How to Build Culture of Innovation at Your Nonprofit, Even When Times Are Hard

About this episode

The episode discusses how to foster a culture of innovation in nonprofits during challenging times.

Send us Fan Mail We found the cure for your organizations' "we've always done it this way", and we are sharing it with you today. On this week's episode of The Small Nonprofit Podcast, Maria sits down with Andrea Silverstone (CEO of Sagesse) and Carrie McManus (Director of Innovation and Programs at Sagesse). Sagesse is a nonprofit working to disrupt the structures of abuse and eradicate domestic violence. Together, they share what it looks like to lead strategically during lean times, how to...

People in this episode

Host: Maria

Guests: Andrea Silverstone, Carrie McManus

Topics covered

• innovation
• nonprofit leadership
• domestic violence
• organizational culture
• strategic planning

Keywords

• innovation
• nonprofit
• leadership
• domestic violence
• organizational culture
• strategic leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sagesse

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