Grant research tools are falling short. Here's what nonprofit development staff can do when the platforms don't deliver.

Every podcast host has been there: when your mind goes blank after your guest finishes speaking. No follow-up, no pivot, just silence and mild panic. This isn't a preparation problem, it's a cognitive...

What experienced corporate professionals discover when they join a nonprofit, and what the sector actually demands of them.

Every driver shares the road under a set of unspoken social contracts that somehow keep the whole system functioning. Then there are the people who’ve never read a single one. This week The Thing…

Co-host relationships drift. Energy levels diverge. Life circumstances change. And the podcasting partnership that felt effortless in year one can become quietly complicated by year two, without eithe...

Kimi Antonelli won today’s inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at Formula 1’s brand new Madring circuit in Madrid. The circuit, which replaced the beloved Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after 35 years…

Most nonprofits with aging bylaws are governing themselves by custom rather than by their own rules. This post examines what bylaw misalignment actually means, which discrepancies warrant urgent atten...

Please review the ICG Masquerade Guidelines for information on skill levels, divisions, and participation. Welcome to the Single Pattern Contest! This contest provides entrants with a small selection…

Last week we made the case that video podcasting is not right for every show. This week is for the shows where it is. A practical guide to adding video without overspending on gear you don't need, des...

Should nonprofit staff go to the board about a problematic executive director? The conventional wisdom says almost always no — and that advice is grounded in real experience. It is also incomplete. Th...

Car people have developed a rich, nuanced language over decades of enthusiast culture. It is almost entirely dishonest. We offer this glossary as a corrective.

What happens when you do excellent work, but nobody notices? In this episode of The Inclusion Catalyst, Mickey Desai talks with technology leader and self-advocacy author Shailvi Wakhlu about visibili...

Mentorship hasn't disappeared from the nonprofit sector, but it has eroded, and the erosion is not accidental. This post examines what drove the decline, what the sector is losing as a result, and wha...

Everyone is adding video to their podcast right now. YouTube is the number one platform for podcast discovery. The algorithm rewards video. The pressure is real. And a lot of podcasters are about to m...

Every leader eventually faces a decision where every option has a cost. In this episode of OFS Insights, Mickey Desai, Dave Paule, and Ailena Parramore of Our Fundraising Search examine what makes decisions genuinely difficult, why the urgency driving them may or may not be real, and what separates leaders who navigate pressure well from those who don't.

The EV debate is louder than ever and less useful than it’s ever been. Advocates oversell, skeptics dismiss, and consumers just want a straight answer: does an electric vehicle actually make sense for...

Remote recording is the default for most podcasts now. Co-hosts in different cities, guests who can't travel, producers working across time zones. Getting it right means clean separate tracks, reliabl...

Donor-advised funds represent billions in annual giving, and one of the most commonly misunderstood compliance areas in nonprofit fundraising. This post explains what DAFs can and cannot be used for, ...

They said the stick shift was dead. They were wrong. In 2026, roughly 25 new cars still offer a manual transmission, and they represent some of the finest driver’s cars ever built. From the Mazda MX-5...