Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership is a weekly conversation with the leaders who run, fund and advise nonprofits. Host Dr. Patton McDowell, a nonprofit consultant with more than 30 years in the sector, helps emerging, mid-career and senior leaders build their careers, strengthen their boards, raise more money and lead with clarity.
Each week, Patton talks with executive directors, CEOs, foundation leaders, board members and sector experts about the decisions that shape a nonprofit career: stepping into your first leadership role, leading through change, building a strong board, raising money, and developing the people around you. He is also the author of the book Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership. Listeners tune in from more than 130 countries for practical, honest stories they can apply the next week.
Topics include nonprofit career development, executive transitions, board governance, fundraising and philanthropy, philanthropic leadership, strategic planning, and organizational culture. Whether you are an emerging leader, a mid-career professional preparing for what’s next, or a seasoned executive, you’ll leave each episode with something you can use.
Hosted by Dr. Patton McDowell, MBA, CFRE, Senior Director of Leadership Initiatives at Armstrong McGuire and Director of the Institute for Philanthropic Leadership. Learn more and apply to be a guest at armstrongmcguire.com/podcasts.
Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
Latest Episodes
393: What Surprised Me Most as a New Nonprofit CEO (Sarah Norris)
Episode 393: What Surprised Me Most as a New Nonprofit CEO (Sarah Norris)Episode SummaryPlenty of capable people rule themselves out of the corner office because they are introverted, never planned to lead...
392: What Funders Are Seeing, Funding & Prioritizing Right Now (Clark Casteel, Hal Cato, Darrin Goss, Sr., Rhett Mabry)
392: What Funders Are Seeing, Funding & Prioritizing Right Now (Clark Casteel, Hal Cato, Darrin Goss, Sr., Rhett Mabry)Episode SummaryMost nonprofit leaders guess at a funder's real priorities until th...
391: Deeper, Not Bigger: How to Make the Case for Capacity (Jimmy McQuilkin)
Episode 391: Deeper, Not Bigger: How to Make the Case for Capacity (Jimmy McQuilkin)Episode SummaryMost capital campaigns fund something new, a building, a wing, more seats. Jimmy McQuilkin, Founder and Ex...