The Nonprofit Science Podcast

Sheela N. Mahajan
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The Nonprofit Science Podcast

Welcome to the Nonprofit Science Podcast! Nonprofit science is the application of scientific thinking to the advancement of nonprofit missions. On this show, host Sheela N. Mahajan interviews researchers and pulls information from the latest published research to empower nonprofit leaders to grow their impact through science.

  1. DEC 11

    Why climate change is a strategic imperative for nonprofits and how to create a risk mitigation plan with Dr. Beth Gazley

    Today we are joined by Dr. Beth Gazley. Professor Gazley specializes in U.S. nonprofit management and civil society policy. She has published more than 85 research articles, books, and commentary addressing intersectoral collaboration, volunteerism, nonprofit governance, public service coproduction, association management, disaster response, and other topics. Dr. Gazley is a wealth of knowledge. During this conversation we discuss her latest research climate change preparedness in the nonprofit sector, collaboration and co-production in the nonprofit space, and much more.

    50 min

  2. DEC 4

    Revisiting prevention of nonprofit professional burnout

    At the time this episode is being released, we just completed Giving Tuesday and are heading into the final year end fundraising sprint. A lot of nonprofit professionals are simply wiped out- maybe you’re one of them. This time of year is fraught with stress, uncertainty, and overwhelm. It’s no surprise, many of us end the calendar year simply burnt out. What can nonprofits do to prevent nonprofit professional burnout? How can you change course if you feel yourself getting burnt out? Find out more on this episode.

    23 min

  3. NOV 27

    How to choose cause marketing partners, boost volunteer retention and volunteer productivity with Vinit Tipnis

    Today we are joined by Vinit Tipnis. Vinit is a PhD candidate in the Operations and Decision Technologies department at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business. His research interests lie at the intersection of nonprofit operations management and behavioral operations management. During this wide ranging conversation, we talk about how nonprofits can best leverage cause marketing as a tool, how nonprofits can strategically schedule volunteers to improve retention, and so much more.

    58 min

  4. NOV 20

    How to navigate nonprofit executive transitions with Dr. Mandi J. Stewart

    Today we are joined by Dr. Mandi J. Stewart. Dr. Mandi J. Stewart is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University. As a faculty member, she directs NC State's Master of Public Administration program and coordinates their Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Nonprofit Studies minor. She has extensive experience working as a nonprofit consultant, evaluator, program manager, and advocate. During this conversation we talk about executive transitions, how leadership, career, and pipeline development plays a role in successful transitions, how COVID changed the way employees want to work, and much more.

    41 min

  5. NOV 13

    Web based accountability for nonprofits with Dr. Lise Anne Slatten

    Today we are joined by Dr. Lise Anne Slatten. During this conversation we discuss what web-based accountability is, why it's so important for nonprofits, and specific areas to target your efforts. Dr. Slatten is the Associate Dean for Administration & Quality in the Moody College of Business Administration and a Professor of Management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL). Her research areas include nonprofit certification and accreditation, nonprofit governance and management, and entrepreneurship. Prior to teaching, Dr. Slatten spent twenty years working in the nonprofit sector.

    53 min

  6. NOV 6

    How to raise more funds with a commit now, pay later model

    Do you use a credit card for any purchases or contribute to a retirement account? If so, then you’ve experienced something called an intertemporal choice. An intertemporal choice is one in which the cost and reward occur at different times. For instance, with a credit card, you swipe your card to get the item you want right now, but you don’t actually pay the cost until you pay your credit card bill a month or so from now. With a retirement account, however, the money leaves your account now, but you won’t get to experience the rewards of that cost until way down the road when you retire. In the consumer setting, how intertemporal choices influence behavior is pretty well established, but can we leverage this idea for charitable giving as well? That’s the question we’ll be tackling today.

    18 min

  7. OCT 30

    Five key questions to consider for #GivingTuesday success

    #GivingTuesday is just around the corner and whether this is a huge campaign for your nonprofit or just one small part of your overall fundraising, it’s important to plan for it. You’ll be dedicating time and resources to the day. That means, we want to make sure you have all the information you need to have as successful a Giving Tuesday as possible. There is a lot of great advice on Giving Tuesday out there and I’m not one to reinvent the wheel, but when I looked into this topic, I found there were five crucial questions we need to consider. That’s what we’ll be tackling on this episode.

    23 min

  8. OCT 23

    How neuroscience intersects with nonprofits, could virtual reality be a fundraising tool, and are B corps natural partners for nonprofits with Nina M. Sooter

    Today we are joined by Nina M. Sooter. Nina is a neuroeconomics researcher at the University of Geneva. Her work focuses on moral and pro-social decision-making. During this conversation, we dive deep into her studies on how honesty is impacted by acute stress, whether virtual reality can be used as a fundraising tool, and how the B Corps label impacts consumer choices. She’s a big fan of interdisciplinary research and what’s great for us as practitioners is that Nina is particularly motivated to tackle questions that are relevant outside of academia. This makes her research and her advice very applicable to those of us who work in the nonprofit space.

    43 min
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Welcome to the Nonprofit Science Podcast! Nonprofit science is the application of scientific thinking to the advancement of nonprofit missions. On this show, host Sheela N. Mahajan interviews researchers and pulls information from the latest published research to empower nonprofit leaders to grow their impact through science.

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  • Creator
    Sheela N. Mahajan
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 The Nonprofit Science Podcast Sheela N. Mahajan
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