Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

By Brooke Richie-Babbage

What's Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast about?

This podcast offers nonprofit founders and leaders a deep-dive into the mindset and key strategies behind launching, scaling, and leading a high-impact nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast episodes:

05.28.2024
How To Lead In The New Normal: Conversations About The Failures of Traditional Leadership
05.23.2024
Lead In A Way That Sustains You
05.21.2024
How To Hire The Right Person Every Time
In this episode, I share the ultimate tool that can revolutionize your hiring process: the hiring rubric. By standardizing your hiring approach, you can reduce bias, make better hiring decisions, and streamline the entire process. I break down the structure...
05.14.2024
How to Use Advisory Councils to Grow Capacity & Impact
Have you ever had people in your network who are excited about your mission and work, but who don’t totally fit on your board? Enter: the Advisory Council. A well designed and executed advisory board can provide a unique blend...
05.07.2024
Throwback: How To Transform Your Organization With ChatGPT
This week I’m bringing back one part of my 3-part series on how to unlock the power of ChatGPT. I’m bringing it back into the rotation because I just launched a new ChatGPT resource for nonprofits that I’m so excited...
04.23.2024
What Does Good Measurement Look Like in Practice? 4 Core Metrics for Your Dashboard
In this episode, I walk through the 4 core metrics vital for your nonprofit's success. I can't overstate the importance of tracking and understanding your organization's health, effectiveness, and alignment with its mission. Yet, for many nonprofit leaders, navigating this...
04.16.2024
How to Use Brain Trusts To Grow & Deepen Your Community of Supporters
In this episode, I dive into the concept of a Brain Trust—a facilitated gathering that leverages the expertise of advisors and thinkers to tackle specific organizational challenges. Imagine convening your “dream team” of advisors and strategic thought partners, all focused...
04.09.2024
How to Communicate Your Work To Connect With Any Type of Potential Supporter
In today's podcast, I share a concrete method for communicating your work to potential supporters — no matter who they are: The Stakeholder Communication Bridge. Drawing from my own experience with fundraising and network building, the Stakeholder Communication Bridge is...
04.02.2024
How To Assess Your Quarter: 5 Questions For You & Your Team
The end of a quarter is a powerful opportunity for growth and strategic planning. In this episode, I share five critical questions that can guide you and your team through a meaningful exercise of introspection and evaluation, helping you stay...
03.29.2024
Episode RoundUp: How to find more time, money & capacity in your organization
In today’s episode, I offer a catalog of the episodes in which I’ve done a deeper dive into how to think about and operationalize leverage.You can find all of the episodes in this curated playlist: brookerichiebabbage.com/leverage-playlistConnect With Brooke: Enhance...
03.28.2024
How to Add More Organizational Capacity Without Spending Money
In this episode, I’m doing a deep dive into the concept of leveraged networks - the secret sauce to expanding your organization's capacity, influence, and impact without breaking the bank. As a founder and leader myself, I've navigated the complexities...
03.27.2024
The 4 Parts of a Good Nonprofit Financial Dashboard
In this episode, I walk through how Key Financial Indicators can serve as a high leverage navigational compass through the murky world of your financial health. Whether it's understanding your liquidity to seize new opportunities or measuring your mission's efficiency...
03.26.2024
How to conduct a “Leverage Self-Audit” for your nonprofit?
Over the past 25 years, I've learned that understanding the concept of leverage can mean the difference between sustainable growth and burning out.In this episode, I explore three areas in which leverage is critical: evaluating your impact, leveraging your network...
03.25.2024
How To Plan A Day for Visioning & Planning: A CEO Day
A CEO Day isn’t just about stepping away from the day-to-day tasks. It’s about stepping fully into a role that demands vision, strategy, and long-term planning.In this episode, I share why dedicating time to think like a CEO can be...
03.19.2024
Business Frameworks That Increase Leverage
Do you ever wonder about the approaches someone actually takes to grow their organization’s budget, team, board and impact?Like what strategies do they actually use to go from a $450K budget, a tiny team, and awesome but scrappy programs to...
03.12.2024
Encore: Build Your Development Team Without Breaking Your Budget, with Cindy Wagman
I'm resharing one of my most popular podcast episodes: A fantastic conversation with Cindy Wagman, Founder and President of The Good Partnership, best-selling author of Raise It! The Reluctant Fundraiser’s Guide to Raising Money Without Selling Your Soul, and...
03.07.2024
How To Build Systems That Scale, with Rachel Bearbower
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast! I'm your host, Brooke, and today, I’m thrilled to share an insightful conversation with one of my dearest friends and a true game-changer in the nonprofit world, Rachel Bearbower. As...
