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765: What We Can Learn From For-Profits – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
This Week:
What We Can Learn From For-Profits
Let’s not fawn over for-profit companies. Not everything they do carries over to our nonprofit community. But some things do. Like building systems and processes; diversifying revenue; knowing KPIs cold; relentless customer focus; and, more. Plus, let’s look at what nonprofits do better. Stephen Halasnik walks us through the best of both. He’s co-founder of Financing Solutions.
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764: Takeaways From Film Work, So You Flow & Do Your Best Work – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
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Takeaways From Film Work, So You Flow & Do Your Best Work
Steven Puri brings lessons from his work in film, which is inherently remote and distributed, to help increase your personal and team productivity. Time boxing; mono-tasking; focus music; dopamine management; and more, will all help you achieve and maintain a flow state. Steven is CEO of The Sukha Company.
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763: The New Tax Law: What It Means For Your Fundraising Right Now & In 2026 – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
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The New Tax Law: What It Means For Your Fundraising Right Now & In 2026
In January, there are substantial changes coming to tax and donation laws that impact your fundraising messages for end-of-year, and in the new year. Russell James returns to explain the details of these important changes for individuals and corporations. He’s a professor at Texas Tech University, where he studies charitable giving.
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762: HR Equity For Non-HR Professionals – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
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HR Equity For Non-HR Professionals
Following last week’s HR Overview, our panel focuses on equitable human resources. They take you through the employee lifecycle, from job description and your hiring process, through professional development and a career competencies map, to growth and promotion. And, you’ll find out why this is a carceral podcast. They’re Jennie Goldstein, organizational change consultant, and Briana Marbury, CEO of Interledger Foundation.
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761: HR Overview For Non-HR Professionals – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
This Week:
HR Overview For Non-HR Professionals
Trust is key, and so is strong middle management, for CEOs and EDs responsible for human resources in their nonprofit. Janelle Miller Moravek helps with what to focus on, and how to manage job descriptions and hiring; retention; promising employees; problem employees; talent development; performance management; and, more. She’s executive director at Youth & Family Counseling.
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760: Your AI Brand Footprint – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
This Week:
Your AI Brand Footprint
What is this thing, why should you care and what can you do to improve it? George Weiner returns to acquaint you with his company’s study of how Artificial Intelligence will influence giving in Q4. Then he explains the implications of the research, including that last year’s content strategy is obsolete. He also brings tactics for you and your content to get the recognition you deserve from Google Gemini, ChatGPT and their colleagues. George is Chief Whaler at Whole Whale.
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759: Better Governance With Relational Leadership – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
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Better Governance With Relational Leadership
Let’s have a frank conversation about the state of nonprofit governance, and staff and volunteer leadership. Some of the issues are individual. Some are systemic. All are fixable once we identify them and their root causes. Froswá Booker-Drew is the founder of Soulstice Consultancy.
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758: The State Of The Sector (Beginning With AI) – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
This Week:
The State Of The Sector (Beginning With AI)
This year, any conversation about the nonprofit sector finds its way to Artificial Intelligence. So we start there, with our contributors Gene Takagi on legal and Amy Sample Ward on technology. Amy is concerned about our lack of security readiness and shares their Top 5 security must-haves. Gene explains your board’s duties around tech, budgeting and planning. They both see resilience as critical. Plus, a ton more. Gene is principal attorney at NEO Law Group and Amy is the CEO of NTEN.
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757: The Value Of Nonprofit Journalism For Your Work – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
This Week:
The Value Of Nonprofit Journalism For Your Work
Monika Bauerlein reveals lessons to learn from when Mother Jones, the magazine, had its nonprofit status revoked in the 1980’s during the Reagan administration. She also shares her thinking on how to proactively protect your nonprofit; how to avoid feeling intimidated; and the importance of local journalism and building relationships with local reporters. Monika is CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative news outlet.
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756: Storytelling, With An Award-Winning Crime Fiction Author – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio
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Storytelling, With An Award-Winning Crime Fiction Author
Carl Vonderau has made many mistakes in his professional writing—and he wants you to learn from them. His savvy advice includes: Use the senses; evoke emotion; get your readers and viewers to empathize; find the conflict and success; show transformation; and a lot more. You’ll find him at CarlVonderau.com.
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