Do you ever feel like you are making it up as you go? Are you constantly nagged by a voice filled with doubt insisting that the other shoe is going to drop? 

In this episode, leadership expert and author of the new book, The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be,  Marc A. Pitman  CSP®  shows you how this doubt is actually a signal that you just might be on the verge of greatness. Really!

Combining his ongoing education with his own experience, Marc helps leaders lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he’ll be singing 80’s tunes loud enough to embarrass his family! (Love that.)

One of the most accessible, kind, and down-to-earth people I know, Marc shows us how to harness those uncomfortable feelings to develop a rare level of leadership mastery.  

Here are some of the topics we discussed:

• How he found his true calling first in fundraising and then in training leaders 
• What inspired Marc to write this latest book - and why it's the book he's always been wanting to write 
• The four stages of leadership and why most leaders only get to the first two
• How Marc got Seth Godin and Dorie Clark to write about his book (yes, I fan-girled a bit)

A Marc Pitman quotable: "I've always seen fundraising as a leadership issue. If you don't know where you're going, it's hard to invite people to join you."

Connect with Marc:
The Fundraising Coach
The Concord Leadership Group
TheNonprofitAcademy.com
https://www.facebook.com/AskWithoutFear/
https://twitter.com/marcapitman

Marc's books on Amazon

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About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:

Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. 

She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia’s online courses, webinars, and talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and raise more money online. 

Clients include GoFundMe Charity, Meals on Wheels America, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 

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There is a pervasive scarcity mindset that plagues the nonprofit sector. The fear that there is "never enough" - never enough money, power, influence, time, people, talent, board members, you name it. 

But, what if we are looking at it all wrong? What if there IS enough to go around? That's what my guest Nell Edgington wants to show us. 

Nell has spent her 25-year career innovating in the social change sector. As president of Social Velocity, she helps create more strategic, financially savvy, and confident nonprofit and philanthropic leaders and organizations. Nell is a popular writer, speaker, and blogger, and author of Reinventing Social Change: Embrace Abundance to Create a Healthier and More Equitable World. She is a member of the national Leap Ambassadors Community, a network of more than 250 social change thought leaders. Nell holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 
 
I got some free coaching from Nell in this episode, and what she had to say about abundance mindset, how to create a culture of abundance, imposter syndrome, and more was incredibly relatable. Here are some of the topics we discussed: 

• What operating from a scarcity mindset means and why it’s damaging the sector
• Some concrete ways to shift our mindset from scarcity to abundance
• Why standing up for what you believe in will help you attract your ideal audience (Girls Scouts of Western Washington example)
• How the world needs us - social change leaders - right now, more than ever 

A Nell Edgington quotable: “If you change your questions, you change your life.”

Connect with Nell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelledgington/
https://www.socialvelocity.net/

Nell's books on Amazon 

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About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:

Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. 

She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia’s online courses, webinars, and talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and raise more money online. 

Clients include GoFundMe Charity, Meals on Wheels America, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 

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• How she raised a record-breaking amount of money despite there being no history of individual giving at the organization  
• Her apology to all Development Directors (love this) 
• How to flip the script and focus less on raising money and more on building relationships
• What the best fundraisers do and how they do things differently
• How to convince your Board to fundraise

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Nonprofits are messy and imperfect, and my guest for this episode, Joan Garry, doesn't hold back in saying so. Annnnd she called us "kindred spirits" - so, #swoon.

Joan is the go-to resource for hundreds of thousands of nonprofit leaders worldwide. Through her blog, podcast and book, Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership, she has become the ‘Dear Abby’ of the nonprofit sector, advocating for the success of nonprofits, large and small.  

As a columnist for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes Magazine, among others, Joan is a preeminent media spokesperson and thought leader on the role of the nonprofit sector in our society and is a sought after voice on issues facing the sector today. 

Joan is also the founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, often called the Netflix for small nonprofits, the monthly subscription they can’t live without, it is an online educational and community portal she leads for board and staff leaders of small nonprofits.

Joan has a super impressive bio, but she is also very funny, and open, and warm - and generous with her wealth of knowledge! 

