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Fundable by Design

Thank you so much for tuning into my podcast.  My Nonprofit Nuggets are intended to share you tips, strategies and tools to help you start, support and sustain your nonprofit organization successfully.  My 30 years of experience affords me to hands on experience to help you, as I have helped thousands others, take their nonprofits to the next level.

Why Most Nonprofits Fail Before They Ever Get Funded

Mar 26, 2026

I want to talk about something I see far too often.

Passionate, committed nonprofit leaders doing everything they can — and still feeling stuck, frustrated, and unfunded.

And over time, many of those organizations quietly fade before they ever get the funding they were hoping for.

If you’ve been showing up, doing...


Mar 23, 2026

When I say the word “infrastructure,” it may not immediately resonate with you.

And the reason is simple: when many nonprofit leaders start their organizations, no one ever talks to them about infrastructure.

They talk about passion.
They talk about programs.
They talk about impact.

But very few people explain the...


Mar 21, 2026

Today I want to talk about the visible and invisible work of running a nonprofit.

People see the program. They see the events. They see the impact photos. But they don’t see the systems, the compliance, the financial tracking, the reporting, the board management, the donor communication, the strategic planning — all...


Mar 18, 2026

If you’re thinking about starting a nonprofit or you’ve just started one, I want you to pause and ask yourself one question: Are you building this for impact today, or sustainability tomorrow?

Starting is easy. Sustaining is leadership.

If you want your nonprofit to grow, last, and be trusted by funders,...


Mar 13, 2026

f you have passion for a cause, that’s powerful. But passion alone will not make your nonprofit sustainable, and it will not make it fundable. So today, I want to walk you through what a 12-month roadmap looks like for turning your passion into a fundable nonprofit organization. This is not about rushing. It’s about...