Mickey speaks with Kate West, CEO of Your Fundraising Lab, and David Somerfleck, Founder and CEO of DMS Blue about the wisdom of using volunteers to staff critical organizational roles. Kate maintains volunteer-led organizations cannot grow or scale. Among the points we cover:
1. Nonprofits need to distinguish between volunteers and unpaid staff and/or pro bono services for many reasons. Volunteers don't work in their area of expertise, but...
Dave Paule visits again to talk about Board Governance and Ethics. Among the topics we touch on: Board seats are more valuable left empty than they are if filled with poor directors.
What separates a good director from a bad director?
What are board members legal duties and ethical obligations?
Being a nonprofit is not a license to lose money.
Getting board members to understand the difference between management and governance. We welcome...
Mickey gets to visit with Sal Alaimo, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management at Grand Valley State University, discussing some of the imperfections of philanthropy and what might be necessary for philanthropy to reach its potential in impacting society. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon.
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SnapCast visits with Brian Davis of BryteBridge, formerly known as CharityNet USA. BryteBridge helps nonprofits with all their challenges: everything from startup to development, marketing, grant-writing, and compliance. How business has changed as a result of pandemic
COVID and over-pivoting
Culture and community We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon.
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The Center for Social and Environmental Stewardship is an organization founded under the name Circuit Rider in 1976. Returning to its original name, Circuit Rider has a long and storied history in Sonoma county of being an incubator for young leaders. Many people in positions of power in the community started their career with Circuit Rider. Che talks with Nonprofit SnapCast about where the organization has been, the challenges they've faced...
The Nonprofit SnapCast seeks guests. We're always looking for philanthropic and nonprofit professionals to share their wisdom. This time, we're keenly looking for people (maybe HR pros?) who can talk with me about: Nonprofit organizational culture.How funding pressure shapes competition within the organization.Listening & Transparency among nonprofit staff.How to keep staff cooperative, #conflictmanagement skills, etc. If you or someone you...
Mickey talks with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David talks about the value of strategic plans, and how to get the most out of them. David talks about his development of a tool—a strategic plan that fits on a one-page sheet of paper. Among the topics we cover: The first step to fixing a problem is to admit you have a problem. Many nonprofits undervalue the strategic plan as a management tool.
The biggest value of the strategic plan:...
Mickey visits with Brian Frederick to talk about issues in ethics and nonprofit management. Among the topics we cover: What does bad ethics look like?
Things nonprofits can do to avoid ethical problems. Things boards can do to prepare board members for board service.
Procedures and Policies your bylaws should include.
Making a one-page “cheat sheet” of the org’s bylaws. Building and documenting processes for handling ethical concerns.
The...
