Glenn Cranfield is President and CEO at Nashville Rescue Mission, and Host of the Real Hope podcast. In this conversation, Glenn talks with me about four key values that guide his...
Leadership Culture with Ken Brissa at Phoenix Rescue Mission
The definition of culture is the distance between who you say you are and how you act. Ken Brissa became Chief Executive Officer at Phoenix Rescue Mission in February of 2020,...
Lessons From 20+ Years of Leading Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
I'm continuing to explore a series of leadership conversations with nonprofit CEO's, Executive Directors, and Chief Development Officers across our sector.In today's conversation, you'll hear a discussion with Elaine Streno,...
From Board Chair to CEO: Leadership Insights with Erinn Rowe
From entrepreneur to volunteer Board Chair, to nonprofit CEO, Erinn Rowe's path to leadership at Harvest Hope Food Bank isn't necessarily common, but neither are the needs of the food...
Nonprofit Innovation and Growth with Sarah Lee
Sarah Lee is Chief Operating Officer at New Story, an innovative, growth-focused organization that behaves more like a Silicon Valley start-up than a traditional nonprofit. New Story is on a mission...
Courageous Fundraising with Julie Ordonez
If you want to be a successful major gift fundraiser, one of the most important traits you'll need is courage. Courage to overcome the fear of failure that so many...
COVID’s impact on Food Bank Fundraising, with Matt Hackler
Matt Hackler is Vice President of Strategic Capacity Building with Feeding America. Like many of us, Matt says he "fell into" fundraising before joining Feeding America. In his current role,...
Lead With Questions
As a leader you might think your job is to have all the answers. In reality, that's not your job at all. Your job is to assemble talented people around your...
Leading Global Social Change with Abby Maxman
As President & CEO of Oxfam America, Abby Maxman is responsible for leading global social change to alleviate the injustice of poverty across 90 countries. This fight is not a new...
2020 Was a Great Year for Giving. Or Was It?
2020 was a windfall fundraising year for many nonprofits, thanks to the increased urgency and generosity created by the global COVID-19 crisis. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2020 4th...