Things are changing so quickly that we all need to reassess — to determine what’s important, how best to survive, and how best to thrive. Especially nonprofits. Technologist Stuart McFaul understands. Stuart McFaul Associates has helped over 250 companies, including nonprofits, adapt and thrive. In this wide-reaching conversation with Counterintuity CEO & Creative Strategist Lee Wochner, Stuart explains why “our only path really is taking action right now.” This includes treating your nonprofit as a business, finding ways to use AI, and staying positive. Because, “If you put the business first, the mission will follow.”

Things are changing so quickly that we all need to reassess — to determine what’s important, how best to survive, and how best to thrive. Especially nonprofits. Technologist Stuart McFaul understands. Stuart McFaul Associates has helped over 250 companies, including nonprofits, adapt and thrive. In this wide-reaching conversation with Counterintuity CEO & Creative Strategist Lee Wochner, Stuart explains why “our only path really is taking action right now.” This includes treating your nonprofit as a business, finding ways to use AI, and staying positive. Because, “If you put the business first, the mission will follow.”

Why worry? For many nonprofits, fundraising has become fund-losing, as grants that had been awarded have suddenly evaporated. Adding to the crazy: tariffs, social upset, consumer sentiment, machine intelligence… fanny packs being unironically fashionable. It’s okay to worry. Worry helps alert us to danger. But obsessing about worry isn’t helpful. And worrying without doing anything […]

Why worry? For many nonprofits, fundraising has become fund-losing, as grants that had been awarded have suddenly evaporated. Adding to the crazy: tariffs, social upset, consumer sentiment, machine intelligence… fanny packs being unironically fashionable. It’s okay to worry. Worry helps alert us to danger. But obsessing about worry isn’t helpful. And worrying without doing anything […]

Why worry? For many nonprofits, fundraising has become fund-losing, as grants that had been awarded have suddenly evaporated. Adding to the crazy: tariffs, social upset, consumer sentiment, machine intelligence… fanny packs being unironically fashionable. It’s okay to worry. Worry helps alert us to danger. But obsessing about worry isn’t helpful. And worrying without doing anything […]

Nonprofits are dealing with a tsunami of change. We are too. Counterintuity’s podcast has a new name and focus: real-world solutions for nonprofit leaders who are ready to take action. In this episode, our CEO & Creative Strategist Lee Wochner lays it all out: the challenges you face, the changes you need to make, and […]

Nonprofits are dealing with a tsunami of change. We are too. Counterintuity’s podcast has a new name and focus: real-world solutions for nonprofit leaders who are ready to take action. In this episode, our CEO & Creative Strategist Lee Wochner lays it all out: the challenges you face, the changes you need to make, and […]

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From an original idea to sustainable impact, Celeste Mergens of Days for Girls has helped millions of people by shattering stigmas and having uncomfortable conversations. Celeste shares how the use of detailed playbooks and a plan of succession empowers people in her organization to focus on their mission in the long term.

“Being a visionary … is learning how to see the mountains ahead — waking up each day and focusing on the steps you can take to get there.” – Rebecca Van Bergen, Nest  In this episode, Lee Wochner sits down with Rebecca Van Bergen, founder and executive director of Nest, to explore how small, intentional […]