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Nonprofit Radio Show
The Nonprofit Radio Show podcast offers bite-size, practical information to help small nonprofits thrive.
Episodes
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Rethinking Performance Reviews
The annual performance review is something that can cause stress for both managers and staff members. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah offer some tips and…
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The art of collaboration
We've talked about collaboration in past, and yet there is one aspect of collaboration that deserves a deeper dive. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about…
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How to set supervisors up for success
All of this churn in nonprofit staffing means that there are a whole lot of new supervisors who need training and support. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah…
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Nonprofit Upcycling: How to do more with less
Reduce, reuse, recycle... and now upcycle. How can nonprofits apply these environment lessons to be more efficient and effective? In this episode, Nancy and…
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Time management for nonprofit leaders
With a pomodoro ticking in the background (just kidding), Nancy and Sarah squeeze out a few minutes to talk about time management. In this episode, you will…
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Less is More
How can you take away information to get more done? How might less help you better move others to action? In this episode, Nancy and Sarah take recent research…
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Family Foundations: Ask Us This
It is grantwriting time. So many of our nonprofit colleagues are spending a lot of time filling out forms, checking boxes, and trying to figure out how to…
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The power of a thank you
Thanking someone is a powerful two-way street that invites further connection and collaboration. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about why thanking…
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Big Picture Thinking
We’ve been noticing how hard “big picture thinking” can be for nonprofit people who so commonly are too busy getting things done to pause and consider the…
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Demystifying the Donor Meeting
Donor meetings can be mysterious and stressful to some. Making an ask for money isn't something we all intuitively know how to do. In this episode, Nancy and…
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The Art of Nonprofit Gatherings
Nonprofits host a lot of gatherings: board meetings, fundraising events, volunteer trainings, etc. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah explore how to create…
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Nonprofit Sleuthing: Something is wrong, but what?
Nancy and Sarah regularly get asked nonprofit questions. Often they are in the form of “This is happening in our nonprofit. Is that normal?” In this episode…
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Habits for a strong new year
A new year has begun, and for many that means resolutions. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about what mission-supporting habits they are going to focus…
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Becoming a community giving ambassador
Many of us know community giving projects. They are community-wide invitations for people to give to their favorite nonprofits, usually on one day or in one…
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End-of-year fundraising: Four strategies to meet your fundraising goals
It is mid-November, and you have six weeks to meet your organization's annual fundraising goal. What are your options? In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk…
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I am busy.
We are hearing it all the time. We ask someone "How are you?," and their response is "Busy!" We get asked, and our natural response is the same: "I'm so busy."…
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My board members won't.....
"My board members won't...." fill in the blank: attend meetings, raise money, get more deeply involved in the issues we are facing, etc. In this episode, Nancy…
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What to do about inflation
Nonprofits are facing all of the same inflationary pressures as others across our communities. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about how a nonprofit can…
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Facilitation with Mike Beebe: How to ensure all voices are heard
A few episodes ago, Sarah shared a vision of nonprofit leaders helping each other by facilitating each other's retreats. That invites the question of how to…
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Our Good Things List
It is easy to get caught up in what is not going well these days. In this episode, Sarah tells the story of the board member who went home from a meeting and…
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Who to call when you need help
There is a world of help available to nonprofits. The question is how to access the kind of help you need when you need it! In this episode, Nancy and Sarah…
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Well-functioning boards: Ideas for board members
How do we make sure our boards are fully functioning in a joyful, productive way? In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about why nonprofits have a board and…
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Well-functioning boards: Ideas for staff members
How do we make sure our boards are fully functioning in a joyful, productive way? In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk to nonprofit staff members about what…
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Leading in 2022: Sarah has a new job!
Nonprofit Radio Show co-host Sarah Brooks has a new job as Executive Director of the Methow Conservancy in Eastern Washington. In this episode, Nancy asks…
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The Importance of Formers
People who used to work on behalf of your mission are important people in your movement. Former staff members, board members, volunteers and others have played…
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Become a trustful nonprofit
There have been a few reports out over the past year that warn us that trust in institutions has decreased, including in nonprofits. One body of research that…
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Understand your donors' why
Your donors give for a reason. Do you know what it is? In this episode, Sarah and Nancy explore four common reasons why donors give. They give advice on which…
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2022 Series: Staffing our organizations in a time of the great resignation
The Nonprofit Radio Show continues its three-part 2022 leadership series with a focus on staffing. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about what is…
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2022 Series: The ED (or other senior staff member) Search
The Nonprofit Radio Show continues its three-part 2022 leadership series with a focus on the ED search. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah reflect on the "great…
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2022 Series: Strategic Planning
The Nonprofit Radio Show is kicking off 2022 episodes with a series on three inter-related topics on the minds of nonprofit leaders: strategic planning…
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Refreshing the board matrix to build a diverse board
The board matrix is a tool that many boards use to be intentional about the diversity of members needed to best achieve their mission. In this episode, Nancy…
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Breaking the rules
There are a lot of rules that guide nonprofit practice. We name three in this episode: Robert's Rules of Order, overhead rules, and best practice rules that we…
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It's time to tidy up your nonprofit
Have you gotten caught up in Marie Kondo and the KonMari method of organizing your closet? Our sheets are rolled and shirts stacked, and so now it is time to…
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What and how. The difference matters.
