Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Joan Garry
Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit Marketers
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Mar 28, 2020 • 35min
Ep 105: Leadership in the Time of COVID-19
Everyone contends with pervasive anxiety in different ways. I have five pieces of advice from me to all of you leaders and helpers out there. Stay safe!
Mar 14, 2020 • 48min
Ep 104: Creating a Nonprofit Communications Engine (with Sarah Durham)
Your nonprofit can probably do a better job of communicating to build engagement and inspire action. Sarah Durham is THE expert on this.
Mar 2, 2020 • 50min
Ep 103: Stronger Together: The Power of Cohort Learning (with Darlene Nipper)
The most valuable kind of leadership development happens in a cohort. And that’s what this episode is all about.
Feb 15, 2020 • 49min
Ep 102: Is Abuse of Power Epidemic in the Nonprofit Sector? (with Sarah Beaulieu and Kim Jones)
I wrote an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on this topic and got a tremendous response. It seems abuse of power may be rampant.
Feb 1, 2020 • 49min
Ep 101: Managing the Tension of Change (with Michael DePass)
while change can lead to growth, sometimes leaders fail to manage the tensions that growth brings, and this can cripple an organization’s impact.
Jan 18, 2020 • 47min
Ep 100: The Professional Interim Executive Director (with Margo Amgott)
When your Executive Director is actually the “Interim Executive Director,” it means something went wrong… right? Well, maybe not.
Jan 4, 2020 • 53min
Ep 99: What Visionaries Do Best (with Paul Rice)
What kind of person does it take to build a movement? What are the strategies that take something seemingly small and turn it into a global game changer?
Dec 7, 2019 • 45min
Ep 98: Movements are Like Relay Races (with Frances Kunreuther)
I’m thrilled to give voice to a passionate change agent who knows how to build a movement, Frances Kunreuther, Co-Director of the Building Movement Project.
Nov 16, 2019 • 32min
Ep 97: The Telltale Signs of Founder Syndrome (Part 2) with Rachael Gibson
The founder of your organization is leaving and you’re coming in as the new leader. How do you follow a founder and be successful?
Nov 2, 2019 • 38min
Ep 96: The Telltale Signs of Founder Syndrome (Part 1) with Rachael Gibson
A fascinating discussion about the remarkable nature of founders, founder syndrome, and how do you get a founder to leave.
