244 episodes

This podcast is a place for nonprofit leaders to gain insights, tips, inspiration, and encouragement to unleash their potential.

Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Sarah Olivieri

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This podcast is a place for nonprofit leaders to gain insights, tips, inspiration, and encouragement to unleash their potential.

    244: Better Budgets for Your Grants

    244: Better Budgets for Your Grants

    My guest for this episode is Maryn Boess. Over her 35+-year nonprofit career, Maryn has been an on-staff grantwriter; a grants consultant (winning $42 million for her clients over 10 years); a grants trainer; a grants reviewer, author, speaker, mentor and coach; and – starting in 2006 - even a grantmaker. This 3-D background brings a unique insider’s perspective to the practical, inspiring trainings on healthy, successful grantsmanship she shares with thousands of people each year through GrantsMagic U. A true dual-citizen of the grants world, Maryn may be the only person holding membership in both Grant Professionals Association (for grantseekers) - and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (for grantmakers). In 2020, in recognition of her lifetime of contribution to the field, Maryn became just the second inductee into the international Grant Professionals Class of Distinguished Fellows.
    In this episode you’ll discover:
    What is total value budgeting for grant applications Different types of contributions to include in budgets How to properly value volunteer time  What you need to know about indirect cost ratios Go to https://www.pivotground.com/signup to get inspired with weekly insights on running your nonprofit.
    Connect with Maryn:
    GrantsMagic U website: https://u.grantsmagic.org/courses/budget-live The Quick-Start Guide to the One-Page Grant Proposal https://go.grantsmagic.org The Total Value Budget May16 Zoom webinar for $25: https://u.grantsmagic.org/courses/budget-live Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!
    Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
    Connect with Sarah!
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA

    • 28 min
    Implementing a Four-Day Workweek

    Implementing a Four-Day Workweek

    My guest for this episode is Sean Kosofsky, the "Nonprofit Fixer!"  Sean is a coach, consultant, trainer, and strategic advisor to nonprofits. For the past 30+ years, he has helped causes, campaigns, and candidates raise millions of dollars and transformed nonprofit organizations and leaders. Sean has served in a wide variety of roles in nonprofits, including policy, communications, development, grassroots organizing, direct service, board leadership, and five stints as an executive director. He has worked on a wide range of issues, including LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, voting access, bullying prevention, climate change, and more. 
     
    Sean has received numerous awards and recognitions from the sector, including the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan. Sean owns Mind the Gap Consulting, which offers coaching and consulting services for executive directors, boards, and fundraisers, as well as a suite of online training courses. I am a proud Detroit native but live with my husband and dog in New York City. 
     
    Here's what to expect during the episode:
    Sean's motivation for exploring the four-day workweek. What are the benefits of a four-day workweek? What impact does a compressed work schedule have on nonprofit organizations? The initial steps involved in implementing a four-day workweek. The importance of open communication and conducting a pilot program before fully implementing the change.


    Go to https://www.pivotground.com/signup to get inspired with weekly insights on running your nonprofit.
     
    Connect with Sean Kosofsky!
    Website: https://www.nonprofitfixer.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonprofitfixer/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindthegapc
    The Complete Guide to Implementing a Four-Day Workweek: https://www.nonprofitfixer.com/nonprofit-fixer-blog/the-complete-guide-to-implementing-the-four-day-workweek
     
    Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!
     
    Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
     
    Connect with Sarah!
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA
     

    • 34 min
    Leadership Transitions

    Leadership Transitions

    My guest for this episode is Mary Hiland, founder of the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Mary is a nonprofit board and leadership development consultant dedicated to assisting nonprofit executives to lead effectively with their boards. 
     
    She has over forty years experience in the nonprofit sector – both as an executive and as a board member. As an executive, she grew her nonprofit from $100K to $26 mil., leading two mergers. She has been consulting and coaching for 20 years, working with several hundred nonprofits.  
     
    Mary is a speaker, published author, researcher, and a business professor at DeAnza Community College. She is the author of the best-selling book: Love Your Board! The Executive Directors’ Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them (2021) and is a contributing author to four other nonprofit leadership and governance books. 
     
    Mary’s Ph.D. focused on nonprofit leadership and governance, and she has three Master’s degrees: social work, public administration, and organizational development.
     
    Here's what to expect during the episode:
     
    What is a leadership transition, and why is it so important? Strategies Mary employs to ensure a smooth transition into a new leadership role. How did Mary determine she was ready for a leadership transition? Sarah's initial feelings and thoughts when she learned she was at the receiving end of the transition. What are Mary's goals and aspirations as she enters this next transition phase?

    Go to https://www.pivotground.com/signup  to get inspired with weekly insights on running your nonprofit.
    Connect with Mary Hiland!
    Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org/
    LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland/
    Email:  mary@hilandconsulting.org
     
    Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!
    Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.
     
