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Feb 11, 2026 • 6 min read

Thinking Differently to Solve Nonprofit Problems (Sarah Tucker)

Feb 05, 2026 • 1 min read

Across State Lines: The Key Trends Shaping Nonprofits in 2026

Feb 05, 2026 • 1 min read

Thursday Leadership Lens Is Now AM Insights

Feb 04, 2026 • 5 min read

A Lifelong Learning Framework for Nonprofit Leaders (Kelsey Picken)

Jan 28, 2026 • 6 min read

Resilience Isn’t Optional: Tools Every Nonprofit Leader Needs Now (Russell Harvey)

Jan 28, 2026 • 3 min read

Patton’s Picks: The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul

Jan 22, 2026 • 1 min read

What's Next for Nonprofits?

Jan 21, 2026 • 5 min read

Fundraising That Works: Measure What Matters (Greg Warner)

Jan 21, 2026 • 2 min read

The Financial Skills Playlist: Five Essential Episodes for Nonprofit Leaders

Jan 21, 2026 • 3 min read

Patton’s Picks: 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Jan 20, 2026 • 2 min read

Why Nonprofit Leaders Need Better Fundraising Metrics

Jan 14, 2026 • 3 min read

Patton’s Picks: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Jan 14, 2026 • 6 min read

Five Finance Skills Every Nonprofit Leader Needs (Stephen Newland)

Jan 07, 2026 • 3 min read

Leading a Merger with Mission at the Center

Jan 07, 2026 • 3 min read

PMA to Merge with Armstrong McGuire

Jan 07, 2026 • 6 min read

What Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know About Mergers (André Anthony)

Jan 07, 2026 • 3 min read

Patton’s Picks: The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

Dec 31, 2025 • 3 min read

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Stronger Relationships with Funders

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

What Funders Want Nonprofit Leaders to Know (Sarah Mann Willcox)

Dec 30, 2025 • 3 min read

Holiday Rewind: 4 Ways to Advance Your Nonprofit Leadership

Dec 23, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

Dec 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Welcoming the Largest Leadership Gift School Cohort Ever: Cohort 14!

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Protecting Your Nonprofit from Fraud (Amy Seintourens)

Dec 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Dec 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Why Fraud Prevention Is a Leadership Responsibility

Dec 10, 2025 • 6 min read

Understanding the Science of Generosity (Cherian Koshy)

Dec 09, 2025 • 2 min read

Spotlighting Katie Lowek as the TowneBank Fall Fellow

Dec 09, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul

Dec 09, 2025 • 7 min read

Why Generosity Isn’t a Mystery

Dec 03, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal

Dec 03, 2025 • 4 min read

Why Trust Is a Nonprofit Leader’s Most Underrated Strategic Tool

Dec 03, 2025 • 6 min read • 1

The Trust Factor: How to Strengthen Your Strategic Leadership (Christy Pietryga)

Nov 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: This Is Strategy by Seth Godin

Nov 25, 2025 • 7 min read

Thanksgiving 2025: 7 Reasons to Be Thankful

Nov 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Celebrating Monica Hopkins as the Armstrong McGuire Fellow

Nov 25, 2025 • 6 min read

7 Essential Books for Nonprofit Leaders: Our Thanksgiving 2025 Reading List

Nov 19, 2025 • 5 min read

Reclaim Your Capacity and Escape the Burnout Trap (Trasetta Washington)

Nov 18, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: Passion Isn’t Enough by David Rhode

Nov 12, 2025 • 5 min read

Lessons That Shape Great Nonprofit Leaders (Garrett Cathcart)

Nov 11, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Pick: Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore

Nov 05, 2025 • 6 min read

4 Resources Every Nonprofit Leader Needs (Ivan Canada)

Nov 04, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Pick: The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll

Nov 04, 2025 • 1 min read

TowneToday Features the Path Podcast

Nov 03, 2025 • 1 min read

Unite Charlotte Leaders Complete ELP Program

Oct 29, 2025 • 5 min read

You Should Be Moving at the Speed of Relationships (Will Acuff)

Oct 28, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte

Oct 22, 2025 • 5 min read

Retention on a Budget – 5 Smart Ways to Keep Your Best People (Rachel Platt)

Oct 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Oct 15, 2025 • 2 min read

IPL Celebrates Marsicano Awards

Oct 15, 2025 • 5 min read

Rebuilding When Your Fundraising Flatlines (Andy Price)

Oct 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Lean Learning by Pat Flynn

Oct 14, 2025 • 3 min read

When Safe Fundraising No Longer Serves Your Mission

Oct 08, 2025 • 5 min read • 1

Leading for the Long Run: Building a Sustainable Nonprofit (Janelle Miller Moravek)

