In Season 2, Episode 12, I spoke with George Hsieh from Community Resource Exchange and Corey Gephart from St. Luke’s Community House to learn about the strategic planning process for nonprofit organizations. George Hsieh is a seasoned nonprofit consultant who coaches nonprofit organizations in New York City through the strategic planning process, and he shared the basic steps to writing a strategic plan. Corey Gephart’s organization recently completed a strategic planning process, and she shared her experiences with her board and strategic planning committee, as well as some advice for other nonprofits starting the process for the first time.
Google Ad Grant Questions
In Season 2, Episode 11, I spoke with Grant Hensel from Nonprofit Megaphone to learn all about the Google Ad Grant--what is it, how can it be used, and how do you get it for your nonprofit?
Two Types of Grants
In Season 2, Episode 10, I spoke with grant reviewers from two different types of grant making organizations--a Giving Circle, and a Community Foundation. I asked Mollie from Impact Nashville and Michael from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to shed some light on how each of these grant making organizations function, and how grant seekers can make their grants stand out among the crowd.
How to Create Programs
In Season 2, Episode 9, I spoke with the Executive Directors of MindWorks Collaborative and Unscripted to learn about how they created their innovative programs from scratch. Both of these organizations work in very niche, unique cause areas, so they didn't have the luxury of looking at other organizations' programs to help guide their planning process. I asked Martrice and Emma for their advice on creating new programs at a nonprofit organization.
How I Became CEO (and what you need to do to get there too)
In Season 2, Episode 7, I spoke with the top directors of Safe Haven Family Shelter (a family homeless shelter) and Carpenter's Square (a faith-based community center) to find out how they became the CEO and Executive Director of their organizations. They told me about their professional journeys and gave advice for young nonprofit professionals who aspire to become CEOs of their own organizations.