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The only show that helps YOU invest in the nonprofit workforce! Here you’ll get the ideas, tools, data, and stories you need in order raise or give money to support and develop nonprofit workers and leaders in your organization or your community. This unique podcast invites you into casual, provocative conversations with diverse leaders from foundations, nonprofits, academia, and capacity-building... more

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Hi everybody – this is Rusty Stahl, CEO of Fund the People and host of your Fund the People Podcast. Season 10 starts next Wednesday, September 9th. New episodes will be available every Wednesday throughout the fall.

So I wanted to say a quick hell... more

As nonprofits navigate the aggressively hostile political and policy environment of the current federal administration, communications strategist Vanessa Wakeman argues that organizations need more than legal and financial preparedness.

In this spe... more

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Sarah Saadian of the National Council of Nonprofits explains how the Trump Administration policies are reshaping the nonprofit sector through a three-pronged effort to cut-off funding, silence organizations, and erode trust in nonprofits—and why thes... more

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Vu Le is our guest for the Season Nine Finalé, which also serves as an installment of our ongoing Defend Nonprofits, Defend Democracy Series. Recorded with a live zoom audience during our spring webinar series, Vu discusses his burnout, funding insta... more

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Recent Guests

Vanessa Wakeman
Founder and CEO of The Wakeman Agency
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Episode: Narrative Resilience for the Nonprofit Sector - with Vanessa Wakeman, The Wakeman Agency
Sarah Saadian
Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Campaigns, National Council of Nonprofits
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Episode: How Nonprofits Fight Back Against Today's Biggest Federal Threats - with Sarah Saadian, National Council of Nonprofits
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Episode: Anger, Hope, Funding, and the Future of Nonprofits with Vu Le, Nonprofit AF
Elizabeth DiLauro
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Episode: Protect Direct Democracy: Ballot Measures, Funders, and Nonprofits - with Liz DiLauro, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Episode: From 7% to 107%: Investing in Organizers Supercharges Impact - with Geraldine Alcid (Filipino Advocates for Justice) and Rebecca Gorena (All Due Respect)
Rebecca Gorena
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Episode: From 7% to 107%: Investing in Organizers Supercharges Impact - with Geraldine Alcid (Filipino Advocates for Justice) and Rebecca Gorena (All Due Respect)
Kaci Patterson
Founder and chief architect of Social Good Solutions; founder of the Black Equity Collective
Social Good Solutions; Black Equity Collective
Episode: Build Trust, Practice Equity: Funders and The Black Nonprofit Workforce - with Kaci Patterson, Social Good Solutions and Black Equity Collective
Kim Almeida
Director of Programs, Levi-Strauss Foundation
Levi-Strauss Foundation
Episode: S.O.S. Funding: All Hands on Deck for a Nonprofit Workforce in Crisis - Kim Almeida, Maria Cabildo, Annie Chang, Janelle Miller, & Rusty Stahl
Janelle Miller Moravek
Executive Director, Youth and Family Counseling
Youth and Family Counseling
Episode: S.O.S. Funding: All Hands on Deck for a Nonprofit Workforce in Crisis - Kim Almeida, Maria Cabildo, Annie Chang, Janelle Miller, & Rusty Stahl

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Rusty Stahl
Host of Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 52 ratings
  • Nonprofit Stuff You Should Know

    Rusty loads up every episode with essential lessons for people who work in nonprofits and the people who fund nonprofits. Purposeful interviews that include tools, tips, and ideas you won’t hear elsewhere.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    niki-gee
    United Statesa year ago
  • I appreciate Rusty's voice!

    Rusty's voice in the nonprofit/philanthropy space is invaluable! He's always been a wise leader - grounded and connected - and his Fund The People pod should be the queue.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SpokesNotes
    United States2 years ago
  • Connection nonprofits to philanthropic trends

    This is one of the few podcasts that I listen to within a week of the episode drop. Why? Because the information and thought leadership are so important. Thanks to Rusty and the team for bringing newer trends to the forefront of critical funding conversations.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sally Loftis
    United States2 years ago
  • Top 3 nonprofit podcast resources

    The Fund the People podcast is one of my top 3 resources as a nonprofit grant writer/communications person/leader and a masters in public health candidate. These conversations are so important to keep widening the sector’s understanding of what the way forward can look like!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Molly McH
    United States2 years ago
  • Important information and perspective

    Everyone connected to nonprofits in any way - funders, workers, philanthropists, gov’t leaders at all levels, for-profit leaders, those in need, and those concerned about improving the greater good, should be listening to Fund the People.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Kimmerkel
    United States3 years ago

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Thoughtful, practical conversations that connect funding to frontline impact.
Listeners appreciate the focus on workforce issues often overlooked in philanthropy.
A trusted resource for nonprofit leadership and fundraising strategy.
Strong emphasis on equity and governance with real-world examples.

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Narrative Resilience for the Nonprofit Sector - with Vanessa Wakeman, The Wakeman Agency
Q: How can funders use the Narrative Resilience Index to support their portfolios without being punitive?
Funders can use the Index to identify where narratives are strong or weak across a portfolio, align messaging, and provide targeted support to strengthen storytelling and public understanding without dictating what each organization should say.
Narrative Resilience for the Nonprofit Sector - with Vanessa Wakeman, The Wakeman Agency
Q: So tell us what do you mean by Narrative Resilience? and why is it important for nonprofit communications?
Narrative Resilience is the ability to withstand, adapt, and respond to harmful narratives while continuing to promote an organization's mission and values, ensuring that facts and trusted voices remain part of the public conversation.
How Nonprofits Fight Back Against Today's Biggest Federal Threats - with Sarah Saadian, National Council of Nonprofits
Q: How has NCN adapted to the current policy environment and what actions can nonprofits take now?
The host and guest discuss joining state associations, leveraging NCN alerts and action requests, and participating in public comment periods to slow or block detrimental policy changes.
How Nonprofits Fight Back Against Today's Biggest Federal Threats - with Sarah Saadian, National Council of Nonprofits
Q: Tell us about your role. What do you do and how does it fit into the organization's work?
Sarah explains that she oversees a team that engages with Congress and supports state associations, tracking policy at all government levels and mobilizing nonprofits to voice their concerns to lawmakers.
Anger, Hope, Funding, and the Future of Nonprofits with Vu Le, Nonprofit AF
Q: How can nonprofit leaders manage these feelings and stay productive?
Acknowledge that feelings like anger and grief are valid, focus on what you can control, and channel that energy into organizing and practical actions rather than dwelling in frustration.

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The show centers on investing in the nonprofit workforce, exploring how funders, foundations, and nonprofits can build resilient, well-supported teams through practical strategies, data-driven decision making, and candid conversations about governance, compensation, burnout, and policy. Across episodes, topics range from narrative resilience in communications to salary transparency, staff wellbeing, grant funding models like Staff Operating Support, and the ways philanthropy can align with real-world workforce needs. A notable strength is its willingness to challenge traditional philanthropy norms, highlight frontline perspectives, and bring in diverse voices from both funders and nonprofits to co-design more effective investments in people... more

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