The Nonprofit Show
The Nonprofit Show is the nation’s daily broadcast for the business side of nonprofits — bringing you practical insights, expert interviews, and real-world strategies to help your organization run smarter, lead stronger, and fund better.
Each weekday, our co-hosts and guests break down the most current topics in fundraising, board governance, leadership, staffing, technology, communications, and financial strategy — giving nonprofit professionals the tools they need to build sustainable, high-performing organizations.
With more than 1,400 episodes and growing, our on-demand library is a trusted resource for executive directors, team members, fundraisers, board members, and sector leaders who are ready to move beyond inspiration and into implementation.
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Episodes
908 episodes
Interim Leadership in Fundraising Is More Powerful Than You Think!
Interim leadership is no longer just a stopgap in the executive director’s seat—it’s becoming a strategic engine for sustainable fundraising. Joan Brown, Chief Operating Officer at
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Season 5
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Episode 186
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30:26
Can Mindset and a Soccer Ball Change a Child’s Future?
What happens when a kid who scribbles “play soccer at Ohio State” in kindergarten actually does it—and then decides his story shouldn’t be the exception? That question sits at the center of this episode with Channing Chasten, professional athle...
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Season 5
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Episode 185
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28:51
Nonprofit Cyber Wake-Up Call: Phishing, Vishing and Donor Data
Year-end generosity is a perfect storm for cybercrime—and most nonprofits don’t see the danger until after the damage is done. We talk with Alex Brown, Director of Business Development at ...
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Season 5
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Episode 184
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33:08
Grant Writers and Fundraisers! Can They Really Work as One Team?
Grant writers and fundraisers share the same mission, but often work in different corners of the building—and sometimes entirely different worlds. In this Fundraisers Friday convo, cohosts Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall peel back...
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Season 5
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Episode 183
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31:22
Inside the Generosity Generation with Bonterra’s Chief Fundraising Officer
Tech, data, and generosity are not abstract buzzwords—they’re concrete levers that can stabilize funding, expand impact, and re-energize exhausted fundraisers. Chief Fundraising Officer Kimberly O’Donnell of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 182
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30:44
Donor Relations Data Every Nonprofit Development Team Must See!
Donor love is measurable, and in this lively discussion, guest Lynne Wester, Principal and Founder of Donor Relations Group, brings the receipts. Drawing on data from her seventh global donor rel...
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Season 5
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Episode 181
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32:14
Data Trouble Starts Small: Hidden Cyber Risks Nonprofits Ignore
Who actually owns data protection in a nonprofit? In this fast-paced conversation, host Julia C. Patrick sits down with Taysha Adams, Manager Technology Support at JMT Consulting, and
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Season 5
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Episode 180
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31:37
Donor or Investor? Why Calling Them ‘Investors’ Changes Everything
What if the people we call donors are actually investors? And what if this subtle shift reshapes expectations, power, professionalism, and even the identity of philanthropy itself? Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall challenge one...
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Season 5
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Episode 179
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31:09
Shutdown Over, Now What? How Nonprofits Recover!
Federal shutdown over! Systems rebooting! Nonprofits on the clock! In this urgent episode, we bring back Derick Dreher, Department Leader, Government Funding at Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC)—just hours ...
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Season 5
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Episode 178
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31:10
Fundraising Fog? Messaging That Donors Actually Love
Fundraising can feel like walking through mist—messages blur, instincts wobble, and urgency crowds out intention. In this energizing conversation, we welcome returning favorite Micah James (team lead and coach at
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Season 5
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Episode 177
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29:53
Events, Data, Volunteers: Temp Staffing Power Plan
Nonprofits can absolutely finish the year strong—especially when they treat staffing as a strategic tool, not a scramble! In this energizing convo, Katie Warnock, founder and president of Staffing B...
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Season 5
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Episode 176
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30:18
The Future of Philanthropy and Adoption: The CEO of Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
In this capstone to Nonprofit Power Week, Rita L. Soronen, President and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, looks forward—past the news cycle and into the work that will shape chi...
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Season 5
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Episode 176
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30:53
One Nonprofit Team, Two Engines: How They Fuse Marketing and Development
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption shows exactly how today’s nonprofits can accelerate mission and amplify revenue by putting marketing and development on the same team! CEO & Preside...
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Season 5
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Episode 175
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30:19
For Nonprofits: When Critics Shout—What to Say—A Field Manual for Communications
Nonprofits are being yanked into culture wars they never asked for. In this Nonprofit Power Week conversation, Jill Crumbacher, Senior VP of Marketing and Development at the Dave Thomas ...
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Season 5
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Episode 173
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31:55
Nonprofit Board Energy That Lasts: Committees that Work, Meetings that Fly
In this key conversation, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption President & CEO Rita L. Soronen maps out a modern playbook for governing with purpose while sustaining momentum after years of...
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Season 5
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Episode 172
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31:36
Modern Partnerships: PSAs, “Low Bono,” and Data-Smart Media
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption doesn’t treat partnerships as a side project—they’re the operating system. During this National Adoption Month and in this Nonprofit Power Week k...
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Season 5
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Episode 171
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31:17
The Scariest Board Risks! Revealed by Countess Justine Townsend
On this special Halloween edition of #TheNonprofitShow, Host Julia C. Patrick welcomes “Countess” Justine Townsend of Your Part-Time Controller (YPTC), to turn board governance fears into practical know-how. Cape...
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Season 5
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Episode 170
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29:39
The Science of Yes: 7 Decision Profiles That Lift Donor Response
Nonprofits send more messages than ever, yet many still miss the moment that matters: the decision. The CEO and Co-Founder Kylee Ingram of Wizer Technologies explains how seven decision profiles can ...
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Season 5
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Episode 169
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30:10
From Donor-Centered to Human-Centered: A New Era of Giving
When fundraising meets humanity, transformation follows—and few express that better than Tammy Zonker, founder of Fundraising Transformed and author of Calling All Heroes. In this ...
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Season 5
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Episode 168
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30:17
Expand Your Nonprofit's Board Beyond Your Friends and Zipcode!
What happens when you stop fishing for board members in the same small pond and start casting into the ocean? According to TD Smyers, CEO and co-founder of BoardBuild.org, you get a board that actually refl...
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Season 5
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Episode 167
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28:39
Training That Ends Tech Anxiety: Roadmap to a Smooth Go-Live!
When nonprofits tackle a major platform shift, the tech is only half the story. JMT Consulting pros Brady Haslebacher (Director of Program Management) and Dagmar “Dagi” Stanton (Manager of Education Servi...
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Season 5
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Episode 166
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31:03
From Invisible to Influential: How Nonprofit Leaders Build Presence
We sat down with Amos Balongo, keynote speaker and communications coach, to explore a subject rarely discussed in the nonprofit space — personal visibility. Amos challenges the traditional ...
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Season 5
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Episode 165
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30:30
The Nonprofit Circles That Matter: Staff—Board—Donor—Constituent
Craig Shelley, CEO of Schultz & Williams, joins Show host Julia Patrick, as they examine how philanthropy and nonprofit leadership are being reshaped under persistent uncertainty. Craig frames the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 164
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29:30
Joint Fundraising That Actually Works: For Collab Events and Small Teams
Joint fundraising: bold idea, complicated feelings. On this Fundraisers Friday, Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall swap real-world stories and field notes on how small and midsize nonprofits can team up without tripping over turf, lists, or logist...
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Season 5
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Episode 163
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