Oct 07, 2025 • 2 min read

Building Sustainable Nonprofit Leadership that Lasts

Oct 07, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Establish Yourself by Annie Franceschi

Oct 01, 2025 • 6 min read

Escaping Scarcity to Reclaim Strategic Leadership (Pierre Berastaín)

Sep 30, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Boardroom Journey by Dr. Keith Dorsey

Sep 30, 2025 • 2 min read

Breaking Free from the Scarcity Mindset in Nonprofit Leadership

Sep 23, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: Fall Semester 2025

Sep 23, 2025 • 2 min read

Strengthen Your Nonprofit Board

Sep 23, 2025 • 3 min read

PMA Mastermind Welcomes 25th Cohort

Sep 23, 2025 • 2 min read • 2

Fall Cohort of the Interim Management Institute Now Underway

Sep 23, 2025 • 3 min read

TowneBank Rejoins PMA as Podcast Partner

Sep 23, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Picks | The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

Sep 18, 2025 • 5 min read

A Roadmap to Board Service (Dr. Keith Dorsey)

Sep 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Picks | Million Dollar Nonprofit by Tom Kelly

Sep 17, 2025 • 5 min read

The Three Levels of Nonprofit Leadership (Chris Wong)

Sep 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Building Strong Nonprofit Leadership at Every Level

Sep 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Cohort 10 of the Emerging Leaders Program Underway

Sep 11, 2025 • 6 min read

5 Levels to Sustainability (Dan Johnson)

Sep 10, 2025 • 2 min read

Nominate a Leader for the 2025 Marsicano Awards

Sep 09, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Picks | Asking

Sep 09, 2025 • 3 min read

Building Nonprofits That Last

Sep 09, 2025 • 2 min read

IPL Alumni Workshop Set for October 14th

Sep 02, 2025 • 6 min read

Endowment Essentials Every Nonprofit Leader Must Know (John Griffith)

Sep 02, 2025 • 3 min read

The IPL Board is Eager to Expand Philanthropic Leadership Across the Carolinas!

Sep 02, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: Uptime

Sep 02, 2025 • 2 min read

PMA Launches Consultant Mastermind

Sep 02, 2025 • 2 min read

Build an Endowment Now to Secure Your Nonprofit’s Future

Aug 27, 2025 • 2 min read

Emily Battle Named Executive Director of Jane’s Fund

Aug 27, 2025 • 6 min read

3 Keys to Great Nonprofit Leadership (Dianne Chipps Bailey)

Aug 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton’s Pick: Time Anxiety

Aug 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Sustaining Strong Nonprofit Leadership

Aug 20, 2025 • 6 min read

How to Partner with Family Foundations (Tom Kelly)

Aug 19, 2025 • 2 min read

PMA Founder Patton McDowell to Speak at the 2025 Tennessee Nonprofit Conference

Aug 19, 2025 • 3 min read

Building Sustainable Impact and Lasting Legacies

Aug 19, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton’s Pick: AI First

Aug 19, 2025 • 3 min read

August Podcast Lineup: Four Conversations Nonprofit Leaders Can’t Miss

Aug 13, 2025 • 6 min read

Leading with Transformation (Ora Grodsky)

Aug 13, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton’s Pick: Justice, Love, and Organizational Healing

Aug 13, 2025 • 2 min read

Rethinking Leadership for Real Nonprofit Change

Aug 13, 2025 • 1 min read

Find Exactly What You Need: Search Nearly 350 Nonprofit Leadership Episodes by Category

Aug 06, 2025 • 6 min read

From Proposals to Partnerships: What Funders Really Want (Whitney Feld)

Aug 05, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton’s Pick: Let Them

Jul 31, 2025 • 2 min read

The Right Banking Partner: Why Nonprofit Leaders Should Prioritize Community Banking Relationships

Jul 30, 2025 • 6 min read

Banking on Impact: How TowneBank Champions Nonprofit Success (Alice Joyce & Carol Holland)

Jul 29, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: Wait, What?

