Successful Nonprofits Podcast
The Goldenburg Group, LLC
With over half-a-million downloads, the Successful Nonprofits Podcast shares insights, tools, and tips to help you and your nonprofit thrive. Our incredible content is the reason we're ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally.
Each week, Dolph interviews nonprofit experts and leaders who share their experiences and wisdom on a wide range of topics relevant to the nonprofit sector. From fundraising and board development to leadership and strategic planning, and more!
We also offer shorter Bonus Break episodes you can listen to while taking a tea break – and get the added bonus of making you and your nonprofit stronger. These Bonus Breaks are solo episodes, where Dolph shares hard-learned (sometimes painfully learned) lessons from his 3 decades in the sector. And he often create worksheets and templates that accompany the bonus breaks.
The podcast is hosted by Dolph Goldenburg, a consultant, coach, and confidant to nonprofit leaders across the nation.
Each week, Dolph interviews nonprofit experts and leaders who share their experiences and wisdom on a wide range of topics relevant to the nonprofit sector. From fundraising and board development to leadership and strategic planning, and more!
We also offer shorter Bonus Break episodes you can listen to while taking a tea break – and get the added bonus of making you and your nonprofit stronger. These Bonus Breaks are solo episodes, where Dolph shares hard-learned (sometimes painfully learned) lessons from his 3 decades in the sector. And he often create worksheets and templates that accompany the bonus breaks.
The podcast is hosted by Dolph Goldenburg, a consultant, coach, and confidant to nonprofit leaders across the nation.
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Feb 28, 2020 • 33min
Preparing your nonprofit for a new executive director
“Here’s the keys, here is the restroom, here's your office – good luck!” That's a terrible orientation for any staff member, but this is the orientation that many nonprofit executive directors receive. It’s ironic because boards have taken great care in selecting the new chief executive, paid them the highest salary in the organization, and then don’t position them for success. In this episode, we talk about six ways your board can prepare the organization for a successful new chief executive.
Feb 11, 2020 • 34min
Your nonprofit’s big bettable initiative with Sridhar Prasad
“Big bets give organizations the chance to think about what it looks like to go from serving to solving.” That is always the goal isn’t it? As much as smaller contributions and fundraising campaigns appreciated and valued, the big donations we receive from philanthropists can not only determine but also expand our organization's achievements. Sridhar Prasad, a partner with The Bridgespan Group, realized this long before he began researching “Big Bets” in philanthropy. Listen in to the show to learn how to better poise your nonprofit to become “big bettable”.
Feb 4, 2020 • 34min
5 Hacks for More Effective Board Recruitment
Recruiting the right board is the key to a strong, healthy and successful nonprofit organization. Yet too many charities view board recruitment as an afterthought and rush through a process that results in ineffective board members and weak boards. Dolph Goldenburg shared techniques for recruiting the right board members at a live seminar at the CenterLink E-summit. With CenterLink’s permission, we are sharing this seminar as a podcast mini-series. In this second half of the live presentation, we cover The board candidate vetting process Your board recruitment timeline Orientation of new members The 5 hacks for a better board recruitment process.
Jan 21, 2020 • 41min
Unlock Your Power to Recruit Great Board Members (Centerlink E-Summit 2019)
Though my greatest mistakes and successes have been the people that I have chosen to hire, my 2nd greatest mistakes and successes have been those I have recruited for boards. Tune in to hear my best practices for recruiting committed, progressive, and overall great board members!
Jan 14, 2020 • 36min
From Nonprofit Leader to Thought Leader: Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy, shares his best practices to spread your AHA moments across the nonprofit sector
You may have a well-run nonprofit organization, a great strategic plan, and effective programs with great outcomes. But your constituents live in a world full of distractions screaming for their attention. So how do you ensure that your charity’s message is heard? Silicon Valley’s AHA Guy, Mitchell Levy, joins us on the podcast to share his answer: thought leadership. Mitchell chats with us about how to apply the five best practices of thought leadership so that you and your nonprofit get the recognition you deserve. Mitchell is a global credibility expert, entrepreneur, and CEO of AHA-that, which helps accomplished professionals share their ideas with an amazon best-selling book.
Jan 2, 2020 • 37min
Make Your Resolutions Your Reality
It’s the first week of January in America, which means we’re all creating resolutions that the vast majority of us will bail on by January 17th. Dolph explores 11 tips, tricks and hacks for achieving your resolution. Show notes: https://successfulnonprofits.com/portfolio/76839/ Highlights: (2:15) Resolutions are really goals (2:55) How to create a plan that will achieve your goals (12:20) Hack #2: Celebrate milestones appropriately (24:00) Hack #7: Know what you'll do when the going gets tough. (27:30) Hack #8: Don’t let failure derail you (20:10) Hack #11: Make it a lifestyle Want the other 7 tips and tricks for achieving your New Years resolution? Download and listen to the podcast!
Dec 20, 2019 • 40min
It is Almost Always Someone You Trust - A Conversation with Tiffany Couch, Author of The Thief in Your Company
Nonprofit fraud is the topic of this conversation with Tiffany Couch, CEO of Acuity Forensics. Sharing true stories of fraud found in her book, The Thief in Your Company, Tiffany breaks down what fraud looks like, who is likely to do it, and how to prevent it from happening to your organization.
Dec 3, 2019 • 45min
Results Based, Employee Centered: Wayne Sleight shares the unique company culture of 97th and a few traits you want to adopt for your own nonprofit.
Join Dolph and Wayne Sleight on this week’s episode of the Successful Nonprofits Podcast to talk about 97th Floor nationally recognized company culture! From the decision to never track vacation days to Wayne’s philosophical vendetta against ping-pong tables in the office, there is plenty to love and learn.
Nov 20, 2019 • 49min
The Answer Is Not More Time and Money with Carol Hamilton
More time and money is not the answer to every nonprofit problem! Listen in to this week’s episode of the Successful Nonprofits Podcast where Carol Hamilton gives us a few techniques from her everyday consulting toolbox.
Nov 8, 2019 • 41min
Mind Shifts to Transform your Hiring Process – Part II
Have you ever hired someone you thought would be great, but realized you made a huge mistake within the first few weeks or months? You are not alone – lots of people have made this mistake. Which is why part two of this episode explores everything to do once you post the position. We’ll uncover some of the secrets to determining if a person can actually do the job and ways to make your next hiring process more inclusive.
