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  • The Nonprofit Radio Show - Hosts Nancy Bacon and Sarah Brooks created a podcast aimed at board or staff members of small nonprofits. Each episode has a corresponding webpage with the recording, topic description, plus reflection and discussion questions for the listener and their team.

     

  • Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio - "Every nonprofit struggles with these issues. Big nonprofits hire experts. The other 95% listen to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. Trusted experts and leading thinkers join Tony each week to tackle the tough issues."

  • The Nonprofit Utopia podcast was formerly known as Nonprofit "U", the Nonprofit Utopia podcast is an extension of the ideal community for emerging nonprofit leaders. We use our podcast as an online forum where nonprofit stakeholders can discuss the latest developments in the sector and increase their capacity to serve their clients and build sustainable communities. Valerie F. Leonard, an expert in community and organizational development is the host.

  • The NonProfit Voice podcast is "the go-to source for nonprofit management strategy and tactics. Developed for thought leaders and innovators, we cover topics like fundraising, donor management, human resources, board / volunteer management, and marketing technology."

     

     

  • The Nonprofit Overhead Toolkit by the California Association of Nonprofits gives a thorough crash course on the conversation around attempts to shift the overhead paradigm. The toolkit covers accounting techniques, overhead and profitability, indirect costs in government contracts, indirect costs and foundation grants, raising the issue with your funders, and messaging to the public about overhead.

     

  • Recruiting New Board Members is a two pager of recruitment tips to frame the conversation around planning your next board recruitment campaign. Includes link to the company's sample board profile matrix to use as a worksheet for mapping out existing or needed board diversity and skill areas.

  • Board Development: Real-World Insights from the Haas Leadership Initiative reflects on case studies to demonstrate how "board development has to be about more than simply equipping boards with the skills and the systems to do their work more effectively. It has to be about answering this question: 'What does this organization need its board to be – and do – in order to succeed?' " (Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, 2014) 

  • Lisa Cook, founder of the consulting firm "Get On Board Australia," hosts the Board Shorts podcast--designed to help listeners understand board governance in 30-minute conversations. The podcast is oriented towards helping executives learn about their roles and responsibilities, how to lead a team of volunteers, and what makes a good board member.

  • Board Recruitment - How to Plan for Succession Success is a free, one-hour webinar from October 2020 by the software company Boardable. It covers:

  • How the Board Can Support Legacy Giving is a free, one-hour webinar from January 2021 by the software company Boardable. It covers why legacy giving can be important to an organization, why board members are key to the program's sustainability, and how to engage your board in establishing a legacy giving program. 

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