When we communicate about our programs, we often get tangled in what we are doing and how we are doing it. The difference between what and how matters across…
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Program evaluation (with Chari Smith)
At the end of the day, we want to make sure we are running good programs that make a difference. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk with evaluation expert…
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Here we go again... ideas for dealing with burnout
We are tired, and we know others are too. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about what so many people are feeling in our nonprofit sector: burnout. They…
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Successful End-of-Year Fundraising
October marks the start of end-of-year fundraising efforts. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about what a small nonprofit might consider to maximize…
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Nonprofit Radio Show LIVE @ Idaho Nonprofit Center conference
In September 2021, Sarah and Nancy recorded a live episode of the Nonprofit Radio Show with an audience of Idaho nonprofit leaders. They talk about maintaining…
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TECH SERIES: Your website is your front door (with guest Margaret Schulte)
Your website is the front door to your organization. Is it inviting people into your movement? In this episode, Nancy and Sarah welcome special guest Margaret…
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TECH SERIES: All things databases
The number one question Sarah gets asked is about databases. How do you choose the right one? How do you make it really work for you? In this episode, Sarah…
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TECH SERIES: How to make the most of social media (with guest Tom Lang)
We decided this summer of 2021 to spend three episodes talking about technology topics. Specifically, we are going to focus on social media, websites, and…
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Summer reflections
We are in the middle of August, a time when many people are on vacation or taking time to reflect on the next year. Some of us, like co-host Sarah Brooks, are…
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Useful free or low cost resources for nonprofits
We know that a lot of nonprofits we work with have very limited budgets. They are trying to make things work without spending money. In this episode, Nancy and…
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Reclaiming Your Nonprofit Power
We read an interesting article by Nell Edgington of Social Velocity about power in social change movements. It got us thinking. In this episode, Nancy and…
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Centering Equity in our Nonprofits with guest Tara Ramos
At their core, nonprofits exist to build community around important missions. That community needs to be one defined by equity and belonging, where everyone is…
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Community Building: Strategies for knowing who cares about your mission and how best to engage them
A nonprofit spends a lot of time growing its database of people, whether that database is an excel spreadsheet or something fancy. In this episode, Nancy and…
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Communication That Invites People In
Effective communication is key to community building. In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk generally about ways to think about communication as a way to bring…
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Disaster Planning for Nonprofits
Wildfire season is coming in much of Washington. Other parts of our state face earthquakes and tsunamis. And our friends elsewhere in the country face winter…
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Together-Solving Hard Problems in Community
Hard problems require collaboration. But collaboration is hard! In this episode, Nancy and Sarah share some tips on how to think about collaboration and…
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Get Ready for a Catalytic Board Retreat
Daffodils are blooming and the days are warmer, and that means that people are starting to think about getting together in person. More specifically, boards…
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The Power of All-Volunteer Nonprofits
So many of the nonprofit organizations in our communities are run by volunteers. There is no paid staff moving forward their mission. In this episode, Nancy…
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Create a culture that people want to be a part of
We hear about culture a lot, but what does it really mean, and how do we influence it to help us deliver our mission? Nancy and Sarah pull apart what culture…
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The Nonprofit Radio Show LIVE
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Seeing Volunteers in New Light
In this episode, Nancy and Sarah talk about ways to engage volunteers so they feel more commitment to your organization. Too often nonprofits see volunteers as…
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The 4 Fundraising Metrics Every Small Nonprofit Needs to Know
In this episode, Nancy and Sarah recognize that fundraising can be overwhelming. Many nonprofit leaders set out with the simple goal of raising more money…
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Purposeful Gathering
In this episode, Nancy and Sarah consider whether there are aspects of 2020 that we might hold onto in delivering purposeful gatherings in 2021. They talk…
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Nonprofit Human Resources with guest Skye Mercer
Nancy and Sarah welcome Human Resources expert Skye Mercer to talk about what nonprofit people-- particularly "accidental HR managers" -- should be thinking…
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Nonprofit New Year's Resolutions
We’ve been thinking about our 2020 Nonprofit Radio Show conversations, and in today’s episode, we’re each going to share three resolutions for 2021 that we…
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Evaluation
In this episode we talk about evaluation and how to measure what matters. With everything a nonprofit needs to do, evaluation is often an afterthought. Our…
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Why have a board?
In this episode we talk about the core purpose of a nonprofit board. We know that boards can be challenging. There is a certain about of tension that comes…