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Mission: Impact

Mission: Impact

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 Mission: Impact is the podcast for progressive nonprofit leaders who want to build a better world without becoming a martyr to the cause. I am Carol Hamilton, your podcast host and nonprofit consultant. On this podcast we will explore how to make your organization more effective and innovative. We will dig into how to build heathy and inclusive organizational cultures where your work in the world is aligned with how you work together as staff, board members and volunteers. All for the purpose of creating greater mission impact.Grace Social Sector Consulting, LLC Economia Gestione e leadership Management
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  • Scenario Planning for Nonprofits in Uncertain Times with Carol Hamilton

    Scenario Planning for Nonprofits in Uncertain Times with Carol Hamilton
    Jan 13 2026

    As nonprofit leaders move into 2026, uncertainty no longer feels episodic—it feels constant. Scenario planning offers nonprofit leaders a practical way to navigate uncertainty by shifting from reactive decision-making to clearer priorities, stronger alignment, and more confident, values-aligned choices—even when the future is unpredictable.

    In this episode of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, host Carol Hamilton names the fatigue, overwhelm, and decision paralysis many leaders are carrying after this past year of heightened disruption. She introduces scenario planning as a practical, grounding strategy tool designed specifically for uncertain times. She discusses:

    • What scenario planning and is not

    • Why it is a tool that is particularly suited to the times we are in

    • How scenario planning helps nonprofit leaders regain a sense of agency, clarify what's within their control, and align staff and board around thoughtful, values-aligned responses to multiple possible futures.

    Through clear explanations and client examples, the episode shows how scenario planning can help leaders move from reacting and spinning to steering with intention.

    Episode Highlights 00:00–02:00 | Naming the Reality of Nonprofit Leadership Right Now 02:00–03:20 | Scenario Planning - a tool for the times we are in 03:20–05:00 | What Scenario Planning Is—and Is Not 05:00–06:30 | Why Traditional Planning Often Falls Short 06:30–08:00 | Shifting From Overwhelm to Agency 08:00–09:45 | What the Scenario Planning Process Looks Like 09:45–10:45 | Finding Common Priorities Across Futures 10:45–12:00 | An Invitation to Lead with Intention

    Important Links and Resources:

    Scenario planning services

    Quote from Mariame Kaba From "Read This When Things Fall Apart" Edited by Kelly Hayes

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    13 min
  • [Re-release] Grounded presence for nonprofit leaders in chaotic times with Danielle Marshall

    [Re-release] Grounded presence for nonprofit leaders in chaotic times with Danielle Marshall
    Dec 30 2025
    Explore how nonprofit leaders can cultivate grounded presence, clarify their sphere of control, and stay anchored in mission and values while leading through ongoing uncertainty and disruption. As nonprofit leaders continue navigating unprecedented levels of uncertainty, this "learning out loud" episode of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, host Carol Hamilton and guest Danielle Marshall offers a grounded, human-centered exploration of how leaders can steady themselves—and their organizations—amid chaos. Drawing on lived experience, strategic frameworks, and resilience practices, the conversation centers on: cultivating a grounded presence,clarifying what is within one's sphere of control, andanchoring decision-making in mission, values, and community. Rather than offering quick fixes, the episode invites nonprofit leaders to slow down, filter the noise, strengthen boundaries, and choose intentional actions that sustain both personal wellbeing and collective impact over the long haul. Episode Highlights [00:00–02:05] Regrounding in Turbulent Times [04:15–06:39] Grounded Presence as a Leadership Practice [06:39–08:23] Chaos Is the Strategy—So Center Your Why [08:23–10:19] Filtering the Noise & Choosing Information Wisely [12:08–14:44] Resilience Isn't Perfection [15:24–17:31] Making Space for Presence [19:23–20:41] Scenario Planning & the Sphere of Control [21:21–23:32] Don't Reinvent the Wheel—Find the Organizers [24:07–25:41] Mission as the Unifying Center [26:03–27:57] Agency Over Outrage [29:13–31:08] Community Built Before Crisis [31:08–33:26] The Power of the Local [34:56–36:05] Intentionality Over Fear [40:39–42:40] Boundaries as Leadership Responsibility [46:03–49:00] Doubling Down on Values Important Links and Resources: Danielle Marshall Culture Principles Linktree Unpacked: Culture Chronicles Draw Together with Wendy MacNaughton Guardian US edition). Week magazine Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American on Substack How to survive the end of the world podcast with adrienne and Autumn Brown The feminist survival project 2025 podcast Dear White Women podcast On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder which is available in a video series The Sum of Us by Heather McGee Decluttering Your Leadership by Judy Oyedele Be in Touch: ✉️ Subscribe to Carol's newsletter at Grace Social Sector Consulting and receive the Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make In Strategic Planning And How To Avoid Them 📚Find the books referred to on Nonprofit Mission: Impact 👥 Like what you heard? Please share the podcast with a colleague or friend 🌟 Help more people learn about Nonprofit Mission: Impact by leaving a rating & review. 😀 Connect with Carol Hamilton ➡️ LinkedIn
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    50 min
  • Strategic questions for strategic thinking for nonprofit leaders with Carol Hamilton

