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by Wendy Kidd
Welcome to The Nonprofit Nook — the podcast for nonprofit leaders, board members, staff, and community champions who want to strengthen their organizations and make a bigger impact... without burning out in the process.I’m Wendy Kidd—business owner for over 20 years and nonprofit leader for just as long. I created this show because I know how overwhelming it can be to lead a nonprofit. Most of us didn’t get into this work thinking we’d be running a business—we just wanted to help people. But the truth is, running a nonprofit *is* running a business, and I’m here to help make that part easier.Each week on The Nonprofit Nook, you’ll get real talk and real tools.We’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of nonprofit management—strategic planning, budgeting, board engagement, donor communication, volunteer recruitment, and more. No fluff—just practical advice and conversations that help you work smarter and lead with confidence.You’ll also hear:- Stories from inspiring North Texas nonprofits
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- 4 days ago42 min
Get the Work Out of Your Inbox with Lisa Marshall
What if every email, link, idea, and sticky note competing for your attention had one place to land, and you could sort all of it in a few minutes a day?Lisa Marshall knows what it feels like when work comes at you from everywhere. She was the second employee at an education nonprofit and spent more than 15 years there, wearing just about every hat except bookkeeping. No matter which role she held, one thing stayed the same: it was really hard to get things done.When her organization brought in a work management system, Lisa noticed how hard it was for her team to actually work inside it. So she set herself a challenge. Could she work in one tool for six hours without switching browser tabs?What she built became the FLOW method: Funnel, Label, Optimize, and Work. It starts with a humble feature most platforms bury, email to create item, so emails, podcast notes, links, PDFs, and even photos of postcards all land on one "inflow" board. From there, a simple labeling system and Lisa's "work in 4D" take on the Eisenhower matrix turn a pile into a plan. In her course she sorts more than 50 new items in under five minutes, and now that she's taught Claude her rules, it takes about 45 seconds.Today Lisa is the founder and principal of Good Work Consulting, where she helps purpose-driven professionals get to the strategic part of their to-do list. She turned her system into Work Management Makeover, an on-demand course of bite-sized videos you can finish in less time than a long lunch.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Lisa joins Wendy, who took the course and hasn't stopped talking about it, to walk through how the system works, where AI fits in, and how to pick a platform without burning through a two-week free trial.This conversation is about more than software. It's about protecting the focus nonprofit leaders need for the work that moves the mission forward, and building one place that holds all of it, from programs and projects to household to-dos and caregiving, so nothing important depends on your memory.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that a little structure goes a long way: one place for your work to land, and a few minutes each day to sort it.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Lisa talk about:How Lisa went from wearing every hat at a growing nonprofit to building a system that kept her in one tool all dayWhy she thinks in terms of work management instead of project managementHow the email to create item feature and your phone's share button turn everything into one funnelWhat each step of FLOW looks like, from funneling to labeling to adding datesHow "work in 4D" helps you decide whether to do, decide, defer, or delegate a task, and when to just delete itHow Lisa uses Claude in Chrome to sort her board in about 45 seconds, and why AI works better inside a shared work management platformWhere to start if you don't have time for a course, and how to make the most of a free trialThe nonprofit pricing Lisa recommends checking, including Monday.com's nonprofit programResources + LinksConnect with Lisa Marshall and Good Work ConsultingWebsitehttps://www.goodwork.llcLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisarmarshall/Work Management Makeover (use code NOOK for $100 off)https://workmanagementmakeover.comNonprofit Power Up (free masterclass)https://www.nonprofitpowerup.comJoin the Boss TableA monthly four-hour Boss Day to work on your organization instead of in it, Wendy as your fractional strategic partner, and a table of nonprofit and business leaders learning from each other. Founding members pay $125 a month until the first 25 seats fill.https://www.bosslevelengaged.com/bosstableConnect with Wendy + Nonprofit NookNonprofit Nookhttps://nonprofitnook.comUpcoming Nonprofit Nook Eventshttps://www.nonprofitnook.com/eventsWendy Kidd on LinkedIn<a href="https://
- 1 weeks ago32 min
Has Your Nonprofit Drifted? with Sharmon Lebby
