Episodes

171: How to Build Trust as a Nonprofit Leader (Teresa Mitrovic) SUMMARY Are psychological safety and trust key elements of your leadership? How does trust change workplace culture? What is a leader’s role in trust and how do ...

170: How Can Your Nonprofit Be More Effective Seeking Grants? (Gauri Manglik) SUMMARY As a nonprofit leader, are you focused on the most important elements that help you generate more funding? In episode #170 of Your Path to ...

169: How to Assess the Philanthropic Culture of a Nonprofit Organization (Armando Chardiet) SUMMARY Does your organization have a philanthropic culture? How do you know? Armando Chardiet discusses exactly that in episode #169...

168: Will Your Nonprofit Sustain Excellence for the Next Generation? (Regina Moody) SUMMARY How prepared is your organization as the philanthropic sector experiences post-pandemic changes? With increased competition for fundi...

167: Horror Stories of Fundraising: What Would You Do? (Jay Frost) SUMMARY Think you're the only one to experience a fundraising horror story? Well, Jay Frost is here to assure you’re not alone and there are ways you can avoi...

166: Transitions in Nonprofit Leadership: Are You Ready to Make a Move? (Mazarine Treyz) SUMMARY Are you pondering your place in the philanthropic sector? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and its effects are being ...

165: 3 Technology Traps All Nonprofit Leaders Must Avoid (Bill Connors) SUMMARY Are you overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data at your nonprofit? Are you making the most of your CRM to streamline your data in productive ways...

164: Building an Organizational Culture of Advocacy (Eric Mitchell) SUMMARY You likely bring a passion for change to your leadership role, but are you channeling that passion in the most effective way possible? Are you the ad...

163: The First Step to Nonprofit Leadership: Taking Care of Yourself (Georgia Krueger ) SUMMARY How can you best be there for your organization, your employees, the individuals you serve and your own family if you aren’t taki...

162: Are You Ready to be A Nonprofit CEO? (Karen Eber Davis) SUMMARY Are you ready to be the kind of leader a nonprofit organization needs as well as inspire the best in others? In episode #162 of Your Path …

161: Measuring Success: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Look Beyond the Numbers (Megha Desai) SUMMARY How do you measure nonprofit success? Unlike the for-profit sector, where metrics are clear, the charitable sector isn’t always ...

160: Your Nonprofit Alliance May Not Be a Good Idea (Michelle Shumate) SUMMARY Are you building successful alliances that truly benefit the mission of your organization? We operate under the assumption that collaborations in...

159: 4 Ways to Advance Your Nonprofit Leadership This Year (Patton McDowell ) SUMMARY What are you doing to actually move closer to your leadership goals in the nonprofit sector? Are you thankful for your current nonprofit l...

158: A Radical Approach to Nonprofit Leadership (Tom Vozzo ) SUMMARY How do you balance capitalistic skills and passion for a cause? Tom Vozzo , who left a highly successful corporate career to become an unpaid nonprofit CEO ...

157: Assuring Cross-Sector Collaboration as A Nonprofit Leader (Kate Markin Coleman) SUMMARY Are you creating unnecessary barriers for employment at your nonprofit? Kate Markin Coleman suggests you’re narrowing your talent po...

156: Everything You Believe About Small Nonprofit Fundraising is Wrong (Zoot Velasco) SUMMARY Is your small nonprofit still trying to raise money through special events? Modeling your fundraising plan on what large nonprofit...

155: Relationship Building: The Key to Nonprofit Leadership (Siobhan Davenport) SUMMARY Are you advancing your skills to be the kind of strong leader the nonprofit sector needs? In episode #155 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leade...

154: Nonprofit & For-Profit; Creating a Successful Partnership (Shiloh Karshima) SUMMARY Do you communicate a clear message that properly represents the voice of those you serve? In episode #154 of Your Path to Nonprofit Lea...

153: Why Diversification is Vital to Your Fundraising Plan (Holly Rustick) SUMMARY Is your nonprofit organization writing competitive grants that grow your funding capacity? In episode #153 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadersh...

152: Building A Pipeline for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders (Nick Azulay) SUMMARY Does your organization attract the next generation of dynamic nonprofit leaders? In episode #152 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership , we talk wit...

151: Engaging Volunteers to Make Your Nonprofit Vision A Reality (Diana Zhang ) SUMMARY Do you consider your nonprofit leadership a calling? Perhaps you saw individuals on the precipice during the pandemic, and simply had to...

150: Developing the Right Mindset to be an Effective Fundraiser ( Rhea Wong) SUMMARY Does you struggle with fundraising? Have you truly reflected on why? In honor of our 150th episode of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership , w...

149: Navigating Data for Nonprofit Leaders (Stu Manewith) SUMMARY Is your organization overwhelmed by data? Do you have fresh, error free, current and comprehensive data in one easy to access system or has confidence in your...

148: How to Navigate Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership SUMMARY How can Patton’s new book, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector , help you on your journey to senior...