Podcasts by Nonprofit YEAH!

This Crazy Economic Shift from 2022-11-19T21:25

What's happening in the economy? It's really hard to say. And it's hard to make decisive moves when you really don't know what's up.

What we do know is that things are shifting, and we ne...

Authenticity in Your Organization from 2022-09-09T16:25:09

You can't fake authenticity. In our nonprofit work it's the backbone of our storytelling and our ongoing relations with the world we serve. This episode talks about authenticity and signs of whe...

Get Grants! from 2022-06-02T22:29:16

I've been working with an organization on their grant-getting, and it reminded me of some things that may be helpful for you and your organization. Check it!

A Communication Strategy from 2021-07-06T15:19:19

In many smaller nonprofits the people involved are too busy to make communicating to the public a consistent priority. Yet by simply outlining a plan for an entire year, it all gets much easier....

Give Big Sucks from 2021-05-03T18:06:06

Give Big is a statewide effort in Washington to get alll the nonprofits involved in a short sprint for gifts. It has morphed into something that I believe is destructive for healthy nonprofits. ...

Jim Mueller episode from 2021-03-12T19:03:07

Jim Mueller of JMuellerandassociates.com is a consultant in Florida who has published a book all about defining the roles you need on your board, finding the right people, then assuring they hav...

Risk and Opportunity from 2021-01-15T20:23:36

There is risk of all kinds that we must prepare for. Risk can be not only bad, but also good. We should be prepared for anything that may come the way of our organization. Let's plan ahead!

NPY Don't Build it While You Fly it from 2020-10-12T17:38:02

For fun, I hammer out a few annoying clichés in this episode, and then focus on the real reason we do strategic planning: because we can't afford not to.

Your Mind of the Future from 2020-08-20T15:37:05

How do you do strategic planning with your nonprofit board, staff, and stakeholders when the future is so unpredictable? Plan for a lot of different possibilities - both the bad ones and the goo...

Relational Stewardship from 2020-07-13T22:54:32

How are you relating to your donors? Are you doing it on their terms or on yours? You'll have a lot more success if you listen to donors... and then tell their story to the rest of the community...

Risk Management in Your Strategic Plan from 2020-07-02T18:36:53

Risk management is a really important part of what a board should be doing. We need to think of what CAN go wrong, not what might go wrong that we're pretty sure we can manage. The pandemic has ...

What Now? from 2020-03-30T19:47:02

This is the Covid-19 episode. 

How to you move ahead now? What can your organization - staff, board, and funders do to get to the other side of this unimaginable chasm? This episode will ...

Sin of Complacency from 2020-02-26T23:10:58

I tend to err on the side of kindness - I presume everything is going okay. What I know, however, is that we have to be on the lookout all the time for problems on the horizon. In this episode I...

Are You Doing it Right from 2020-01-23T15:11:46

Are you building your board with an eye to the next 2 - 7 years? What programs do you have coming up? What growth? A capital campaign maybe? This is a story about an organization that started wi...

You're the Board Chair! from 2019-12-21T23:25:12

The first time you become the chair of an organization can be daunting. You've watched someone else manage the nonprofit, so should you just do it that way? This episode talks about the wide ran...

NPY Speaking from 2019-12-01T22:41:26

We are involved in nonprofit work usually because we're passionate about a cause. Because of that, one might think we'd speak passionately. With verve and style, not with terror and sweat. But p...

Progress and Process from 2019-11-17T00:22:12

Nonprofits are usually filled with all kinds of excitement, because we do it from passion. Action without some kinds of procedural overlay, however, can lead to messy or even disastrous unintend...

Seasons of Your Nonprofit from 2019-08-13T21:38:52

This episode is a mix of good things. Partly it's about when to get stuff done - don't fundraise when people aren't in a giving mood, but do throw parties when people can attend! It's also about...

Time to GO? from 2019-07-25T20:28:41

Tough question: have you outlived your usefulness on a board? Have you lost the passion as a staff member? Nonprofit is different from for-profit in yet another way: if you've lost the thrill, i...

Giving, Getting, and Your Board from 2019-07-02T21:31:13

Two Scoops! This is two topics in one episode, both dealing with your board and money. First is the issue of the old term Give, Get, or Get OFF! Your board should be involved in not just getting...

