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  • Episode 202: How can you put AI to work for your nonprofit?

    Episode 202: How can you put AI to work for your nonprofit?
    Jan 7 2026
    AI is reshaping nonprofit work, but adopting it responsibly takes intention. Farra Trompeter, co-director, is joined by Cheryl Contee, chief innovation officer at BrightWorksAI.com, and Darian Rodriguez Heyman, founder of Helping People Help, to discuss insights from their new book, AI for Nonprofits, including practical, ethical ways nonprofits can use AI from fundraising and communications to operations and culture.
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    35 min
  • Episode 201: How do you approach rebranding a 100 year old nonprofit?

    Episode 201: How do you approach rebranding a 100 year old nonprofit?
    Dec 16 2025
    Insights from a major nonprofit rebrand! Join Ally Dommu, director of service development, and Brad Drazen, vice president of communications and marketing at Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, as they unpack the motivations behind changing a 100-year-old foundation’s name, the research and collaboration that guided the process, and what other organizations and foundations can learn when considering a rebrand.
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    20 min
  • Episode 200: How can we reimagine nonprofits and philanthropy?

    Episode 200: How can we reimagine nonprofits and philanthropy?
    Dec 3 2025
    In our 200th episode, Farra Trompeter, co-director, talks with writer, speaker, and beloved nonprofit truth-teller Vu Le, to explore how we can reimagine nonprofits and philanthropy. Learn about “sacred cows,” structural barriers, the urgency of this political moment, and what real transformation requires from all of us. Vu also shares insights from his new book, challenges long-held norms, and offers reflections on joy, community, and resilience. Listen or read along to this milestone conversation that’s honest, energizing, and deeply needed.
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    25 min
  • Episode 199: How can you find the best parts of your brand?

    Episode 199: How can you find the best parts of your brand?
    Nov 12 2025
    What are the best parts of your brand, and are you putting them to work for your mission? Farra Trompeter, co-director, interviews Lyn Weinman, founder, president, and chief strategist at KidGlov and the author of Untangling Spaghetti: A Branding Fable (https://kidglov.com/untanglingspaghetti/), to discuss addressing brand confusion, aligning on strategy, and knowing what type of change is right.
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    30 min
  • Episode 198: What do you need to know about cybersecurity?

    Episode 198: What do you need to know about cybersecurity?
    Oct 29 2025
    Cybersecurity is everyone's job. Farra Trompeter, co-director, talks with Joshua Peskay, co-founder of Meet the Moment, about practical ways nonprofits can reduce risk, protect sensitive data, and create a culture of awareness and care. From reasonable security standards to tabletop exercises, learn how to keep the mission and the people you serve safe.
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    32 min
  • Episode 197: How can you find joy?

    Episode 197: How can you find joy?
    Oct 15 2025
    How do we find joy in our work and our lives, especially when burnout looms? In this episode, Farra Trompeter, co-director, and Elandria Jackson Charles, chief joy officer at Ayoka Partners, explore how sabbatical care, intentional rest, and daily micro-moments of joy can help you reconnect with yourself and your purpose.
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    18 min
  • Episode 196: How can you engage in participatory grantmaking?

    Episode 196: How can you engage in participatory grantmaking?
    Oct 1 2025
    What happens when funders shift decision-making powers to communities? Farra Trompeter is joined by Cynthia Gibson, PhD, principal of Cynthesis Consulting, and Kelley Buhles, independent consultant and owner of Buhles Consulting, to discuss participatory grantmaking and explore how sharing decision-making power with communities fosters stronger, more democratic philanthropy. They also outline the steps nonprofits and funders can take to initiate this approach.
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    30 min
  • Episode 195: What does effective design feedback look like?

    Episode 195: What does effective design feedback look like?
    Sep 17 2025
    Smart design feedback is possible; it just requires clarity, collaboration, and strategy. Join J Kelley, senior account manager and host of this episode of the Smart Communications Podcast, as they chat with Randi Gibson, graphic designer, and Sandy Zimmerman, design director, about effective design feedback. Follow along for strategies to make the feedback process smoother and your creative outcomes stronger.
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    17 min