Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In this episode, Rob Harter speaks with Dr. Michael Horowitz, President of The Community Solution Education System, about the crucial role of culture in nonprofit success. Dr. Horowitz emphasizes that culture isn’t just an abstract concept—it directly impacts leadership, fundraising, collaboration, and long-term impact.

Culture 59

Culture Collaborations Leadership Education 59

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Board members are in positions of authority, and their actions—or lack thereof—can have lasting consequences on staff morale, organizational efficiency, and the overall nonprofit culture. Boosting staff morale Board members set the tone for the organization’s culture. It’s time to address this problem head-on.

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Culture Nonprofits Leadership Communication 116

The Charity CFO

APRIL 1, 2025

The organizations that thrive have a shared commitment to financial discipline, strong internal controls, and strategic leadership. These arent just accounting tacticstheyre cultural and strategic best practices that define high-performing organizations. Its not just about clean books or audit prep. If so, whenand how?

Finance 98

Finance Leadership Nonprofit Finance Culture 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. And that community impact is big: Small nonprofits educate and inspire, bridge generational gaps, celebrate cultural identities, and more.

Culture 102

Culture Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising Fundraising 102

Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

Persistent gender gaps in leadership and compensation Nearly seven in 10 nonprofit workers identify as women, yet theyre underrepresented among leaders and receive unequal pay, especially at large organizations. These resources offer data on disparities and tips on how to counter themas fundraisers and as grantmakers.

Leadership 98

Leadership Philanthropy Culture Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Image credit: Tim Marshall on Unsplash Born as a small, local fundraising effort, GivingTuesday has grown in just over a decade into a global movement of generosity—and a cornerstone of fundraising for countless nonprofits here in the United States and abroad. I used to be a big-time GivingTuesday skeptic. notes Wong.

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Retention Education Education Leadership 127

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

Leadership 145

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture 145

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . You can be a grant writer or direct mail specialist or fundraising events specialist. A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . You’re part of the problem. Why is that?

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Culture Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Development 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The increasing numbers of people of color in these leadership positions has been a visible sign of the sector’s equity growth spurt. These assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy these leaders can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 111

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability. Volunteer turnover can be affected by economic, social, and cultural factors, which can make it difficult, especially for small and under-resourced nonprofits, to retain committed volunteers. Fundraisers need to adapt.

Public and Nonprofit Management 101

Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Leadership Education 101

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. Overworked and underfunded staff rely on a clear, decisive leadership structure to keep them motivated.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Nonprofits 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ? A somewhat different perspective.is

Leadership 138

Leadership Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 138

NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

6 Reasons Funders Should Invest in Nonprofit Training & Development As a nonprofit that exists to support the capacity, growth and success of other nonprofits, the Nonprofit Leadership Center believes leadership and lifelong learning are inextricably linked. READ NEXT: Beyond Employee Training: How to Create a Learning Culture 2.

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Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Governance Leadership 238

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Recognizing and celebrating the unique perspectives, skills, and experiences that each individual brings to the table is essential for fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration. Encouraging open dialogue and fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous learning are also key to promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

Collaborations 215

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Leadership 215

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2025

founder and CEO of The Humanity Studio, and co-author with Kelly Monahan of Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI and Global Shifts Arte Creating A New Human-Powered Leadership, Technology is outpacing leader capabilities. I think we have a culture of magic bullets and immediate gratification. Smith completely agrees.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Leadership Culture Universities 100

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 18, 2022

Fundraising. Future Fundraising Now from Jeff Brooks. Community-Centric Fundraising (This could obviously be under the fundraising section as well, but it addresses problems within the nonprofit world that are way beyond just fundraising). Nonprofit Leadership with Joan Garry. Bloomerang. NonProfit PRO.

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Nonprofit Leadership Culture Leadership Marketing 250

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Beliefs and Organizational Culture The collective behaviors, norms, and shared values that shape the nonprofit’s work environment. Consider the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Designing Nonprofit Programs Certificate Training. These showcase how the organization operates, treats people, and achieves its goals.

Public and Social Policy 209

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 209

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

join the Nonprofit Leadership Center for a nonprofit training class or certificate program in the new year. To succeed in today’s competitive grant writing environment, fundraisers and nonprofit professionals must practice and master critical skills to develop winning proposals. We are pleased to unveil our 2023 Q1 event schedule.

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Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Culture 229

Jeff Brooks

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the Worlds Best Charities Excel at Raising Money by Alan Clayton Why is fundraising difficult? But theres one big reason that overshadows all of those things: The problem: The culture and leadership of your organization. Your culture and structure are maximized for solutions.

