Norah thought she was starting a straightforward new job at an animal shelter. What she didn’t expect was to walk into a mystery: the executive director who hired her had vanished without a trace, the staff had no idea how the place was supposed to run, and a $2 million grant was about to implode. Allergic to animals and terrified of snakes, Norah found herself in the last place she ever imagined—face-to-face with chaos, confusion, and a shelter on the brink of collapse.

But what looked like a disaster became an unlikely turning point. With Shaniqua, the brilliant program director who loved the animals as much as Norah loved order, the two forged an unexpected alliance. Together, they raced against time to fulfill the grant, rescue the shelter, and carve out a new model of leadership. In this episode of Legends from the Nonprofit Crypt, you’ll hear how Norah turned a nightmare into an origin story of resilience, teamwork, and reinvention.

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