How does a nonprofit end up doing work nobody remembers signing up for?Sharmon Lebby is the Founder and CEO of Blessed Designs Consulting, where she helps nonprofits and purpose-driven organizations build strong, sustainable foundations. She's back on Nonprofit Nook after her first episode, Is Your Nonprofit Ready for More Money?, to pick up a conversation she and Wendy started off the record: mission drift.Sharmon says drift rarely starts with a big decision. It starts with a small one. A grant that's close enough. An enthusiastic volunteer, or a brand-new executive director with big ideas and no one asking questions. One program leads to another, and the rest of the board goes quiet. The clearest warning sign is when people can no longer explain what your organization does.She's lived it herself. Sharmon shares the project she championed because it sounded exciting and close enough to the mission. A couple of years later, the funding dried up, the community drifted away, and she had to eat some humble pie. Wendy and Sharmon also talk about why so many development directors leave, often within about 18 months, and how much of that traces back to a mission nobody can describe.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Sharmon joins Wendy to share how to tell whether a funded program is still worth keeping. She explains why your community should be the first conversation when you decide what stays and what goes. She also lays out the difference between mission drift, mission evolution, and mission agility.Then they get into communication, the piece that makes or breaks a reset. When the board decides in a meeting and a mass email goes out the next morning, people get left behind. Get your house in order first: talk with your board, then your staff, then your volunteers, and only then go public. Plan to say it more than once.Underneath the warning signs and assessments, this conversation is really about honesty. It takes courage to admit your organization has wandered, especially when you were the one who said yes. Sharmon's answer is transparency with your board, your team, and the people you serve.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that the people closest to your work will tell you when you've drifted, if you ask them.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Sharmon talk about:How mission drift starts with one reasonable decision, and why it's so often tied to fundingThe red flag Sharmon sees most often: no one can explain what your organization doesHow an enthusiastic volunteer, board member, or new ED can pull an organization off course when everyone else goes quietWhat mission drift has to do with development directors leaving after about 18 monthsWhat to do with a program that's already funded but no longer fitsWhy your community comes first, and how to assess programs against your mission, vision, and valuesThe difference between mission drift, mission evolution, and mission agilityHow to communicate a change from the inside out (board, staff, volunteers, then the public), and why one email won't cut itResources + LinksConnect with Blessed Designs ConsultingSharmon Lebby on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmon-lebby/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/blesseddesignsco/Websitehttps://blesseddesignsco.comPurpose Drift Diagnostic and free resourceshttps://blesseddesignsco.com/friendsJoin the Boss TableFour hours of protected work time every month, a community of business and nonprofit leaders, and Wendy as your strategic partner. The first 25 members get the founding rate of $125/month.https://www.bosslevelengaged.com/bosstableConnect with Wendy + Nonprofit NookNonprofit Nookhttps://nonprofitnook.comUpcoming Nonprofit Nook Eventshttps://www.nonprofitnook.com/eventsWendy Kidd on LinkedIn<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendykidd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="
- 2 weeks ago31 min
What a Board That Has Your Back Looks Like with Allison Wyatt
How can an executive director tell whether her board is actually supporting her, or just showing up for meetings?Allison Wyatt is the Founder and CEO of Edgility Talent Partners, a human capital consulting firm that works with nonprofits across the country on compensation design, performance management, career pathways, and succession planning. She has sat on boards, advised boards, and coached the executive directors who report to them, so she has seen the relationship from every seat at the table.When the executive director and the board are working well together, Allison says you can hear it. Talk to each of them separately and you hear the same vision and the same priorities. Communication runs all month, not just in the formal report at the board meeting. And there's trust in both directions: the leader knows the board has her back, and the board has confidence in the leader. When any one of those is missing, things break down fast.From there, the conversation gets practical. Allison lays out the minimum committee structure a small nonprofit with a volunteer board should have, and why committees double as your board's succession pipeline. Volunteers who serve on a committee get to try before they buy, and you get to see who follows through before you offer anyone a seat. Wendy adds the one she sees go wrong most often: asking the fundraising committee to also plan the events.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Allison joins Wendy to share how to build your own personal resource board when leading feels lonely, how to raise the "I need more support" conversation with your board without it sounding like a complaint, and the one question every board should be asking its executive director at review time.Then Allison names the topic she sees go the worst when it goes badly: succession. The only thing you can predict with absolute certainty is that someday your leader will leave. The only question is whether you'll be ready. If the answer is three to four years, your succession plan has to start now.Underneath the committee charts and review questions, this conversation is really about relationships. If there's a reason you'd be afraid to have an honest conversation with your board, that reason is worth looking at, because if communication isn't happening about this, it probably isn't happening about other things either.