Organizational Change 57

Organizational Change Fundraising Fundraising Culture 57

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Help your employees develop leadership skills that they can take with them throughout their careers. For example, you may have an employee without a leadership position start leading team meetings. eCardWidget’s guide to workplace culture recommends finding ways to make work more collaborative and get different team members involved.

Leadership 232

Leadership Retention Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership 232

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

To be an effective nonprofit leader , you need to be well-versed in fundraising best practices and able to create a robust fundraising strategy for your organization. This process involves analyzing donor data, choosing the best fundraisers to host, and leveraging strategies that help you easily raise more for your mission.

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Altruism and Helping Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Leadership 203

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Whether you are about to embark on your fundraising career or are a seasoned veteran looking to take that big leap into a leadership position, looking for that “just right” fundraising job is likely to create enthusiasm. Two things jump out at you: the organization – its mission, vision, culture, etc.,

Fundraising 183

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Law 183

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Specify what you saw or heard about them, and explain how you think this characteristic could contribute to their leadership development. Centralizing this data in their profile will help you and other nonprofit staff cultivate the volunteer’s leadership skills further. Just be sure not to overwork or overwhelm your volunteers.

Public and Nonprofit Management 240

Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership 240

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2025

A fixed mindset holds that intelligence, talent, and leadership abilities are static. Stagnant leadership: Board members and executives who adhere to fixed beliefs may prioritize preserving the status quo over pursuing bold strategies that could lead to breakthrough growth.

Culture 63

Culture Construction Leadership Collaborations 63

Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These organizations overwhelmingly have small budgets and limited staffing and fundraising capacity. What would it mean if we both greatly increased Latinx giving to these nonprofits from Latinx individuals and helped these organizations to improve their fundraising? of our members report improvements in their fundraising initiatives.

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Fundraising Fundraising Culture Education 52

Clairification

MARCH 27, 2025

Its not about philanthropy or fundraising. Your organization has a culture of philanthropy. Without goodwill and a culture of philanthropy , youre not going to achieve anywhere near as much as you could or should. Very few nonprofits have in their strategic plan a goal to build goodwill and a culture of philanthropy.

Culture 44

Culture Philanthropy Nonprofits Activism 44

Fundraising Leadership

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Many choices for great podcasts on leadership are available to listen and learn. million podcasts around the world to pick from, which ones are best for you as a busy person interested in womens business, leadership, and entrepreneurship topics? Lots of choices and options are good, but when you have close to 4.2

Leadership 117

Leadership Entrepreneurship Culture Marketing 117

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2025

Leadership of inclusive teams leads to success. The mission of Take The Lead since its founding 10 years ago, by co-founder and president Gloria Feldt, has been to work towards and achieve gender and racial equity across all industries in leadership. Embracing differences in a leadership role engenders not only changes, but gains.

Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Leadership Culture Retention 72

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When most of us think of arts and culture nonprofits, the biggest names come easily to mind. A rts and culture nonprofits face distinctive challenges in the nonprofit sector. Despite their challenges, Ballet Lubbock has become an integral part of Lubbock’s cultural landscape. The Smithsonian.

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Culture Medical Leadership Nonprofits 118

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

But it’s not just about a leader’s skills and expertise; great board members fundamentally align with your nonprofit’s mission, values and culture. The Nonprofit Leadership Center offers a free Board Finder service to nonprofits with open board positions. Use this matrix as a guide when recruiting new board members.

Nonprofit governance and management 240

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership Governance 240

Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How could the underrepresentation of BIPOC and women on nonprofit boards affect organizations leadership, work, and fundraising? Jim Taylor, Board Sources vice president of leadership initiatives and education, recounts being recruited apparently only because he was Black, not because of his experience and expertise.

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Recruitment Governance Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising 59

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population.

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Culture Children Communication Fundraising 124

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Read more about Loretta McCarthy in Take The Lead A Take The Lead board member for 10 years, since its founding, McCarthy says, “The thing that drew me to Take The Lead was there are many organizations out to train people on leadership techniques. She adds that at this time in our culture. And now they have been modified and expanded.

Universities 115

Universities Leadership Management Retail 115

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Steve Dubb: Can you begin by telling us a little about your background and how you came to be a consultant around issues of leadership and equity in the nonprofit sector? I believe that culture is far more important than structure, but structure is where we get stuck. Ananda Valenzuela: I grew up in Puerto Rico. AV: So many ways.

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Culture Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Might you have opportunities to grow your fundraising through public donor listings? Especially if it opens up that time for more high-yielding fundraising and donor retention activities. A lot depends on your culture and who your donors are.

Public and Nonprofit Management 118

Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Retention Management 118

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. We know this from researchers like Penelope Burk (author of Donor-Centered Fundraising ), who found in study after study across the U.S. With the culture established by the executive director. Boards have an important leadership role. At the top.

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Philanthropy Leadership Donor Motivation Culture 110