Mission Impact is the podcast for progressive nonprofit leaders who want to build a better world without becoming a martyr to the cause. Interviews of nonprofit experts explore how to make your organization more effective and innovative for greater mission impact. Hosted by Carol Hamilton
The Nonprofit MBA purpose is to provide new business insights and fresh creative ideas for Nonprofit Executive Directors and their teams that will help them improve their Nonprofit organizations. Hosted by Stephen Halasnik, Managing Partner at Financing Solutions. Financing Solutions is the leading provider of Lines of Credit to Nonprofits.
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The Nova Communities Podcast | Associations + Nonprofits


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The Nova Communities Podcast | Associations + Nonprofits
Emily Hendershot
The Nova Communities Podcast is your resource for tips, tools, and insights for associations, user groups, and nonprofits. Whether you're a Board Member, Community Manager, volunteer, or staff person, we know that shared experience has the potential to inspire passion and positive action. Each week, we will take you behind the scenes with successful influencers in the industry to share tips and their experiences building and empowering communities. Do you want insights and actionable steps t ...
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Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor


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Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor
Thomas B. Linquist
The Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor podcast series provides situational advice to a wide audience of leaders and boards of directors through conversations with those that have been there. The podcast brings unprecedented, one-on-one access to top, current and retired, CEOs and Directors of Boards and provides beneficial information and valuable insight on situational and topical issues that confront CEOs and Boards from those that have faced them before - often in dramatic circumst ...
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Nonprofit MBA Podcast


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Find, Fix, Fill Your Nonprofit's Leadership Gap
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In today's podcast, Candice Gottlieb-Clark from Dynamic Team Solutions and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the importance of effective and dynamic leadership in running nonprofit organizations. Quality leadership helps nonprofits seamlessly navigate challenges in order to grow and develop.…
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Getting comfortable with your numbers with Chyla Graham
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In episode 48 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Chyla Graham discuss: Why it is key to understand context when you are looking at your organization’s context How to best connect your financial goals to your organizational goals What you need to be mindful of as a board member, even if you don’t consider yourself a financial expert. Guest Bio…
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Managing the performance of the fundraising team
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You can bring greater effect to your fundraising effort through the adequate management of your fundraising team. In today's podcast, Ellen Bristol from Bristol Strategy Group and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions highlight the importance of leveraging actionable data to make informed decisions in managing the performance of the fundraising…
In episode 47 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Julia Campbell discuss: How to effectively incorporate social media into your marketing Misconceptions that organizations have about social media The importance of prioritizing your owned marketing assets Guest Bio:Named as a top thought leader and one to follow by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, …
In today’s podcast, Patton McDowell from PMA Nonprofit Leadership and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss key ingredients to nonprofit leadership. Effective leadership is critical to the successful operation of every nonprofit. Therefore, every nonprofit leader should acquire the requisite leadership skills that will help make a huge …
In episode 45 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Carolyn Mozell discuss: Why it is important for leaders and staff have to focus on their sphere of influence How to balance compassion, empathy and accountability How important personal self-care is for maintaining a healthy organization Guest Bio: Carolyn Mozell is the founder and CEO of Leade…
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Mobilizing Sponsors & Donors With Podcasting For Nonprofits
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On today's podcast, Tina Dietz from Twin Flames Studios and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the importance of using podcasts by nonprofits to mobilize sponsors and donors. If you want to tell a story about how your nonprofit is impacting people in the country or in different parts of the world, you have a room in the podcast to be…
On today's podcast, Nancy Long from 501 Commons and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss workplace strategies for nonprofits. There's a compelling need for the management of nonprofits to take the welfare of their employees seriously for effective service delivery. Many nonprofits fail to progress because of their inability to adopt a …
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Authentic marketing for your nonprofit with Stu Swineford
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In episode 45 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Stu Swineford discuss: How your nonprofit can be more effective in its marketing The importance of going where your audience is rather than asking them to come to you Why it is easier to increase the commitment of current donors rather than find new ones, even if it doesn’t seem as exciting Gue…
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Nonprofit MBA Podcast


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Digital Marketing and Social Media For Your Nonprofit
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Summary: In today's podcast, Julia Campbell from J Campbell Social Marketing and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the importance of digital marketing and social media for nonprofits. The advent of digital and social media has opened many opportunities for organizations. Today, no business or nonprofit can successfully operate witho…
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Nonprofit MBA Podcast