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that a strong board isn't something that happens to you. It's something you and your board build together, on purpose.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Allison talk about:The three things that are always present when an executive director and board are working well together, and the first signs when they're notHow to tell an engaged board from one that's just checking the boxesThe minimum committee structure that makes a difference for a small nonprofit with a volunteer boardWhy committees are your board's best succession pipeline, and a way to try before you buyWhy the fundraising committee shouldn't also be the event planning committeeWhat a personal resource board is, who belongs on it, and how to keep growing as a leader with no budget and no timeHow to ask your board for more support without it sounding like a complaint, and the one question that belongs in every ED's performance reviewWhy the question isn't if your leader will leave, but when, and what that means for your succession plan todayResources + LinksConnect with Edgility Talent PartnersAllison Wyatt on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonwyatt/Edgility Talent Partners on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/edgility-talent-partners/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edgilitytalentWebsite and free resourceshttps://www.edgilitytalent.com/Building Your Personal Boardhttps://www.edgilitytalent.com/building-your-personal-boardFree e-book: High Performance, Shared Purposehttps://www.edgilitytalent.com/a-guide-to-creating-a-high-performance-workpla
- 3 weeks ago26 min
Less Heroics, More Flywheel with Suzanne Smith
What happens to your nonprofit when you take a week off? If your phone never stops buzzing, Suzanne Smith would say your organization is trying to tell you something.Suzanne is the founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects, and she has spent more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector as a founder, an executive, and a strategist. She knows burnout from the inside. When she led the Childhood Obesity Movement for the American Heart Association, she remembers being exhausted, and she remembers the exhaustion in her team's eyes even more clearly.That experience shaped how she sees burnout today. Burnout is a leadership and systems issue as much as a personal one. The leader sets the temperature for the whole organization, and the research backs her up: people burn out less when they feel like they're part of a team.After 15 years working in nonprofits, Suzanne earned her MBA at Duke and spent the next 15 years translating proven business frameworks into tools that fit how nonprofits actually work. One of those is Jim Collins' flywheel effect from Good to Great. Her team spent the better part of five years researching it in the nonprofit world, and the result is her new book, The Nonprofit Flywheel, written as a playbook you can pick up, use, and share with your team. The digital edition is free.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Suzanne joins Wendy to walk through the six drivers of the nonprofit flywheel: impact (the steak), brand (the sizzle), revenue, operations, and the culture and governance that sit at the center. She also shares the three signs she looks for when an organization is fragile, and why heroics is not a business model.Then she gets practical. For leaders of small nonprofits who carry most of the work themselves, she explains where to start, how a strategic plan helps you decide where to spend your time, and what to do differently on Monday morning.Underneath it all, this is a conversation about building an organization that keeps moving when one person steps away, including you.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that strong organizations run on clear roles, shared direction, and steady momentum. Less heroics, more flywheel.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Suzanne talk about:What leading the Childhood Obesity Movement for the American Heart Association taught Suzanne about burnoutWhy burnout is a leadership and systems issue, and why people who feel part of a team burn out lessThe three signs of a fragile nonprofit: a CEO who can't take a vacation, a rubber-stamp board, and high turnoverWhat the flywheel effect is and how Suzanne adapted Jim Collins' framework for nonprofitsHow impact, brand, revenue, operations, culture, and governance feed each otherWhy operations may be the most underrepresented driver, and why the people behind the scenes are the unsung heroesWhere to start when you're carrying most of the work yourself, including two quick wins and a few long-term goalsWhat to do differently on Monday morning so your team stops running on heroicsResources + LinksConnect with Suzanne SmithConnect with Suzanne on LinkedIn, Instagram, Social Impact Architects and MeetSuzanne.com.Social TrendSpotter: Suzanne's weekly newsletter on the future of the social sector.The Nonprofit Flywheel: A Playbook for Sustainable Growth, Smarter Strategy, and Lasting Impact launched October 1, 2026, with a free digital edition, companion tools and resources, and print editions on Amazon.Connect with Wendy + Nonprofit NookNonprofit Nookhttps://nonprofitnook.com
