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Kari's Confessions

Sep 6, 2026

If one key person disappeared tomorrow, would your organization have an inconvenience or a crisis?

Most nonprofit leaders think succession planning means naming the next executive director someday. Someday, when there’s plenty of notice, an engaged board, clean finances, and every password stored somewhere safe....


Aug 30, 2026

Feedback Isn't Criticism. It's Data.

Most nonprofits don't have a feedback problem. They have a learning problem. In this episode, Kari Anderson unpacks why nonprofit leaders avoid the conversations that matter most, and what it costs organizations when kindness gets confused with silence.

You'll learn:

  • Why passion...


Aug 23, 2026

Your team isn't burned out from working too hard. They're burned out from working without clarity.

In this episode of Kari's Confessions, Kari Anderson unpacks why burnout in the nonprofit sector is rarely a people problem, it's a systems problem. Drawing on 25+ years and work with over a thousand nonprofits, Kari...


Aug 16, 2026

Your nonprofit's values are printed in the annual report. But could a stranger identify them just by watching your team on a random Tuesday?

Probably not, and that's the problem.

In this episode of Kari's Confessions, Kari Anderson breaks down why values statements alone don't build organizational culture. Culture isn't...


Aug 9, 2026

Nonprofit training feels like a luxury when budgets are tight. 

But training isn’t a luxury, it’s infrastructure. 

In this episode of Kari's Confessions, Kari Anderson breaks down why staff development and leadership training deliver real ROI, even when the return isn't a dollar figure.

Kari shares a conversation...