We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Robert Santana and the Boys & Girls Clubs of...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time, Creative Solutions. The book based on this...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Solidarity. The book based on this research is...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. This time Charitable Ventures.  The book based on this...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. The book based on this research is available...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts with a 7-part series. In Financing with The Stars, Victoria Torres of the Samueli Foundation interviews Zoot Velasco of the Gianneschi Center on his new research project that studied organizations that grew by double or more during the last recession. What did they have in common? The answers will surprise you.  Then we will interview several of the Recession Stars themselves. The book based on this research is available...

Episode 124: A simulcast with Haley Cooper's Lead with Heart Podcast.  Haley's mission is EMPOWERING, ELEVATING, AND ENGAGING NONPROFIT LEADERS TO BUILD HEALTHY, THRIVING ORGANIZATIONS.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: Zoot will give a master class on best practices of board development for community benefit organizations... No BS.

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: What is innovation that transforms organizations? Peter Drucker defined innovation as "change that creates a new dimension of performance." But how does one do that? It is not what most people think it is. It is not some creative new thought and some wild idea that just happens to work. It is not thinking outside the box. It is eliminating the box, using the scientific method on a small scale to find what works, and then scaling it up....

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter: There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and...

We conclude our season with our TOP 5 all-time podcasts: This is a two-parter: There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grantwriting. This week we start a two-part special on grantwriting with everything you need to know about how to do it effectively, and what people are saying about your grant after it gets submitted. We work with Victoria Torres Director of Community Impact at the Samueli Foundation who has produced grants, reviewed grants, written grants, and...

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership- Patton McDowell Dr. Patton McDowell (www.pattonmcdowell.com) brings the best in nonprofit career development to each episode, helping you find the perfect nonprofit opportunity and guiding you along the path to senior leadership in the philanthropic sector. Patton brings 30 years of nonprofit leadership, coaching, and consulting experience, and shares best practices for individual and organizational success based on his work with over 250 nonprofit...

We have taken our past podcasts where we interviewed top social media influencers and condensed their wisdom down to one 10-minute chunk.   Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.   Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 117: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less  (Part 3 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 116: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less  (Part 2 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 115: Leadership in 10 Minutes or Less  (Part 1 of 3) An excerpt from Zoot's new book small to LARGE: Growing Social Impact Organizations Against All Odds Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

There is a lot of information, and frankly mythology, out there about grant writing. The truth in about 10 minutes.   Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 113: A shortened version of one of our most popular top-ten episodes of all time episodes, Zoot Velasco talks with Todd Hanson, then Vice President of the Center for Engaged Philanthropy at the Orange County Community Foundation (Now with the Council on Aging).  Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes. Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 112: This week, we look at this seemingly harmless statement and diagnose the harm that it does in under 10 minutes.  This is a shortened version of one of our 10 most popular episodes of the past seasons.   Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.   Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 111: In this episode, we critique the good, the bad, and the ugly of mission statements in 10 Minutes or Less. Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with shorter episodes under ten minutes.   Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 110: Collaboration in 10 Minutes or Less How do collaboration and strategic partnerships help us succeed?   Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less.   Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Episode 109: Advocacy in Short Many in the Social Sector believe the myth that 501(c)(3) organizations are not allowed to advocate for themselves or their causes. Zoot discusses the myths and the reality of advocacy in the Social Sector with David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, our national advocacy group.  Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or...

We unwrap all the truth and mythology about the "Big Gala" Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors." Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other...

Season Six Note: This season we bust the myths of the social sector, but do it in bite-size chunks with each episode 10 minutes or less. In this episode we take on the BS of the "Board of Directors." Check out our new book, upcoming training, and other programs: https://business.fullerton.edu/engagement/gianneschi-nonprofit-research/ http://www.zootvelasco.com/  https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/small-large-growing-social-impact-organizations-against-all-odds