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by Sarah Olivieri
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- Today26 min
461: Supporting Your Nonprofit Team's Mental Health with Weanne Estrada
Mental health support needs a place in the everyday work of a nonprofit. Regular check-ins and clear ways to get help give staff support they can turn to while doing demanding work. Sarah talks with Weanne Estrada, a mental health specialist at ADRA who supports people working in humanitarian settings. Together, they explore what nonprofit leaders can learn from supporting staff before, during, and after emergency deployments, including the everyday moments of connection that staff said mattered to them. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why Weanne sees mental health support as essential to effective humanitarian aid. How psychological first aid uses three steps: look, listen, and link. What deployed staff said about shared meals, walks, and manager check-ins. Why staff valued knowing counseling was available, even when they didn't use it. How stories of recovery and resilience can support the people doing the work. Who This Episode Is For Nonprofit leaders who want to make mental health support a regular part of work. Teams looking for practical ways to respond when a colleague is struggling. Leaders who want to support staff carrying the emotional weight of helping others. Links from this episode Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter: weekly tips for leading your nonprofit. ADRA International ADRA International on LinkedIn ADRA on Facebook ADRA International on Instagram Sarah Olivieri's website Sarah Olivieri's Substack publication Thank you to Donorbox Thank you to Donorbox for sponsoring Inspired Nonprofit Leadership. We appreciate your support for the show and the nonprofit leaders who listen. Follow Donorbox on YouTube, <a href= "https://
- 3 days ago12 min
Episode 460: Use Details to Communicate Clearly with Sarah Olivieri
Show Notes When you explain an idea to your team, the big picture may be clear in your head, but it's probably not as clear in your team's head as you think it is. Specific examples help other people understand what you mean and what the work actually involves. Sarah Olivieri walks through how to add useful detail to everyday communication so you can get what's in your head into the minds of your team. She shares practical examples from leadership meetings, planning, and the experiences of people your nonprofit serves. She shows how describing what happens step by step can make an idea easier to understand and reveal something a plan has missed. In This Episode, You'll Learn How a specific example makes a big-picture idea easier to understand. Why walking through a Monday morning can reveal gaps in your plan. How describing a client's experience helps others understand their perspective. What details can add to onboarding, job descriptions, and team communication. Who This Episode Is For Leaders who want their team to understand what they are asking. Teams that want to find gaps in a plan before putting it into action. Anyone who wants to explain the experiences of the people their nonprofit serves. Links from this episode Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter: weekly tips, resources, and updates on training opportunities. Inspired Philanthropy Circle Sarah Olivieri's website Sarah Olivieri's Substack publication About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri <div id="text-5772c30e" class="sc
- 1 weeks ago41 min
459: What to Ask Before AI Touches Your Data with Sam Fankuchen
Show Notes Reaching out to potential major donors can feel premature when you haven't figured out how you will follow up. A written contact list and a plan for the next interaction give you a simple place to start, without mapping out a year of conversations. Sarah shares this approach using questions from nonprofit leaders starting major gifts programs in the Inspired Philanthropy Circle. She shares her own struggle with following up, the scheduling habit that helps her stay connected, and ways to give people something to look forward to together. In This Episode, You'll Learn What to record in a contact list so relationships don't depend on memory. How to arrange the next interaction before the current conversation ends. What to say when scheduling ahead feels uncomfortable or too pushy. How recurring tours, dinners, or informal gatherings give you something to invite people to. Why building a community of supporters can bring an emotional return alongside funding. Who This Episode Is For Nonprofit leaders who want to start donor conversations without waiting for a complete annual plan. Fundraisers looking for a simple way to keep track of relationships. Leaders who want to stay in touch with supporters without feeling pushy. Links from this episode Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter: weekly tips, resources, and updates on training opportunities. Inspired Philanthropy Circle Sarah Olivieri's website Sarah Olivieri's Substack publication Thank you to Donorbox Thank you to
