization and their membership base is comprised of businesses and organizations -- many that are revolutionizing the face of energy prod...
Oct 10, 2016•41 min
Elizabeth Scott helps make nonprofits more effective by building their internal capacity. With a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems, Dr. Scott has "written the book" on harnessing the emotional intelligence of staff members so organizations can do more of what they do best. She is the Founder and CEO of Brighter Strategies, a non--profit consulting firm that works with non-profits as a "thought partner" to help build capacity and make the most of their greatest asset -- their human capital....
Oct 06, 2016•34 min
On Through the Noise, we've have the opportunity to engage Executive Directors, COOs, Communications Directors, In-field Staff, and neary every staff position essential to running an effective non-profit organization. Though we've recorded over 200 episodes with different non-profit guests, we have never hosted a Board member. Until now. Please welcome Fred Bollerer, Treasurer of the Board for Child Trends, an organization we're pleased to welcome back to the show. This is an excellent opportuni...
Oct 03, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Joshua Caulfield runs an organization that works to keep future nonprofit leaders in good shape to change the world (well, sort of). As Executive Director of the American Medical Student Association, he heads an organization that is driven by the medical students that comprise its membership. AMSA works to improve the lives of medical students and to prepare them for the challenges of becoming a physician, but also places a large emphasis on activism and being part of "the change" in the medical...
Sep 29, 2016•43 min
Today we return to our exploration of the international development world with our guest Peter Saling of Winrock International. Winrock International was founded by Winthrop Rockefeller to "empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources across the globe" using several different approaches. Mr. Saling takes a break from his role in sustainable agriculture to share some of the projects he manages around the globe which both help individuals as well as the la...
Sep 26, 2016•44 min
Have you wondered if it's time for your organization to get an in-house counsel? If you work for a growing organization, you won't want to miss this episode when we sit down with attorney Jeffrey Tenenbaum of the law firm Venable LLP. He chairs the firm's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group and is intimately familiar with the law as it pertains to nonprofits. There are so many ways that organizations can fall behind and get themselves in legal trouble even by having an out of date employee ha...
Sep 22, 2016•44 min
As summer comes to a conclusion around much of the United States and outdoor activities become less common, we invited Michael Clements to join us to talk about some other recreational opportunities that can be enjoyed by people of all ages -- might be particularly appealing to the staff of nonprofits after a long day sitting in front of computers. Michael Clements is the founder of ArtJamz, a social art studio where people come together to imbibe tasty beverages in a social environment while pa...
Sep 19, 2016•32 min
Laura Wexler has been in the storytelling business for a decade and is host of the popular live storytelling event "the Stoop" in Baltimore. The Stoop has an archive of nearly 1000 stories told by different people -- real life stories that don't revolve around a moral or a script -- and allow listeners and the storyteller to deeply connect with each other. Although live storytelling events are now common in most cities around the U.S., when Ms. Wexler started the Stoop, few people understood the...
Sep 15, 2016•40 min
Today we are excited to welcome back Bryan Fratkin who joined us last July on Episode 85 (can you believe that was a year ago? Listen to it here: http://throughthenoise.us/mediacast/85-whistle-stop-digital-bryan-fratkin/ ) as SparkInfluence was getting off the ground. SparkInfluence connects associations and advocacy organizations with marketing -- integrating all the different platforms typically used separately and simplifying the process. Many organizations adopt the non-policy of latching on...
Sep 12, 2016•35 min
Listening to today's 33 minute episode with Melanie Spring TODAY is probably one of the most valuable ways you could use half an hour. You'll probably want to take some notes too because during and after this show you will think differently about yourself, your coworkers, and your organization. Melanie Spring is the "Chief Inspiration Officer" of Sisarina, a branding agency in Washington, DC and she has a lot of questions! Join us today as we play the Inside Out Game and Blake and Ernesto assess...
Sep 08, 2016•34 min
Laura Verdun is today's guest and while she does not work with a nonprofit, those who are in the nonprofit world could benefit from her expertise as a speech pathologist. Regardless of our professional roles, almost all of us could stand to be a little more eloquent, to slow down our speech, and to breathe more. Ms. Verdun is a partner in a voice, speech and communication consulting business that addresses and treats a wide range of speech problems ranging from traumatic physical injury to the v...
