Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Joan Garry
Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit Marketers
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Jul 28, 2018 • 47min
Ep 64: Donors Who Know More, Give More (with Roxie Jerde)
How educated do you think most donors are about the organization they support and invest in? Not very. And this is a big problem we must solve.
Jul 14, 2018 • 53min
Ep 63: How To Think About Mergers and Collaborations (with Nadya Shmavonian)
Mergers can help nonprofits increase reach and impact, but they can also become a disaster. Here’s how to decide if you should go for it.
Jun 30, 2018 • 42min
Ep 62: Hiring the Perfect Executive Director (with Dara Klarfeld)
What is the secret sauce to finding and hiring the perfect ED for your organization? How can you become a “rockstar” candidate? Find out in today’s episode.
Jun 16, 2018 • 41min
Ep 61: How to Build a Smart Communications Plan (with Ben Wyskida)
In this episode, Ben Wyskida, CEO of Fenton Communications explains what you must do to build a successful communications plan for your nonprofit.
Jun 2, 2018 • 41min
Ep 60: Why Nonprofit Journalism Matters (with Christa Scharfenberg)
Nonprofit media fills an important gap. Local and regional newsrooms have been decimated and the expense of investigative journalism is very high. In this episode, Christa Scharfenberg, the acting CEO for the Center of Investigative Reporting, explains the specific challenges nonprofit journalism faces.
May 19, 2018 • 46min
Ep 59: Scaling Up Your Nonprofit (with Kathleen Kelly Janus)
Your nonprofit has hit a wall and you want to scale up. But how? Why do some organizations grow and others do not? In this episode, Kathleen demystifies the process for “biggie-sizing” your nonprofit.
May 5, 2018 • 51min
Ep 58: Is It Time to Leave Facebook? (with Julia Campbell)
Facebook has broken trust with the public. Should your nonprofit think about leaving the platform? Learn how Cambridge Analytics purchased data from people who did not explicitly give permission and how this affects your nonprofit.
Apr 14, 2018 • 24min
Ep 57: You Can Do Hard Things
How can you run a nonprofit with so little staff? You want to make a difference with that budget? There is so much hard work to be done - surely you can’t do these hard things, can you? Guess what… you can. Here’s the proof.
Apr 7, 2018 • 48min
Ep 56: Anatomy of a Crisis (with Emily Klehm)
When a major crisis hit – an employee had been mugged at gunpoint and a dog stolen – Emily Klehm stepped up big time as the leader of the South Suburban Humane Society. But she never could have guessed what would happen next.
Mar 31, 2018 • 49min
Ep 55: The Nonprofit Sector Has Serious Money Hangups (with Belinda Rosenblum)
Do you get anxious asking people for donations? How much salary should the leader of a nonprofit make? How do you feel about wealthy people? The answers to these questions all come down to your deeply rooted feelings about money. How can we recognize and understand these feelings so we can make them more productive?
