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Dr. Rob Harder (0:01)
This is Dr. Rob Harder with the Nonprofit Leadership podcast, Making youg World Better. What does it take to be an effective nonprofit leader today? What are the biggest challenges? What are the biggest obstacles? How should nonprofits fundraise in an economy that is constantly changing? All these reasons combined led me to start this show, and it's my hope that through this series, people can learn not only what it takes to be an effective nonprofit organization, but to hear from effective leaders who are. Who are successfully making a positive impact in their communities. We hope you enjoy the show as together we hear how they are making their world better. Welcome everybody to the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. So glad you're tuning in today. You know, one of the biggest challenges I continue to bump into with the coaching clients I work with is how to manage the most of your time. Particularly exasperated in the nonprofit sector simply because oftentimes you don't have enough staff to cover all the programs and services and all of the tasks that need to be done. And so what happens is an executive director and all the various different staff members end up doing too much work for just their particular position, particularly if they are growing and they're expanding their reach. So how do you do that? Like, how do you focus your time on the most strategically meaningful work to move the organization forward? That is such a key question, and that's one of the key questions we're going to ask my guests today. And in addition to that, the other thing I want to mention is when it comes to when, not only is it important to focus your time on the most meaningful work, but when it comes to talking to donors, turning those stories that you gather data on in terms of what you're doing, in terms of the impact you're having, it's so important also to not just focus on inputs and activities, in other words, all the things you're doing, but really to talk about outcomes and results. So when you're able to focus your time and maximize your time on the most meaningful work for your organization, oftentimes that means stepping back, putting things on your schedule where you carve out an hour or two each week at least, for, for strategic thinking, for thinking of the future and how the future trends may impact your organization. And specifically, how are your programs and services for your nonprofit? What are those outcomes and results that you can report to your donors? That is so critical because we get all caught up into inputs and activities and the busyness of running a nonprofit, and it's difficult sometimes to kind of get your head above water and provide that critical data about outcomes and results. And I think you go all the way back and it's how you schedule your time, how you do time blocking correctly, and how you really focus your time not just on doing a lot of things, but doing the right things, the most meaningful things. So that and more is what we discuss. My guest today, Sophie Blondeau, she is from the Soen Group and she's got this really interesting research study. It's all about data maturity and how getting the right data can help you make better decisions, lead better, and your whole team can be on the same page so that you are all working in the same direction. Data is so important. And so the key is not just to have the data, but then to actually use the right data to help you make better decisions. So again, thank you so much for tuning in today. I think you're really into a very practical and helpful conversation today. Thanks to Sophie Blondo. Now onto the show. This podcast is sponsored by DonorBox. DonorBox, helping you help others with the best donation forms in the business. Well, welcome to the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. We're so glad you're here. Today we have Sophie Blondo from Sowen on the show today. We're going to talk all about data and understanding how best to lead your non profit organization based on good data. So Sophie, thanks for being on the show today.
