Future Nonprofit

Season 1

Jan. 30, 2024

[BONUS] 2024 Nonprofit Leaders Reading Guide

The organizations that we work with are structured and operating for where they used to be, not where they are today, much less where we're heading. And in today's pace of change, we as leaders have to be operating and …

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Jan. 16, 2024

[BONUS] 9 Nonprofit Trends to Watch for in 2024

“There's a younger generation of donors who really don't see themselves as much a donor as they do generous and wanting to stand for certain values. And so their contribution… is an expression of the injustice that they want ...

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Dec. 19, 2023

Happy Holidays!

Thank you for an amazing Season 1 of Future Nonprofit! We will be taking a break for the holidays and returning in 2024 with Season 2.

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Dec. 5, 2023

WFP Innovation Accelerator: Bernhard Kowatsch - Foundations for Succe…

"I think this is when it hit me there must be a lot more ideas, innovation, and startups out there that could actually make a difference and could be transforming the way we're looking at the world, but they never …

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Nov. 21, 2023

Homeboy: Tom Vozzo - Creating Space for Everyone to Thrive

"Society throws up a lot of hurdles to people really trying to do it the right way, right? We, and the rest of society, should knock down those hurdles, but also give space so that people can thrive.” - Tom …

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Nov. 7, 2023

New Story: Brett Hagler - Bold and Balanced New Solutions to Old Issu…

"There is a decent chance that this works, and then if it works, and that if it can be what the vision and the promise is, then for our mission, which is to pioneer solutions to end global homelessness, it's …

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Oct. 24, 2023

[Trends] 5 things Leading to Nonprofit Innovation - Mark Miller

“Your leadership might be a burn victim of failed innovation, which is: we want to say that we're for innovation, but we want 99 percent of all of the things that we try to work at 10, 000%. And that's …

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Oct. 10, 2023

Southwest Airlines: Linda Rutherford - Weathering the Storm with Cult…

"Still, you saw those moments of person-to-person care and outreach that really do illuminate what it means to be a Southwest Airlines warrior, and that is that we're in this together. We're going to take care of each other a...

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Sept. 26, 2023

Dollar For: Jared Walker - The Solutions Right In Front of Us

"I looked into it and couldn't believe it, like I felt like a freaking chump because I had been paying medical bills for all of these people that would've been eligible for free or reduced care if I would've known …

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Sept. 12, 2023

Oxfam: Laté Lawson-Lartego - Embracing Failure

“You also want to avoid this culture of ‘innovation is this shiny magic bullet’. No.That's also a culture that we want to demystify. Innovation is ways of thinking, ways of doing, and of course ways of achieving concrete, tan...

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Aug. 29, 2023

Liquid Death: Lance Blair - Authentic Culture and Brand

Liquid Death is more than just a beverage company. As CEO Mike Cessario puts it, their product is entertainment just as much as it is drinks. And while they are a for-profit company, their passionate commitment to the cause o...

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Aug. 15, 2023

The Bible Project: Michael McDonald - Setting The Table

"Whenever we're trying a new thing, if we're going into a new product, if we're going into a new marketplace, –whatever it is, we are running it through that grid; How are we being generous in this space? How are …

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Aug. 1, 2023

Brave New Work: Rodney Evans - A Culture for Innovation

"Where things fall apart is in the system design. It's in the how. It's not that the people are lazy. It's not that they're stupid, it's not that they're not trained well. It's not that the plan is flawed, –it's …

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Aug. 1, 2023

Liberty in North Korea: Hannah Song - The Power of Stories

" There was a need to be able to humanize the North Korea issue, the North Korean people, and how we define success of redefining North Korea, rebranding North Korea. It's that when we go out and you ask somebody, …

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May 29, 2023

Introducing Future Nonprofit

Join host Ted Vaughn, Partner at Historic and author of "Culture Built My Brand," as he interviews industry giants, visionary disruptors, and nonprofit-adjacent experts who are reshaping the nonprofit landscape. Gain valuable insights, be inspired by real stories of transformation, …

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