Jul 28, 2025 • 2 min read

IPL Welcomes Three New Board Members

Jul 23, 2025 • 5 min read

5 Essential Topics Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (David Rhode)

Jul 22, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: Come Up for Air

Jul 22, 2025 • 3 min read

Five Essentials Every Nonprofit Leader Must Have

Jul 17, 2025 • 6 min read

The Strategic Leap: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Scale with Intention (Shilpa Alva)

Jul 15, 2025 • 2 min read

How to Scale Your Nonprofit Without Losing Focus

Jul 15, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: The Thinking Machine

Jul 14, 2025 • 3 min read

Unlock Your Leadership Potential with the PMA Mastermind Program

Jul 08, 2025 • 3 min read

July Podcast Lineup: 5 Episodes to Elevate Your Nonprofit Leadership

Jul 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Building the Foundation for Nonprofit Success (Patricia Glass)

Jul 08, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: Rework

Jul 07, 2025 • 2 min read

Why Passion Isn’t Enough to Sustain Your Nonprofit

Jul 02, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

Jul 02, 2025 • 4 min read

Celebrating the Spring 2025 IMI Cohort

Jul 02, 2025 • 3 min read

Stop Chasing Events and Start Securing the Gifts You Deserve

Jul 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Unlock the Unrestricted Gifts You Deserve (Sherry Quam Taylor)

Jun 25, 2025 • 3 min read

Why Nonprofit Leaders Must Master the Art of Strategic Communication

Jun 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: Eunice

Jun 24, 2025 • 5 min read

How Can You Make Your Nonprofit’s Message Stick? (Salvatore Manzi)

Jun 17, 2025 • 6 min read

How to be an Adaptive Leader in Turbulent Times (Theo Ellington & Genevieve Leighton-Armah)

Jun 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton’s Pick: Between the World and Me

Jun 17, 2025 • 3 min read

How Adaptive Leadership Can Sustain Nonprofit Leaders in Turbulent Times

Jun 11, 2025 • 5 min read

From Paper to Progress: 4 Steps to Actionable Strategy (Rebecca White)

Jun 10, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: The No-Stress Nonprofit Consultant

Jun 10, 2025 • 2 min read

Why Your Strategic Plan Isn't Working and How to Fix it

Jun 03, 2025 • 2 min read

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Get the Compensation They Deserve

Jun 03, 2025 • 2 min read

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Recognized Among Top Podcasts for Nonprofit Leaders!

Jun 03, 2025 • 2 min read

Ready to Level Up Your Nonprofit Leadership? Registration Now Open for Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy (Fall Cohort)

Jun 03, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton’s Pick: How to Lead Nonprofits

Jun 03, 2025 • 6 min read

Become Fireproof: Negotiate Your Salary, Severance & Sanity (Sean Kosofsky)

Jun 02, 2025 • 1 min read

Join Our Mastermind Community

May 30, 2025 • 3 min read

Rowan County Strengthens Nonprofit Leadership

May 29, 2025 • 1 min read

Sharpen Your Strategy and Lead with Purpose in 2026

May 28, 2025 • 6 min read

AI for Nonprofit Leaders – Beyond the Hype (Andrew Gossen & Stamie Despo)

May 27, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Pick: Eat That Frog

May 27, 2025 • 2 min read

5 Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Use AI Today

May 27, 2025 • 2 min read

Looking for Expert Nonprofit Advice? There’s Now an Easier Way to Find it!

May 20, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: Scaling Altruism by Donald Summers

May 20, 2025 • 3 min read

PMA Welcomes Summer Mastermind Cohort #24!

May 20, 2025 • 4 min read

Crisis Ready Leadership for Nonprofit Success

May 20, 2025 • 2 min read

Colisha Stanford named Armstrong McGuire Fellow in PMA Summer Mastermind

May 20, 2025 • 5 min read

Crisis-Proof Your Leadership (Mary Kelly)

May 14, 2025 • 5 min read

Building a Mission-Driven Nonprofit That Pays the Bills (Maggie Kane)

May 13, 2025 • 4 min read

Patton's Pick: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

May 13, 2025 • 3 min read

Mission Meets Money: Building a Sustainable Nonprofit Model

May 12, 2025 • 2 min read

Cohort 13 Completes Leadership Gift School

May 12, 2025 • 3 min read

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Named #1 in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Podcasts

May 07, 2025 • 6 min read

Lessons Nonprofit Leaders Can Teach the Business World (Nick Grono)

May 06, 2025 • 1 min read

PMA Celebrates Session 4 of Leadership Gift School

May 06, 2025 • 2 min read

Want to Chat Leadership 24 / 7?

May 06, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: The Pay Equity Guide for Nonprofit Organizations by Sally Loftis

May 06, 2025 • 2 min read

Why Nonprofit Leaders Are the Blueprint for the Future of Leadership

Apr 30, 2025 • 6 min read

It’s Time to Rethink How Your Nonprofit Does Marketing (Lou Kotsinis)

Apr 30, 2025 • 2 min read

How Denver Frederick is Giving Back to the Nonprofit Sector And How You Can Benefit!