03.05.2024
How high-leverage leaders schedule their week
In this episode, I unravel the art of getting out of the daily hustle to carve out space for strategic visioning and impactful leadership. Join me as we explore how to harness 3 specific strategies for spending time on high...
02.27.2024
Quick Strategy Episode: 6-Questions To Make Your Growth More Strategic
This week is another quick strategy episode. I’m sharing a powerful strategic framework that organizations use to anchor and align their growth: Intentional Design.What You'll Learn:The difference between Referential & Iterative and Intentional Design approaches in strategic planning.How to define...
02.22.2024
How To Build A Branding Strategy That Helps Drive Your Organization’s Growth, Even With A Small Budget, with Farra Trompeter
In this episode, I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Farra Trompeter, Co-Director and Worker - Owner at Big Duck. Not only is Farra just delightful to talk to, every time I talk to her it’s like a masterclass in...
02.20.2024
Quick Strategy Episode: Using “Who Not How” To Get Out Of The Weeds
In this week’s quick strategy episode, I dive into a pivotal mindset shift that revolutionized my approach to leading and coaching: the concept of 'WHO not HOW.' This idea isn't just a strategy; it's a growth catalyst, steering you away...
02.13.2024
Mastering the Flywheel: How To Create Systems That Propel Themselves
In this episode, I explore the concept of the flywheel concept, a game-changer for any organization aiming for sustainable growth and impact. Developed by Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great,” this concept is about building systems that gain...
02.08.2024
Content Repurposing To Amplify Nonprofit Impact, with Becky Endicott and Jon McCoy
In today's episode, I’m talking with two of my favorite people: Becky Endicott and Jon McCoy, co-founders of We Are For Good. They pull back the curtain on one of their collective superpowers: A strategy they’ve used to grow their...
02.06.2024
How To Not Lose Your New Donors
What do I do with new donors so I don't lose them?The answer is: Learn as much about your new donors as possible so that you can communicate with them better and more intimately.In today’s episode, I’m going to give...
01.30.2024
Build Teams That Are Greater Than The Sum Of Their Parts, A Replay Tribute To Darcy Richie
Today I’m doing a special rerun of one of my most downloaded and shared episodes, as a tribute to my sister, Darcy Richie. This tribute show is airing on January 30th and Darcy would have been 42 years old today....
01.25.2024
Launch An Organization That Will Last, with Jack Graham
Whether you're an aspiring changemaker or an established leader in the social sector, the essential rules of strategic and sustainable growth don’t change - that’s what we’ll be exploring today.In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Jack...
01.23.2024
A Simple Strategy For Keeping Your Board Focused & Engaged
Now that you’ve had your board retreat, and set your goals to grow your board or expand your gala, it’s time to think about implementation. So now the challenge is this: How exactly do you keep your board motivated in...
01.16.2024
Nonprofit Sector Leaders Share Their Predictions for 2024
While some people may think that predictions about the state of the world are somewhere between hubris and a distraction, I don’t agree at all. I think that when offered thoughtfully and rooted in real insight, the information can give...
01.11.2024
Use Thought Leadership For Nonprofit Growth, with Tania Bhattacharyya
Do you want to learn how to share your insights, stories, and impact in a way that connects with the right people and brings new supporters into your world consistently and effortlessly?In this inspiring and brass-tacks episode, I talk with...
01.09.2024
How You’ll Grow By Tuning Into the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast
Just as every organization I work with has a mission and theory of change - a belief about how best to bring about the change in the world that they want to see - so does this show! I organize...
01.02.2024
Turn Your Goals Into A Powerful Nonprofit Growth Plan
Hello and welcome to 2024! I'm still wrapping my head around how fast time flies. As we step into this new year, fresh from our reflective period, I'm excited to dive into leveraging this new year energy. In today's episode,...
12.12.2023
4 Nonprofit Leaders Share What Worked In 2023
This week's quick strategy episode is a special one for me! I'm doing something a little different: I'm sharing the insights and experiences of 4 of the incredible leaders inside my Next Level Nonprofit program! Each of these leaders was...
11.21.2023
How Do You Cultivate Hope?
In this episode, I delve into a concept that's especially relevant for nonprofit leaders, and especially these days: the relationship between hope and gratitude. What You'll Learn:Understanding the deep connection between hope and gratitude.Techniques for developing a consistent gratitude...
11.14.2023
Recognizing & Maximizing Your Moments of "Flow"
In this episode we delve into a transformative strategy for recognizing and leveraging moments of joy and success in your professional life. I share a heartening story from a leader in my Mastermind community, highlighting the profound impact of acknowledging...
