The Nonprofit Power Podcast

The Nonprofit Power Podcast

The podcast for progressive nonprofit leaders who want to build powerful influence with the money and policy decisionmakers in their world.


Recent Episodes

Oct. 12, 2024

How to Help Your Clients Make Sure Their Vote Counts

We're less than 30 days out from the 2024 elections. And I don't have to tell you there's a lot at stake up and down the ballot. From the presidential race to congressional and Senate races, to state legislatures. And on dow…
Oct. 5, 2024

Two Secrets to Successful Negotiation

Today we're talking about something that I hear so often from nonprofit leaders just freaks them the heck out, and that's negotiating. The truth is, nonprofit leaders are negotiating all the time. But many leaders tell me it…
Sept. 28, 2024

The Number One Block Most Decisionmakers Have that Keeps Them from Fully Valuing Your Services - Episode 64

The frustration I hear most often from the nonprofit leaders I work with, is that the money and policy decision makers in their world don't seem to get the value of what they do. And that comes In a lot of forms and flavors.…
Sept. 20, 2024

How to Get Out of TMI Syndrome, and Laser-Focus Your Messaging with Decisionmakers - Episode 63

Has this ever happened to you? You go to engage a decision-maker. There's something specific you want from them. And you start laying out your case and you can tell you're losing them. They're not engaging. They're kind of g…
Sept. 16, 2024

How Your Nonprofit Can Help Your Clients Register to Vote in the 2024 Elections - Episode 62

There is no question about the significance of the 2024 elections from the presidential race on down to every single local race. I'm pretty sure I don't have to convince you on that front. Nor do I have to convince you how m…
Sept. 6, 2024

How to Turn Your Team into an Opportunity Generating Machine - Episode 61

Opportunity is everywhere. But too often, we miss those opportunities because we didn't know about them at all, or we didn't find out about them in time to capitalize on them. The truth is most nonprofit CEOs are pretty good…