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Getting The Most Out of Your Nonprofit Volunteers
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In today's podcast, Diana Zhang from NeighborsShare and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss how to get the most out of nonprofits volunteers. There's no better approach to solving nonprofits' manpower challenges than the use of volunteers. From performing bureaucratic functions to nonprofits fundraising campaigns, harnessing the stren…
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Creating pathways for POC youth in STEM with Dr. Gia Grier McGinnis
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This episode is the final part of the Culture Fit project that Carol recorded with her son-in-law Peter Cruz. In this episode, Carol, her cohost Peter Cruz, and their guest Dr. Gia Grier McGinnis discuss: The importance of representation to help BIPOC youth see possibilities Breaking down stigmas around mental health care and cultivate wellness The…
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Nonprofit Core Values, Envisioned Futures, and Leading Forward
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In today's podcast, Delashea Strawder from Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the importance of core values for nonprofits. Every nonprofit craving sustainable growth and progression should ensure that it has some guiding principles that undergird its decision to remain focused on its target goals.…
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Hop on the podcast bandwagon with Travis Johnson
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Brief discussion of attempted murder from 26:27 until 26:38 In episode 43 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Travis Johnson discuss: The benefits that can come with maintaining a podcast How to get started making a podcast The wide variation in what can be done with podcasts Guest Bio: Travis Johnson is the host of the Nonprofit Architect Pod…
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Nonprofit Fundraising Pre-covid, During Covid, and After Covid
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In today's podcast, Barbara O'Reilly from Windmill Hill Consulting LLC and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss nonprofits' fundraising before the pandemic, during the pandemic, and after the pandemic. Nonprofits with flexible development systems and strategies are better positioned to navigate contingency of any sort seamlessly. A fle…
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How to Engage and Inspire Your Organization's Volunteers
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In today’s podcast, Evelyn Lemly from Kairos Prison Ministry International and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the need to engage and inspire volunteers. These solutions are helping nonprofits cut through the challenges of staff dearth while ensuring the efficient execution of projects, especially the fundraising campaigns.…
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How to Use Storytelling to Raise More Money
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in today's podcast, Lori L. Jacobwith from Ignited Fundraising and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss how to use storytelling to maximize nonprofit funding. Organizations that have mastered the art of storytelling to project their cause to donors are getting more money to finance their mission effectively.…
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Cryptocurrency and Philanthropy for Nonprofits
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In today’s podcast, Pat Duffy From The Giving Block and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions(financingsolutions.com) discuss how cryptocurrency adoption by nonprofits has changed the tide of nonprofit fundraising in recent times. Nonprofits that have leveraged digital currency in their fundraiser have increasingly expanded their revenue stream…
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Building shared governance with Marla Bobowick
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In Episode 42 of Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Marla Bobowick discuss: The major misconceptions people have about boards and governance How staff and board can shift to shared leadership Why boards need to focus more on the future than just talking about the past Guest Bio: Marla Bobowick is an independent consultant based in Washington, DC…
In today’s podcast, Adam Stielstra from The Lion Project and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions (financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss the invaluable benefits of using videos for nonprofits. These solutions are helping owners of nonprofit organizations conduct effective fundraisings and reach out to more donors.…
In today’s podcast, Simon Scriber from Fundraising Everywhere & Everywhere+ and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions (financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss virtual fundraising trends for nonprofits. These creative solutions are helping nonprofits to effectively optimize revenue generation in the wake of the pandemic.…
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The pressure of being the only with Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez
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This episode is part of the Culture Fit project that Carol recorded with her son-in-law Peter Cruz. In this episode, Carol, her cohost Peter Cruz, and their guest Damary Bonilla discuss: The toll that being the sole person of color in a group can take on a person The connections between code switching, imposter syndrome and internalized oppression …
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Nonprofit MBA Podcast


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Recalibrating Fundraising Events Now, Regardless of What the Future Brings.
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In today's podcast, Chad Barger from Productive Fundraising and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solution (financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss the benefits of leveraging virtual platforms in organizing fundraising events for nonprofits. This solution is helping owners of nonprofits in conducting effective fundraisers even in the face of the Covid-19 …
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The Benefits of Nonprofit CRM Technology For Fundraising
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In today's podcast, Jett Winders from Heller Consulting and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions (financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss the benefits of nonprofit CRM technology for fundraising. This technology provides a streamlined solution that enables nonprofits to generate enormous revenue.By Stephen Halasnik
In today's podcast, A.J. Steinberg from Queen Bee Fundraising and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions (financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss essential tips for successful sponsorship for nonprofits. These solutions are helping nonprofits attract sponsorships for their fundraisers leading to increased revenue streams.…