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Changemaker Conversations: The Podcast for Nonprofit Leaders

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by Alyssa Conrardy and Lindsay Mullen

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Are you ready to transform your nonprofit from the inside out? Changemaker Conversations is the essential podcast for forward-thinking nonprofit CEOs, executive directors and senior leaders who are ready to build smarter, more strategic organizations—with less friction and more joy. Join Lindsay Mullen and Alyssa Conrardy, principals of Prosper Strategies, as they share actionable insights and have candid conversations with innovative nonprofit leaders who are redefining what’s possible in the sector. You’ll Learn: - About real challenges your nonprofit peers are facing and how to navigate them with grace - How to center your constituents and lead your nonprofit based on their priorities - What to do if your strategic plans (and marketing and fundraising plans) aren’t getting the results you want - How to strengthen your relationships with your board - Non-traditional approaches to maximizing employee morale and building better teams - Time-tested strategies and tips from nonprofit leaders who have seen and done it all ...and much more Each episode pulls you out of the day-to-day grind and refocuses your attention on the big picture—helping you become a more strategic, inclusive leader who can guide your nonprofit to greater impact. | CONNECT | * ChangemakerConversations.com for show notes and additional resources * Prosper-Strategies.com and hello@prosper-strategies.com to learn more about our strategic consulting practice * Hello@ChangemakerConversations.com with topic suggestions, guest recommendations or questions

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July 9, 2026

How Should Your Nonprofit Approach Strategic Planning?

Strategic planning used to be handled the same way at most nonprofit organizations: hire a consultant, have them conduct research and facilitate a retreat, make some important decisions, and write the plan. It also used to be only the domain of those with a significant budget. However, that is changing rapidly. In this solo episode, Prosper Strategies principal Alyssa Conrardy shares not one but three distinct ways to approach nonprofit strategic planning, and explains which sort of organization each option may be a fit for. She also shares how the philosophy underlying those options is as important as the approach itself. Here's what you'll learn in this episode: The three approaches to strategic planning — DIY, facilitation, and full-service — and what each actually costs How to know which approach fits your organization's size, internal capacity, and budget When an outside facilitator's neutrality matters Four common planning philosophies, and why Shared Power (stakeholder-centered) planning outperforms the rest How to make smart choices next time your nonprofit is about to embark on strategic planning | MENTIONED | Nonprofit Strategic Planning Toolbox: strategicplanningtoobox.com Strategic Planning Decision Guide: https://prosper-strategies.com/strategic-planning-decision-guide/ | CONNECT | www.ChangemakerConversations.com for show notes and additional resources Prosper-Strategies.com to learn more about our strategic consulting practice Hello@ChangemakerConversations.com with topic suggestions, guest recommendations or questions On LinkedIn with Alyssa Conrardy, Lindsay Mullen and Prosper Strategies.

June 11, 2026

What Does a Facilitator Actually Do in Nonprofit Strategic Planning?

Picture your last board retreat. Smart, well-meaning people in a room. An agenda. Everyone fired up. And then, three hours in, you're still relitigating the same two sticking points and the day ends in frustration instead of clarity. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you, because you probably need a facilitator. In Episode 15 of Changemaker Conversations, Alyssa Conrardy interviews Lindsay Mullen on what a strategic planning facilitator actually does, and just as importantly, what they don't do. This episode is a candid look at when bringing in an outside facilitator is worth it, when it isn't, and how to tell the difference. Here's what you'll learn in this episode: What a facilitator actually does day-to-day during strategic planning (and what they don't do) The four roles every planning process needs to understand up front: community, board, leadership and staff, and facilitator The difference between facilitation-only and full-service strategic planning, and which fits which kind of organization Why "have you worked with a nonprofit like ours?" is the wrong first question to ask a facilitator Why DIY-ing your stakeholder engagement (with facilitator templates and guidance) builds the muscle most nonprofits are missing | MENTIONED | Prosper Strategies Facilitation Services | CONNECT | ChangemakerConversations.com for show notes and additional resources Prosper-Strategies.com to learn more about our strategic advising practice. Hello@ChangemakerConversations.com with topic suggestions, guest recommendations or questions.

May 21, 2026

The 8-Step Shared Power™ Strategic Planning Process: A Real-World Walk-Through

Most nonprofits approach strategic planning the same way: a small group of senior leaders and board members make the calls, and then the plan gets shared out. Shared Power™ Strategic Planning flips that completely on its head, putting the people a nonprofit serves at the center of the most important decisions. In this episode, Alyssa and Lindsay walk through exactly how it works, step by step. Using a real client example, an organization navigating a complex multi-stakeholder landscape, they break down all eight steps of the Shared Power Strategic Planning™ process: Prepare, Engage, Research, Retreat, Set OKRs, Listening Sessions, Finalize, and Implement. You'll hear how the process works whether you're DIY-ing your plan, working with a facilitator, or partnering with a full-service firm, and what happens when you skip any of the steps. In this episode, you'll learn: ✅Why deeply involving your stakeholders in strategic planning (before, during and after) is absolutely critical, and how to do it well ✅ Why preparation is really a readiness and culture check, not a scheduling exercise ✅ How to design stakeholder engagement that works for hard-to-reach populations like people living with serious diseases or youth ✅ What three assessments anchor the research phase and how they come together ✅ How a two-day retreat takes you from hundreds of strategic questions to three or four plan pillars ✅ Why listening sessions (often skipped entirely) can change the entire direction of a plan ✅ The role of OKRs in turning aspirational pillars into measurable, staff-owned work If you've ever wondered what it actually looks like to build a strategic plan that centers the people and communities your organization serves, how much time it takes, or what will be asked of you in the process, this is your episode. 🎁 Listener offer: Get $125 off the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Toolbox at strategicplanningtoolbox.com with code CHANGEMAKERCONVERSATIONS

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What is Changemaker Conversations: The Podcast for Nonprofit Leaders?: Are you ready to transform your nonprofit from the inside out?

Changemaker Conversations is the essential podcast for forward-thinking nonprofit CEOs, executive directors and senior leaders who are ready to build smarter, more strategic organizations—with less friction and more joy.

Join Lindsay Mullen and Alyssa Conrardy, principals of Prosper Strategies, as they share actionable insights and have candid conversations with innovative nonprofit leaders who are redefining what’s possible in the sector.

You’ll Learn:

About real challenges your nonprofit peers are facing and how to navigate them with grace

How to center your constituents and lead your nonprofit based on their priorities

What to do if your strategic plans (and marketing and fundraising plans) aren’t getting the results you want

How to strengthen your relationships with your board

Non-traditional approaches to maximizing employee morale and building better teams

Time-tested strategies and tips from nonprofit leaders who have seen and done it all ...and much more

Each episode pulls you out of the day-to-day grind and refocuses your attention on the big picture—helping you become a more strategic, inclusive leader who can guide your nonprofit to greater impact.

| CONNECT |

ChangemakerConversations.com for show notes and additional resources

Prosper-Strategies.com and hello@prosper-strategies.com to learn more about our strategic consulting practice

Hello@ChangemakerConversations.com with topic suggestions, guest recommendations or questions
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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