Lessons Learned as a Nonprofit Executive Director & Nonprofit Consultant

Being a nonprofit executive director isn’t always easy or simple.

There are definitely challenges that nonprofit executives face, such as:
✅ Keeping focused on the vision
✅ Not mission drifting
✅ Finding money to fund the nonprofit’s programs
✅ Keeping up with payroll
✅ Understanding strategic planning
✅ And so much more…

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It’s a good thing that Dolph Goldenburg, founder of Successful Nonprofits, comes on the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to discuss his lessons learned as an executive director and as a nonprofit consultant. Dolph shares an authentic look at how he suffered burnout and resigned as a nonprofit director.

He also shares how taking a sabbatical and traveling are what helped him redirect his journey. This led to his current position as a nonprofit consultant.

The lessons he has learned along the way include:
✅ Recognizing red flags
✅ Negotiating with funding sources
✅ Being a value-based consultant
✅ And so much more

What We Discuss
✨ 0:00 HERE
✨ 0:53 Grant Reviewer Course
✨ 4:09 Overcoming Burnout
✨ 5:09 How to Know if a Job isn’t a Good Fit
✨ 8:51 Looking Inward into Nonprofit Pain Points
✨ 11:40 How to Look for Signs of Nonprofit Burnout
✨ 13:30 How Being Values-Based Helps to Attract the Right People
✨ 21:53 Why Paying Your Nonprofit Staff a Living Wage is Vital to Nonprofit Health
✨ 23:00 Why Nonprofit Attrition Rates Can Be the Funder’s Fault
✨ 23:30 Why You Need to Not Underbid on a Grant Application
✨ 29:30 How to Renegotiate with a Funding Source
✨ 35:51 Why Talking to Funders is so Important

To find out more about Dolph, check out all the show notes here: https://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/221.