NGO Soul + Strategy

Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
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NGO Soul + Strategy

Welcome to my podcast NGO Soul + Strategy – a podcast for leaders of NGOs and other philanthropic organizations who are not satisfied with the status quo, are ready to look change right in the eye and who see themselves as leader-as-learner.

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  1. EPISODE 68

    067. DEI trends in US development agencies, by the numbers – Shiro Gnanaselvam @ Social Impact

    SummaryWhat is the state of DEI in US-founded international development organisations (both for-profit and nonprofit), and how has this state changed since 2021? What has been the action, as compared to the professed intentions for action? In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Shiro Gnanaselvam, President and CEO at Social Impact, on DEI (Diversity, equity, and inclusion) trends in US Development agencies. Shiro’s Bio:CEO of Social Impact, a US-base...

    1h 2m

  2. EPISODE 69

    069. Navigating Organizational Politics: A Team Coach’s Guide - with Alexander Caillet @ Corentus

    SummaryWhat should I imagine, practically, when a team coach starts to support my team?What does a well-known team coach find the most rewarding about working with nonprofit teams?Can a team coach detect any differences in team behaviors or tendencies between their for-profit and nonprofit clients? In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Alexander Caillet, CEO and co-founder of Corentus, Inc., on all of the above questions, including how to navigate team behavi...

    56 min

  3. EPISODE 70

    070. Mastering a graceful AND effective leadership exodus: Ignacio Saiz

    SummaryLeadership transitions are tricky -- and potentially risky -- moments in a nonprofit's life. What are the most common pitfalls or aspects that get overlooked when nonprofits -- and outgoing leaders themselves -- tackle such leadership transitions?What key strategies and tactics are essential to ensure a smooth leadership transition and maintain organizational stability?What are the habits, practices, and behaviors that are most aligned with a successful exit of an Executive Director?In...

    46 min

  4. EPISODE 71

    071. Onward With Reimagining INGO Models: Charles Kojo Vandyck @ RINGO/WACSI

    SummaryWhat are some structural things that are wrong in development aid and in civil society?Which mindsets most need to be decolonized when it comes to the relationship between global South civil society organizations (CSOs) and INGOs?Global North-founded INGOs need to be reimagined. How, in turn, do global South-founded NGOs have to change to take over many roles that INGOs currently still fulfill? And how do they need to recalibrate their power relationships with INGOs?In this NGO Soul+St...

    54 min

  5. EPISODE 72

    072. When Nonprofits Deal With Internal Strife: Conflict Mediation to the Rescue With Daniel Genberg

    SummaryConflict within our organizations: we often don't really want to face them, but they are very much there. The result? Plenty of passive aggression to go around. What are the implications of such forms of conflict avoidance?In other NGOs on the other hand -- especially in the last few years it seems -- internal strife has come out into the open - sometimes spilling into the media in an unwanted fashion.On another note: is interest-based problem-solving still a helpful approach to c...

    48 min

  6. EPISODE 73

    073. From a Hub and Spoke to a Horizontal Network Model: Anu Kumar @ Ipas

    SummaryWhat are the main benefits of a network structure, where power, authority, and leadership are dispersed and shared across regions, from an effectiveness perspective? What are the most important enabling habits, practices and behaviors that go with that, as a change leader?And what are the most valuable network-related frameworks, concepts, resources, and tools at work in moving towards this structure?In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Anu Kumar, President and C...

    56 min

  7. EPISODE 74

    074. Can Nonprofit Program Evaluation Truly Be Made Easy? Chari Smith

    SummaryQuite a few smaller size social sector organizations assume that program evaluation is too complex or demanding an undertaking for them. Is that the case, though?If we want to introduce program evaluation to staff, leadership, and boards who have not yet been inducted into the importance of program evaluation: what are the most effective questions to generate genuine interest in and motivation to engage in such program evaluation?How can we build a more evaluation-friendly culture all ...

    53 min

  8. EPISODE 75

    075. What Happens When a Start-Up Nurtures an Evidence-Based Culture: The Taimaka Project

    SummaryWhat does the name Taimaka mean?To what extent are there challenges, as an organization, when you aim for evidence-based decision-making?What kind of culture is needed to truly live the aspiration of being evidence-based?In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Dr. Umar Abubakar and Justin Graham, co-founders and co-directors of The Taimaka Project -- an NGO working in Gombe state, Nigeria, on what happens when a start-up nonprofit wants to nurture an evidence-based cultu...

    1h 9m
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Welcome to my podcast NGO Soul + Strategy – a podcast for leaders of NGOs and other philanthropic organizations who are not satisfied with the status quo, are ready to look change right in the eye and who see themselves as leader-as-learner.

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  • Creator
    Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
  • Episodes
    85
  • Seasons
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 NGO Soul + Strategy
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    NGO Soul + Strategy

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