Here are some of the topics we discussed:

• How Joan's history at MTV and Showtime inspired her current work with nonprofits
• What Executive Directors need to understand as we slowly enter this next normal
• How to "stretch the innovation muscles"
• Why the status quo is your biggest enemy and how to fight it
• How nonprofits can reframe their work - and how they can "market the reframe"
• How marketing is like writing AND presenting a killer book report 

A Joan Garry quotable: “Technology is no longer about just fixing your computers. It is central to your ability to build an army of people who love your organization and want to be a part of it."

Nonprofit Leadership Lab:
https://nonprofitleadershiplab.com/ 

Connect with Joan:
https://twitter.com/joangarry
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joangarry/
https://facebook.com/joangarryconsulting
https://instagram.com/joangarryconsulting

Joan's books on Amazon

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About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:

Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. 

She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia’s online courses, webinars, and talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital t

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Things can move very quickly on the Internet. How can nonprofits keep up with the breathtaking pace of change, stay true to our missions, and operate in a space of integrity? 

Suhailah Waheed has you covered. Identifying as a "multi-passionate queen" and community-centered fundraiser and organizer based out of Austin, Texas, she is the Managing Director of the agency Giving Geeks, where she creates and enhances strategy operational and development processes and provides support in strategic fundraising opportunities for philanthropic institutions. She's also a published poet, focusing her work on highlighting issues that affect the quality of life for women, children, minority and Muslim communities. 

Here are some of the topics we discussed:

• How nonprofits can embrace ethical digital fundraising at their orgs
• How to ensure that the stories you are telling in the digital space are ethical and shared with integrity 
• Whether or not nonprofits should continue to use Facebook, and other social media platforms, in light of recent news and current events (Our answers may surprise you!)
• What she sees as the future for nonprofit digital - what we need to know

A Suhailah Waheed quotable: "Things are always changing... this is not the end, this is not even the beginning. This is a moment in time, and we have to maintain accountability of our actions and ask better of each other for the next platform that is going to come out, or the next space of fundraising and giving."

Connect with Suhailah:
https://twitter.com/suwaheed 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhailah-waheed/
https://www.instagram.com/givinggeeks/ 

Suhailah's books on Amazon 

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About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:

Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. 

She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia’s online courses, webinars, and talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and raise more money online. 

Connect with Julia on other platforms:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/juliacampbell77

Twitter: www.twitter.com/juliacsocial

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juliacampbell 

Blog: www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog 

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In the premier episode of my new podcast Nonprofit Nation, I sat down with my friend and mentor Beth Kanter - the person who convinced me (unknowingly!) that I could have a career working with nonprofits on their digital strategy. 

Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in digital transformation and wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company, she has over three decades of experience in designing and delivering training and capacity-building programs for nonprofits and foundations. As a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader, she has presented at nonprofit conferences on every inhabited continent of the world to thousands of nonprofits.
 
Not only is Beth super fun to have a drink with, she is such a wealth of information and incredibly forward-thinking. 

Here are some of the topics we discussed:

•  Why we are both very adept typists 
• The future of nonprofit events in a hybrid world
• Her best tips for effective virtual meetings
• Strategies for managing a hybrid team
• Why inclusion is a vital piece of equity
• Techniques to increase workplace well-being  
• The impact of artificial intelligence on the social sector

A Beth Kanter quotable: "Passion isn't a sustainable resource - we have to renew it."

Connect with Beth:
https://bethkanter.org/
https://twitter.com/kanter
https://instagram.com/kanter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethkanter/

Beth's books on Amazon

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About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:

Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. 

She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia’s online courses, webinars, and talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and raise more money online. 

Clients include GoFundMe Charity, Meals on Wheels America, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  

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Nonprofit Nation is hosted by Julia Campbell, author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits and How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit in 90 Days.  Julia helps nonprofits build movements, and in her work she teaches nonprofits how to build community, audience and raise influence on social media channels. She is a no-filter and no-nonsense host that wants to help you create even more impact and change the world. 

On Nonprofit Nation, Julia sits down with nonprofit industry experts, fundraisers, and marketers to get real and talk about how to build that movement that you've been dreaming of.  She also shares practical wisdom for creating a more engaged audience on social media.

Tune in for some REALness along with some real practical wisdom to help your nonprofit grow. Check out this sneak peek of what you can expect by listening to Nonprofit Nation

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