10.31.2023
Fighting Overwhlem & Growing Impact: Behind the scenes of My Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind
In this relatable and insightful episode of "Nonprofit Mastermind," Brooke shares two personal stories about her leadership journey, focusing on the theme of 'failing forward.' She opens up about her experiences, discussing the vital lessons learned from moments of failure...
10.24.2023
Plan Your Year of Board Engagement in Less Than A Day
Feeling overwhelmed about keeping your nonprofit board engaged throughout the year? In this episode of Nonprofit Mastermind, Brooke shares the secret of how to plan your board's engagement activities for the whole year— in less than a day! You'll...
10.18.2023
Nonprofit Start Ups Demystified: A Preview of A New Private Podcast
This week, I'm previewing a snippet from the private Q&A style coaching podcast inside my new program for nonprofit founders: Nonprofit StartUps Demystified. My goal is to help demystify the seemingly chaotic process of starting a new nonprofit by...
10.03.2023
Confessions from the Car: Reflections on our Mastermind
This week, I'm doing something special and a little different.I'm sharing an episode from the Confessions podcast, hosted by my dear friends Cindy Wagman and Jess Campbell. I'm bringing it here, to my listeners, because it was a special episode...
09.26.2023
Audit Your Strategic Plan To Prepare For Annual Planning
Use this time of the year to do an audit of your long-term plan so that it can be a powerful tool in your annual planning.For all the passionate nonprofit leaders out there, I cannot stress enough the importance of...
09.19.2023
The Art & Science Of Delegation On Your Growing Nonprofit Team
We’ve all heard that delegation is key to effective leadership. But how many of us really nail it? In this episode, Brooke dissects the intricacies of delegation, not just as a task, but as an art. She goes beyond just...
09.12.2023
The 3 Core Organizational Plans That Will Help You Fight Your Overwhelm
In this episode, I tackle the all-too-common feeling of overwhelm that comes with leading a small nonprofit. I share a concrete 3-part framework to bring clarity to your decision-making and foster long-term sustainability.You’ll learn:How alignment between three core organizational plans...
09.05.2023
How To Say No (The Secret Is Saying Yes)
In today's episode, I explore one of the most difficult yet critical skills that every leader needs to master: the ability to say "no." While it might seem simple on the surface, saying no is an intricate art that can...
08.31.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: The Myth of Organizational Sustainability, with Vu Le
I can't think of a better way to wrap up our August Sharpening Your Ax Series than with this powerful and thought-provoking conversation with Vu Le. I originally sat down to talk with Vu, writer, speaker, former ED of...
08.30.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus on Growth: Be Intentional About Your Structure, Systems & Culture
Every organization is made up of the same core building blocks. Focused, sustainable growth means making intentional choices about these building blocks. This audio training will walk through how to design your organization's building blocks - its structure, culture &...
08.29.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus On Growth: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
In order to grow without overwhelm, you need to focus on the right things at the right time: You need to know your stage of growth. This audio training will walk through how to know what growth stage your organization...
08.24.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: The Art & Science of Building & Leading Teams Fueled By Trust, with Darcy Richie
This episode is very very special to me. It is a tribute to my sister, Darcy Richie, who passed away at the age of 40 in 2021. Darcy Richie was the Chief Program and Impact Officer at Generation Citizen. ...
08.23.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: 6-Minute Strategy: SOPs
This 6-minute strategy episode walks through one of the most powerful secrets for keeping your team aligned and moving in the same direction: standard operating procedures.Sign up for my weekly newsletter Leadership Forward 321, and get resources to help you...
08.22.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: 6-Minute Strategy: Hiring Tactics
This 6-minute strategy episode will walk through how to approach hiring to make sure that you’re recruiting and building the right team for your organization’s needsSign up for my weekly newsletter Leadership Forward 321, and get resources to help you...
08.17.2023
Sharpening Your Fundraising Ax: How To Get Your Finance House In Order, with Germeen Guillaume
Let’s face it - numbers can be scary. As nonprofit leaders, how often do you hear how important it is to “know your numbers”? But most of you didn’t get into the nonprofit leadership game with a background in accounting....
08.16.2023
Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus on Growth: True Cost Growth Budgeting
Whatever your vision for growth and increased impact, there are costs associated with it. This training will walk through how to think about your budget not just as a financial document, but as a storytelling tool to actually help you...

