Bright Nonprofit

By Steve Vick

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Episodes: 120

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Bright Nonprofit is a podcast focused on AI strategy, governance, and systems decision-making inside nonprofit organizations. Each episode explores how AI is reshaping work, accountability, capacity, and risk in mission-driven environments. The focus is not on tools or tactics, but on judgment, structure, and the operating realities nonprofit leaders face when change accelerates faster than governance can keep up. This podcast is AI-created and AI-assisted by design. Episodes are generated using structured prompts, curated source material, and editorial oversight to surface clearer thinking and more deliberate framing. The goal is transparency, consistency, and sense-making, not performance or personality. Bright Nonprofit is for executive directors, senior staff, and board members who want clearer thinking before action, and who understand that better systems start with better decisions.

Episode Date
AI is Misleading Your Board (And You're Helping)
May 05, 2026
Stop Doing So Much - It's Killing Your Nonprofit
Apr 29, 2026
AI is Making Decisions You Didn't Authorize
Apr 21, 2026
The Post-Mortem: Why Your AI Policy Shield Shattered
Apr 14, 2026
The Bottleneck Behind the Bottleneck
Apr 07, 2026
"What Are We Doing About AI?" Is the Wrong Question.
Mar 31, 2026
Why 92% of Nonprofits Using AI Don't See Results
Mar 24, 2026
AI Didn't Move Authority. It Was Already Gone.
Mar 17, 2026
AI Didn't Break It - It Was Already Broke
Mar 10, 2026
SPECIAL EDITION: Putting the "Human" Back in the Show
Mar 05, 2026
Nonprofits are Chasing the Wrong AI Efficiency
Mar 03, 2026
AI Readiness is a Governance Trap - And Most Nonprofits are Walking into It
Feb 24, 2026
Treating AI Like Software Is Dangerous
Feb 17, 2026
The Nonprofit AI Reality Check
Feb 10, 2026
The Real Question Nonprofits Need to Ask About AI
Feb 03, 2026
NPA 095: How to Track Grants, Donations and Program Expenses
Aug 22, 2018
NPA 094 - How to Use Video Effectively
Aug 08, 2018
NPA 093: Making Change with Video
Aug 02, 2018
NPA 092: How to really RAISE MONEY with AUCTIONS
Jul 17, 2018
NPA 091: 911 Funding for Nonprofits
Jul 10, 2018
NPA 090: How to be an Innovative Nonprofit
Jun 21, 2018
NPA 089 - Smart Start Your Nonprofit
May 23, 2018
NPA 088: An Audio Board Training
May 09, 2018
NPA 087: The Journey to Sustainability
Apr 18, 2018
NPA 086 - How to Fundraise without Asking for Money
Apr 04, 2018
NPA 085 - Get Better Rankings in Google
Mar 21, 2018
NPA 084: From Survivor to Founder
Mar 08, 2018
NPA 083 - Put your Mailing List on Steriods
Feb 28, 2018
NPA 082 - How to Turn Risks into Insights
Feb 07, 2018
NPA 081: How to Build & Spend Social Capital
Jan 31, 2018
NPA 080: Find New Funding for Your Nonprofit
Jan 23, 2018
NPA 079: Keys to "Social Startup Success"
Jan 16, 2018
NPA 078: Building Capacity Panel Discussion
Jan 09, 2018
NPA 077 - How to be an Emerging Nonprofit
Jan 03, 2018
Top Five of ALL TIME – #1
Dec 30, 2017
Top Five of ALL TIME – #2
Dec 29, 2017
Top Five of ALL TIME – #3
Dec 28, 2017
Top Five of ALL TIME – #4
Dec 27, 2017
Top Five Episodes of ALL TIME - #5
Dec 26, 2017
Top Five Episodes of 2017 - #1
Dec 24, 2017
Top Five Episodes of 2017 - #2
Dec 23, 2017
Top Five Episodes of 2017 - #3
Dec 22, 2017
Top Five Episodes of 2017 - #4
Dec 21, 2017
Top 5 Episodes of 2017 - #5
Dec 20, 2017
NPA 076: Do You Believe these Nonprofit Myths? Let's Bust Them!
Dec 14, 2017
NPA 075: Go Beyond the Donation with Social Fundraising
Dec 06, 2017
NPA 074: How to Start a Major Gifts Program for Your Nonprofit
Nov 29, 2017
NPA 073: New Approaches to Grant Writing
Nov 14, 2017
NPA 072 - Community Engagement & Fundraising
Oct 26, 2017
NPA 071: Increase Your Online Engagement
Oct 12, 2017
NPA 070: Successful Advocacy in a Noisy World
Sep 28, 2017
NPA 069: Roadmap to a Sustainable Nonprofit
Sep 13, 2017
NPA 068 - Turn Minimum Resources Into Maximum Impact
Sep 06, 2017
NPA 067: The Quest for Funding
Aug 30, 2017
NPA 066: Email Marketing for Nonprofits
Aug 23, 2017
NPA 065: From For-Profit to Non-Profit. Making the Transition.
Aug 16, 2017
NPA 064: The Many Hats of a Nonprofit Executive Director
Aug 09, 2017
