Why your culture determines your brand What kind of brand and what kind of culture do you have? Is there a gap between… Read More
How nonprofits get started Many nonprofit founders will see a problem in their community and decide to tackle the problem by… Read More
How to improve your grant writing Gauri Manglik, CEO & Co-founder of Instrumentl Whether grants generate a large portion or a small portion… Read More
Preparing your organization for the future of giving When it comes to auditing the donations coming into your nonprofit organization, have you ever thought about… Read More
How Can You Future-Proof Your Fundraising? 2020 skyrocketed the move to online giving for all donors who give to nonprofits. Organizations who already… Read More
Why are donor advised funds increasingly being used to fund nonprofits? Despite the market being hit hard as of late, thankfully charitable giving has remained resilient. One particular… Read More
Are the days of having a singular Executive Director leading a nonprofit over? Brooke Pace McKenna, Executive Director of The Hunger Coalition The traditional model of having a singular Executive… Read More
“Stories from the front lines”: Real stories from nonprofit leaders just like you Across the United States, nonprofit organizations are all struggling to serve their communities due to the current… Read More
How Harvard Business School is shaping today’s change makers Part 2 Today’s episode is Part 2 of a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jan Rivkin of the Harvard Business… Read More
What are giving circles and why do they matter? Right now in the United States, 95% of the sector is being overlooked and underinvested when it… Read More
How Harvard Business School is shaping today’s change makers Part 1 It can be difficult to see actual change to today’s big problems, especially when starting at the… Read More
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part two) Cryptocurrency is all the rage in many ways right now, but there still remains a lot of… Read More
How is cryptocurrency shaping the future of philanthropy? (Part one) Cryptocurrency is here to stay and it's coming to a nonprofit near you. Understandably, many of you… Read More
“From Aristotle to Zuckerberg”, Learn How and When Philanthropy First Started and Where We Have Gone Wrong Today Ever wondered how philanthropy and charity first began? The answer may surprise you! The Greek roots for… Read More
The baton of leadership has been passed at the YMCA Almost everyone is familiar with the YMCA, especially because of the Village People's infamous song. What many… Read More
How one organization is transforming philanthropy into a force for racial equity and justice Rob has had several guests on the show to talk about the work they are doing with… Read More
What Is the Key Predictor of Your Success as a Leader Ian Morgan Cron, speaker, author, and pioneer in the contemporary Enneagram movement Personality tests have existed for… Read More
How to make sense of the current fundraising landscape Shelley Hoss, President & CEO of OCCF Rob’s guests today are Shelley Hoss, president and CEO of… Read More
Why Is This Generation Responding to Racial Equality and Diversity Differently Than Past Generations? Racial equality and social justice are nothing new however they have become one of the most prominent… Read More
How this organization is helping Gen Z find the jobs they are seeking Recruiters across the country have been feeling the pressure of the "great reshuffle" since COVID. They are… Read More
Are large fundraising events making a comeback? For years, one of the most effective ways a nonprofit could raise money was through large in-person… Read More
What a successful merger looks like Nonprofit mergers are a trend that is increasing more and more, especially since COVID first started. Are… Read More
What major foundations are looking for in organizations they fund Donors don't give to organizations, they give to people. Fundraising at its core is relationship building. When… Read More
Five Minute Fridays with Rob Episode 3 Previous episodes on achieving a healthy work-life balance discussed the importance of setting a pace and seeing… Read More
How this nonprofit is fighting both climate change and poverty Have you watched the film Poverty, Inc.? If you haven't watched the film, it’s worth viewing, even… Read More
Why do you do what you do? Do you know why you do what you do? This is one of the most important questions… Read More
How can nonprofits best respond to the “Great Resignation”? The great resignation is a very real thing and it's impacting all of us. Nonprofits are feeling… Read More
How to grow your organization quickly while maintaining your core mission Whether you are an executive director, CEO, board member, or staff member of a nonprofit, it’s important… Read More
Five Minute Fridays with Rob Episode 2 Nonprofit speaker and blogger Vu Le recently wrote an article that was all about our “toxic obsession… Read More
How to balance becoming high tech, while remaining high touch One of the biggest challenges for nonprofit leaders today is how to balance being high tech while… Read More
Five Minute Fridays with Rob How do you create a healthy work-life balance? When you hear the phrase, healthy work-life balance, what… Read More
How a rockstar’s vision has turned into a global movement Across the world, many people are familiar with the name Bono, the lead singer of the internationally… Read More