Nonprofit SnapCast

My guest today is Sarah Olivieri, a true visionary in the nonprofit space. Founder of Pivot Ground, Sarah returns to the SnapCast to talk about the critically important topic of avoiding burnout and overwhelm. Seems simple, but you may already be overwhelmed and not even know it. Among the things we discuss:

• Clearing your mind
• Clearing your calendar
• Clearing your to-do list
• Showing up for the help
• Avoiding martyr complex
• Don't let someone say there's a fire where there is not a fire.

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Emily Taylor, Principal ofteenyBIG, returns to the SnapCast. Even the most impactful leaders have limitations. Eventually, their superhuman trajectory plateaus, or worse– drops off the cliff. No one can be everywhere at once, or all things to all people. Leaders must draw on the skills and talents of others if they want their organization to thrive. Among the topics in our discussion:

• Identifying the telltale signs a leader has hit a growth ceiling
• Why this issue is so critical to address for the long-term health of the organization
• How organizations can begin transitioning their decision-making process from top-heavy to well-balanced

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Emily Taylor returns to the SnapCast. Emily is the Principal of teenyBIG. We talk about why you may not want to jump into your next strategic plan. Many funders say you “should” have a strategic plan. But if you keep putting it off, it may signify you’ve encountered one of the four little-known reasons organizations fail at strategic planning. These challenges can limit buy-in from your team, make the plan seem unrealistic in the eyes of your community, and prevent you from getting funded. They guarantee your strategic plan remains untapped and on the shelf.

Among the things we discuss:

• Identifying strategic planning success blockers within their organization
• Steps to resolving the biggest 4 reasons nonprofits fail at long-term planning
• Rethinking the Strategic Planning process to work for the organization vs. against it

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Jason Kruger is the President and Founder of Signature Analytics. We talk about what it means to shake up the way nonprofits look at their financials. The dos and don'ts of financial leadership, and things that ALL nonprofit managers (including board members and staff) should be understanding when it comes to their org's financials.

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Haley Cooper is The Savvy Fundraiser, a nonprofit consultant and coach. We make a slightly different and deeper exploration into fundraising, emotional connections, and empathy:

• Why fundraising is an inside job and what it means to do your own inner work so you can manage in, up and out.
• The significance of emotional connection in the nonprofit workplace and how it can facilitate more creativity and collaboration when it comes to raising more revenue.
• The correlation between a culture of trust and enhanced emotional connections within the nonprofit team. How can leaders create an environment where vulnerability is embraced, and mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth?
• Share practical strategies for incorporating empathy into conversations, such as active listening, recognizing individual contributions, and acknowledging personal growth.

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Abigail Nobel checks in with the SnapCast again to talk about Systemic Healthcare problems, opportunities in state health policy, and current MHF initiatives.

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Rita Sever works with select nonprofits to train supervisors to work in a partnership model that supports inclusion. She visits the SnapCast to talk about Hidden Rules in Nonprofits Undermine Inclusion Efforts. Among the things we discuss: · When you talk about inclusion, why does it matter? · Who is most often not included? · What are hidden rules and how do they function? · Who benefits from these hidden rules? · How do hidden rules show up in nonprofits? · How can you recognize hidden rules? Where should we look? · Then what? What are you supposed to do when you find a hidden rule?

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Chelsea Lamego and Alejandro Stevenson-Duran are Co-Founders of FundMiner, software that uniquely aggregates and organizes siloed fund data into its easy-to-manage platform, where fund managers can monitor their funds with access-based compliance tracking, data visualization, document workflow, and secure storage. Among the things we discuss:

• What goes into the process of gift administration?
• How can fundraising organizations more easily stay compliant with laws and donor agreements?
• Why do fundraising organizations continue to use disparate systems and manual data entry and why hasn’t that changed?
• What are your top tips on how organizations can effectively manage their funds and prioritize donors?
• How does this translate to a nonprofit’s mission?

Matt Stokes is the President and Founder of Nonprofit Millionaires, a fundraising consultancy. We talk about leadership development. Among the topics we discuss:

• Finding a mentor and a sponsor
• Attending and networking at fundraising conferences
• Doing informational interviews for future fundraising positions of interest
• Joining and becoming involved in local AFP chapters
• Pursuing the CFRE

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Mickey talks with Geng Wang, CEO and Cofounder of Civic Champs about Volunteer Management and adopting the right technology to significantly step up their game. Among the things we discuss:

• What technology already exists today and how is it used by nonprofits to support their volunteer programs?
• How could volunteer managers leverage tools like ChatGPT?
• What is on the horizon that we can look forward to?
• Hybrid environments and increased connectedness
• Digital communities to support off-line work
• AI to identify points of engagement (and automate or streamline it)

We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.