- Oct 6, 202633 min
Collaboration Is the New Currency with Bradley Harris
What if the answer to a tight budget isn't another ask, but a better partner?Bradley Harris has spent more than 13 years working across nonprofit leadership, government, economic development, and corporate philanthropy. He's the founder of Bradley Harris Strategic Advisory, president of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation, and a board member who somehow always ends up on the development committee. He's also sat on the other side of the table, running a multimillion-dollar philanthropic budget for a major water utility for five and a half years.From where he sits, the math has changed. Families are paying more at the gas pump and giving less to their local nonprofits, and grant funding is pulling back. His answer: collaboration is the new currency. When two organizations are chasing the same outcomes with separate programs, separate staff time, and separate email lists, partnering lets everybody do a little so nobody has to do a lot. And it shouldn't matter who gets the credit.Bradley also shares the advice from his years in political consulting that stuck with him most: if you want advice, ask for money. If you want money, ask for advice. People invest in what they've helped shape, and he's watched it happen more times than you'd think.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Bradley joins Wendy to talk about how to figure out who belongs at the table, why relationship mapping beats a cold ask, and what a real corporate partnership looks like beyond a logo on a banner. He shares how his utility funded bottle filling stations at the YMCA, why every one of his subcontractors stepped up when he asked them to support the United Way, and why the most common reason people give for not donating is that no one ever asked.Underneath all of it, this is a conversation about relationships: listening to what funders actually care about, staying curious when their priorities shift, and taking care of donors long before you need something from them.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that you don't have to reach your biggest goals alone, and that right now, while 2027 budgets are being set, is a good time to start the conversation.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Bradley talk about:Why collaboration has become the new currency, and how sharing staff, social channels, and email lists with a partner stretches every dollarWhy "if you want money, ask for advice" works, and how it changes donor conversationsHow to decide who actually needs to be at the table for a big goalWhat relationship mapping looks like, and why board members should make introductions instead of asksHow funder priorities shift with new leadership, and why no renewal is guaranteedWhat a branded corporate partnership looks like beyond a logo, including in-kind help from vendors and subcontractorsWhy the fourth quarter is the time to reach out, since most 2027 budgets are being set nowWhy funders should say no kindly instead of ghostingResources + LinksConnect with Bradley Harris Strategic AdvisoryWebsitehttps://thebradleyharris.comBradley Harris on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-harris-a4649360Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thebradleyharrisConnect with Wendy + Nonprofit NookNonprofit Nookhttps://nonprofitnook.comUpcoming Nonprofit Nook Eventshttps://www.nonprofitnook.com/eventsWendy Kidd on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wendykidd/More from Boss Level EngagedBoss Level Engagedhttps://www.bosslevelengaged.com/Boss Tablehttps://www.bosslevelengaged.com/bosstableMentioned in this episode:Enji
- Sep 29, 202631 min
A Place of Hope: Children's Advocacy Center with Kara Shrum
What would it mean for a child to tell the hardest story of their life just once, and then be surrounded by people working together to help them heal?That's the work happening every day at Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County. Kara Shrum is the Senior Donor Relations Manager there, and she's spent most of the last decade connecting donors, corporate partners, and volunteers to a mission she describes simply: safety, healing, and justice for children and families affected by abuse and neglect.The Center traces back to the 1980s, when a district attorney in Alabama realized children were being asked to retell their abuse to police, then to caseworkers, then to therapists, over and over again. The Junior League of Plano brought that idea to Collin County, and in 1992 the Center opened with a staff of three and the capacity to serve about 10 percent of the children who needed it.Today, law enforcement, Child Protective Services, forensic interviewers, family advocates, and therapists all work under one roof. More than 200 professionals make it possible, including 66 on the Center's own staff, across two campuses in Plano and McKinney. A child tells their story once, in a single forensic interview conducted without a single leading question, and that interview becomes the foundation for everything that follows.And the need keeps growing. Last year the Center served more than 4,600 children and family members, a 3 percent increase over the year before, with a 6 percent increase in services. Every one of those services, including therapy and counseling for life, is free to the families who need it.