My guest for this episode is Maryn Boess. Over her 35+-year nonprofit career, Maryn has been an on-staff grantwriter; a grants consultant (winning $42 million for her clients over 10 years); a grants trainer; a grants reviewer, author, speaker, mentor and coach; and – starting in 2006 - even a grantmaker. This 3-D background brings a unique insider’s perspective to the practical, inspiring trainings on healthy, successful grantsmanship she shares with thousands of people each year through GrantsMagic U. A true dual-citizen of the grants world, Maryn may be the only person holding membership in both Grant Professionals Association (for grantseekers) - and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (for grantmakers). In 2020, in recognition of her lifetime of contribution to the field, Maryn became just the second inductee into the international Grant Professionals Class of Distinguished Fellows.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• What is total value budgeting for grant applications
• Different types of contributions to include in budgets
• How to properly value volunteer time
• What you need to know about indirect cost ratios

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Connect with Maryn:

• GrantsMagic U website: https://u.grantsmagic.org/courses/budget-live
• The Quick-Start Guide to the One-Page Grant Proposal https://go.grantsmagic.org
• The Total Value Budget May16 Zoom webinar for $25: https://u.grantsmagic.org/courses/budget-live

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Connect with Sarah!

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA

My guest for this episode is Sean Kosofsky, the "Nonprofit Fixer!" Sean is a coach, consultant, trainer, and strategic advisor to nonprofits. For the past 30+ years, he has helped causes, campaigns, and candidates raise millions of dollars and transformed nonprofit organizations and leaders. Sean has served in a wide variety of roles in nonprofits, including policy, communications, development, grassroots organizing, direct service, board leadership, and five stints as an executive director. He has worked on a wide range of issues, including LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, voting access, bullying prevention, climate change, and more.

Sean has received numerous awards and recognitions from the sector, including the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan. Sean owns Mind the Gap Consulting, which offers coaching and consulting services for executive directors, boards, and fundraisers, as well as a suite of online training courses. I am a proud Detroit native but live with my husband and dog in New York City.

Here's what to expect during the episode:

• Sean's motivation for exploring the four-day workweek.
• What are the benefits of a four-day workweek?
• What impact does a compressed work schedule have on nonprofit organizations?
• The initial steps involved in implementing a four-day workweek.
• The importance of open communication and conducting a pilot program before fully implementing the change.

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Connect with Sean Kosofsky!

Website: https://www.nonprofitfixer.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonprofitfixer/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindthegapc

The Complete Guide to Implementing a Four-Day Workweek: https://www.nonprofitfixer.com/nonprofit-fixer-blog/the-complete-guide-to-implementing-the-four-day-workweek

Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!

Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.

Connect with Sarah!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA

My guest for this episode is Mary Hiland, founder of the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Podcast. Mary is a nonprofit board and leadership development consultant dedicated to assisting nonprofit executives to lead effectively with their boards.

She has over forty years experience in the nonprofit sector – both as an executive and as a board member. As an executive, she grew her nonprofit from $100K to $26 mil., leading two mergers. She has been consulting and coaching for 20 years, working with several hundred nonprofits.

Mary is a speaker, published author, researcher, and a business professor at DeAnza Community College. She is the author of the best-selling book: Love Your Board! The Executive Directors’ Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them (2021) and is a contributing author to four other nonprofit leadership and governance books.

Mary’s Ph.D. focused on nonprofit leadership and governance, and she has three Master’s degrees: social work, public administration, and organizational development.

Here's what to expect during the episode:

• What is a leadership transition, and why is it so important?
• Strategies Mary employs to ensure a smooth transition into a new leadership role.
• How did Mary determine she was ready for a leadership transition?
• Sarah's initial feelings and thoughts when she learned she was at the receiving end of the transition.
• What are Mary's goals and aspirations as she enters this next transition phase?

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Connect with Mary Hiland!

Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland/

Email: mary@hilandconsulting.org

Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!

Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.

Connect with Sarah!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieri/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfolivieri/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxB2J-XcixGeGaZvcu_cVxA