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Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications

Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications

By: Joan Garry
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Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit MarketersJoan Garry Consulting Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Ep 251: Reimagining Nonprofits: The Uncomfortable Conversation We Need to Have with Vu Le

    Ep 251: Reimagining Nonprofits: The Uncomfortable Conversation We Need to Have with Vu Le
    Apr 11 2026
    What if the rules we’ve built our sector around are actually holding us back? I sat down with author, blogger, and nonprofit rabble-rouser Vu Le to dig into the uncomfortable truths behind his new book, Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy, and why the sector’s greatest threat may be its own suppressed imagination.
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    51 mins
  • Ep 250: The Power of Neighbors: A Leadership Story from Minneapolis with Emilia Gonzalez Avalos

    Ep 250: The Power of Neighbors: A Leadership Story from Minneapolis with Emilia Gonzalez Avalos
    Mar 28 2026
    When crisis hit Minneapolis, nonprofit leaders and neighbors didn’t wait for rescue. In this episode, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos of Unidos Minnesota shares what it took to build a rapid-response infrastructure, protect communities, and turn terror into collective action.
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    59 mins
  • Ep 249: Financial Resilience Isn’t Luck – It’s Strategy with Bethany Maki

    Ep 249: Financial Resilience Isn’t Luck – It’s Strategy with Bethany Maki
    Mar 14 2026
    In a nonprofit, revenue often feels uncertain. But here’s the secret: financial resilience isn’t luck – it’s strategy. In this episode, Glennda Testone and Bethany Maki of Progressive Multipliers explore how nonprofits can build independent revenue, diversify funding, and strengthen long-term sustainability.
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    45 mins
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