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PODCAST

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

Brooke Richie-Babbage

This podcast offers nonprofit founders and leaders a deep-dive into the mindset and key strategies behind launching, scaling, and leading a high-impact nonprofit organization.

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4:46

O is for Overfunctioning: Doing Everyone’s Job = Not...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/19

If drafts keep boomeranging back to your desk, you’re not delegating—you’re rescuing. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Overfunctioning isn’t leadership; it’s a design pattern that trains the system to rely on you. People can’t own what you keep rewriting. Ownership needs guardrails and a gate—not a takeover. 📥 Download: Role Release Tracker 🎯 Ready to replace rescue with real ownership? HR in a Box gives SOP templates, standards, and handoff scripts. Use code STRONG26 to get 26% off during this

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3:45

N is for North Star: Your Vision is a Decision Tool

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/19

If every decision turns into a debate, you don’t have a people problem—you’re missing a filter. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Clarity doesn’t come from consensus; it comes from design. Your North Star is a decision filter, not a slogan. When outcomes aren’t time-bound and singular, every “good idea” competes equally. That’s how priority whiplash happens—and why progress stalls. 📥 Download: North Quick Draft Guide 🎯 Ready to turn vision into direction? The Reset Your Northstar toolkit helps you

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2:58

M is for Margin: Without Margin, Your Firefighting,...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/19

If every day ends at 0%—no time, no energy, no cash—you’re not leading strategically; you’re firefighting. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Margin isn’t a perk. It’s infrastructure. It’s the shock absorber that keeps your mission from cracking under pressure. When leaders run at zero, small bumps become crises. Quality drops, decisions slow, and the work that actually moves the mission gets pushed “to later.” No margin = fragile systems and exhausted people. 📥 Download: Margin Meter Worksheet 🎯 Ready

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3:53

L is for Leadership Headspace: Your mindset is...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/16

Let’s talk about the part of leadership no one sees—but everyone feels: your headspace. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Your org can’t grow beyond the headspace you lead from. If your leadership is cluttered, reactive, or stuck in survival mode, your organization will be too. And chances are, that mindset didn’t come from nowhere. It came from years of urgency, pressure, and doing everything yourself. But here’s the good news: you can redesign your leadership headspace. 📥 Download: Leadership Energy

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2:25

K is for KPI: What 2 numbers will define your success?

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/15

Measuring everything? You’re moving nothing. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Data isn’t clarity. If you measure everything, nothing moves. Pick 2 metrics. Align everything to them. 📥 Download: KPI Priority Matrix 🎯 The Strategic Clarity North Star Toolkit helps you build a focused, funder-ready plan for year-end. Get 26% off with code STRONG26. Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit Accelerator, a high-touch coaching and training accelerator for established organizations that

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4:09

J is for Jury of One: If your board feels passive…...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/14

If every major decision still runs through you, your board isn’t governing. They’re spectating. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: You’re not getting enough support because your board doesn’t have clear goals to own. What you’re experiencing isn’t a lack of care—it’s a lack of clarity. When your board doesn’t have time-bound, mission-aligned goals, they default to vague support, suggestions, and silence. And you end up doing all the leading, in a vacuum. Today’s leadership prompt is simple: What’s one

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2:58

I is for Infrastructure: You can't scale without...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/13

Hiring won’t fix overwhelm if your systems can’t support growth. 🧭 Today’s micro-shift: You don’t necessarily need more people. You could just need stronger systems. Ask yourself: What process do you keep fixing manually? That’s your infrastructure gap. 📥 Download: Org Infrastructure Audit 🎯 Want the full checklist? Org Operating System Snapshot helps you design the backend your growth depends on. Take 26% off with code STRONG26. Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit

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3:19

H is for Habits: You don't need more hustle, you...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/12

Let’s talk about burnout—but not the emotional kind. 🧭 Today’s belief shift: Burnout isn’t emotional. It’s habitual. Most nonprofit leaders aren’t exhausted because they’re weak or disorganized. They’re exhausted because they’ve built habits that make burnout inevitable. Jumping into decisions your team could handle. Rewriting that donor email—again—because it’s “faster.” Staying late just to catch up. These aren’t quirks. They’re patterns. And they’re quietly bleeding your energy. Today’s

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3:56

G is for Governance Reset: Your board isn’t...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/11

If your board feels disengaged or misaligned, the issue may not be effort—it’s clarity. 🧭 Today’s micro-shift: Your board isn’t disengaged. They’re disoriented. Ask: Where has your board outgrown its role? What expectations need a reset? 📥 Download: Board Re-Engagement Discussion Swipe Files 🎯 Ready for a board that actually leads? The Year In A Day Board Engagement Planning Toolkit gives you the tools to realign and re-engage your board. Take 26% off with code STRONG26. Want to work

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4:49

F is for Fundraising Friction: Is your fundraising...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/10

If your fundraising feels harder than it should—slow responses, low returns—it might not be donor fatigue. It’s likely a system problem. 🧭 Today’s micro-shift: Stuck fundraising isn’t a donor problem. It’s a design problem. Run a quick check: Where are donors getting stuck? What system—or lack of one—is slowing their path from interest to gift? 📥 Download: Donor Friction Audit Worksheet 🎯 Go deeper with the Attracting the Right Donors Toolkit—a full blueprint to remove the friction and