Apr 28, 2025 • 2 min read

Why Nonprofits Must Stop Treating Marketing Like an Afterthought

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Apr 22, 2025 • 5 min read

What They Don’t Tell You About Being a Nonprofit Leader (Kevin Dean)

Apr 22, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: The Art of Slicing Work by Anton Skornyakov

Apr 22, 2025 • 3 min read

5 Truths No One Tells You About Being a Nonprofit Leader

Apr 16, 2025 • 6 min read

Moving Your Organization from Toxic Stress to Radical Resilience (Brett Loftis)

Apr 15, 2025 • 4 min read

Getting Smarter in a Distracted World: 4 Brain Workouts for Nonprofit Leaders

Apr 15, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: Stealing Back Time by Alexia Maas

Apr 15, 2025 • 3 min read

From Toxic Stress to Radical Resilience

Apr 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Carolinas Credit Union Foundation Hosts 2025 Philanthropy Summit

Apr 09, 2025 • 3 min read

PMA Celebrates Spring Mastermind Cohort 23!

Apr 09, 2025 • 2 min read

PMA Nonprofit Leadership and TowneBank Forge New Partnership to Strengthen Nonprofit Sector

Apr 08, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: Embracing Ambition by Jenny Mitchell

Apr 08, 2025 • 6 min read

Breaking Down Silos: Building Better Systems for Nonprofit Impact

Apr 08, 2025 • 5 min read

Leading with Systems: The Secret to Mission-Driven, High-Performing Nonprofits (Kevin Wilkins)

Apr 04, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton McDowell Joins Frontlines of Social Good for a Powerful Conversation on Purpose-Driven Board Leadership

Apr 03, 2025 • 3 min read

Celebrating the Launch of the Interim Management Institute

Apr 03, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make by Andrew Olsen

Apr 03, 2025 • 4 min read

Why Nonprofit Leaders Must Embrace Future Thinking

Apr 03, 2025 • 2 min read

Ready to Take Control of Your Time and Energy?

Apr 02, 2025 • 5 min read

Why is Now the Time for Future Thinking? (Trista Harris)

Mar 26, 2025 • 5 min read

Are You Really Onboarding for Long-Term Success? (Tiffany Slater)

Mar 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Pick: The Commercial Charity by Martyn Drake

Mar 26, 2025 • 4 min read

Enhancing Nonprofit Success Through Effective Onboarding

Mar 26, 2025 • 3 min read

SECU Foundation Mission Development Conference

Mar 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Leadership Gift School Session 3

Mar 19, 2025 • 5 min read

Building a High-Performing Nonprofit Team

Mar 19, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: The Notebook by Roland Allen

Mar 18, 2025 • 5 min read

3 Keys to Building a Dynamic Nonprofit Team (Chris Jenkins)

Mar 12, 2025 • 5 min read

How to Overcome 5 Nonprofit Communication Challenges (David Chatham)

Mar 12, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis

Mar 05, 2025 • 5 min read

Building Resilient Nonprofits Through Interim Leadership (David Harris)

Mar 05, 2025 • 4 min read

Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Joins Podcasthon 2025: Spotlight on Hope Restorations

Mar 05, 2025 • 4 min read

Strengthening Nonprofits Through Smart Leadership Transitions

Mar 05, 2025 • 5 min read

Clear, Concise, Compelling: Strengthening Nonprofit Communication

Mar 04, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: Never Lead Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Mar 03, 2025 • 3 min read

Celebrate Charlotte’s Changemakers: National Philanthropy Day Nominations Open Soon!

Mar 03, 2025 • 2 min read

Unlock Your Leadership Potential with the PMA Mastermind Program

Feb 26, 2025 • 5 min read

5 Steps for Balancing Leadership with Personal Wellness (Latoya Robinson)

Feb 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Leadership Gift School Cohort 13: Elevating Nonprofit Fundraising Through Legacy Giving

Feb 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Team Member Spotlight - Dean Thompson, Senior Consultant

Feb 25, 2025 • 3 min read

Patton's Picks: The Rise of Sustainable Giving by Dave Raley

Feb 25, 2025 • 6 min read

Practical Steps to Balance Nonprofit Leadership and Personal Wellness

Feb 19, 2025 • 5 min read

Balancing the Head and the Heart as a Nonprofit Leader (Eric Newman)

Feb 18, 2025 • 4 min read

Balancing Passion and Sustainability in Nonprofit Leadership

Feb 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Patton's Picks: Making Space, Clutter Free by Tracy McCubbin

Feb 18, 2025 • 6 min read • 1

4 Keys to Maximize an Interim Executive at Your Nonprofit

Feb 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Strategic Boards Think Bigger: YDI’s Approach to Smarter Leadership

Feb 14, 2025 • 1 min read

Patton McDowell Joins Everything Co-Op to Discuss Nonprofit Leadership and PMA’s Foundational Pillars