Future Nonprofit

Future Nonprofit

Join host and award-winning author Ted Vaughn as he uncovers bold strategies and best practices from top nonprofits and social-impact businesses. Hear personal stories and hot takes from inspiring guests navigating the path to a more innovative and impactful future for nonprofit organizations.

New episodes every other week.

Recent Episodes

Feb. 18, 2025

10 Books Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Read This Year (w/ James Bloedel, Chief Strategy Officer at Historic)

“Leadership is not just something that is relegated to middle management, upper management, executive leadership. Leadership is a culture that exists inside of your organization. If you truly want to make breakthrough produc…
Feb. 4, 2025

Many Hopes: Thomas Keown - The Reciprocal Power of Survivor-Driven Change

“When you see horrible things happen to innocent people, you can choose one of two paths. You can either go a route of bitterness and hatred and perpetuate a problem, or you can think—does this have to be like this?” - Thoma…
Jan. 21, 2025

Moniker Group: Ryan Sisson - The 3 Key Ingredients of an Authentic Community

“For me, that's really where you get the highest ROI. Just to hear from a person: this matters.” - Ryan Sisson When’s the last time you thought to yourself, “Wow, this is real community”? That magical, visceral feeling of tr…
Dec. 19, 2024

era92: Emmanuel Trinity - Creating Lasting Change by Untapping the Brilliance in Every Person

“[She] asked me, ‘What's one thing we can give you so you never go back on the streets?’ And I told them, ‘If you give me a computer, I would never go back on the streets. And they did. And that gadget captured me from what …
Dec. 4, 2024

Ambition Angels: Remi Sobomehin - Using Innovation to Power Progress Towards Your Mission

“I really think that we all have something we want to produce and give to the world, and that should be our ambition. And people are going to love you for what you give to the world. They're going to love you for your ambiti…
Nov. 21, 2024

CORE: Ann Lee - Growing Impact Through Shoulder-to-Shoulder Leadership

“It's always important to be connected to the work and see that we're doing things in the right way. You know, culture is everything. Our ethos is everything.” - Ann Lee Running a nonprofit can be hard. You’re leading a dedi…

About the Host

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Ted Vaughn

Podcast host, Entrepreneur , Author, & Speaker

Co-author of Culture Built My Brand and co-founder of Historic Agency, Ted leads client transformation at Historic. With more than 25 years of nonprofit experience, Ted specializes in executive leadership, brand development, organizational health, and strategic clarity. Ted has spent the majority of his career serving a wide variety of for-profit and nonprofit brands.