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Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Hosted by Joan Garry · EN
Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit Marketers
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Ep 255: Managing Across Generations: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know with Jason Burlingame
Yesterday00:25:41Summary readyManaging a team that spans five generations isn't a Gen Z problem. It's a leadership challenge. In this episode, I sit down with Jason Burlingame to talk about the workplace tensions that seem to resurface with every generation and what it takes to lead through them.
SummaryEp 255: Managing Across Generations: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know with Jason Burlingame
2d ago00:25:41Summary readyManaging a team that spans five generations isn't a Gen Z problem. It's a leadership challenge. In this episode, I sit down with Jason Burlingame to talk about the workplace tensions that seem to resurface with every generation and what it takes to lead through them.
SummaryEp 254: Building Belonging When DEI Feels Like a Four-Letter Word with Dr Kiki Ramsey
2w ago00:25:41Summary readyI sat down with Dr. Kiki Ramsey, positive psychologist and CEO of the Positive Psychology Coaching and Diversity Institute, to have an honest conversation about DEI that nonprofit leaders need to hear right now. We’re covering what’s changing and how nonprofits can keep building belonging even in a hostile climate.
SummaryEp 253: Still Figuring It Out: An Honest Take on People Pleasing and Leadership
May 900:25:41Summary readyFor a long time, Glennda Testone’s people-pleasing nature shaped – and sometimes complicated – her leadership. In this honest, personal solo episode, she shares her journey from people pleaser to recovering people pleaser. Plus, five practical strategies for leading well when you’re wired to make everyone happy.
SummaryEp 252: CRM Matchmaking: How to Ensure the Right Fit for Your Nonprofit with Julia Gackenbach
Apr 2500:47:25Summary readyThink of finding the right CRM like matchmaking – it takes time, self-awareness, and knowing what you actually need versus what just looks good on paper. Glennda Testone sits down with Julia Gachenbach of DonorPerfect to walk through the do’s and don’ts of the matchmaking process to help your organization find the right fit.
SummaryEp 251: Reimagining Nonprofits: The Uncomfortable Conversation We Need to Have with Vu Le
Apr 1100:51:02Summary readyWhat if the rules we’ve built our sector around are actually holding us back? I sat down with author, blogger, and nonprofit rabble-rouser Vu Le to dig into the uncomfortable truths behind his new book, Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy, and why the sector’s greatest threat may be its own suppressed imagination.
SummaryEp 250: The Power of Neighbors: A Leadership Story from Minneapolis with Emilia Gonzalez Avalos
Mar 2800:58:50Summary readyWhen crisis hit Minneapolis, nonprofit leaders and neighbors didn’t wait for rescue. In this episode, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos of Unidos Minnesota shares what it took to build a rapid-response infrastructure, protect communities, and turn terror into collective action.
SummaryEp 249: Financial Resilience Isn’t Luck – It’s Strategy with Bethany Maki
Mar 1400:44:37Summary readyIn a nonprofit, revenue often feels uncertain. But here’s the secret: financial resilience isn’t luck – it’s strategy. In this episode, Glennda Testone and Bethany Maki of Progressive Multipliers explore how nonprofits can build independent revenue, diversify funding, and strengthen long-term sustainability.
SummaryEp 248: Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Simple, Agile, and Real with Sophia Shaw and Adam Wolford
Mar 200:51:37Summary readyStrategic planning doesn’t have to be expensive, exhausting, or end up on a shelf. In this episode, Glennda Testone talks with Sophia Shaw and Adam Wolford of PlanPerfect about a smarter, more accessible approach to nonprofit strategic planning – especially for small to mid-sized organizations.
SummaryEp 247: A Volunteer’s Guide to Major Donor Conversations with Eileen Opatut
Feb 1400:52:46Summary readyIn this episode, I’m joined by my wife Eileen Opatut, a volunteer fundraiser who landed a yes on her first major ask! Together, we break down what actually works and walk through the real mechanics of successful fundraising.
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