Dear Joan Archives - Joan Garry Consulting https://joangarry.com/category/dear-joan/ Helping the Helpers Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:31:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://joangarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-favico-2-32x32.png Dear Joan Archives - Joan Garry Consulting https://joangarry.com/category/dear-joan/ 32 32 yes Hosted by Joan Garry, the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, Nonprofits Are Messy is a discussion of the most pressing issues faced by nonprofit leadership. Joan and her guests tackle topics like the overhead myth, the best way to run special events, how to make a big fundraising ask, board-staff relations, and so much more. At times hilarious, uplifting, and frustrating, the stories told in this podcast should feel very familiar to anybody working in a nonprofit today. <br /> <br /> Topics include fundraising, leadership development, building a great board, Executive Director / Board relations, communications and messaging, staff management, nonprofit career advice, crisis management, digital marketing, social media, and so much more.<br /> <br /> Listen to real stories of nonprofit leaders like you and how they handled the mess. Because the truth is, nonprofits ARE messy. There’s not enough money, too many cooks, and an abundance of passion. Leading nonprofits isn’t easy. This podcast will help. Joan Garry false Joan Garry crystal@nonprofitleadershiplab.com Joan Garry Consulting Joan Garry Consulting podcast Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit Marketers Dear Joan Archives - Joan Garry Consulting https://joangarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Guest-Primary-Joan-Host-1-scaled.jpg https://joangarry.com/category/dear-joan/ TV-PG Dear Joan: HELP! Our Entire Staff Quit! https://joangarry.com/staff-quit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staff-quit https://joangarry.com/staff-quit/#respond Wed, 03 May 2017 20:26:59 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=586449 "I am a board member for an organization where the entire staff has resigned. What is the best way to resolve this with no staff and no resources to hire any?"

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]]> https://joangarry.com/staff-quit/feed/ 0 Dear Joan: The Board Fired the CEO and Took Over! https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-board-fired-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-joan-board-fired-ceo https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-board-fired-ceo/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 21:31:19 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=586221 Never hesitate to shoot me an email with questions you have or blog post ideas. Ideas from my readers drive most of my content.

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]]> https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-board-fired-ceo/feed/ 0 My Book is Finally Done! Now What? https://joangarry.com/video/too-much-to-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=too-much-to-do https://joangarry.com/video/too-much-to-do/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:07:40 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=585138 My book is done and launching on March 6! Find out the details here and consider joining my launch team!

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]]> https://joangarry.com/video/too-much-to-do/feed/ 9 Dear Joan: Can I Ask For Donations at a Ticketed Event? https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-ask-donations-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-joan-ask-donations-event https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-ask-donations-event/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:32:37 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=584537 Never hesitate to shoot me an email with questions you have or blog post ideas. Ideas from my readers drive most of my content.

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]]> https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-ask-donations-event/feed/ 4 Dear Joan: My Workload Just Doubled and I Need a Raise https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-need-raise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-joan-need-raise https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-need-raise/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:35:21 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=584370 Dear Joan: You just got a huge amount of new work dumped on you but your nonprofit doesn't have a lot of money. Should you demand a raise?

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]]> https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-need-raise/feed/ 4 Dear Joan: Do We Need a Deputy Director? https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-need-a-deputy-director/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-joan-need-a-deputy-director https://joangarry.com/dear-joan-need-a-deputy-director/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:40:45 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=584151 Dear Joan: Here’s a question for you. Is it time for a Deputy Director? Wouldn’t that solve the problem and compensate for our Executive Director's financial liabilities?

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]]> https://joangarry.com/fire-staff/feed/ 5 Dear Joan: How Do I Handle a Racist Board Member? https://joangarry.com/racist-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racist-board https://joangarry.com/racist-board/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:12:00 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=417960 A racist board member. Over-reliance on special events. Hiring an Executive Director for the first time. These are the topics in this month's edition of "Dear Joan".

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]]> https://joangarry.com/racist-board/feed/ 0 Dear Joan: How Do I Fire a Donor? https://joangarry.com/advice-fire-donor-mission-alignment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-fire-donor-mission-alignment https://joangarry.com/advice-fire-donor-mission-alignment/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:06:18 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=374011 Dear Joan: Here’s a question for you. Can we break up with a donor? A high maintenance one who causes more trouble than their money or engagement is...

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]]> https://joangarry.com/advice-fire-donor-mission-alignment/feed/ 5 Dear Joan: There’s Too Much On My Plate https://joangarry.com/advice-new-executive-directors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-new-executive-directors https://joangarry.com/advice-new-executive-directors/#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 19:40:33 +0000 https://joangarry.com/?p=126473 My advice to a new Executive Director who is struggling to find time to oversee operations AND successfully fundraise.

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