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The Nonprofit CEO Podcast

Adam Jeske
Nonprofit Sector
Leadership
World Relief
American Bible Society
Trust In Institutions
Wheaton College
Mission One
Missio Nexus
Indianapolis
Bread For the World
Covid-19
Stakeholder Gap
Mennonite Central Committee
Racial Equity
Power and Leadership
Praxis
Social Current
Hope Rises International
Claude AI
Hope International

Nonprofit CEOs carry decisions they can't fully discuss with their board, their team, or their peers. So they carry them alone.

Each week, Adam Jeske, The Nonprofit CEO Advisor, sits down with a nonprofit CEO to go inside the decisions they carry: the agonizing restructure, the wonky board dynamic, the moment that defined their tenure.

Adam has been in over 230 of these conversations. The patter... more

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World Hope had run a child sponsorship program for 30 years. Jenn Petersen was one year into her CEO tenure. 

The program was declining, the administrative lift was high, and it was no longer serving donors, field teams, or communities the way anyon... more

Josh Kwan leads The Gathering, a national community of philanthropists and impact investors who span the full political and theological spectrum.

His only real currency is trust, and every consequential decision he makes runs through one question: h... more

Dan Vogel spent months building a partnership with a large institutional funder. Flourish Fund was barely a year old, still in startup mode, without a stable base of funding. The money would have been meaningful, and the credibility would have been g... more

Ann Graber Hershberger spent nearly four decades connected to Mennonite Central Committee before she led it: first as a worker in Nicaragua and El Salvador, then through years of board service, alongside a 33-year career as a nursing professor. She i... more

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Ann Graber Hershberger
Executive Director of the Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Episode: 019 The Mud Floor Test | Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Exec. Dir. Ann Graber Hershberger
Ted Esler
President of Missio Nexus
Missio Nexus
Episode: 018 Pulling the Plug on a $22 Million Program | Missio Nexus President and CEO Ted Esler
Eric Mitchell
President of the Alliance to End Hunger
Alliance to End Hunger
Episode: 017 Speaking Calmly While Holding a Powder Keg | Alliance to End Hunger President Eric Mitchell
Michael Wear
President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life
Center for Christianity and Public Life
Episode: 016 Should I Take This Shortcut? | Center for Christianity and Public Life Founder, President & CEO Michael Wear
Joanna Taft
Executive Director of the Harrison Center for the Arts
Harrison Center for the Arts
Episode: 015 The Path of Humiliation | Harrison Center for the Arts Exec. Director Joanna Taft
Myal Greene
CEO of World Relief
World Relief
Episode: 014 The Decision After the Decision | World Relief President & CEO Myal Greene
Nicole Massey Martin
President and CEO of Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Episode: 013 Please Don't Let Me Break This! | Christianity Today President & CEO Nicole Martin
Philip Ryken
President of Wheaton College
Wheaton College, Illinois
Episode: 012 Deciding Before You Know | Wheaton College President Philip Ryken
Eugene Cho
President and CEO at Bread for the World
Bread for the World
Episode: 011 Prophetic or Pragmatic? | Bread for the World President & CEO Eugene Cho

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Adam Jeske
Host of The Nonprofit CEO Podcast

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019 The Mud Floor Test | Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Exec. Dir. Ann Graber Hershberger
Q: What was the approach to board diversity?
The organization moved to increase diversity by changing bylaws to reserve at-large positions for people of color, acknowledging that quotas are imperfect but sometimes necessary to initiate lasting value.
019 The Mud Floor Test | Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Exec. Dir. Ann Graber Hershberger
Q: How did MCC decide whom to hire or engage for the racial equity work?
MCC sought a reviewer who could understand MCC from a faith perspective and who could craft a full change-management plan, not just deliver a report, to ensure the initiative would be actionable and connected to the organization's culture and values.
019 The Mud Floor Test | Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Exec. Dir. Ann Graber Hershberger
Q: What was the crux of the decision around racial equity at MCC?
The central questions were who would lead the racial equity initiative, what positionality the leadership would come from, and how to implement the change in a way that preserves MCC's faith-based identity and ensures lasting impact, rather than producing a one-off report.
018 Pulling the Plug on a $22 Million Program | Missio Nexus President and CEO Ted Esler
Q: How did you handle communication with members during the wind-down?
Ted and his team chose transparency, including an email that outlined the numbers clearly, which helped secure member participation in an extra month to help make the association whole.
018 Pulling the Plug on a $22 Million Program | Missio Nexus President and CEO Ted Esler
Q: What was the most consequential decision you faced as president?
The decision to wind down a partially self-funded health insurance program after rapidly rising claims during Covid, despite initial attempts to stabilize the program.

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This show centers on high-stakes leadership decisions in the nonprofit sector, inviting CEOs and top leaders to unpack the hardest choices they faced, including governance reshuffles, strategic pivots, fundraising pressures, and crisis responses. Episodes consistently explore how leaders navigate tension between mission, finance, and stakeholder expectations, revealing the human side of steering mission-driven organizations through growth, controversy, and rapid change. A standout pattern is the emphasis on governance and culture—how boards, staff, and partners influence trajectory, plus practical takeaways on decision processes, communication with funders, and sustaining resilience over time. The lineup often features leaders from faith-ba... more

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