NGO Soul + Strategy

By Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken

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Episodes: 75

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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.

Episode Date
074. Can nonprofit program evaluation truly be made easy? Chari Smith
Apr 19, 2024
073. From a hub and spoke to a horizontal network model: Anu Kumar @ Ipas
Mar 31, 2024
072. When nonprofits deal with internal strife: conflict mediation to the rescue with Daniel Genberg
Mar 15, 2024
071. Onward with reimagining INGO models: Charles Kojo Vandyck @ RINGO/WACSI
Feb 22, 2024
070. Mastering a graceful AND effective leadership exodus: Ignacio Saiz
Feb 07, 2024
069. Navigating Organizational Politics: A Team Coach’s Guide - with Alexander Caillet @ Corentus
Jan 24, 2024
067. DEI trends in US development agencies, by the numbers – Shiro Gnanaselvam @ Social Impact
Jan 12, 2024
067. Life after leadership: Sam Worthington, former President and CEO @ InterAction
Dec 07, 2023
066. How to navigate the big scaling quandary: Amy Ragsdale @ Spring Impact
Nov 26, 2023
065. How you should transition into a new role as a leader: Adama Coulibaly @ Oxfam
Nov 13, 2023
064. Positive power for organizational integrity: Bhavika Patel + Alex Cole-Hamilton
Oct 29, 2023
063. Decolonizing think tanks, policy research organizations and consulting agencies: Ajoy Datta
Oct 06, 2023
062. Nonprofit operations CAN be a driver of transformation: Kim Kucinskas @ Humentum
Sep 24, 2023
061. Between high profile civic disobedience and building broad public support: A youth activist
Jul 21, 2023
060. Should climate activists pivot their campaigning strategies from agitation to broadening public support? Aseem Prakash
Jul 21, 2023
059. Potential and peril when NGOs aspire to use a network structure: Doris Bäsler, formerly @ Oxfam
Jun 24, 2023
058. Can civil society get better at anticipating futures? Heather Hutchings, Danny Vannucchi and the International CS Centre
Jun 10, 2023
057. From transnational advocacy networks to transscalar activism: Beth Bloodgood & Chris Pallas
May 21, 2023
056. Philanthropy that’s less colonial in mindset and practices: John Hecklinger @ Global Fund for Children
May 08, 2023
055. Digital advocacy NGOs: a necessary, complementary force: Nina Hall
Apr 26, 2023
054. NGO scandals: causes, consequences and prevention + recovery strategies: Cassandra Chapman
Apr 04, 2023
053. Change is not a project: Hazem Fahmy on CARE Egypt’s Country Office transition towards full membership
Mar 19, 2023
052. Influence and power in complex NGOs: leadership insights from John Samuel @ Oxfam
Feb 18, 2023
051. Charity Navigator's changing expectations and its impacts on US nonprofit behaviors: Michael Thatcher, Charity Navigator's CEO
Feb 03, 2023
050. Innovation in social change organizations: shepherds or adopters? Emma Proud
Jan 13, 2023
049. Women and positional power in faith based NGOs: Martha Holley Newsome @ Medical Teams Int.
Dec 13, 2022
048. How to kindle innovation in large development agencies: Soren Vester Haldrup @ UNDP
Dec 03, 2022
047. Crisis leadership skills during war: Pact's Alyona Gerasimova in Ukraine
Nov 19, 2022
046. Signaling your financial trustworthiness lowers your NGOs impact by half: George Mitchell and Thad Calabrese
Oct 19, 2022
045. What we as NGO leaders need to do to spur innovation: Dermot O'Gorman @ WWF Australia
Oct 06, 2022
044. Disability rights: how NGOs go about actually claiming them - Susan Sygall @ Mobility International USA
Aug 09, 2022
043. How I practice virtual leadership in a complex membership organization - Lysa John @ CIVICUS
Aug 04, 2022
042. Feminist leadership: organizational practices to make it real -- Kirthi Jayakumar & Leila Billing
Jul 08, 2022
041. Rest, reset, resilience: how my mind journeyed when I took a sabbatical - Chris Proulx @ Humentum
Jun 26, 2022
040. Can NGOs Stay Human-Centered while Embracing Smart Tech? Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
Jun 13, 2022
039. How NGO CEOs are thinking about operating model changes, right now: Christine Sow of Humentum
May 31, 2022
038. Exploring Possible Futures for Conservation NGOs: Anca Damerell @ Luc Hoffman Institute
May 09, 2022
037. We need to rethink the 'virtue narrative' surrounding NGOs: Aseem Prakash
Apr 21, 2022