Sep 05, 2016•49 min
Today we take the opportunity to talk to someone who is has excited about podcasts as we are. Tom Webster of Edison Research -- a firm based in New Jersey that specializes in polls, marketing, and research. In May they released a report "The Podcast Consumer 2016" which revealed the results of their decade of studying podcasts. Podcasting has grown exponentially in the past 12 months and traditional advertisers are scrambling to find ways to target the audiences that were once easily accessible ...
Sep 01, 2016•41 min
Listeners of the show may recall that Blake has recently become a(n unlikely) vegan and a more frequent consumer of some items eschewed many -- like the soybean -- fundamental ingredient of the often misunderstood tofu. So today we chat with Patrick Delaney of the American Soybean Association who helps dispel some myths about soybeans. Have you ever wondered about the "man boob" rumor -- that soybeans are packed with estrogen and will make men less masculine? We'll address that issue before we d...
Aug 29, 2016•49 min
We had some questions about the financial side of operating nonprofits and so we invited two people on the show to set our minds at ease. Orin Schepps is Founder & CEO of Consultance Accounting Services and Jennifer Arminger of Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman join us to talk about two sides of the nonprofit accounting coin. Consultance Accounting Services is an accounting firm that helps nonprofits streamline their accounting procedures and Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman have worked with ...
Aug 25, 2016•41 min
Jennifer Ayers runs J. L. Ayers Consulting, a management consulting firm that works exclusively with nonprofits to help them become more effectitve and efficient. We spend much of the episode talking about the Board of Directors -- how to pick them, how to train them, how much to involve them, how to keep them fundraising. Ms. Ayers is a proponent of the "State of the Union" address to hold annually for the board to make sure they are aware of the work of the association -- especially for the bo...
Aug 22, 2016•42 min
Abigail Goliber of the Center for Democracy and Technology joins us today to talk about her role as Director of Development and some of the stratgeties she employs to effectively raise money. The Center for Democracy and Technology is a "policy shop" that focuses on keeping the internet "open, innovative, and free" for everyone. As Director of Development, she is usually not the person to do the Ask but does the preliminary work of determining who should be asked and cultivating those relationsh...
Aug 18, 2016•36 min
Regular listeners of Through the Noise may remember today's guest, Dave Wakeman who joined us about 50 episodes ago to discuss why nonprofits should run like a business. Check it out after this episode. ( http://throughthenoise.us/mediacast/151-david-wakeman/ ). His last appearance was so packed with valuable info, we just had to see what we secrets we could get him to spill this time. Principal of the Wakeman Consulting Group, he's known as the "Revenue Architect" and helps organizations -- non...
Aug 15, 2016•46 min
Today we are celebrating the 200th Episode of Through the Noise and we do so by welcoming Dr. Arlene Pietranton of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA is a major membership organization -- representing 186,000 members working to make "effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all." Their members use both science and art in order to diagnose their patients and the staff also takes an innovative approach to running the organization. Rather than "super...
Aug 11, 2016•55 min
Karen Cunningham of the Capitol Hill Group Ministry joins us to talk about their work to help people get and maintain safe and stable housing in Washington, DC. The CHGM has been working to empower individuals in the Capitol Hill area of DC since 1967 when it was formed by a number of congregations in the area aiming to collaborate on social justice issues. Ms. Cunningham's interest in this field started as a child when she was inspired to run a canned food drive to help those less fortunate in ...
Aug 08, 2016•40 min
Charlie Meisch joined the Federal Communications Commission just over a year ago as Senior Advisor to the Incentive Auction Task Force. He describes the FCC as the "stewards of the public's airwaves" and as such are responsible for the ways that people communicate wirelessly. In 2002 the Commission identified the need to make more space for broadband and while a solution was found and authorized by Congress in 2010, the Auctions just started this year. The Task Force developed an innovative appr...
Aug 04, 2016•43 min
Today we're joined by Natalia Pane of Child Trends who manages to make even the Government Accoutability Movement sound compelling. As Senior Vice President for Research and Operations, Ms. Pane has her hand in many facets of running the nonprofit Child Trends -- a research organization focused on improving the lives of children and their families. As a research organization, their work can be considered successful even when they discover that something is not working -- when they can prove a pr...
Aug 01, 2016•45 min
Andy Wilson, Vice President of Development for the International Fund for Animal Welfare joins us today to explore a new topic for Through the Noise -- animals. Andy Wilson ensures that the International Fund for Animal Welfare has enough funds to complete their operations --- raising $75 million each year to support 250 staff doing projects in 40 different countries. The IFAW was started in 1969 by a man who was frustrated with the killing of seals for fur in Canada and has since grown exponent...
Jul 28, 2016•49 min
