Podcasts

111:30 minutes (38.24 MB)

The art and practice of dialogue building is the act of engaging conflict with curiosity and compassion instead of distaste and anxiety. It's the act of transforming difficult conversations into better decisions, healthier work relationships, and stronger organizations.

66:36 minutes (30.54 MB)

Now, more than ever, nonprofit financial statements are being scrutinized and reviewed by board members, donors and other stake holders. Executive Directors and Board Treasures are expected not only to understand these important documents – but to help craft them in a way that maximizes transparency and tells their organization’s story. Download the Power Point presentation that accompanies this presentation.

58:40 minutes (13.43 MB)

While traditional funding models for Community Media are eroding, the need for empowerment of local voices is more important than ever. How can PEG access centers leverage their experience and expertise to create new models of sustainability while maintaining, and even growing services to their communities? This session will offer ideas and generate discussion about the need for change and the opportunities that exist.

57:30 minutes (13.18 MB)

58:35 minutes (13.43 MB)

Arts and culture programs are fundamental to the quality and depth of any community, yet are often the first to be cut from public and private funding, and are almost never funded adequately. Small, innovative, or cutting edge arts programs often suffer the most. Yet, arts and culture programs can raise the money they need if they learn the basic principles of a systematic fundraising program.

61:29 minutes (14.09 MB)

RSS feeds, social networking, wiki editing, blogging, vlogging, podcasting... what does it all mean? In this telesalon, Deanna covers some plain-English fundamentals of how recent developments in Web technologies are affecting our everyday experiences, and radically changing the way we create, distribute and interact with media. She describes and shows some tools that are both easy to use and which help develop and empower the communities we work in.

58:30 minutes (13.39 MB)

The relationship between the board chair and executive director lies at the heart of an organization's effectiveness. In this telesalon, Morrie Warshawski discusses strategies for helping board chairs and executive directors increase awareness of their differing needs, improve communications, set shared expectations, develop accountability and build mutual ownership for the success of their organizations.

59:16 minutes (13.57 MB)

Succession planning is the process of preparing for a change in staff or board leadership with the intent of assuring an organization’s sustainability through such a transition. Organization development consultant Paula Manley gives an overview of succession planning and describes techniques that you could use to pave the way for leadership succession at your organization.

57:07 minutes (13.08 MB)

Guest presenter Tim Wolfred of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and co-author of the recent report Daring to Lead 2006 (download a PDF of the report) discusses current national trends in nonprofit executive turnover, compensation, career planning, and retirement. He also explores leading causes of executive burnout—in particular, widespread frustration with boards and funders, and what you and your peers can do to create more resilience in your organization.