036. Why the NGO Halo Effect is problematic: a conversation with Isabel De Bruin Cardoso
Apr 08, 2022
035. Chasing impact - ever more elusive? One more exchange with Chris of MZN
Mar 06, 2022
034. How to generate greater innovation capability in your nonprofit: observations of an innovation coach
Feb 20, 2022
033. Chasing funding - will it ever end? A back-and-forth with Chris of MZN
Feb 07, 2022
032. Chasing Innovation: can we do better as NGOs? In discussion with Chris Meyer of MzN International
Jan 23, 2022
031. What you can do to excel in virtual team leadership: Monica Maassen @ Oxfam
Nov 26, 2021
030. Reinventing social change by overcoming self-limiting belief systems: Nell Edgington
Nov 13, 2021
029. Potential and peril when NGOs collaborate with social movements: May Miller-Dawkins
Oct 08, 2021
028. Strategic planning when your CSO faces fundamental uncertainties: Dave Algoso, facilitator & consultant
Sep 25, 2021
027. People, resistance to new ideas and the power of removing friction: interview with Loran Nordgren
Sep 11, 2021
026. Right Work and Right Team: how the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (BRAC) is aspiring to become a truly diverse, global entity - Rasha Natour
Jul 22, 2021
025. Gabriela (Oxfam), Julia (ActionAid), and Sofia (CARE): a celebration of Latina women's leadership
Jun 05, 2021
024. Organizational ethics, integrity, power and governance: Alex Cole-Hamilton
May 13, 2021
023. What's a feminist leader to do about social power in organizations: Srilatha Batliwala
Apr 30, 2021
022. How to lead organizational change when you are the first person of color in top leadership: Dorothy Nyambi, CEO of MEDA
Apr 02, 2021
021. Positional power games and ‘feminist bureaucrats’ in multilateral organizations: Joanne Sandler's observations
Mar 19, 2021
020. Feminist leadership and 'deep power structures’ within organizations: Aruna Rao, co-founder of Gender at Work
Feb 02, 2021
019. Politics, power and feminist leadership within NGOs - Lisa Veneklasen's take on things
Jan 07, 2021
018. Power as finite resource or as unlimited good: Paul O’Brien at Oxfam America on influencing NGOs
Dec 19, 2020
017. What's all this talk about feminist leadership? An interview with Abby Maxman, CEO, Oxfam America
Nov 19, 2020
016. ‘Mergers and Acquisitions are in the air’: a discussion with two Plan USA NGO leaders who lived to tell the tale
Sep 14, 2020
015. Not your usual NGO strategy process: Oxfam's recent experience with strategy formation and whether it is holding up during this massive disruption
Aug 02, 2020
014. Between Power and Irrelevance: what *is* the future of transnational NGOs? An conversation with my two 'co-conspirators' on the book
Jul 19, 2020
013. INGO leadership responses during hard times: a joint podcast episode with the International Civil Society Center
Jul 06, 2020
012. NGO change management tips from a pro. A conversation with Barney Tallack
Jun 20, 2020
011.NGO campaigns miss how humans process difficult emotions. Listen to Stefan Flothmann of Greenpeace to learn how to fix this
Jun 08, 2020
010. NGO Mergers + Acquisitions: an interview with Rick Santos, a CEO who lived to tell the story
May 10, 2020
009. How nonprofits can be more performance-focused, and why diversity, equity and inclusion is part and parcel of such a business plan: an interview with Tammy Dowley-Blackman
Apr 25, 2020
008. Continuous improvement together: the case for Constituent Voice - a conversation with David Bonbright of Keystone Accountability
Mar 22, 2020
007. Are NGOs subject to the dynamic of ‘successful failure’? A conversation with George Mitchell of Baruch College, City University of New York
Mar 20, 2020
005. Measuring social change: advice by Alnoor Ebrahim, nonprofit accountability expert
Mar 14, 2020
006. Organizational learning as one way to get to a stronger outcome-orientation: interview with two powerhouses
Mar 14, 2020
004. A consultant’s observations in helping leaders navigate big organizational change – interview with Ed Boswell of Conner Advisory
Feb 12, 2020
003. Reflections by Sarah Ralston, long time change manager in CARE's 2020 change process
Feb 11, 2020
002. Interview with Ramesh Singh regarding his change leadership at ActionAid and Greenpeace
Feb 10, 2020
001. Lessons from a long time change manager: Monica Maassen, Oxfam International
Feb 09, 2020
Announcement launch podcast: NGO Soul + Strategy
Feb 08, 2020