Nonprofits Now: Leading Today
Nonprofit leaders are overworked, struggling to retain top talent, and facing budgetary shortfalls. In Nonprofits Now: Leading Today, host Stacy Palmer interviews innovative leaders who have developed smart solutions to common, tough challenges. The podcast series springs from an exclusive Chronicle of Philanthropy survey that uncovered troubling pain points in leadership and a looming threat of leadership turnover. Nonprofits Now: Leading Today offers actionable strategies to address the most urgent challenges leaders face. Palmer and her guests explore proven ways to prevent burnout, manage intergenerational workplaces, hire strong senior teams, and much more. Starting April 15, tune in and turn the tide at your nonprofit.
Episodes
12 episodes
Author Barbara Kingsolver on How Urban and Rural America Became Enemies
Why are urban and rural America so at odds? Author Barbara Kingsolver has answers as she joins the second episode of our sister podcast from the Chronicle of Philanthropy:
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Episode 2
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34:59
Reid Hoffman and Cecilia Conrad on Rebuilding Trust in Institutions
We're excited to introduce you to the Chronicle of Philanthropy's latest podcast, The Commons in Conversation — a new show that explores how nonprofits and philanthropy can bring Americans together and strengthen fracture...
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Episode 1
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30:24
How to Stave Off Burnout
As federal spending cuts, government policy shifts, and economic turbulence roil the nonprofit world, nearly 90 percent of leaders are worried they’re burn...
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22:06
Navigating Leadership Challenges
As leaders at every nonprofit — no matter the size or cause — grapple with challenges to their missions and finances, it’s especially important to tap into the wisdom of executives who have helped their organizations weather previous threats.
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Episode 8
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How Valerie Jarrett Builds a Strong Executive Team
Valerie Jarrett is no stranger to the tough challenges nonprofit leaders face today. She is now head of the Obama Foundation, which is working to build an extensive library and community center in Chicago. F...
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38:05
The Power of 4 Generations Working Together
Like all workplaces, nonprofits are now filled with up to four generations of workers as boomers work along with millennials and people in Generations X and Z.Each generation approaches work and careers differently, which leads to strugg...
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Episode 6
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Leading Amid Economic Uncertainty
Nonprofits are facing a series of financial hits — or bracing for them. Federal spending cuts have already forced many organizations to trim programs and
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Episode 5
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Smart Solutions to Hire and Retain Top Talent
With the prospect of an economic downturn looming ― and the number of nonprofit layoffs on the rise ― many leaders are coping with a jittery workforce and new pressures to keep staff members motivated.These new developments come on top o...
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Episode 4
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Lessons in Leadership From Women of Color
As nonprofit leaders grapple with increasingly dire threats to their funding and missions, it’s more important than ever to understand what it takes to lead resilient organizations.For a look at what skills are most important, we hear fr...
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Episode 3
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31:08
Two CEOs on How to Get Boards to Help With Fundraising and More
Two leaders, Kathleen St. Louis Caliento and Nick Grono, join Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer to explain how they have engaged their board in financial efforts.St. Louis Caliento runs
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Episode 2
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How to Make Headway in a Polarized World
Tim Dixon, co-founder of More in Common, joins Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer to offer research-based strategies leaders can use to bri...
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31:07
Introducing "Nonprofits Now: Leading Today"
Nonprofit leaders are overworked, struggling to retain top talent, and facing budgetary shortfalls. In Nonprofits Now: Leading Today, host Stacy Palmer interviews innovative leaders who have developed smart solutions to common, tough c...
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