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Kara joins Wendy to share how the Center's model works, why its leaders built the McKinney campus before Collin County's growth caught up with them, and the many ways the community can help kids and families heal.Underneath the numbers, this is a conversation about hope. Kara is honest about how dark this work can be, and just as clear that abuse doesn't get the final word when a community shows up for kids.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that the right structure, the right partners, and the right people can change the entire direction of a life.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Kara talk about:How the Children's Advocacy Center model lets a child tell their story once instead of over and overWhat happens from the moment a child walks in, from the activity center to the forensic interview to the teddy bear roomWhy family advocacy and free, lifelong therapy matter as much as the interview itselfHow a Junior League initiative grew from three staff members into two campuses serving more than 4,600 people a yearWhy the Center's leadership planned for Collin County's growth a decade aheadWhat Kara loves about development work and the "puzzle pieces" of connecting the right people and resourcesPractical ways to help, from volunteering and in-kind drives to the Holiday Shop, the Rainbow Room, and adopting a familyWhy every adult in Texas is a mandated reporter, and why prevention starts with difficult conversationsResources + LinksConnect with Children's Advocacy Center of Collin CountyWebsitehttps://www.caccollincounty.org34th Annual Teddy Bear Ride (October 25, 2026)https://www.caccollincounty.org/tbr/Upcoming Events and Ways to Givehttps://www.caccollincounty.org/events/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/childrensadvocacycenterInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/caccollincounty/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/children's-advocacy-center-of-collin-county/Back to School Fairhttps://www.caccollincounty.org/backtoschoolfair/Kara Shrum on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kfshrumConnect with Wendy + Nonprofit Nook<
- Sep 22, 202627 min
Is Your Nonprofit Ready for More Money? with Sharmon Lebby
What happens when the big check finally arrives and your organization isn't ready to hold it?Sharmon Lebby has seen it up close. She's the Founder and CEO of Blessed Designs Consulting, a nonprofit strategist with more than 20 years of experience, and she's currently serving as an interim executive director while running her own business. Ask her why more money doesn't automatically make an organization healthier and her answer is direct: most often, everything just sort of falls apart.Sharmon is also a former neuroscience research associate, so she thinks a lot about how our brains work. She points to research showing that when we want to make something better, our instinct is to add. More money means more people served, more programs, more of everything. We pile it on without asking whether the foundation we built can carry the weight.Money is a tool, and a tool only helps when you know what you're going to do with it. A hammer is great for hanging a picture. Use it for everything and you'll end up tearing down some walls.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Sharmon joins Wendy to share the signs that an organization is growing faster than its infrastructure can support. Everything depends on one or two people. Nobody can take a week of vacation without things slipping. The team is already worn out. There's no reliable way to track what's coming in and going out. Larger funding also brings more compliance, and the IRS and your state will want more from you.They also talk about what ready looks like. Your processes are written down, including how you do things and why you make the decisions you make. Your board can talk about the organization with confidence and clarity. Everybody is rowing in the same direction. And you could leave on vacation tomorrow and come back to an organization that's still going strong.From there the conversation turns to governance. Wendy and Sharmon dig into why the strategic plan should drive the fundraising, what happens when the person or donor who brings in the money starts steering the mission, and why saying no to funding is sometimes the right call. Sharmon also has a lot of empathy for development directors, who by one estimate she heard last an average of 18 months, often because they're asked to raise money nobody has explained to them.Beyond the checklists, this is a conversation about moving out of a scarcity mindset. It's hard to hear "money is just a tool" when you're trying to survive. Sharmon's encouragement is to build slow and build solid, and to start with whatever made you cringe a little while you were listening.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that the work you put into your foundation is what lets the next dollar do its job.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy and Sharmon talk about:Resources + LinksConnect with Sharmon Lebby + Blessed Designs ConsultingWebsitehttps://blesseddesignsco.comNonprofit Launch Academyhttps://blesseddesignsco.com/nonprofitlaunchacademyFree resources from Sharmonhttps://blesseddesignsco.com/friendsInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/blesseddesignsco/Sharmon Lebby on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmon-lebby/Register for Your Financials Tell a Story, September 24A Nonprofit Nook workshop on how reporting your financials tells your nonprofit's story.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-financials-tell-a-story-tickets-1998973064246?aff=oddtdtcreatorConnect with Wendy + Nonprofit NookNonprofit Nookhttps://nonprofitnook.comUpcoming Nonprofit Nook Eventshttps://www.nonprofitnook.com/eventsWendy Kidd on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wendykidd/More from Boss Level EngagedBoss Level Engaged<a href="https://www.bosslevelengaged.com/"
