Charity Therapy

We loved our last episode with Amy Arcand from Willow Consulting so much, we asked her to come back! Problems with nonprofits happen. When nonprofits grow and change, it's inevitable that you're going to hit some roadblocks. In this episode, Amy and I answer questions about problems with nonprofits. And some of them are downright messy!

How to clean up the mess an old staff member made, what to do when your board is burnt out, and how to plan for inevitable turnover in your organization. Tune in to learn more about how to handle some of these messy problems with nonprofits!

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Everyone has that one person in their life who just keeps talking about cryptocurrency, right? But it's not just for the tech and finance people anymore. In this episode, my BFF Paul and I talk all about bitcoin for nonprofits. What it is, how to buy it, and how to leverage Bitcoin for your mission! Don't worry about your eyes glazing over – I promise we don't get too technical.

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According to my guest Clay Buck of TCB Fundraising, it's ALL about data and systems. You can't know where you're going with your nonprofit fundraising if you don't know where you've been, right? Clay and I talk about everything from the nonprofit scarcity mindset to the real difference between nonprofit fundraising and sales. Tune in to step up your fundraising game!

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We're entering 2022 and closing in on two full years of our pandemic reality – meaning that nonprofits are still making big decisions about how to keep afloat and serve their communities while handling nonprofit crisis after nonprofit crisis. That's why we're pulling this episode out of the backlist, where Meghan and I talk all about making the hard changes in times of crisis.

What happens when your community disagrees with the way you've handled things? Can you just wait it out til everything returns to "normal?" Tune in to this conversation to hear my thoughts.

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Nonprofit organizations are not static, stagnant organizations. They grow and change over time (and that's usually a good thing!).

What happens when you grow a little past the original vision for the nonprofit organization? How do make sure you stay compliant and do things right, even when you're doing something radically different or new? And when can change become a bad thing? Tune in to hear Meghan and I talk about exempt purposes, mission drift, governance updates, and more!

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We're pulling this episode out of our backlist for your holiday weekend listening! Jason Viana, Executive Director of the Open Door, joins us to answer another batch of nonprofit questions! What rules do you need to follow if you're starting a food shelf? How can executive directors manage their mental health while running a nonprofit? What do you get by being a registered agent of an organization? (Hint – a whole lotta junk mail). Listen in to learn more!

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All right, folks, we got a little bit snarky on this one… Today Meghan and I are tackling the toxic mentality in the nonprofit sector that we must take a vow of poverty to do this work.

We're talking about executive compensation, pro bono services, and when it makes sense to invest real money in the mission.

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There are lots of differences between nonprofits and for-profits, and today we're talking about a BIG one – accountability. If you own a small business, most people don't care how much money your CEO makes or how many customers you had last year. But in the nonprofit sector, there's a lot more information we need to share publicly. Tune in to this episode to hear me and Meghan tackling your questions about transparency, from what should be on your website to how to respond to donor questions. Don't miss out!

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To a lot of nonprofits folks, being accused of having a conflict of interest seems like the worst thing ever. But is it really? Introducing, the Conflicts Investigation Unit!! Meghan and I sit down to answer your nonprofit conflict of interest questions: What is a conflict? How do you manage the conflicts that do come up? And what happens when you don't even try to manage a huge and obvious conflict? Tune in to find out!

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• Check out the MN Attorney General guidance on 1099 vs W2 and the IRS test form to determine if your nonprofit staff are contractors or employees.
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