What's Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast episodes:

How To Lead In The New Normal: Conversations About The Failures of Traditional Leadership

Lead In A Way That Sustains You

How To Hire The Right Person Every Time

How to Use Advisory Councils to Grow Capacity & Impact

Throwback: How To Transform Your Organization With ChatGPT

What Does Good Measurement Look Like in Practice? 4 Core Metrics for Your Dashboard

How to Use Brain Trusts To Grow & Deepen Your Community of Supporters

How to Communicate Your Work To Connect With Any Type of Potential Supporter

How To Assess Your Quarter: 5 Questions For You & Your Team

Episode RoundUp: How to find more time, money & capacity in your organization

How to Add More Organizational Capacity Without Spending Money

The 4 Parts of a Good Nonprofit Financial Dashboard

How to conduct a “Leverage Self-Audit” for your nonprofit?

How To Plan A Day for Visioning & Planning: A CEO Day

Business Frameworks That Increase Leverage

Encore: Build Your Development Team Without Breaking Your Budget, with Cindy Wagman

How To Build Systems That Scale, with Rachel Bearbower

How high-leverage leaders schedule their week

Quick Strategy Episode: 6-Questions To Make Your Growth More Strategic

How To Build A Branding Strategy That Helps Drive Your Organization’s Growth, Even With A Small Budget, with Farra Trompeter

Quick Strategy Episode: Using “Who Not How” To Get Out Of The Weeds

Mastering the Flywheel: How To Create Systems That Propel Themselves

Content Repurposing To Amplify Nonprofit Impact, with Becky Endicott and Jon McCoy

How To Not Lose Your New Donors

Build Teams That Are Greater Than The Sum Of Their Parts, A Replay Tribute To Darcy Richie

Launch An Organization That Will Last, with Jack Graham

A Simple Strategy For Keeping Your Board Focused & Engaged

Nonprofit Sector Leaders Share Their Predictions for 2024

Use Thought Leadership For Nonprofit Growth, with Tania Bhattacharyya

How You’ll Grow By Tuning Into the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

Turn Your Goals Into A Powerful Nonprofit Growth Plan

4 Nonprofit Leaders Share What Worked In 2023

How Do You Cultivate Hope?

Recognizing & Maximizing Your Moments of "Flow"

Fighting Overwhlem & Growing Impact: Behind the scenes of My Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind

Plan Your Year of Board Engagement in Less Than A Day

Nonprofit Start Ups Demystified: A Preview of A New Private Podcast

Confessions from the Car: Reflections on our Mastermind

Audit Your Strategic Plan To Prepare For Annual Planning

The Art & Science Of Delegation On Your Growing Nonprofit Team

The 3 Core Organizational Plans That Will Help You Fight Your Overwhelm

How To Say No (The Secret Is Saying Yes)

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: The Myth of Organizational Sustainability, with Vu Le

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus on Growth: Be Intentional About Your Structure, Systems & Culture

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus On Growth: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: The Art & Science of Building & Leading Teams Fueled By Trust, with Darcy Richie

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: 6-Minute Strategy: SOPs

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: 6-Minute Strategy: Hiring Tactics

Sharpening Your Fundraising Ax: How To Get Your Finance House In Order, with Germeen Guillaume

Sharpening Your Ax Summer Series: Focus on Growth: True Cost Growth Budgeting