Inspired Nonprofit Leadership

My guest for this episode is Linda Lysakowski. Linda has been serving and educating the nonprofit community for more than thirty years. She is one of slightly more than one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund-Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations a…

In this episode Mary reviews a sample strategic planning board retreat agenda. This agenda is modeled after many Mary has helped design and facilitate and the key elements work very well. Check it out! Mary has over 40 years experience in the nonprofit sector: 26 as an executive and 18 as a board member. She knows your day-to-day challenges first hand and brings experience and expertise to help yo…

My guest for this episode is Patton McDowell. Patton is a nonprofit author, speaker, and coach. He leads a consulting practice founded after a successful twenty-year career in the nonprofit sector, including experience at Special Olympics International and after leading fundraising teams for two universities. Patton’s a frequently sought-after expert on nonprofit issues of strategic planning, orga…

My guest for this episode is Hardy Smith. As a consultant and speaker, he works with nonprofits who want to benefit from fully engaged boards. His results-focused approach was developed during a 30-year career in the high-performance world of NASCAR racing. Hardy Smith is the author of Amazon’s best-selling new book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game. When not consulting with or speaking to nonp…

My guest for this episode is Claire Crum. Claire has worked and served in the nonprofit sector for the past 15 years specializing in volunteer management and process development. She is a Certified Director of Operations and the founder of Calm Ops – Operations Consulting Agency, where she and her team help nonprofits make a bigger impact with resources they already have by optimizing their system…