    Connect with Sarah!
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA
     

    • 37 min
    A Heartfelt and Special Message for you

    A Heartfelt and Special Message for you

    This is a special and unique episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership. It’s my last episode as your host. Be sure to listen in to hear my full farewell and welcome your new host.
    The first episode of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership was released on December 8th of 2018.
    I created it to be a resource for nonprofit leaders like you. My goal was and has been to bring you interesting, relevant, and practical tips and strategies you can apply to the challenges you face every day. Today, almost five and a half years later, given the emails and reviews – the great feedback I’ve received, I know I’ve achieved my goal. 
     Over these years, I hope you’ve been able to hear how much I care about you and your success.
     The experience of founding and hosting Inspired Nonprofit Leadership has been a true gift. I thank all my guests and you, the listeners, for making it possible.
    Inspired Nonprofit Leadership is not going away. I’m confident it will remain an inspiring resource for you with the leadership of your new host, Sarah Olivieri. Sarah has the experience and expertise to carry on my legacy - hosting Inspired Nonprofit Leadership – making it even better! 
    Listen in to hear more from me and learn more about Sarah. Thank you! 
    Here's what to expect during the episode:
    Mary's farewell and introduction of Sarah Olivieri. Valuable insights or knowledge Mary acquired through the process of hosting a podcast. Sarah's concerns about hosting a podcast. What aspects of Mary's podcast hosting style resonated most with Sarah? The primary motivations behind Mary's decision to start consulting. Connect with Mary!
    LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland
    Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hilandconsulting
    Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org
    Email: mary@hilandconsulting.org

    • 28 min
    What New Nonprofit CEOs Need to Know and Do

    What New Nonprofit CEOs Need to Know and Do

    My guest for this episode is Brian Quail. Brian is the founder and CEO of Quail Consulting, which focuses on guiding nonprofit CEOs and boards to achieve exceptional results. His nonprofit career spanned four decades, including twenty-five years serving as CEO of three affiliates of national organizations: Heart of Florida United Way, American Red Cross Louisville Area Chapter, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. Combined, his fundraising, oversight, analysis, and development efforts throughout his professional life have resulted in over one billion dollars in human services funding.
     
    Born in Clinton and raised in neighboring Sterling, Massachusetts, Brian attributes his discipline and integrity to his hard-working blue-collar parents. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he went on to the University of Chicago, where he earned his MA in nonprofit administration and management in 1984.
     
    Since 2009, he and his wonderful wife, Liz, have called Fort Lauderdale, Florida, home. There he enjoys spending time with their amazing daughter, Chloe, running his consulting and speaking services, volunteering, fitness training, playing golf, and attending sporting events.
     
    Here's what to expect during the episode:
    What five frameworks do new nonprofit CEOs need to know and understand? The concept of having an abundance mindset. What inspired Brian to write a book? How can organizations ensure that new CEOs get the help they need to handle their responsibilities well when there is no formal guidance? Your volunteers are also your treasure hunters.


    Link for Free Training: 3 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofit Leaders Make Orienting Board Members. You can get that by going to https://hilandconsulting.org/nonprofitboardorientation.
     
    Connect with Brian Quail!
    Website: https://www.brianquail.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-quail-aa7659a4/
    Email: bq@brianquail.com
     
    Connect with Mary!
    LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland
    Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org
     

    • 35 min
    Why You Should "Run It Like A Business"

    Why You Should "Run It Like A Business"

     My guest for this episode is Aubrey Bergauer. Aubrey is known for her results-driven, customer-centric, data-obsessed pursuit of changing the narrative for the performing arts. A “dynamic administrator” with a drive for innovation, she’s held offstage roles managing millions in revenue at major institutions, including the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As chief executive of the California Symphony, Aubrey propelled the organization to double the size of its audience and nearly quadrupled the donor base.
     Aubrey helps organizations and individuals transform from scarcity to opportunity, make money, and grow their base of fans and supporters. Her ability to cast and communicate vision moves large teams forward and brings stakeholders together, earning “a reputation for coming up with great ideas and then realizing them” (per the San Francisco Classical Voice).
     With a track record for increasing revenue and relevance, leveraging digital content and technology, and prioritizing diversity and inclusion on stage and off, Aubrey sees a better way forward for classical music and knows how to achieve it.
     A graduate of Rice University, her work and leadership have been covered in the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, and Southwest Airlines magazines, and she is a frequent speaker spanning TEDx, Adobe’s Magento, universities, and industry conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
    Aubrey’s first book, Run It Like A Business, was just published (February 2024). 
    Here's what to expect during the episode:
    Why is it essential for nonprofit organizations to consider running their operations with a business-like approach? How can adopting a business mindset benefit a nonprofit organization? What are some common misconceptions people might have when suggesting that nonprofits run like a business, and how can these be addressed? What practical steps can be taken to overcome workplace silos?  What aspects of business culture could a nonprofit organization potentially adopt to enhance its overall effectiveness and impact? Connect with Aubrey Bergauer!
    Website: https://www.aubreybergauer.com/
    Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aubreybergauer/
    Link for 6 Steps You Must Know to Unleash the Potential of Your Nonprofit Board.
    You can get that by going to Mary’s website:  https://www.hilandconsulting.org/
    Mary's book is available on Amazon or wherever books are sold:  Love Your Board! The Executive Directors’ Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them.
    Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   
    Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on  Facebook.
    Connect with Mary!
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland
    Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Facebook Group: https://tinyurl.com/inspirednonprofitleadership
    Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hilandconsulting
    Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org
     

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

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82 Ratings

CNH1965 ,

Must listen for nonprofit leaders

Mary and now Sarah are amazing hosts and have so much depth of expertise in the nonprofit sector. They have on great guests and really get into the nitty gritty of all the permutations of leading a nonprofit organization.

lsvdesign ,

A one-stop-shop for nonprofit professionals

The Inspired Leadership Podcast has it all for nonprofit professionals, from business to branding to (work-life) balance. I always see familiar names—or discover people that I should be connected with.

Emily ANA ,

Welcome Sarah!

While I have always always enjoyed Mary as the host of Inspired Nonprofit Leadership,I’m very excited for Sarah as it’s new host. I look forward to hearing her strategic thinking and inquisitive questions come through in this format!

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