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5:00

E is for Evaluate: If everything matters, nothing moves

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/09

This is Letter E of the Design Your Strongest Year End Ever podcast series, and it’s about trimming the noise. Teams that seem disorganized usually have a different problem. They’re drowning in a sea of “priorities” that all seem equally important. 🧭 Key Takeaway E: Lack of priorities make you vulnerable to the tryanny of the urgent. You miss what’s essential. 📥 Collectible #5: Impact vs. Noise Matrix – a quick filter to drop busywork and double down on what moves the needle. 🎯 Refocus your

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4:27

D is for Design Deficit: You’re not failing - you’re...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/08

This is Letter D of the Design Your Strongest Year End Ever Podcast Series! This one is for anyone dragging bricks uphill. In this episode, I talk about what your overwhelm is really telling you: Yous current structure can’t carry the weight of your mission. 🧭 Key Takeaway D: Your overwhelm comes from invisible work, unsupported. 📥 Collectible #4: Org Design Tarot Canvas – a fun, printable mini-reflection and diagnostic tool to help you and your team turn friction into insight. 🎯 Want better

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4:12

C is for Clarity: You don’t have the capacity issue...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/07

This is Letter C of the Design Your Strongest Year-End Ever Podcast Series - today, we’re diving into the dangerous illusion of busyness. Busy doesn’t mean productive. When goals are fuzzy, your team spends time and money on the wrong things. And all the hard work doesn’t lead to impact. 🧭 Key Takeaway C: You don’t have a capacity problem. You have a clarity gap. 🎯 Set better targets. Use the Reset Your NorthStar Toolkitto help your team get laser focused on the year-end goals that matter

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3:38

B is for Bottlenecks: When your org can't move...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Welcome to Letter B of the Design Your Strongest Year End Ever Podcast Series — The A-Z of how to design and organization that’s built to grow (without you carrying all the weight!) If every big decision runs through you, your org can’t grow past you. That’s not leadership. That’s a bottleneck. 🧠 Key Takeaway B: If everything depends on you, it ends with you. 📥 Collectible #2: The ED Role Decoder – a simple audit to see where you're the pinch point. 🎯 Want out of the weeds? Grab the High

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4:00

A is for Alignment: Teams don’t stall. Structures do.

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/08/05

Welcome to Letter A of the Design Your Strongest Year-End Ever Podcast Series — The A-Z of what it really takes to nail your goals by the end of the year (without burning out!) If your team meetings end with nods, but no movement (or the wrong movement!), you don’t have a team problem. You have a structure leak. 💡 Key Takeaway A: Your team isn’t the problem. Your alignment is. 📥 Collectible #1: The Alignment Radar – a 1-page tool to uncover invisible misalignment before it spreads. 🎯 Fix it

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32:37

Let’s Talk About AI (And How It Can Help Us Do More...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/07/29

In this episode, I dive into a real, timely conversation with Scott Brighton, CEO of Bonterra — a social good software company helping nonprofits raise and give more through data-driven innovation. We talk candidly about what AI and data can actually do for nonprofit leaders looking to grow their impact, especially when resources are tight. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of “using data” or confused about what AI can realistically do for your small-but-mighty team, this one’s for ...

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18:33

How Summer Planning Can Save You From Year-End Chaos

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/07/22

As the end of the year creeps closer, nonprofit teams often find themselves overwhelmed, scrambling to meet bold goals with dwindling energy. In this candid episode, I walk you through a powerful mid-year capacity check process that helps you avoid Q4 burnout—and hit your year-end targets with clarity and intention. I dive into why year-end chaos really begins in the summer and how capacity blindness can sabotage even the best-laid plans. I also share a step-by-step process you can use right ...

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2:28

Hit Pause: A Summer Playlist to Help You Reset,...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/07/08

This week, I’m doing something a little different. It’s summer—and let’s be honest—we don’t need more noise or a bunch of new content right now. Instead, I’ve pulled together six hand-picked episodes to help you make the most of these summer months. Think: focus, reset, and space to prepare for the rest of the year. You can grab the playlist at brookerichiebabbage.com/summerresetplaylist or text SUMMER to 66866! Whether you’re slowing down, catching up, or gearing up, these quick listens are ...

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16:49

How To Outsmart Decision Fatigue: 3 Strategies for...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/07/01

Mid-year always feels like it should be a breather... but somehow, it’s not. If you’re feeling foggy, stretched thin, or stuck in reactive mode right now—you are not alone. This episode is all about decision fatigue, that sneaky mental exhaustion that piles up without us noticing. I’m breaking down why this happens (especially mid-year) and sharing three simple, practical strategies nonprofit leaders can use to lighten the load. These are tools I use with my coaching clients—and myself—to pro...

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13:59

Why Your Board Isn’t Aligned (And 3 Moves to Fix It...

Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast ·

2025/06/24

Are your board members nodding along… but not really moving in sync with your priorities? In this episode, I break down why that misalignment happens even after you’ve clarified goals—and what you can do to fix it. Whether you're launching a new initiative, setting annual goals, or trying to get real traction on fundraising, I share three powerful moves that shift board engagement from passive to activated. We’ll talk about what truly motivates people (hint: it’s not a list of KPIs), how to u...

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