THE NONPROFIT SHOW | Presented by American Nonprofit Academy

The Nonprofit Show is the nation’s daily live video broadcast for the business of nonprofits — where nonprofit leaders, teams, and changemakers gain practical strategies to strengthen operations, improve performance, and sustain impact.

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Nonprofits and AI: 92% Are Using It, But Only 7% Use It Well — Nonprofits are adopting AI fast, but governance, data controls and human judgment determine whether experimentation becomes real organizational value. AI governance is becoming a business necessity as organizations move rapidly from experimenting with AI to using it throughout finance, fundraising, communications, and operations. But adoption is racing ahead of strategy and that creates a very different challenge for nonprofit leaders!

5 Financial Red Flags Your Nonprofit Board Can’t Ignore — Five financial warning signs can tell a nonprofit board whether trouble is developing long before it becomes a crisis. Deanna Peterson of Your Part-Time Controller explains what boards should watch—and how to make financial oversight a regular governance habit.

Foundations Won’t Like This Conversation — What if the problem with big philanthropy isn’t the amount of money, but who controls what happens to it? Stupski Foundation CEO Glen Galaich challenges some deeply embedded assumptions about foundation giving, nonprofit fundraising, and the power relationship between funders and communities.

Planned Giving for Small Nonprofits: 3 Simple Steps To Start — Planned giving doesn't have to begin with consultants, brochures, sophisticated software, or months of preparation. Tony Martignetti says small and midsized nonprofits can launch a planned giving program in one week—with three steps and one good donor conversation.

Nonprofit Finance Automation: Build a Smarter, Leaner Finance Team — Nonprofit finance teams are moving beyond accounting and reporting into technology leadership, automation, security, and organizational change. Brad Powell of BILL and Buu-Linh Tran of JMT Consulting explore what finance leaders need to do now to build a smarter, leaner, future-ready operation.

The Fundraising Skill Nobody Teaches You — Fundraising confidence isn't something you either have or don't have—it can be developed. Tony Beall and Julia C. Patrick explore how mission knowledge, preparation, data, authenticity, stronger donor conversations, and even hearing “no” can make fundraisers more effective.

Stop Treating Your Donors Like Donors! — Fundraising gets harder when nonprofits speak to every supporter as though they think, give, and respond the same way. Bloomerang’s Mary Crogan shares donor research showing how geography, income, gender, trust, and communication preferences can dramatically change what makes an appeal work. The episode centers on Bloomerang’s deeper analysis of its Giving Signals research, conducted with The Harris Poll among just over 1,000 donors and several hundred fundraisers. Rather than treating donors as one population, the research examines differences by geography, household income, and gender.

Your Nonprofit CEO Will Leave. Are You Actually Ready? — Leadership transitions do not have to become organizational emergencies. Erin Rodenbiker and Joan Brown of Third Sector Company show how boards can use succession planning and professional interim leadership to protect operations, strengthen the organization, and prepare for the next permanent leader. The conversation also gets quite operational: board responsibility, succession planning, founder transitions, HR records, policies, staff morale, executive recruitment, organizational assessment, communications, and the value of an outside leader who can surface issues insiders may struggle to raise.

Changing 115,000 Lives: This Is What They Learned — The heart of this conversation is disciplined humility: Love Justice International scaled to 18 countries and more than 115,000 trafficking interceptions by equipping local leaders, scrutinizing its own assumptions, and reducing the reported cost per interception to $112. John Molineux connects compassion with measurable performance, arguing that nonprofits should be able to describe the cost of producing a life-changing impact.

Equity That Survives Pressure, Politics, and Budget Cuts — Nonprofits cannot advance equity through statements and occasional training alone. Bernardo J. Ruiz explains how leaders can embed equity into budgets, policies, staffing, accountability systems, and everyday organizational decisions.

How to Make Your Nonprofit 'Investable' — Nonprofits become more attractive to philanthropic investors when they operate with the planning, financial clarity, measurable outcomes, and organizational discipline expected of a well-run business. Carol Wick from Sharity explains how nonprofits can become stronger philanthropic investment candidates!

Corporate Partnerships for Nonprofits: Beyond the Check — Corporate sponsorships become far more valuable when nonprofits stop treating companies like checkbooks and start treating them like long-term mission investors. Michael Medoro of Childhelp explains how alignment, measurable impact, listening, and consistent communication create partnerships that last.

The Personal Story That Changed Foster Care Adoption — This fascinating discussion explores founder legacy, cause alignment, franchise engagement, program design, capacity constraints, and the responsibility successful businesses have to give back. It is a powerful example of how one leader’s personal experience can become an enduring institution when passion is matched with structure, measurement, and shared ownership. Denny Lynch, author of Call Me Dave, and Rita Soronen, president and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, share how Dave Thomas turned his own adoption story into a lasting model for corporate-nonprofit impact.

Leadership Through Uncertainty: When Nonprofits Face Constant Pressure — Nonprofit leadership through uncertainty requires more than reacting to today’s crisis. Brian Wenke of 'It Gets Better' explains how authentic storytelling, youth partnership, flexible funding, and long-range thinking can strengthen an organization’s mission and operations.

Nonprofit Layoffs Without the Drama or Damage — Workforce reductions are difficult, but poor planning can make them far more disruptive. Casey Williams explains how nonprofit leaders can define the business need, establish objective criteria, meet legal obligations, and treat affected employees with dignity.

Nonprofit Financial Planning for Constant Change — Nonprofit financial planning must evolve as quickly as the conditions surrounding the organization. Taylor MacDonald and Dan Holcomb explain how rolling forecasts, scenario planning, cash visibility, and collaboration can help leaders respond without putting the mission at risk.

Nearly 2 Million Nonprofits: How Do Donors Decide? — Behavioral science can help nonprofit leaders understand why generous intentions do not always become donations. Eleni Fischer and Julia Toffoli of ideas42 explain how thoughtful donor-experience design can reduce friction, build confidence, and help more people follow through on their desire to give.

What Happens When Philanthropy Starts Building Businesses? — Philanthropy can strengthen communities by investing not only in nonprofit programs, but also in the entrepreneurs, business-support organizations, and local infrastructure that drive economic mobility. Wafa Dinaro shares how the New Economy Initiative uses capital, data, mentorship, and nonprofit partnerships to help Southeast Michigan businesses grow.

AI is already being used inside nonprofit organizations, but many leaders have yet to establish a strategy for where it should—and should not—be used. Darren Richards explains how nonprofits can improve fundraising, donor visibility, and operational capacity while protecting trust, authenticity, and human relationships.