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We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

701. 93% of Funding Gone Overnight: A Case Study in Crisis Leadership - Jennifer Rupp

April 20, 2026·40 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

At 4am on April 3, 2025, Jennifer Rupp's phone wouldn't stop buzzing. 93% of Michigan Humanities' budget. Gone overnight. What happened next is a story about crisis leadership, radical transparency, and why connection isn't a soft strategy. It's the only strategy. 🙏 In this episode, you'll hear: What Jennifer did in the first 24 hours after losing 93% of her budget, and why transparency was her most important toolHow she decided which programs to cut and which were non-negotiable (and the fra...

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