August 12, 2026: After the news, we speak with Erica Wertheim Zohar, philanthropist and author of High Trust Worth, about "institutional infidelity" and what her experience reveals about how universities engage with—and sometimes fail—their female donors. Then we talk with Joe Manok, Vice President for University Advancement at Clark University, and David Woodruff, Founder & Executive Coach at Holdfast Coaching and Consulting Partner at Marts&Lundy, about their new book, Becoming AI-Ready: Designing Future Nonprofit Teams.

After the news, we speak with Alex Daniels, Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, about his reporting on the SDG Impact Fund scandal. Then we talk with Paul Clolery, VP and Editorial Director of NPT Publishing Group, about the newly released NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50. Finally, we interview Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, Chief Executive Officer of Giving Compass, about her new book, Artificial Intelligence for Nonprofit Fundraising.

June 24, 2026: On today's show, Roger D. Ali, Board Chair of AFP Global; Nicola Lawrence MSc MSFP PgC CAP® CFRE, Chair of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, and Vice President, Individual Giving at Phoenix Children's Foundation; Bill Stanczykiewicz of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and The Fund Raising School; and, Brent Grinna, President at EverTrue, join host Jay Frost to discuss the new Giving USA results.  

June 3, 2026: After the news, Sara Herschander, Future Perfect Fellow at Vox, talks about billionaire environmental philanthropy. Later in the program, we talk with Elizabeth Ginexi, former NIH Scientific Program Official, and Jacob Malcolm, Founder and Executive Director, Next Interior, and former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, about proposed new rules for federal grantmaking.

May 20, 2026: After the news, Jenny Cooke Smith, Executive Director of CASE Insights, tells us about what is revealed in the new CASE Insights on Voluntary Support of Education report. Later in the show, Mark Quigley talks about his new book, "One Year Before Your Capital Campaign: A 12-month pre-campaign guide to success."

May 5, 2026: After the news, Shannon McCracken, President & CEO of The Nonprofit Alliance, joins us to examine how the federal indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center could reshape the legal boundaries of nonprofit activity—and why silence from the sector may carry long-term consequences for all. Later in the program, we feature an interview with Daniel Freeman about his forthcoming book, Burn't.

April 22, 2026: After the news, Digital Transformation Advisor Wayan Vota talks about his analysis of the full Yield Giving dataset. Later in the program, Ben Porter, former CAO at Kellogg and Tuck and leader of principal gifts at Northwestern’s $6B campaign, and author of Principal Gifts Checklist, talks about his latest survey and analysis of principal giving across US higher education. 

April 8, 2026: After the news, Patricia McIlreavy, 

March 25, 2026: After the news, Roger D. Ali, MBA, C. Dir., CFRE, Board Chair of AFP Global, discusses The Decline of Small Donors and Rebuilding Trust. Later in the program, Derric Bakker discusses his book, "A Better Way to Fundraise: Treat Every Donor Like a Major Donor."

March 11, 2026: After the news, Emily Yu, Chief Partnerships and Program Officer at Newman's Own Foundation and Founder, AI PRIORI AI, discusses Corporate Giving and AI. Later in the program,  Anne Connelly discusses her book, Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising.