Nonprofit Hub Radio
Whether starting a nonprofit or taking an existing cause to the next level, The Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast is about breaking down how nonprofits can grow. Each episode features an interview with a sector star with insight, stories, or ideas that can take your nonprofit from good to excellence. Join host Meghan Speer every week to make your good go further!
Episodes
225 episodes
Building Sustainable Nonprofits Through Better Leadership
If you’ve ever tried to run a nonprofit on passion alone, you know where that road leads: long hours, reactive decisions, and donor updates that feel like fire drills. We sat down with Lauren Reilly, executive director of the Gratitude Network,...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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28:46
Why Nonprofits Need Both a Strategic Plan and a Business Plan
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast, host Meghan Speer is joined by Dr. Bill Flores—speaker, author, consultant, and former university president—for a timely conversation on leading nonprofits through turbulent times. Dr...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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30:30
Volunteers as Voices: Turning Your Community into Nonprofit Ambassadors
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast, host Meghan Speer welcomes back fan-favorite guest Becca Segovia, CEO of GCS Partners, for a deep dive into the “V” of the G.I.V.E. Framework—Volunteer—as a powerful strategy for turning suppo...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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32:32
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A New Outlook For The New Year: Escaping the Busy Trap
As we kick off a new year, it’s time to reimagine what healthy, sustainable leadership can look like. In this refreshed conversation, author, consultant, and recovering fundraiser Kishshana Palmer joins Meghan Speer to explore why “busy” is the...
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Season 6
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Episode 48
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34:35
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How to Set Your Website Up for Success in the New Year
As the new year approaches, it’s the perfect time for nonprofits to take a hard look at their website and ensure it’s ready for the year ahead. In this refreshed conversation, Meghan sits down with Jay Owen, CEO of Business Builders, to unpack ...
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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28:26
From Stagnant To Strategic: Rebooting Nonprofit Boards
Governance can propel a mission forward or quietly stall it, and the difference often comes down to clarity, courage, and the right people in the right roles. We sit down with strategist and former executive director Eddrick Martin to unpack ho...
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Season 6
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Episode 46
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32:30
A Practical Approach to More Meaningful Nonprofit Giving
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast, Nina Guise-Gerrity, founder and CEO of Get Gifted and longtime Loyola University professor, shares the story behind building an innovative platform designed to make giving more personal, effic...
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Season 6
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Episode 45
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34:00
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Joyful Accountability For Real Impact
In this episode, Pieta Blakely, Managing Principal at Rojas Blakely Associates, unpacks her concept of “joyful accountability”—a refreshing, motivating approach to program evaluation in the nonprofit sector. Drawing from her experience...
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Season 6
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Episode 44
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31:40
The Metrics That Matter Most for Giving Tuesday & Year-End Success
As Giving Tuesday and the year-end fundraising season arrive, now is the time for nonprofits to double down on the metrics that truly drive growth. In this refreshed episode of the Nonprofit Hub Podcast, Meghan sits down with Carly Berna of Vir...
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Season 6
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Episode 43
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30:52
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The Science Behind Major Gifts: A New Framework for Fundraising
This episode explores a scientific and psychologically informed approach to major gift fundraising with Bill Crouch, CEO of BrightDot. Bill shares his journey from higher education leadership to developing a consultancy built around understandi...
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Season 6
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Episode 42
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34:03
Proving Your Impact: How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Tell a Better Story
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast, host Meghan Speer sits down with Matthew Courtney, principal consultant at Courtney Consulting, to explore how nonprofits can use program evaluation to strengthen funding applications, prove i...
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Season 6
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Episode 41
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30:56
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Capacity, Culture, and Connection: The Keys to a Thriving Nonprofit Team
Urgent programs and tight grants can push culture work to the margins, but that’s exactly where nonprofit teams lose speed and trust. We sit down with strategist Page Hinerman of Page Capacity Builders to unpack how hybrid and remote teams thri...
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Season 6
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Episode 40
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33:41
Rethinking Grants: How Tech and Grit Are Changing Nonprofit Funding
The ground shifted under nonprofit fundraising, and we felt the jolt. Federal grants vanished, competition for private dollars surged, and small teams were suddenly racing against institutions with entire development departments. So we got prac...
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Season 6
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Episode 39
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34:01
A Smarter Way to Run Capital Campaigns
Capital campaigns don’t have to be mysterious, exhausting marathons. With Jason Lewis of Seed Fundraisers, we pull back the curtain on a simpler, smarter path: a four‑wave model that mirrors how donors actually give and how organizations can bu...
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Season 6
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Episode 38
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34:01
Branding That Builds Trust
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Radio Podcast, Trevan Strean, co-founder and creative director at Share, unpacks why branding and design are critical for nonprofits.Trevan explains how outdated visuals, inconsistent messagi...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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28:37
Trust, Transparency, and Transformation: Fixing Nonprofit Workplace Culture
Burnout doesn’t always look like flames; sometimes it looks like “fine.” We dig into the hidden gap between employee satisfaction and true engagement—and why that gap quietly drains nonprofit performance even when everyone says they love the mi...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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32:24
Governing with Purpose: Strategies for Better Board Leadership
In this episode of the Nonprofit Hub Podcast, guest Ben Mohler, chief executive and consultant at Giving Three and author of Nonprofit Board Member Field Guide and Journal, unpacks the realities of nonprofit board leadership. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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31:01
Money Matters: Navigating Nonprofit Funding Challenges
Funding challenges affect nonprofits of all sizes, but the solutions might surprise you. In this eye-opening conversation, Charlyn Moss, founder and CEO of Working Within, reveals how her journey from finance to nonprofit support showed her the...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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29:10
Being Human at Scale: The Key to Digital Fundraising Success
In this illuminating conversation with Courtney Krus and Greg Colunga, managing partners of Amplify Fundraising, we unpack how nonprofits can transform their digital strategy from a "bolt-on" tactic to a powerful, relationship-building channel ...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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31:06
Nurturing Nonprofit Talent
In a landscape where nonprofit burnout is rampant and mid-career professionals are vanishing from the sector, Kevin and Johanna from the Collaborative Collective bring urgently needed wisdom to address this talent crisis.The financial s...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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34:22
Rethinking Innovation in Nonprofits
What does innovation really look like in the nonprofit world? In this enlightening conversation, nonprofit consultant and author Leah Kral challenges the notion that innovation requires massive resources or technical expertise.Drawing f...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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26:57
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Breaking Barriers: How Digital Accessibility Can Transform Nonprofit Impact
In this eye-opening conversation, Rebecca Prejean, CEO and founder of EB Graphics Consulting, reveals a critical gap in nonprofit work that's keeping organizations from truly serving their communities. Driven by her personal journey as a mother...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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28:44
Leadership in Crisis: Managing Dysfunction and Conflict
In this episode, host Meghan Speer sits down with Chris Wong, founder and executive coach at Leadership Potential and a featured main stage speaker at this year’s Cause Camp. Drawing from his background as a licensed therapist turned leadership...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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28:53
Escaping the Busy Trap
What if the key to greater nonprofit impact isn’t pushing harder—but leading differently? In this refreshing and deeply honest conversation, Kishshana Palmer—veteran fundraiser, founder of ManageMint, and author of Busy is a Four-Letter Wor...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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34:35
Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Nonprofit Leadership
What if the key to thriving as a nonprofit leader isn't avoiding failure, but actively seeking it out? That's the counterintuitive wisdom Cathleen Armstead, founder of Sunshine Nonprofit Solutions, shares in this transformative conversation abo...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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27:35