    Strategic questions for strategic thinking for nonprofit leaders with Carol Hamilton
    Dec 16 2025

    Strategy for nonprofits is not a plan to perfect but a human practice—built through care, curiosity, and intentional choices in the face of uncertainty.

    As the year draws to a close, episode 138 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact brings together reflections from a wide range of nonprofit leaders and thinkers, all responding to one central question: What should nonprofit leaders ask themselves to be more strategic?

    Across topics as varied as crisis management, equity, careers, evaluation, organizational design, culture, and innovation, a clear throughline emerges—strategy is deeply human work. Rather than offering abstract frameworks, the episode highlights:

    • practical, grounding questions and practices that help leaders navigate uncertainty with clarity, intention, and care.

    • An invitation to slow down, resist urgency, tend to themselves and their teams,

    • Why it's important to surface assumptions, seek multiple perspectives, and make decisions rooted in both alignment and capacity.

    Together, these reflections offer a steadying guide for leaders facing complexity in the year ahead.

    Episode Highlights Setting the Frame: Strategy Through Reflection and Humanity

    [00:00:00–00:01:13]

    Caring for Basic Needs to Make Better Decisions

    [00:04:10–00:08:01]

    Don't Go It Alone: Expanding Perspective Through Support

    [00:08:01–00:10:31]

    Two Essential Leadership Questions: "What Am I Missing?" and "Tell Me More"

    [00:10:31–00:12:03]

    Surfacing Expectations and Assumptions

    [00:12:03–00:14:27]

    Asking "So What?" to Get to Strategic Impact

    [00:14:27–00:16:45]

    From Individual Practice to Organizational Insight

    [00:17:00–00:18:03]

    Interrogating Organizational Design

    [00:18:03–00:19:00]

    Culture as the Silent Driver of Strategy

    [00:19:00–00:20:33]

    Filtering New Opportunities Through Alignment and Capacity

    [00:20:39–00:21:59]

    Resisting Frantic Urgency in Favor of Sustainable Focus

    [00:22:05–00:24:00]

    Closing Reflection: Strategy as Moment-by-Moment Human Practice

    [00:24:08–00:25:53]


    Important Links and Resources:

    Independent Sector coalition data base

    Be in Touch:

    ✉️ Subscribe to Carol's newsletter at Grace Social Sector Consulting and receive the Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make In Strategic Planning And How To Avoid Them

    📚Find the books referred to on Nonprofit Mission: Impact

    👥 Like what you heard? Please share the podcast with a colleague or friend

    🌟 Help more people learn about Nonprofit Mission: Impact by leaving a rating & review.

    😀 Connect with Carol Hamilton ➡️ LinkedIn
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    27 min
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