Episodes: 150
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Listener location: USA
Publicly listed emails
info@fundthepeople.org
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Rusty Stahl - Founder of Fund the People, a national organization focused on maximizing investment in America’s nonprofit workforce.
Vanessa Wakeman - Narrative Resilience, Public Trust, Communications Infrastructure, And Defending The Nonprofit Sector And Democracy.
Sarah Saadian - Federal Policy Threats To Nonprofits, Nonprofit Advocacy, Funding Restrictions, And Protecting Civil Society.
Vu Le - Nonprofit Burnout, Funding Instability, Philanthropy Power Dynamics, Leadership Investment, And Strengthening Nonprofit Infrastructure.
The ‘Courageous Operating System’ for Nonprofit Leaders – with Eveline Shen, Author, Choosing to Lead Against the Current
October 09, 2026
How are you bringing courage and integrity to your leadership right now? What does it take to lead a nonprofit or social movement when the current is pushing hard in the opposite direction? In this inspiring and tactical episode, you’ll get lessons from more than two decades of leadership.Host Rusty Stahl talks with longtime reproductive justice leader and author Eveline Shen about her book, Choosing to Lead Against the Current. You'll learn Eveline's “Courageous Operating System,” an...
Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces: Flourishing with Fewer Hours - with Betsy Leondar-Wright, Ph.D. (Guest Host), Adam Jespersen, and Juliet Schor, Ph.D.
September 30, 2026
What if one of the most powerful ways nonprofits can strengthen their workforce is to make people spend less time at work?Today's co-host Dr. Betsy Leondar-Wright (Fund the People) introduces the Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces case studes, which documents how nonprofits are improving job quality and working conditions to increase their impact. This episode focuses on our case study on work time.Adam Jespersen (Montana Nonprofit Association) describes how his organization moved from pandem...
“We Can’t 5% Our Way Out of This” — with Brenda Solórzano, The California Endowment
September 16, 2026
Download PDF of episode transcriptWhat does it look like when a major foundation decides that a crisis calls for more than business as usual? Bold but smart!This episode offers amazing insights and inspiration from Brenda Solórzano, President and CEO of The California Endowment. Brenda shares about how philanthropy can respond when nonprofits face rising demand, shrinking resources, and mounting pressure. She discusses how The California Endowment decided to substantially increase its spend...
Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions for Canadian and American Nonprofits · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
RAISE Podcast · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
The Nonprofit Exchange: Leadership Tools & Strategies · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
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Podseeker estimates Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established nonprofit, foundation, public-policy, academic, workforce-development, capacity-building, or mission-driven communications expertise, usually demonstrated through senior leadership, national advocacy, published research, books, or recognized sector work. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership of nonprofit or philanthropic organizations; National policy advocacy or sector-wide campaigns; Published books, research, or influential sector commentary. Recent guests include Vanessa Wakeman, Sarah Saadian, and Vu Le.
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