Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Hosted by Glennda Testone · Joan Garry & Glennda Testone
4.6from 345 ratings
- 267
- Episodes
- 69
- Transcribed
- 345
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 67K
- YouTube views
About Nonprofits Are Messy: Lessons in Leadership | Fundraising | Board Development | Communications
Nonprofits Are Messy is the podcast for nonprofit leaders navigating the real challenges of leadership, fundraising, governance, communications, and organizational growth. Hosted by Joan Garry and Glennda Testone, each episode features candid conversations, practical advice, and honest stories to help you lead with greater confidence through the messiness of nonprofit work.
- Publisher
- Joan Garry & Glennda Testone
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Feb 2016
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
69 of 267 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 263: How Nonprofit Teams Build Healthy Conflict with Priya Parker
26 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 262: How to Be a Force for Good When Your Tank Is Empty (with Sam Horn)
12 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 261: What Would Dolly Do? Leadership Lessons from a Life of Giving
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Ep 263: How Nonprofit Teams Build Healthy Conflict with Priya Parker
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes. About what is the purpose? What is the purpose? Who should be there? Why are we doing this? And similarly, it's actually from conflict resolution. 90% of the success of a room happens before anyone enters. Yeah. Even if we are willing to face it, we're rushing to, I have this with clients often. They're saying, oh, great, you're here. Let's have a Zoom Monday, right, with the entire organization. I'm like, hold your horses, hold your horses. Do not have a Zoom on Monday. Pause and actually ask, what is the need? What needs to be part of this conversation? What is actually happening here? What should be included? […]
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- Priya Parker
- Sam Horn
- Scott M Curran
- Jim Collins
- Bev Tillary
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- 66,740
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 319 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 26 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100
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- 97
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 97
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Glennda Testone host the show. Published by Joan Garry & Glennda Testone.
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