- Sep 15, 202648 min
When the Shelter Is Full: Spotlight on Families to Freedom
What happens when a victim of abuse finally makes the call, gets accepted into a shelter, and then can't get there?Sarah Nejdl asked herself that question in 2014. She was working a corporate job in technology and currency trading, scrolling social media one night, when she landed on a national survey showing that more than 14,000 victims were turned away from emergency shelters on a single day because the shelters were full. In Texas alone, that number was more than 1,000 unmet requests in one day.Sarah is not a survivor herself. She's a Texan, a pilot, and, in her words, a Virgo who doesn't respond well to "you can't." So when an FAA examiner told her she couldn't fly victims to safety unless it was on behalf of a nonprofit, she walked outside, called a friend who is now her board chair, and started one. She took a layoff package, spent six months telling anyone who would listen about the gap she'd found, and opened services in October 2015, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, on purpose.Families to Freedom does one specific thing that nobody else in Texas was doing: it gives victims of domestic abuse, family violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking a free, confidential ride to safety. Sometimes that's across town to a shelter. Sometimes it's a five-day drive to a sister's house on the other side of the country. About half of the adults they transport have children with them, and they transport pets too, because leaving a pet behind is a real barrier to leaving at all.In this episode of Nonprofit Nook, Sarah and Eric join Wendy to share how the organization works, who it serves, and how a volunteer model built on "choose your own adventure" road trips keeps drivers coming back. Eric, known around North Texas as the Connector, found Families to Freedom through his own family's wake-up call and now spends his days building the partnerships and volunteer base the mission runs on.The two of them are also clear about measurement. Families to Freedom publishes its metrics on its website in real time: how many people were transported, how many children, how many pets, and exactly what was spent on bus tickets, flights, fuel cards, and hotels. And Eric points to one number that matters most: the Texas Council on Family Violence publishes an annual report of Texans killed by intimate partners, and none of Families to Freedom's clients have ever been on that list.Beyond the logistics, this is a conversation about paying attention to the problem in front of you instead of looking away, about founders who build with their eventual successor in mind, and about what it means to treat a scared kid in the back seat like this is just a normal ride.If you lead, volunteer with, support, or dream of starting a nonprofit, this conversation is a reminder that the most valuable thing you can build is the one nobody else is building.In This EpisodeYou'll hear Wendy, Sarah, and Eric talk about:Resources + LinksConnect with Families to FreedomWebsitehttps://www.familiestofreedom.orgHotline: 833-903-SAFE (7233)Volunteerhttps://www.familiestofreedom.org/volunteer.phpDonatehttps://www.familiestofreedom.org/donate.phpFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/FamiliestoFreedomInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/familiestofreedom/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/families-to-freedomSarah Nejdl on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahnejdl/Give on North Texas Giving Day, September 17https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/familiestofreedomRegister for Your Financials Tell a Story, September 24A Nonprofit Nook workshop on how reporting your financials tells your nonprofit's story.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-financials-tell-a-story-tickets-1998
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About The NonProfit Nook
Welcome to The Nonprofit Nook — the podcast for nonprofit leaders, board members, staff, and community champions who want to strengthen their organizations and make a bigger impact... without burning out in the process.I’m Wendy Kidd—business owner for over 20 years and nonprofit leader for just as long. I created this show because I know how overwhelming it can be to lead a nonprofit. Most of us didn’t get into this work thinking we’d be running a business—we just wanted to help people. But the truth is, running a nonprofit *is* running a business, and I’m here to help make that part easier.Each week on The Nonprofit Nook, you’ll get real talk and real tools.We’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of nonprofit management—strategic planning, budgeting, board engagement, donor communication, volunteer recruitment, and more. No fluff—just practical advice and conversations that help you work smarter and lead with confidence.You’ll also hear:- Stories from inspiring North Texas nonprofits
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