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

How Your Modesty May Be Costing You Serious Money
Feb. 23, 2026

How Your Modesty May Be Costing You Serious Money

A lot of us, especially Gen Xers, were taught a lot of things about how important it is to be modest. Don't brag about yourself. Heck, don't even talk about yourself. We were taught to regard modesty as a great virtue. But th...
Is Your Storytelling Built for Results?
Feb. 17, 2026

Is Your Storytelling Built for Results?

We hear all the time about how important it is to tell client stories. But we seldom get much more guidance than that. And the truth is that number one, client stories are only a small part of the overall storytelling toolkit...
How to Get Decisionmakers to See Your Services as the Best Possible Bargain
Feb. 10, 2026

How to Get Decisionmakers to See Your Services as the Best Possible Bargain

How many times have you dealt with a funding decisionmaker who is tempted by the low-cost alternative to your services? And how many times have you been challenged on your prices? This is a really common problem and it came u...
Powerful Lessons from Minnesota on How We Can Help Our Immigrant Neighbors
Feb. 3, 2026

Powerful Lessons from Minnesota on How We Can Help Our Immigrant Neighbors

We're all witnessing some truly devastating and distressing actions against our immigrant neighbors. We may be watching this from afar, or we may be seeing it up close and personal. There are almost two reactions that happen at the same time. One is we are tempted to recoil in horror and push it aw…
The Number One Advocacy Skillset You Absolutely Need in the Age of AI
Jan. 27, 2026

The Number One Advocacy Skillset You Absolutely Need in the Age of AI

As a Nonprofit leader/advocate, you already know that information alone doesn't engage. But here's what I see as a flashing red signal. AI is transforming the information ecosystem. It's now easier than ever to get just about any information you might want or need, in fairly complex form, just by a…
How to Find the Messaging Winners in a Sea of Details
Jan. 19, 2026

How to Find the Messaging Winners in a Sea of Details

There's a mistake that every Nonprofit leader makes from time to time. In fact, we all make this mistake, not just in our work, but in multiple aspects of our lives. And if we can be attentive enough and fix it, we can absolutely transform our results and massively reduce our level of frustration. …