Aug 31, 2026
Episode Description
Many nonprofit leaders pick a marketing tactic first- a gala, a Facebook fundraiser, a social media takeover, and then hope it works. The organizations that get a real return pick the goal first and let the goal decide the tactic.
Sarah goes solo to work through how to...
Aug 27, 2026
Show Notes:
Most nonprofit leaders treat retention as a problem to fix after the hire. The organizations that keep people for decades treat it as something they build into the hire itself.
Sarah invited Crystal FitzSimons, the president of the Food Research and Action Center and someone who has...
Aug 24, 2026
Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri
The thought shows up quietly and then keeps coming back. Maybe this person is not right for us. Then it sits there for months while you look for more evidence and rehearse a conversation you never have. Meanwhile the person you are worried about is...
Aug 20, 2026
Show Notes
Most nonprofit leaders already know they can't make every decision themselves. They've said it out loud in meetings and retreats. They want more decisions happening close to the work.
Then a year later, they're still the bottleneck.
Sarah sat down with Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of Alight and co-founder...
Aug 17, 2026
Lunch Is Leadership with Sarah Olivieri
Lunch is the first thing to go. The calendar fills up, something has to give, and the hour in the middle of the day is the one that looks optional. Skip it enough times and you start making your biggest decisions of the week on an empty tank.
In this...