NPA 063: How to Fundraise Using Email
Aug 02, 2017
NPA 062: Starting a Nonprofit in a Foreign Country (Listener Interview)
Jul 26, 2017
NPA 061: Get a Free Website for your Nonprofit
Jul 12, 2017
NPA 060 - Using an Impact Funnel to Market your Nonprofit
Jun 27, 2017
NPA 059 - Using Stories to Further your Mission and More
Jun 13, 2017
NPA 058: Better Meetings with Roberts Rules
May 30, 2017
NPA 057 - How to build relationships with EVERYONE... No Joke.
Apr 25, 2017
NPA 056 - Building Capacity with the Logic Model
Apr 06, 2017
NPA 055: Practical Content Marketing for Nonprofits
Mar 14, 2017
NPA 054: Insider Tips from a Professional Grant Writer
Feb 28, 2017
NPA 053: Special Crowdfunding Edition
Jan 25, 2017
NPA 052: How to Avoid Mission Creep and Achieve your Nonprofit Goals
Jan 17, 2017
NPA 051: Build a Sustainable Nonprofit Board
Dec 13, 2016
NPA 050: How to be a Nonprofit Outreach Super Hero
Nov 30, 2016
NPA 049: Inbound Marketing for Nonprofits
Nov 08, 2016
NPA 048: Fiscal Sponsorship for Nonprofits
Aug 17, 2016
NPA 047: Sustainability is not your Destination
Jun 14, 2016
NPA 046: Secrets to Getting more Visitors to your Website
Mar 07, 2016
NPA 045: Listener Interview - Turning Inspiration into Action
Feb 22, 2016
Finding affordable software solutions for your nonprofit
Feb 08, 2016
NPA 043: Create a Sustainable Financial Plan for your Nonprofit
Jan 25, 2016
NPA 042: Starting a Religious Based Nonprofit
Jan 05, 2016
NPA 041: The Accidental Nonprofit - How an Event Turned in to a $3.5M Nonprofit
Dec 15, 2015
NPA 040: How to Win Donors with Video
Dec 03, 2015
NPA 039: How to Run a Successful Giving Tuesday Fundraiser
Nov 17, 2015
NPA 038: Create Crowdfunding Content that Converts Visitors to Donors
Oct 28, 2015
NPA 037 - The Most Important Part of Crowdfunding... the Kick-off
Oct 20, 2015
NPA 036 - Reaching your Millennial Audience
Oct 07, 2015
NPA 035 - Stop the Bake Sale. Fundraise More Money - Easier
Sep 28, 2015
NPA 034: Crowdfunding Tips from the Source
Sep 21, 2015
NPA 033: Solving the Mystery of SEO so You can get Found in Google
Sep 09, 2015
NPA 032: 14 Grassroot Marketing Tips for your Nonprofit
Aug 31, 2015
NPA 031: Make Success a Habit - Set Goals the SMART Way
Aug 24, 2015
NPA 030: How to Start a Crowdfunding Campaign for your Nonprofit
Aug 03, 2015
NPA 029: Decide, Deciding, Decided - The Division of Decision
Jul 20, 2015
NPA 028: How to Market to your Target Audience
Jun 25, 2015
NPA 027: Create a Nonprofit Budget like Rembrandt
Jun 03, 2015
NPA 026: Stop Marketing like a Used Car Salesman
May 14, 2015
NPA 025: How to get Expert Volunteers for your Nonprofit
Apr 29, 2015
NPA 024: Google Grants for Nonprofits
Apr 16, 2015
NPA 023: Starting a Nonprofit as a Side Job - an Interview with Nick Loper from Side Hustle Nation
Mar 23, 2015
NPA022: Starting an Endowment for your Nonprofit
Mar 10, 2015
NPA 021: Turning a Personal Loss into a Charity
Feb 17, 2015
NPA 020: How to Find Sponsors for Your Nonprofit with Abby Clemence
Jan 26, 2015
NPA 019: Telling Your Nonprofit Story with Video
Nov 20, 2014
NPA 018: Asking Corporations for Money
Oct 16, 2014
NPA 017: You Can Get Your 501.c.3 Faster - But Then What?
Sep 22, 2014
NPA 016: How to Manage a Massive Nonprofit Event
Aug 29, 2014
NPA 015: Tips on How to Apply for 501.c.3 Tax Exempt Status
Aug 05, 2014
NPA 014: Raise More Money with Crowdfunding
Jul 01, 2014
NPA 013: Planning an Event for your Nonprofit
Jun 16, 2014
NPA 012: Using Social Media for Storytelling
May 27, 2014
Podcast 011: Use Story Telling to Find Donors for your Nonprofit
May 13, 2014
Podcast 010: Dealing with Rogue Board Members
Apr 23, 2014
NPA 009: Getting Sponsors for your Nonprofit
Apr 01, 2014
NPA 008: Nonprofit Grant Writing - from Preparation to Submission
Feb 24, 2014
NPA 007: Preparing to Fundraise with Crowdfunding
Feb 07, 2014
NPA 006: Nonprofit Fundraising and Donor Retention
Jan 19, 2014
NPA 005: Dealing with the Effects of Founders Syndrome
Dec 15, 2013
NPA 004: Filing your 501c3 Nonprofit Tax Exempt Paperwork
Nov 11, 2013
NPA 003: Developing Your Board of Directors
Oct 25, 2013
NPA 002: Reaching Out to a New Community and Becoming a Foreign Entity
Oct 01, 2013
NPA 001: Creating a Nonprofit Coalition, Finding Partners and Building Relationships
Sep 04, 2013