Board Term Limits from 2019-06-04T00:54:55

Your board seats have terms. I presume. But do you have term limits? Should you have term limits? This podcast is a look at why term limits may or may not be a good thing for your board. Believe...

Corporate Culture from 2019-04-17T17:34:21

The only thing that's "the same" about every nonprofit is that we all must adhere to IRS requirements, and rules laid down by the Secretary of State. Every organization branches out from there b...

Nuance of No from 2019-03-26T03:54:18

When you make the "Ask" for a nonprofit, there are two responses. There's "yes!" and it means your donor has moved from prospect to donor. Yes means yes. If your prospect says "no" it usually is...

Strategic Planning YEAH! from 2019-03-09T19:26:07

Your nonprofit organization needs a strategic plan. It guides you for the year, or three, or five... it's your road map to the future. It holds your feet to the fire, assigns responsibilities, a...

Eat That Frog! from 2019-03-04T21:46:05

Mark Twain has a couple of good quotes about doing hard things. The essence of his guidance is that if you have to do something hard, do it first thing in the morning. The rest of your day will ...

Audit Your Books For Everyone's Sake from 2019-02-26T20:32:34

It doesn't occur to many small and medium sized nonprofits to get their books audited. It didn't to me when I started one 20 years ago. But it turns out to be a great exercise to understand wher...

Super Happy Fun Episode! from 2019-02-10T16:12:15

Sometimes we get lost in the urgency of the work, or we become to routine and staid. In this episode I urge you to shake it up a bit, reintroduce some fun, food, and a little French into your me...

Show Us Your Super Powers! from 2019-02-05T03:14:44

Boards and staffs are filled with all kinds of people. We all have Super Powers. Often, however, one or a few voices are heard again and again. Whether it's a founder (thank you for being a foun...

Beth Stipe CFNCW from 2019-01-28T01:40:44

I had the opportunity to sit down with Beth Stipe, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of North Central Washington. Don't worry if your organization isn't in one of the three counties...

Year End Last Stab from 2018-12-18T17:31:44

The very last week of the year should be a time that you give donors a chance to make a gift. These are the ones that may say, "You know, I meant to give them a hundred bucks this year..." and i...

Do You Know What You're Doing? from 2018-12-11T21:08:17

We enter nonprofit work - frequently - with no training. Employees, volunteers, board... often we have passion but no education or training. This episode explores that deficit, and how to addres...

Know Thy Donor from 2018-12-05T22:53:19

In this episode I explore the tricky question of donor tracking. I want to learn as much about a donor as I possibly can before I have a conversation with them, and in this episode I give some e...

Endowment Episode from 2018-11-22T20:59:21

One of the holy grails of nonprofit work is to establish an endowment. We frequently hear from boards and staff of small and medium sized nonprofit organizations that they would love to have an ...

Editorial Calendar: Plan Your Communications from 2018-11-19T02:37:55

Most of us have been in the situation where we know a fundraising letter or other big communication has to go out. We've kind of known it for a long time, and then suddenly the day is tomorrow. ...

Grant Getting from 2018-11-14T18:44:23

The granting process is interesting - funders have very specific goals for the grants they provide, so they're looking for the best organizations to achieve these goals. Is yours the right organ...

The Party Episode from 2018-11-12T18:51:17

Big events your organization put on take a lot of work. It's taxing on staff and volunteers, but it should have a great payoff. Planning for the results is the key. This episode has thoughts on ...

Board Growth and Change from 2018-10-31T01:16:44

Boards take a lot of care and feeding. And it's worth it! Paying attention to how you build your board, how you manage the board you have, and preparing for the future with new board members wai...

Making the Ask from 2018-10-30T20:35:05

Making "the ask" in nonprofit work seems to freak a lot of people out. But you don't ask someone to marry you without going on some dates. That's how the ask works - you need to meet, date, cour...

Disappearing Task Force from 2018-10-12T17:20:17

Why do some people hate committee work? Meetings. Time wasting meetings. At least that's the perception. If you've got board members or others from whom you need expert advice and targeted effor...