- 1 weeks ago13 min
458: A Simple Follow-Up Process for Major Gifts with Sarah Olivieri
Episode Description Reaching out to potential major donors can feel premature when you haven't figured out how you will follow up. A written contact list and a plan for the next interaction give you a simple place to start, without mapping out a year of conversations. Sarah walks through this approach using questions from nonprofit leaders starting major gifts programs in the Inspired Philanthropy Circle. She shares her own struggle with following up, the scheduling habit that helps her stay connected, and ways to give people something to look forward to together. In This Episode, You'll Learn What to record in a contact list so relationships don't depend on memory. How to arrange the next interaction before the current conversation ends. What to say when scheduling ahead feels uncomfortable or too pushy. How recurring tours, dinners, or informal gatherings give you something to invite people to. Why building a community of supporters can bring an emotional return alongside funding. Who This Episode Is For Nonprofit leaders who want to start donor conversations without waiting for a complete annual plan. Fundraisers looking for a simple way to keep track of relationships. Leaders who want to stay in touch with supporters without feeling pushy. Links from this episode Links Website: saraholivieri.com Substack: Sarah Olivieri's Substack publication Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter: weekly tips, resources, and updates on training opportunities. Inspired Philanthropy Circle Thank you to Donorbox Thank you to our sponsor, Donorbox, for supporting Inspired Nonprofit Leadership. We appreciate your support
- 2 weeks ago45 min
457: Why Ethical Storytelling Raises More Money with Maria A. Bryan
A fundraising story asks people to care and act. How you gather and share that story matters to the person who lived it, the audience hearing it, and the donor relationships you hope to build. Sarah invited Maria A Bryan, a trauma-informed storytelling trainer who helps nonprofits tell difficult stories while protecting the people involved, to unpack how consent, safety, and choice belong in fundraising. They discuss asking for stories without pressure, preparing audiences for difficult content, and building donor relationships around shared impact rather than guilt. Who it's for You want to share compelling stories while protecting the people in them. You want donors to feel connected to your mission without using guilt or pressure. You want a clearer process for consent and responding when a story causes harm. What you will hear Why someone receiving help may feel unable to say no to sharing their story. How content warnings give audiences a choice about hearing difficult stories. Why Sarah argues that relationships built on shared impact can support long-term giving. What Maria's experience of trying to pause a monthly gift reveals about donor choice. Why your storytelling process needs a plan for repairing harm. Links from this episode Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter: weekly tips for leading your nonprofit Maria A Bryan's website Connect with Maria A Bryan on LinkedIn When Bearing Witness: trauma-informed storytelling certification Emotional Intelligence Is Nonprofit Retention Infrastructure with Brittan Stockert More of Maria's expert insight Ethical Persuasion in Fundraising: Inspire Without Pressure, The Nonprofit Podcast A Guide to Ethical Storytelling, What the Fundraising Podcast The Problem with Nonprofit Storytelling, Nonprofit Nation An Inclusionary Wakeup Call for Public Interest Copywriters, Journal of Public Interest Communications Trauma-Informed Storytelling with Maria Bryan, A Trauma-Informed Future Podcast Connect with Sarah Sarah Olivieri's website Sarah Olivieri on Substack Thank you to Donorbox Thank you to Donorbox for sponsoring Inspired Nonprofit Leadership and supporting these conversations. In this episode, Maria and Sarah discuss giving donors control over their recurring gifts. Follow Donorbox on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
- 2 weeks ago11 min
456: When Preparing for a Meeting is NOT Helpful with Sarah Olivieri
Show Notes Arriving at a team meeting with a solution already worked out can feel like you're helping everyone get ahead. When the work needs several people's perspectives, leaving the solution open gives the team a chance to develop something together that none of them could have created alone. Sarah discusses when preparing a solution before a meeting can get in the way of collaboration, drawing on her experience helping teams create something new together. In This Episode, You'll Learn What to consider before working out a solution ahead of a meeting Why doing extra work can feel like the right thing to do What your approach to meeting preparation might be teaching your team How to make more room for leadership across your organization What Sarah's one-sentence definition of leadership asks us to reconsider Who This Episode Is For • Nonprofit leaders who want more people on their team taking initiative. • Teams who want meetings that draw on everyone's ideas and experience. • Executive directors who want to share the responsibility for moving their organization forward. • Leadership teams who want to develop solutions they couldn't create on their own. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Join the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter for weekly tips and inspiration for leading your nonprofit. Resources mentioned: • Apply to talk with Sarah about working together • Explore ways to work with Sarah • Email Sarah about your experience Connect w
