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by Jennifer Yarbrough
Are you a nonprofit leader who is looking for real insight into how to successfully startup, fundraise for, or successfully lead your nonprofit organization. If you answered yes, this podcast is for you.In this podcast you will discover: 1. What a nonprofit really is;2. Grant tips; and,3. Ways to raise money for your nonprofitI share with you how I have raised hundreds of millions of dollars stretching beyond traditional grants, and trained thousands of organizations across the globe. Sign up for my newsletter.Http://Bit.ly/jnnpodcastlist
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- Yesterday26 min
Why Nonprofit Leaders Confuse the Program With the Organization
When you start a nonprofit, your heart is in serving people. Your time is spent creating programs, delivering services, and responding to community needs. Naturally, it feels like the program is the organization. But after 40 years in the nonprofit sector, I've learned that this misunderstanding is one of the biggest reasons organizations struggle to become sustainable. When leaders focus only on programs, they often overlook the systems, governance, financial planning, operations, communications, and leadership that keep those programs alive. If you want your nonprofit to thrive, you have to build an organization that's capable of sustaining them.
- 5 days ago30 min
Why I Do What I Do: Changing How Nonprofit Leaders Build Organizations
People often ask me why I'm so passionate about teaching nonprofit leaders. The answer is simple: because I believe we need to change the way nonprofit leaders are taught to build organizations. I've watched passionate, mission-driven leaders struggle because they lacked the education, guidance, and framework to build organizations that could sustain their mission. My mission isn't simply to help nonprofits get funding. It's to help nonprofit leaders build organizations with the capacity, systems, leadership, and infrastructure to create lasting impact.
- 1 weeks ago42 min
The Education Gap That's Holding Nonprofits Back
After 40 years in the nonprofit space, I've watched thousands of nonprofit leaders dedicate themselves to meaningful work without ever being taught how to build organizations that are sustainable, fundable, and prepared for long-term growth. Most founders are taught how to start a nonprofit, but very few are taught how to operate one. The nonprofit sector needs more leaders who understand how to build strong organizations. Because when leaders have the right knowledge, they make better decisions, build stronger systems, and create nonprofits that are positioned to earn trust and attract sustainable funding.
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Grants Were Never Meant to Fund Your Entire Organization
Today, I want to ask you a question that may completely change the way you think about funding your nonprofit: who told you that grants were supposed to fund your entire organization? It's a belief I hear all the time. Many nonprofit leaders launch their organizations believing that once they receive a grant, their financial challenges will be solved. But after 40 years in the nonprofit sector, I can tell you that this is one of the biggest misconceptions keeping nonprofits financially fragile.
- 2 weeks ago35 min
The Beliefs That Are Keeping Your Nonprofit Stuck
I want to challenge a common belief that many nonprofit leaders hold, because it may be the very thing keeping your organization stuck. It's not because you don't care, or you're not working hard, or because your mission isn't important. Often, it's because you've accepted an idea about how nonprofits work that simply isn't true anymore or was never fully true to begin with.
- 2 weeks ago28 min
What You're Really Starting When You Launch a Nonprofit
Most of you were never told the full truth about what you're actually starting when you launch a nonprofit organization. You were told about making a difference, serving your community, and even been told about grants and fundraising. But very few people explained that you're not just starting a mission. You're building an organization. And there's a big difference between the two.
- 3 weeks ago44 min
You're Looking at Your Nonprofit's Problems the Wrong Way
When funding is tight, the first question most leaders ask is: "How do we get more money?" "How do we get more grants?" "Where are the donors?" But what if you're asking the wrong question? If you've been spending all your energy searching for the next grant, this conversation may help you step back and identify what actually needs to be strengthened inside your organization.
- 3 weeks ago44 min
The Lack of Money Is Only a Symptom: The Real Problem Is Capacity
Many leaders believe their biggest problem is a lack of money. But after nearly 40 years in the nonprofit space, I've learned that the lack of money is often just a symptom. The real problem is usually a lack of capacity. Now, when I say capacity, I'm not simply talking about money. I'm talking about the organization's ability to operate, manage, lead, communicate, fundraise, report, govern, and sustain its work over time.
About Fundable by Design
Are you a nonprofit leader who is looking for real insight into how to successfully startup, fundraise for, or successfully lead your nonprofit organization. If you answered yes, this podcast is for you.In this podcast you will discover: 1. What a nonprofit really is;2. Grant tips; and,3. Ways to raise money for your nonprofitI share with you how I have raised hundreds of millions of dollars stretching beyond traditional grants, and trained thousands of organizations across the globe. Sign up for my newsletter.Http://Bit.ly/jnnpodcastlist
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