- 2 weeks ago11 min
456: When Preparing for a Meeting is NOT Helpful with Sarah Olivieri
Show Notes Arriving at a team meeting with a solution already worked out can feel like you're helping everyone get ahead. When the work needs several people's perspectives, leaving the solution open gives the team a chance to develop something together that none of them could have created alone. Sarah discusses when preparing a solution before a meeting can get in the way of collaboration, drawing on her experience helping teams create something new together. In This Episode, You'll Learn What to consider before working out a solution ahead of a meeting Why doing extra work can feel like the right thing to do What your approach to meeting preparation might be teaching your team How to make more room for leadership across your organization What Sarah's one-sentence definition of leadership asks us to reconsider Who This Episode Is For • Nonprofit leaders who want more people on their team taking initiative. • Teams who want meetings that draw on everyone's ideas and experience. • Executive directors who want to share the responsibility for moving their organization forward. • Leadership teams who want to develop solutions they couldn't create on their own. About Your Host, Sarah Olivieri Bold, strategic, and refreshingly human… Sarah Olivieri is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth.She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and change-makers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results. Most leaders hit a wall when success depends on them holding it all together. Sarah helps them change that by redefining leadership around outcomes instead of activity, empowering teams to own results that scale and freeing leaders to focus on the vision that drives them. A former director of three nonprofits and founder of five businesses, she has a rare ability to spot opportunity where others see chaos, shift stuck patterns, and build organizations that support both legacy and life. Sarah leads with the same mindset that made her an award-winning sailor: iterate on what works, stay focused in the storm, and never forget the joy of the journey. Links Join the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter for weekly tips and inspiration for leading your nonprofit. Resources mentioned: • Apply to talk with Sarah about working together • Explore ways to work with Sarah • Email Sarah about your experience Connect wi
- 3 weeks ago38 min
455: Make Trust Tangible with Kim Bohr
Episode Description Trust can be measured. It grows through honest communication and fair treatment, and it can break when leaders mishandle change. Sarah invited Kim Bohr, President and CEO of SparkEffect, whose annual research tracks organizational trust across the US, to discuss what builds trust, what breaks it, and how leaders can protect it through disruption. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why 85 percent of people faced major disruption in two years What Kim's research says builds trust Why hard conversations should get to the point How job loss creates shame and blocks support How Sarah uses AI to reshape only her own words Who This Episode Is For • Executive directors leading teams exhausted by constant change • Leaders bringing in AI while staff fear for their jobs • Anyone avoiding a hard conversation with a wrong-fit staff or board member • CEOs hearing "we have a communication problem" without finding the cause About the Guest Kim Bohr is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SparkEffect, where she helps executive teams navigate change while building trust and strong organizational performance. With more than 25 years of leadership experience, she's a board advisor, speaker, podcast host, and author who specializes in helping leaders build resilient organizations during times of disruption. Join the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Newsletter for weekly tips and inspiration for leading your nonprofit: https://www.inspirednonprofitleadership.com/signup Connect with Kim: Website: https://sparkeffect.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimbohr/ Email: kim.bohr@sparkeffect.com Text: (206) 552-4452 Blog: https://sparkeffect.com/blog Podcast: Courage t
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